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338 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [NovEMBER, 1912. 
tember roth last (p. 308). The photograph, for which we are indebted to 
Messrs. Sander, represents the plant as exhibited. The species was intro- 
duced over a year ago, and was briefly described at page 224 of our last 
volume. It is an ally of D. Dearei and D. Sanderz, but is dwarfer and 
more compact in habit, with stouter pseudobulbs. The segments are also 
much broader, as shown in the figure. The colour is pure white, with an 
emerald green blotch in the throat, and a few dark spots at the base. In 
its large white flowers it resembles the well-known D. formosum, which 
also belongs to the same group. It should prove a valuable horticultural 
acquisition. It will probably succeed under the same treatment as 
D. Dearei and D. Sandere. Bikes 
SOCIETIES. 
RoyaAL HORTICULTURAL. 
AT the meeting held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, 
Westminster, on October 8th last, there was a fine display of Orchids from 
numerous exhibitors, and the awards consisted of six medals, one First- 
class Certificate, and four Awards of Merit. 
Orchid Committeé present : J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the Chair), and 
Messrs. J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), R. A. Rolfe, J. Wilson Potter, W. Thompson, 
R. G. Thwaites, F. J. Hanbury, T. Armstrong, A. McBean, C. H. Curtis, 
J. Charlesworth, J. Cypher, W. P. Bound, J. E. Shill, H. G. Alexander, 
Arthur Dye, W. H. White, Gurney Wilson, William Bolton, ].. 5. Moss, 
de B. Crawshay, Sir Harry J. Veitch, and Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. 
E. H. Davidson, Esq., Borlases, Twyford (gr. Mr. Cooper), received a 
Silver Flora Medal for a fine group of Orchids, including many good forms of 
Cattleya labiata, one, called Davidson’s var. being very richly coloured, 
and having the front of the lip uniformly claret-purple, a beautiful form of 
C. Fabia with white sepals and petals and a tichly-coloured lip, C. St. 
Gothard, Leliocattleya Virginia (L. purpurata alba x C. Harrisoniana 
alba), Sophrocattleya Leda, Oncidium varicosum, Odontoglossum Eric, a 
very dark claret-purple flower, and other good things. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill (gr. Mr. Thurgood), also 
received a Silver Flora Medal for an interesting group, including Odonto- 
glossum grande, Odontioda Charlesworthii, Lelia monophylla, Brasso- 
cattleya Pittiana (C. Mrs. W. J. Whiteley x B.-c. heatonensis), a pretty 
rosy-lilac hybrid, the rare Houlletia Brocklehurstiana, Cypripedium Baron 
Schréder, Miltonia vexillaria, Cattleya suavior, C. Dusseldorfii var. Undin:, 
C. Hardyana alba, C, intermedia, Fabia, Mantinii, Iris, some good Lelio- 
cattleyas, &c. 
F. Ducane Godman, Esq., Horsham, sent Leliocattleya Godmanii var. 
Aurora, a handsome thing. ; 
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