-366 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [DECEMBER, Ig12. 
SOCIETIES. 
RoyaL HorTICULTURAL. 
‘THE long-anticipated show of autumn-flowering Orchids was held at the 
Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, on November 5th 
-and 6th, and resulted in a magnificent display, over half the Hall being 
required for its accommodation. A pleasing alteration was made in the 
-arrangement, the long tables in the body of the Hall being largely replaced 
by square tables, diagonally arranged, each allotted to individual exhibitors. 
The Show on this occasion was entirely competitive, and although a good 
‘many Classes were blank, no fewer than twenty-four Cups and Medals were 
-awarded by the Judges, while the Orchid Committee gave six First-class 
‘Certificates and ten Awards of Merit. 
The Judges were arranged in four sections, and their names were as 
‘follows: H. G. Alexander, T. Armstrong, W. Bolton, W. Waters Butler, 
H. J. Chapman, W. Cobb, Sir Jeremiah Colman, de Barri Crawshay, C. H. 
‘Curtis, J. Gurney Fowler, F. J. Hanbury, W. H. Hatcher, A. A. McBean, 
-G. F. Moore, J. O’Brien, -R. A. Rolie, J, EJ Shill, ROG. Thwaites, Sir 
Harry J. Veitch, W. H. White, and Gurney Wilson. 
In Class 1, for an effectively-arranged group of Orchids, open to all, 
there were two competitors, Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, 
-and Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, each gaining a Gold Medal. 
Messrs. Charlesworth’s group, which occupied half the staging on the 
left-hand side of the Hall and had a frontage of about thirty feet, was 
‘brilliant in the extreme. The centre was composed of a large mass of 
Epidendrum vitellinum, in which were dotted a few fine specimens of the 
charming Odontoglossum armainvillierense xanthotes, producing a beautiful 
-effect. On either side was a fine series of Cattleya labiata, Bowringiana, 
Portia, C. Venus var. Princess, and others, Leliocattleya bella Alba; 4c: 
“Neleus var. Sunset (L.-c. Ophir x C. Iris), with orange-yellow sepals and 
petals, and a crimson lip with some yellow veining on the disc, and many 
-others, Brassocattleya Marie, Vanda coerulea, Odontoglossum grande 
-aureum, QO. Aireworth, and other blotched forms, Trichosma suavis, 
Masdevallia Shuttryana, well-flowered examples of Oncidioda Charles- 
worthii, a lot of Cypripedium insigne Sander, and hybrids, two good 
-examples of Cycnoches chlorochilon, Oncidium tigrinum, some good O. 
-varicosum Rogersii behind, clusters of O. Forbesii at each end, and others. 
Messrs. Sander’s group occupied the Stage to the left of the entrance, 
-and was of about equal extent, and very effectively arranged in the form of 
three elevations with two intervening dells, the latter consisting largely of 
-Cypripediums, and among them good examples of insigne Sanderz, and 
-Harefield Hall var., Leeanum, Richmanii, Maudiz, Fairrieanum, Niobe, 
