FEBRUARY, 1910] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 49 
SOCIETIES. 
RoyaAL HorTICULTURAL. 
THE first meeting of the New Year was held at the Royal Horticultural 
Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, on January 11th, and _ brought 
together a fine display of Orchids, the awards consisting of eight medals, 
one First-class Certificate, two Awards of Merit; one Botanical Certificate, 
and one Cultural Commendation. 
H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. Mr. Day), received a Silver 
Flora Medal for a fine group of Odontoglossums, including 0. xX Wigani- 
anum Goodson’s var., some fine forms of O. x amabile, O. x loochristi- 
ense, a distinct and handsome O. X Lambeauianum, having the flowers 
profusely dotted with purple, O. X eximium Goodson’s var., and others, 
with some handsome forms of white and blotched O. crispum, the latter 
including O. c. Edwardii and O. c. Princess. 
E. Rogerson, Esq., West Didsbury, Manchester (gr. Mr. Price), received 
a Silver Banksian Medal for an excellent group of Cypripediums, including 
some good forms of C. X Troilus and C. x (CEdippe, C. x Ceres 
Fascinator, C. X Zeus, C. X Leeanum Clinkaberryanum, C. insigne 
albidum, C. X Rogersonianum, a pretty hybrid of C. X Chamberlainianum 
C. X memoria Lord Burton (Sallieri Hyeanum X Lathamianum) and others. 
F. Monteith Ogilvie, Esq., The Shrubbery, Oxford (gr. Mr. Balmforth), 
received a First-class Certificate for Lycaste Skinneri armeniaca, which was 
shown in very fine condition. The flowers are white with an apricot yellow 
suffusion on the petals and lip. 
Lt.-Col. G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt, Tetbury (gr. Mr. 
Alexander), received an Award of Merit for Cypripedium x Bantam (x 
Sallieri Hyeanum Xx Euryades), a very handsome hybrid, having the lower 
part of the dorsal sepal deep shiny chocolate-purple and the upper part 
white, with the petals and lip yellow tinged with red-brown. A similar 
award was given to C. X Atlas (Fascinator x insigne Harefield Hall var.), 
a very fine thing, with the base of the dorsal sepal Indian yellow, and the 
centre regularly spetted with dark purple, while the lip and petals are yellow 
tinged with purple, the latter having an undulate upper margin and 
numerous dark spots. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. White), 
received a Cultural Commendation for a pan of Habenaria Ugande with 
three fine spikes. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, Reigate (gr. Mr. Collier), sent 
a small group of choice Orchids, including a fine plant of Masdevallia 
Schreederiana with about 25 flowers, Dendrobium Johannis with seven 
spikes, the very pretty Liparis rhodochila, having bright green flowers with 
hive, Bor 2oa- 
