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the plant becomes strong. It is the first hybrid from O. ramosissimum, a 
species which is not often seen in cultivation, though its numerous flowers 
with very undulate spotted segments are very attractive. 
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SOCIETIES. 
RoyaL HORTICULTURAL. 
A MEETING of this Society was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, 
Vincent Square, Westminster, on March 8th last, when there was a very 
fine display of Orchids, and the awards consisted of eight Medals, one 
First-class Certificate, and four Awards of Merit. 
Baron Sir H. Schréder, The Dell, Egham (gr. Mr. Ballantine), staged a 
beautiful group of Phaiocalanthe Baron Schréder (P. Wallichii x C. x 
Baron Schréder), to which a Silver Flora Medal and a First-class Certificate 
were given. It is a vigorous grower, the spikes being stout, sometimes 
reaching nearly five feet high, and the flowers vary considerably, the sepals 
from white to blush and light yellow, and the lip from deep violet-purple to 
rose colour. 
H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. Mr. Day), received a 
Silver Flora Medal for a fine group, including some handsome forms of 
Leliocattleya luminosa, Sophrolelia Marriottiana, S.-l. Psyche, Miltonia X 
Bleuana, Odontioda Bradshawiz Goodson’s var., the richly-coloured Odon- 
toglossum X illustre var. King of England, O. crispum Battle of Waterloo, 
O. X spectabile, O. x warnhamense, and other choice things. 
Lt.-Col. G. L. Holford, C.1.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt, Tetbury (gr. Mr. 
Alexander), received an Award of Merit for Leliocattleya Goldfinch, 
Westonbirt var. (L.-c. warnhamensis X C. Dowiana aurea), a richly- 
coloured form, having reddish orange sepals and petals, more or less shaded 
with rose, and a deep ruby-red lip, veined with deep yellow at the base. He 
also sent Cattleya x Frederickie superba, a very fine rose-coloured form, 
with much yellow veining in the throat, Cattleya chocoensis alba, Weston- 
birt var.,and Dendrobium x Radiance, a very handsome D. x melanodiscus 
hybrid, having rosy sepals and petals, and the maroon-purple disc of the lip 
margined with deep yellow. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. White), 
received an Award of Merit for Epicattleya Nebo (E. x O’Brienianum xX 
C. X Claesiana), a pretty hybrid, most resembling the former in habit, but 
dwarfer and with broader leaves, and the flowers rosy-purple with a whitish 
fringed lip. He alsosent Sophrocatlelia bletchleyflora (L.-c. bletchleyensis 
x S. grandiflora), a rich reddish scarlet hybrid, the rare Dendrobium 
superbum Huttoni, three good D. X Melpomene, D. X Wiganatum (xX 
.Wiganiz X signatum), and D. x Ainsworthatum (xX Ainsworthii x 
signatum), the latter an interesting hybrid which is figured on page 105, 
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