THE ORCHID REVIEW. 347 
ORCHIDS AT THE ROYAL HORTICUTURAL SOCIETY. 
THERE was a very interesting lot of Orchids at the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s meeting at the Drill Hall, James Street, Westminster, on October 
13th last, some of the exhibits being particularly fine, and three First-class 
Certificates were awarded ; also a Gold Medal to a wonderful specimen of 
Vanda Sanderiana from the collection of J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., and a 
Silver Flora Medal for the magnificent Cattleya x Hardyana ‘“ Countess 
of Derby,” from that of T. Statter, Esq., as will be seen from the following 
report :-— 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South Woodford, Essex (gr. Mr. 
Davis), exhibited a magnificent specimen of Vanda Sanderiana, quite a 
large clump, with numerous spikes bearing an aggregate of 127 flowers. It 
had formerly 137, but one of the spikes was over. It was a splendidly- 
grown and flowered specimen, and the Orchid Committee marked their 
appreciation of it by awarding it a Gold Medal. 
T. Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Whitefield, Manchester (gr. Mr. Johnson), 
again exhibited the beautiful Cattleya x Hardyana “ Countess of Derby” 
in magnificent condition, the pure white sepals and petals setting off the 
massive and richly-coloured lip to the greatest advantage. It received a 
First-class Certificate in 1894, and on this occasion a Silver Flora Medal was 
deservedly awarded. From the same collection came the beautiful Cattleya 
X Prince of Wales, and C. bicolor ccerulea, which is unique in its peculiar 
slate-blue lip. 
C. L. N. Ingram, Esq., Elstead House, Godalming (gr. Mr. Bond), 
staged a small group of very handsome bybrids, to which a Silver Banksian 
Medal was given. It contained Cattleya x Firefly (C. Dormaniana ? X 
C. Bowringiana ¢ ), a pretty little rose-purple flower, not yet fully developed ; 
a light form of Lalio-cattleya X Andreana; Lelio-cattleya x T. W. Bond 
(C. labiata @ X L. purpurata 3), a fine hybrid resembling L.-c. x 
eximia, but approaching the seed parent in the time of flowering ; and 
three others to which special awards were given. These were Cattleya Xx 
Triumph (C. Luedd i pee Org 3), a brilliant, almost 
uniformly coloured form, most like a light form of the latter, with a trace of 
darker marking on the lip, to which a First-class Certificate was given ; 
Cattleya x Eclipse (C. maxima 2 X C. Skinneri 3), most like C. maxima, 
but with a more trumpet-shaped lip; and C. x Jupiter (L. Lawrenceana ? X 
C. Warscewiczii 3), a very light-coloured form. The two latter each 
received an Award of Merit. - 
E. Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall, Wilmslow, showed a very beautiful 
variety of Cattleya labiata, called “ Mrs. E. Ashworth,” to which a First- 
class Certificate was given. It is comparable with C. 1. elegans, the sepals 
