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Vou V.| JANUARY, 1907. {No. 169. 
EVENTS OF 1906. 
THE year just closed has been a notable one for Orchidology, though it 
has not been marked by such a sensational event as the rediscovery of the 
long-lost Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum Fairrieanum, for which 1905 will 
long be famous. In addition to the Hybridisation Conference, in which 
Orchids occupied a prominent place, there was the Special Diploma Com- 
petition of the Royal Horticultural Society, extending throughout the year, 
the results of which have been reported in our pages month by month, 
Evidence of the growing popularity of these beautiful plants is also seen in 
the establishment of an Orchid Society in Germany, which has begun to 
publish a monthly work under the title Orchis, of which several numbers 
have been issued. 
EXHIBITIONS. 
The Orchid exhibits at the fortnightly meetings of the R.H.S. have been 
above the average, and, we believe, have not been equalled in any previous 
year, either in extent or excellence. The Society’s Gold Medal has been 
awarded on thirteen different occasions, while four Lindley Medals and 
fifteen Cultural Commendations have been given. About forty First-class. 
Certificates and 110 Awards of Merit have been issued, besides numerous 
Botanical Certificates, given to plants of special interest, though not showy 
enough for general culture. The Temple Show maintained its high 
standard of excellence, and the Summer Show, which this time returned to 
Holland House, Kensington, also witnessed a very fine display. The meetings 
of the Manchester and North of England Orchid Society have also been 
very successful, and a large number of Awards haye been made. The 
Veitchian Cup this year practically went to Orchids, being awarded to 
Messrs. Sander and Sons for their magnificent group of Orchids and new 
and rare plants shown at the Temple Show. 
Z NovELTIES. | Pe 
A good many novelties have been described, though the majority 
appeared at an earlier date, and a good many are chiefly of botanical 
interest. Ccoelogyne Mooreana, however, is a striking species from Annam, 
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