144 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (May, 1 
treasures.” The flowers sent represent a Cattleya of the labiata group, 
ble with C. I in size and shape, with a quite simik 
narrow, trumpet-shaped base to the lip, but differing in having a b ight 
yellow throat, in which respect it recalls C. Eldorado. 7 
The scape sent is six inches long, the bracts broadly triangular-ovate, 
acute, and two lines long, and the pedicels 23 inches long. The sepals and 
petals are bright rosy-purple, and nearly three inches long, the former 
oblong-lanceolate, and eight lines broad, and the latter elliptical-oblong, 
and 1} inches broad. The lip is entire, obovate-oblong, bilobed at the 
apex, about as long as the other segments, and with the basal two-thirds 
convolute into a narrow tube. The front lobe of the lip is rich pu 
crimson, the margin of the side lobes light rosy-purple, and the disc behind 
the yellow throat is striped with crimson, the lines being confluent into 
deep crimson blotch at the base. The column is clavate, an inch long, the 
upper half ivory white, and the base crimson, with a white line down the 
back. The pollinia are four, as in Cattleya, and the affinity is unmistakab ly 
with C. 1 , but the ch and geographical distributi ; 
not in agreement. I have seen nothing like it before, and have little doubt 
of its complete distinctness. 
SOCIETIES, 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. ‘& 
A MEETING of this Society was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, 
Vincent Square, Westminster, on April 3rd, when there was a very fine 
display of Orchids. The awards consisted of two First-class Certifical 
six Awards of Merit, two Cultural Commendations, and eight Medals, 
including one Gold Medal and the Lindley Medal. 
_ Major G. L. Holford, C.IL.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt, Tetbury (gt { 
Alexander), staged a magnificent group, for which the Society's GC 
Medal was awarded. In the centre was a very large example ‘of 
Cymbidium x eburneo-Lowianum, carrying ry spikes and 107 flowers 
(Cultural Commendation), and on either side were splendid examples oF 
Ada aurantiaca and the scarlet Masdevallia Veitchiana. There were 4 
good examples of Cymbidium eburneum, C. Lowianum concolor, and Ge 
eburneo-Lowianum var. concolor, Vanda tricolor, V. suavis, Cattleya 
Empress Frederick, Heaton var., Lalio-cattleya x Dora, Weston 
variety, Lelia Jongheana magnifica, a fine selection of Odontoglossut 
and other good things. ; : 
Sir F. Wigan, Bart., Clare Lawn, East Sheen (gr. Mr. Young); show 
a fine group, to which a Silver-gilt Flora Medal was awarded. It © 
tained many varieties of Miltonia vexillaria, among which the varieties 
‘a 
