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the forest, at an elevation of 1,800 to 2,100 feet. It is said to prefer a 
moderate degree of humidity and much light (Orch. Rev. ix. p.10). In 
May, 1902, one of the plants flowered finely at Kew, producing a scape 
over two feet long with about twenty flowers, and a second spike appeared 
about a year later. In May, 1904, it flowered in the collection of Dr. 
Hodgkinson, The Grange, Wilmslow, and was awarded a First-class 
Certificate by the Manchester Orchid Society, while a year later a similar 
award was given by the R.H.S. toa plant exhibited from the collection of 
J. Bradshaw, Esq., The Grange, Southgate. It has two near allies, which 
are both natives of Madagascar, and epiphytic in habit, namely, 
C. flabellatum, Lindl., and C. Humblotii, Rolfe, the latter, according to 
M. Warpur, growing on the stem of a palm, Raphia madagascariensis. It 
flowered in the collection of C. Ingram, Esq., of Godalming, in 1892. The 
other is unknown in cultivation. The general character of C. rhodochilum 
is well shown in the annexed figure, which represents the plant rather 
under half natural size. The sepals are light green, and the petals densely 
spotted with blackish on a light green ground. The lip is strongly three- 
lobed, and the side lobes green with black margins and a few large blotches 
of similar colour, while the broadly obcordate front lobe is crimson, over an 
inch and a half broad, with a yellow band on the disc spotted with olive 
green. It iscertainly a very striking plant, and at present excessively rare. 
It is well figured at t. 7932 of the Botanical Magazine. Our picture should 
be viewed from the side, as owing to the size and shape of the photograph 
we had to insert the block sideways, but there was not room to add the 
name there. A. R. 
SOCIETIES, 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
A MEETING of this Society was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, 
Vincent Square, Westminster, on June 12th last, and produced a magni 
ficent display of Orchids, the awards consisting of seven medals, two First 
class Certificates, seven Awards of Merit, and three Botanical Certificates: 
Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart., Clare Lawn, East Sheen (gr. Mr. Young); 
staged a fine group of choice things, which gained a Silver-gilt Flora 
Medal. It contained several fine varieties of Cattleya Mossiz, including 4 
good Reineckeana, Mrs. Egerton Grey, somewhat similar, but with @ 
lavender tint to the flowers, and Wageneri with eight blooms, some good 
Masdevallia Harryana, a well-flowered example of Zygonisia x Rolfeana, 
Odontoglossum citrosmum with its variety album, O. x Wilckeanum, O-.% 
Rolfe, Phalenopsis x Schroederiana, Aérides crassifolium, Thun'@ 
Marshalliana, T. X Veitchiana, Brassavola Digbyana, Oncidium 
