362 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [DECEMBER, 1906. 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
A MEETING of the R.H.S. was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, 
Vincent Square, Westminster, on November 6th, when there was a remark- 
able display of Orchids—one of the finest yet seen in the Hall—and the 
awards consisted of two gold and nine other Medals, four First-class 
Certificates, seven Awards of Merit, four Cultural Commendations, and 
three Botanical Certificates. 
J. Bradshaw, Esq., Southgate (gr. Mr. Whitelegge), staged a remarkably 
fine group, to which the Society’s Gold Medal was awarded. It contained 
a fine series of Cattleya labiata, the centre being formed of the white 
varieties, alba, Amesiz, Daphne, G. G. Whitelegge, Lowiz, Penelope and 
R. I. Measures, while the best of the coloured forms, called Hector and 
Hercules, were excellent in every respect. On either side of these were 
arranged a fine series of C. X Mantinii, C. x Mrs. J. W. Whiteley, C. 
xX Fabia with its variety alba, C. Dowiana Rosita, and some fine Leelio- 
cattleyas, of which L.-c. Decia alba and L.-c. Haroldiana var. John 
Bradshaw were specially noteworthy. The handsome white Brassocattleya 
Queen Alexandra, Odontoglossum Lindenii, the beautiful yellow Oncidium 
Forbesii Bradshawiez, and other choice things were also included. A 
Cultural Commendation was given to a remarkably fine specimen of 
Cattleya x Mantinii, and an Award of Merit to C. X Fabia Bradshawiana, 
a fine and very richly coloured variety. 
G. F. Moore, Esq., Bourton-on-the-Water (gr. Mr. Page), also received 
a Gold Medal for a very large and tastefully arranged group. The centre 
was made up of good specimens of Oncidium varicosum and other graceful 
species, with groups of Dendrobium Phalenopsis in variety on either side, 
these including the beautiful white variety hololeuca and the blush Miss 
Louisa Deane. There were also some good D. superbiens and D. bigibbum, 
- fine forms of Cypripedium insigne, C. x Maudie, C. x Evenor, C. X 
Olivia, and numerous other good things, also a selection of Cypripedium 
Fairrieanum and its hybrids. 
Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart., Clare Lawn, East Sheen (gr. Mr. Young), 
received a Silver Flora Medal for a choice group, including the richly 
coloured Sophrocattleya Veitchii, Odontoglossum Uroskinneri splendens, 
Miltonia X Bleuana, Our Queen, a delicately tinted variety, Cypripedium 
insigne Harefield Hall var., C. Fairrieanum, and a good selection of others, 
with some good Cattleya x Fabia (labiata x Dowiana aurea), one of 
which, called C. x Fabia superba, received a First-class Certificate. It 
was a fine variety, of excellent shape, and very dark in colour, the rich 
purple-crimson lip having some golden veining at the base. 
