372 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
Thomas Statter, Esq., Whitefield (gr. Mr. Johnson), showed Cypripedium 
x Leeanum Albertianum (Award of Merit), C. insigne Johnsoni, a dark 
yellow variety of good form, and much improved since it was shown at 
the last meeting of the Society (First-class Certificate), and Cattleya X 
Hardyana Massaiana (First-class Certificate). 
John Leeman, Esq., Heaton Mersey (gr. Mr. Edge), showed Cattleya X 
Victoria-Regina in excellent form (First-class Certificate), C. labiata, a large 
form with good, dark lip (Award of Merit), Lelio-cattleya x Gottoiana, 
Odontoglossum crispum, and Cypripedium x T. B.Haywood. 
W. Bolton, Esq., Warrington (gr. Mr. Cain), showed two plants of 
Oncidium varicosum Rogersii, one of which had exceptionally large blooms 
and received an Award of Merit. 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, showed Cypripedium xX Leeanum, 
C. X L. princeps, C. X nitens, C. X Theodore Buller, C. x John Carder 
(selligerum majus X hirsutissimum), a large flower of good form (Award of 
Merit), Phaius xX Ashworthiana, and two forms of an unnamed Lelio- 
cattleya (C. intermedia x L. cinnabarina), one of which had very pretty 
lemon-coloured sepals and petals, and obtained an Award of Merit. 
ORCHIDS AT THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
THERE was again a fine display of autumn-blooming Orchids at the 
meeting of Royal Horticultural Society, held at the Drill Hall, James’ 
Street, Westminster, on November 8th, the group exhibited by Messrs. 
Veitch & Sons being one of the best they have yet staged at this season of 
the year. The members of the Committee present were as follows :— 
H, J. Veitch, Esq., in the chair, and Messrs. J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), H. 
Ballantine, H. J. Chapman, De B. Crawshay, J. Deuglas, H. Little, H. M. 
Pollett, T. Statter, F. J. Thorne, and W. H. Young. 
The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., Highbury, Birmingham 
(gr. Mr. Smith), exhibited a small group of choice Orchids, to which a 
Silver Banksian Medal was given. It contained Cattleya X Miss Endicott 
(maxima X Loddigisii), a very pretty flower with purple sepals and petals, 
and a paler lip strongly veined with purple, Lelio-cattleya x fausta 
delicata, L.-c. xX Sallieri magnifica with six flowers, L.-c. x Semiramis, 
~ and a very pretty form of Dendrobium Phalznopsis. 
J. Bradshaw, Esq., The Grange, Southgate (gr. Mr. Whiffen), also 
received a Silver Banksian Medal for a very pretty group, containing 
several fine forms of Cattleya labiata, one of which was white, with the disc 
of the lip purple, and another blush white with the front of the lip lilac; 
Cattleya x Mantinii nobiliar, Lelio-cattleya x Statteriana, and L.-c. xX 
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