62 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (FeBRuaRY, 1909. 
Messrs. Charlesworth, Messrs. J. W. Moore, Messrs. George Bunyard and 
Messrs. Sander. It is hoped that these will form the nucleus of a far 
larger collection in a few years to come. 
NEw CERTIFICATE.—Of late years the want has been increasingly felt 
of some way of recognising skilful scientific work amongst plants. Even if 
such work does not immediately result in any great horticultural advance, 
it may either disclose the steps by which existing results have been 
attained, or it may lay the foundation and prepare the way for future 
development ; and is, in either case, deserving of the Society’s recognition. 
To meet this want the Council have created a New Certificate, to be called 
‘“* The Certificate of Appreciation.” 
It is also announced that the name of Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., has 
been added by the Council to the roll of the Victoria Medal of Honour, to 
fill one of the two vacancies. 
The great Annual Shows at the Temple and Holland House will again 
be held at the usual period. 
The Manchester and North of England Orchid Society will hold 
meetings at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on February 4th and 
18th. The Orchid Committee meets at noon, and the exhibits are open to 
inspection from I to 4 p.m. The next meeting will be held on March 5th. 
List OF ORCHID AWARDS.—The Orchid Committee of the R.H.S., per 
Mr. J. Gurney Fowler and Mr. J. O’Brien, has prepared a full list of the 
certificated Orchids of 1908, with particulars of parentage (in the case of 
hybrids), and the nature and date of award, and who staged the plants. 
The list is ‘‘ for private circulation only.” 
AN AMERICAN ORCHID EXHIBITION.—We learn that a great exhibition 
of Orchids will be held at the Horticultural Hall, Boston, during May, 1910, 
under the auspices of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. A prize of 
1,000 dollars is offered for a group of Orchids, with many other prizes and 
Gold and Silver’ Medals, and it is hoped that American and foreign 
Orchidists will be well represented. We hope to have further particulars 
later. 
The following Notes on Orchids appear in recent reports of the Scientific 
Committee of the R.H.S :— 
November 24th, 1908 :-— 
PELORIA IN CATTLEYA LABIATA.—From Mr. Gurney Wilson, F.R.H.5., 
of Haywards Heath, came a perfect specimen of a peloric Cattleya labiata 
in which the perianth was perfectly regular, as is not unusual, and in 
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