114 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [ APRIL, 1909. 
? xX O.crispum Graireanum ¢), was four years old when it flowered. 
This is a purely scarlet flower, less than half the size of the other. I am 
giving you this information because the impression has got about that O. c. 
Graireanum is one parent of the certificated plant. The first flower opened 
on February 23rd.” 
The photograph is reproduced exact size, and shows the remarkable 
character of the variety. The greater part of the flower is taken up with 
the cinnabar-scarlet blotches, but the tips and margins of the sepals and 
petals are light purple, the two colours being seperated by a narrow irregular 
band of light yellow. There are also a few light yellow markings at the 
base of the petals. The crest of the lip is bright yellow, and the rest of the 
ground colour paler, while the markings are cinnabar-scarlet. The back of. 
the column and the distinctly-toothed wings are brownish-red. It is a 
very great horticultural acquisition, and should encourage further 
experiments. 
SOCIETIES. 
RoyaL HORTICULTURAL. 
THERE was a remarkably fine display of Orchids at the Royal Horticultural 
Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, on March gth last, and the awards 
consisted of one Gold and five other Medals, five First-class Certificates, 
two Cultural Commendations, two Awards of Merit, and one Botanical 
Certificate. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, Reigate (gr. Mr. Collier), 
staged a remarkably fine group, to which the Society’s Gold Medal was 
awarded. It consisted largely of hybrid Dendrobiums raised in the collec- 
_tion, Phaiocalanthes, Spathoglottis, Cattleyas, Odontoglossums, and 
numerous interesting rarities, with a very good clump of Epidendrum X 
O’Brienianum and E. X Boundii, brightening up the centre. Among note- 
worthy forms may be mentioned the beautiful Dendrobium x Lady Colman, 
D. X Duchess of Albany, a pretty blush white form, D. x Purity, white 
with a dark purple disc, D.. X sulphureum, a pretty yellow form, D. X 
Goldfinch, D. X Thwaitesiea, D. x chessingtonense Gatton Park var., D. 
X Cybele Gatton Park var., a cluster of the chaste D. nobile virginale, D. 
n. Cooksonianum, the rare D. tetragonum, the beautiful Cymbidium X 
Lady Colman, a yellow form of Sophronitis grandiflora, Bulbophyllum 
comosum, Epidendrum polybulbon, and numerous other interesting things, 
the whole forming a most brilliant display, and affording a fine example of 
good culture. 
Norman ©. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne (gr. Mr. Chap- 
man), received a First-class Certificate for Odontioda Bradshawize Cook- 
son’s var. (Odontoglossum crispum (typical) 2 x Cochlioda Neetzliana #), 4 
