JuLy, 1909;] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 17 
A deputation was sent by the Royal Horticultural Society, including Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart., President, the Rev. W. Wilks, Secretary, Mr. A. E. 
Bowles, and Mr. H. B. May, and made several awards on behalf of the 
Society. 
Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt, rahsigy (gr. 
Mr. Alexander), staged a magnificent group of Orchids, to which the 
Lawrence Gold Medal for the finest exhibit of the year was awarded by 
the R.H.S. deputation. The group was situated on the central stage in 
front of the main entrance, and was most artistically arranged. The centre 
consisted chiefly of a series of fine Leeliocattleya Canhamiana, L.-c. 
Aphrodite, and a few others, which were well carried up at the back, with 
masses of white Odontoglossum crispum on each side, these being followed 
to the ends by a lot of well-bloomed Cattleyas and Leeliocattleyas. In 
front of these were batches of Vanda teres, Phalenopsis amabilis, 
Rimestadiana, Lelia purpurata, Sophrolelia Orpeti, Dendrobium 
formosum, D. X illustre, and others, while in front were many remarkabie 
specimens of Miltonia vexillaria, completely crowded with flowers, 
remarkable among them being M. v. superba, with twenty-three spikes and 
103 flowers, Empress Augusta Victoria, with twenty spikes and 105 flowers, 
a couple of good M. v. virginalis with seventy-five and seventy-seven 
flowers, M. v.. chelseiensis, and various others. Brassocattleyas made a 
fine display, and included some good B.-c. Marone and B.-c. Veitchii, the 
beautiful B.-c. Veitchii Queen Alexandra, B.-c. Siren superba, and others, 
while Lzliocattleyas included the handsome L.-c. Lustre, L.-c. Ganymede, 
L.-c. Elva Westonbirt var., many fine forms of L.-c. Canhamiana, &c. 
Cattleyas included the chaste C. x Dusseldorfii Undine, C. intermedia 
alba, with some good C. Mendelii, C. Warscewiczii, C. Warneri, .C. 
Mossiz, and the beautiful C. M. Wageneri. Odontoglossums included 
fine forms of O. x amabile, O. xX Wilckeanum imperiale, some dark- 
coloured O. X Othello, and many others, O. crispum being represented by 
over a hundred spikes, including many choice varieties. The plants were 
very finely grown, and the effect of massing the varieties together was most 
effective. A First-class Certificate was given to Cattleya Mossi Countess 
Grey, a very beautiful tropical form, having enormous magenta-rose 
blooms with violet marbling on the lip. 
In a class for Amateurs a very charming group of 200 square feet was 
staged by Sir John Dorington, Lypiatt Park, Stroud (gr. Mr. Savegar), 
which consisted of Orchids with flowering and foliage plants, the Cattleyas 
being very fine. A Silver Cup was awarded. 
Messrs. James Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, staged a very beautiful 
group of Orchids, arranged for effect, containing many fine Cattleyas, 
Lzliocattleyas, Brassocattleyas, Odontoglossums, a fine series of Lelia 
