366 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [DECEMBER, 1909. 
SOCIETIES. 
RoyvaL HORTICULTURAL. 
A MEETING of the Royal Horticultural Society was held at the Royal 
Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, on October 26th last, 
when there was a magnificent display of Orchids, and the awards consisted 
‘of one Gold and nine other medals, two Awards of Merit, and one Cultural 
Commendation. 
Lt.-Col. G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt, Tetbury (gr. 
Mr. Alexander), staged a magnificent group, which was generally regarded 
as the best yet staged there, and to which the Society’s Gold Medal was 
awarded. There were about 130 splendidly grown Cattleyas, mostly raised 
in the collection, bearing 170 spikes, with an aggregate of some 600 flowers. 
Of C. X Fabia alone (labiata x Dowiana aurea) there were 60 plants, with 
an aggregate of about 300 flowers, including some very brilliant varieties, 
and there were several good examples of both parents, fine forms of C. x 
Mantinii, X fulvescens, X Hardyana, X Iris, the chaste C. X Dusseldorfii 
Undine, &c. Leliocattleyas and Brassocattleyas were well represented, 
among the former being the beautiful L.-c. Ortrude (L. anceps x C. 
Dowiana aurea), L.-c. Priam (C. Harrisoniana x L.-c. callistoglossa), and 
fine examples of B.-c. Marone, Leemanniz, Hyez, and the bright rose- 
purple B.-c. Siren. Brassocatlelia Rowena (L.-c. Doris X B. Digbyana) 
was also very effective, and in front were some good plants of the brilliant 
little Sophrocattleya Saxa, Sophrocatlelia Danze, Medea and others. 
Cypripediums were represented by half-a-dozen C. X Rossetti, some good 
C. Fairrieanum, X Niobe, X Hitchinsie, x Richmanii, and many others, 
in excellent condition. There were also half-a-dozen fine plants of 
Dendrobium formosum, D. Phalznopsis hololeucum, some good spikes of 
Phalznopsis amabilis Rimestadiana, &c., the whole forming a remarkable 
example of cultural skill. An Award of Merit was given to Cypripedium 
x Beacon magnificum (J. Howes xX nitens-Leeanum), a large and 
handsome greenish-yellow flower, having the lower half of the dorsal sepal 
emerald green, blotched with purple-brown, and the upper half white. 
Ernest R. Ashton, Esq., Broadlands, Camden Park, Tunbridge Wells 
(gr. Mr. Wright), staged a beautiful group, to which a Silver-gilt Flora 
Medal was awarded. It contained some good Cattleya Bowringiana, one 
specimen having seven spikes, C. Dowiana aurea, X Pittiana, X Mastersonia, 
x Fabia, X Mantinii, X Portia, Leliocattleya Truffautiana, and Rothschildiz, 
Brassolelia Gratrixie, some good Lelia pumila, Vanda _ ccerulea, 
Epidendrum vitellinum, examples of Odontoglossum crispum and X 
Lambeauianum, Dendrobium Phalenopsis and others, with some good 
Oncidium varicosum behind. 
