22 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JANUARY, 1903. 
Cattleya Loddigesii, and seven coloured forms of Lelia anceps, three of 
which are particularly richly coloured and effective. 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
THE last meeting of the year of this Society was held at the Drill Hall, 
Buckingham Gate, Westminster, on December gth, and, considering the 
coldness of the weather, there was a very good show of Orchids. 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), was awarded 
a Silver-gilt Flora Medal for an extremely fine group of Cypripediums, all 
the plants being well-grown and finely flowered. It contained many fine 
forms of C. insigne, including C. i. Harefield Hall var., C. i. Sandere, 
C. i. Laura Kimball, and several other yellow forms, C. i. Barryanum, 
having a very wavy edge to the upper sepal, C. i. corrugatum, with a 
corrugated lip, and many fine spotted forms, C. x Leeanum Clinkaberry- 
anum, C. x L. giganteum, C. x gigas Corndeani, C. x Lathamianum 
Bridge Hall var., a very fine form; a well-coloured C. x calloso-Warneri, 
C. x Euryades incomparabilis, having most of the dorsal sepal of a rich 
purple tint, C. xX E. Bridge Hall var., spotted with deep purple, and 
others. A splendid example of C. X Arthurianum bearing nine flowers 
secured a Cultural Commendation. 
W. E. Budgett, Esq., Henbury, near Bristol, received a Silver Flora 
Medal for a very fine group of Cypripediums grown by the exhibitor 
himself, without the assistance of a gardener, including many fine forms of 
Cypripedium insigne, both yellow and spotted, C. x Leeanum magnificum 
and other good forms of Leeanum, C. xX Milo, and others. 
F. A. Bevan, Esq., Trent Park (gr. Mr. Parr), showed a good Odonto- 
glossum crispum guttatum. 
. C. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne (gr. Mr. H. J- 
Chapman), exhibited Cypripedium x Actus punctatissimum, and C. X 
Leeanum Clinkaberryanum. 
H. Feiling, Esq., Southgate (gr. Mr. Stocking), showed two 
Oncidiums of the pratextum group. 
J. G. Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, S. Woodford (gr. Mr. Davis), showed 
the bright yellow Lelia x Mrs. Gratrix Fowler’s variety. 
Mr. Alfred Gribble, The Plas Gardens, Machynlleth, N. Wales, sent 
two good forms of Laelia anceps. 
G. W. Law-Schofield, Esq., New Hall Hey, Rawtenstall (gr. Mr. Shill), 
exhibited a good flower of Cypripedium x Evelyn Ames. 
W. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Stone, Staffs. (gr. Mr. W- 
Stevens), exhibited the large Odontoglossum x loochristiense Annie, having 
