84 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [MARCH, 1903:- 
stamens and two stigmas, the sepals being multiplied. The appearances. 
were due to the fusion of two or three flowers into one. 
At the meeting held on February 24th there was a most extensive and! 
brilliant display, in which Dendrobiums predominated, and no _ less. 
than thirteen Medals were awarded for groups. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill (gr. Mr. Thurgood), received 
a Silver-gilt Flora Medal for a magnificent group, containing very fine 
examples of Dendrobium nobile Pitt’s var., D. n. nobilius, D. n. Ballianum, 
D. x pallens, D. xX Apollo grandiflorum, D. X Owenianum, varieties of 
Epidendrum  X Endresio-Wallisii, and Cattleya Triane “Our King,” 
together with fine Odontoglossums, Cypripediums, &c. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Streatham (gr. Mr. Black), gained a Silver Flora 
Medal for a fine group, chiefly of Dendrobiums, including D. xX. Venus, 
D. x Isis (moniliforme xX hercoglossum), fine forms of D. nobile, witha 
fine D. n. album, and D. X Wiganianum album (nobile album x Hilde- 
brandii), the latter receiving an Award of Merit. Some good Sophronitis: 
grandiflora were also shown. 
N.C. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne (gr. Mr. Chapman),. 
was awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a good group, containing some 
fine Dendrobiums, Cypripedium X Helen Oakwood variety, a fine example 
of Odontoglossum crispum with a very strong spike of thirteen splendid. 
flowers, Phaius X Norman, a good specimen of P. simulans with five 
fine spikes of flowers (Cultural Commendation), and P. x Clive (Norman. 
X simulans), the latter receiving an Award of Merit. 
Capt. G. L. Holford, Westonbirt, Tetbury (gr. Mr. Alexander), received. 
a Silver Banksian Medal for an effective group, containing Cypripedium 
xX Captain Holford, Lelio-cattleya * warnhamensis, Odontoglossum 
x Adriane Lady Evelyn Grey, a fine plant of D. primulinum with over 
100 flowers, D. Wiganianum xanthochilum, and D. x Ophir (signatum X. 
aureum), the latter receiving an Award of Merit. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. White), showed 
a nice group, consisting chiefly of hybrid Dendrobiums, which gained a 
Silver Banksian Medal. Some varieties of D. x melanodiscus, D. X Juno, 
D. X pallens, and D. x Dido, a good example of Cattleya Triane Back- 
houseana, two plants of Spiranthes colorata maculata, and other things: 
were included. 
Mrs. Haywood, Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate (gr. Mr. Salter), staged a 
group of well-grown Dendrobiums, including D. x splendidissimum var. 
Mrs. Haywood, D. x Salteri (splendidissimum grandiflorum x Find- 
layanum), and D. x melanodiscus Sunray, each of which gained an Award. 
of Merit. 
