42 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [FEBRUARY, 1908. 
SOCIETIES. 
Royvat HorTICcULTURAL. 
A MEETING of this Society was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, 
Vincent-square, Westminster, on the last day of 1907, when the Orchid 
exhibits were not numerous, and the attendance very small. The awards 
consisted of three Medals, one First-class Certificate, and two Awards of — 
Merit. 
Major G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt, Tetbury (gr. Mr. 
Alexander), showed Lelia anceps Schrcederze Theodora, a very richly- 
coloured form, Cypripedium x Bellerophon (C. X Mrs. Tautz x Calypso), 
a handsome thing, having the dorsal sepal heavily blotched with chocolate, 
the spots becoming purple on reaching the broad white margin, and the 
petals and lip yellow suffused with brown. A First-class Certificate was 
given to C. X Moonbeam (Thompsoni x Sallieri Hyeanum), a noble form, 
having a very broad round white dorsal sepal, with yellowish green base, a 
broad purple median band to beyond the middle, and a few light purple 
lines on either side, while the lip and broad petals are greenish yellow, the 
latter with a purple band down the centre. 
J. H. Craven, Esq., J.P., Keighley, Yorks (gr. Mr. Corney), received an 
Award of Merit for Cypripedium x Troilus var. Cravenianum (insigne 
Harefield Hall var. x nitens magnificum), a large and handsome form, 
approaching the first-named parent, but havi 
smaller, more numerous spots. 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebclands, S. Woodford (gr. Mr. Davis), 
showed Cypripedium insigne Arnoldii, 
raised blotches on the dorsal sepal. 
Messrs. J. Cypher & Sons, Chelten 
a greenish yellow form, with greenish 
ham, staged a very fine group, to 
n. There was a fine specimen of 
in the centre, with some good 
x Mons. de Curte, 
Troilus var. Nogii, y 
ings, the centre being a fj Mrs: 
William Mostyn, having a deep rose § a fine example of C. x Mrs 
white. “purple dorsal sepal margined with 
ng a flatter dorsal sepal, with 
