May, 1908,] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 149 
and others much too numerous to mention, the whole being very tastefully 
arranged. 
For the best and most varied collection of exotic Orchids (Amateurs), 
the first prize was awarded to M. Ch. Dietrich, Brussels, for a very beautiful 
group, including a number of good Odontoglossums, Miltonia vexillaria 
gigantea and M. X Bleuana nobilior, a very good Leelio-cattleya Captain 
Percy Scott, L.-c. Dominiana, Choletiana, Ernesti, and Pallas, Renanthera 
Imschootiana, Zygopetalum x Perrenoudi, Phaleenopsis amabilis and Schil- 
leriana, Cochlioda rosea, Oncidium Marshallianum, Cattleya x Louis 
Chaton, Brassocattleya Mrs. J. Leemann, Cymbidium Devonianum, &c. 
In a similar group for nurserymen, the first prize was awarded to M. 
Emile Praet, Mont-St.-Amand, the more noteworthy plants consisting of 
some good Cattleya Schroeder, C. S. alba, a very fine C. Trianz formosa, 
C, Lawrenceana, Lelia purpurata, Odontoglossums X Lambeauianum, x 
Rolfe, Pescatorei, X Wilckeanum, and some good crispum, a fine Coch- 
lioda rosea, Oncidium Marshallianum, Harrisonianum, maculatum, and 
sarcodes, Phaius X Norman, Cymbidium eburneum, Lelio-cattleya Chole- 
tiana and others, Phalenopsis Schilleriana, Cypripediums, &c. 
For the best 30 Orchids, the first prize was awarded to M. Th. Pauwels, 
Meirelbeke, his most noteworthy plants being a very fine example of Cattleya 
Mendelii, covered with flowers, some good C. Lawrenceana, Triane, and 
Schroederze, with C. Skinneri and a fine C. Lueddemanniana, Angrecum 
sesquipedale, Phalaenopsis Schilleriana, Miltonia X Bleuana, Lelia cinna- 
barina, Zygopetalum x Perrenoudi, Odontoglossum X excellens, a very good 
O. X amabile, O. X Ossultoni, Selenipedium caudatum roseum, Masdevallia 
Xx Pourbaixii, Dendrobiums, &c. 
For the best new Orchid of recent introduction and not yet in commerce, 
M. Maurice Verdonck, of Gentbrugge, staged a fine example of Dendro- 
bium Bronckhartii. The jury decided that the species was already in 
commerce, but recommended the award on the sole ground of novelty and 
merit, and the prize was consequently awarded. 
For the best collection of Guatamalan and Colombian Orchids, M. 
Verdonck gained the Gold Medal, his group including Odontoglossum 
Uroskinneri, Cervantesii, gloriosum, Edwardii, cirrhosum, Hallii, Pescatorei, 
pulchellum, crispum, luteopurpureum, and others, Cattleya Skinneri and 
Mendelii, Epidendrum Wallisii, a good series of Lycaste Skinneri, Tri- 
chopilia tortilis, Masdevallia Chimera, ignea, and others, Oncidium. 
cucullatum, maculatum, and leucochilum, Epidendrum radicans, Arpo- 
phyllum giganteum, Maxillaria variabilis, Miltonia vexillaria, Scaphosepalum, 
ochthodes, Ada aurantiaca, &c. 
For the best Brazilian collection, M. Verdonck received a similar award, 
bis group containing good examples of Oncidium sarcodes, concolor, . 
