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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
the Meeting Room of the Society, and now 
hangs in the Council Room at Vincent Square. 
This medal is awarded in three grades, Silver- 
Gilt, Silver, and Bronze. 
The Flora Medal dates back to 1836, and 
is also awarded in three grades, Silver-Gilt, 
Silver, and Bronze. Flora was the goddess 
of flowers among the Romans. 
The Victoria Medal of Honour in Horticulture, 1897. 
Dr. Lindley was the Society's greatest 
secretary. Commencing in 1822 as assistant- 
secretary to Joseph Sabine, he contniued to 
hold the reins of office as secretary up to 
1862, when he resigned, and w-as at once 
appointed to a seat on the Council, which he 
held up to his .death in 1865. A medal was 
struck in his honour, and in 1868 his library 
was purchased, and is still held in trust for 
the use of the Society. His portrait now 
hangs in the library. The Lmdley Medal is 
usually given for exhibits of botanical interest 
or for exceptional skill in cultivation. It is 
struck in three grades, Silver-Gilt, Silver, and 
Bronze. 
The Gold Medal, 1898. 
In 1897, with the knowledge and approval 
of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, the Society 
established a Medal in commemoration of Her 
Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, called the Victoria 
Medal of Honour in Horticulture (V.M.H.). 
The original intention was to confine this 
honour to sixty recipients, but this was ex- 
tended at Her Majesty's death to the number 
of sixty-three, in memory of the full number 
of the years of her glorious reign. Among 
the recipients of this medal are to be found 
many who have devoted considerable interest 
to the study of orchids. 
The Gold Medal. — This medal only dates 
back to November, i8g8. Gold Medals which 
have been awarded before this date were 
struck from the BcUiksian die. 
The Affiliated .Societies' Medal. — This 
medal was instituted in the year I go I. It is 
for the use of affiliated societies, and can be 
purchased in .Silver-Gilt, Silver, and Bronze. 
The Affiliated Societies' Medal, 1901. 
(To he Cdiil iiiiicd . j 
A reference book to the parents of all the 
hybrid orchids which have been certificated 
by the Royal Horticultural Society from 1859 
to igog inclusive has been prepared by the 
Chairman of the Orchid Committee, J. Gurney 
Fowler, Esq. It will shortly be published, 
and prove a very useful addition to the book 
of " Orchid Awards." 
Our attention has been drawn to the record 
of a plant named Cattleya amabile, which was 
exhibited by W. R. Lee, Esq., at the meeting 
of the Manchester Orchid Society on Septem- 
ber 22nd, under the following record : Catt- 
leya amabile (Lueddemanniana Stanleyi x 
Fascinator albens). As the latter parent is 
a hybrid between Laelia purpurata and Catt- 
leya Schroderae it should therefore be Lselio- 
Cattleya Fascinator. On this account the 
original name must be altered to Laslio- 
Cattleya amabile. 
