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THE ORCHID WOIU-D. 
FIFTY GUINEA SILVER-GILT 
Coronation Challenge Cup 
TO BE COMPETED FOR ANNUALLY AT THE 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SUMMER SHOW. 
This Challenge 
Cup IS established 
in commemoration 
of the Coronation 
of their Majesties 
KING GEORGE V. 
and QUEEN MARY. 
It IS offered in 
OPEN 
Competition, and 
it will be awarded 
b)' the Council 
to what in their 
opinion is the 
most meritorious 
exhibit in the 
Summer Show 
(excluding- in 
future the winners 
of either of the 
two p r e \- i o u s 
years). 
The winner will 
hold the Cup for 
one year subject to 
a guarantee to 
return it in good 
condition, or 
failing this to 
refund to the 
R.H.S. the sum of 
£5^. The same 
Exhibitor may 
only will the Cup 
once in three 
years, but in 191 2 
should the winner 
The Fifty Guinea Coronation Challenge Cup ; Silver-Gilt. 
To be awarded for the first time at 
OLYMPIA, 
ADDISON ROAD. WEST KENSINGTON, 
; ; ; On July 4th, 5th and 6th, 191 1. : : : 
in igii be again 
adjudged first, the 
Council will 
bestow a special 
Commemorative 
Cup. 
The decision of 
the Council is final, 
and the Cup may 
be altogether with- 
h e 1 d at their 
discretion. 
The Council will 
not award this 
h 1 g h distinction 
unless satisfied and 
assured that the 
exhibit is, in the 
main, due to the 
work and capa- 
b i 1 1 1 y of the 
Exhibitor or his 
employes ; on this 
point the Council 
may consult any 
expert not eligible 
to win the cup. 
The Council 
ma)' r e s e r \' e 
decision till the 
third day of the 
Show. 
The attention of 
intending Exhibi- 
tors is particularly 
directed to the 
Society's 1 909 
Code of " Rules 
for Judging." 
