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General remarks. Means must now be 

 taken to prevent direct sunshine entermg; 

 through the sides and ends of the houses, 

 therefore the usual methods of shading these 

 portions must be used. This may be done 



either by canvas-covered screens fastened to 

 the ends of the houses, or the glass may be 

 painted over with one of the many prepara- 

 tions for that purpose ; this latter course is 

 the one generally adopted. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



March 5th, 1912. 

 Members of the Committee present : J. 

 Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), and 

 Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford, Sir Jeremiah 

 Colman, Bart., Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), 

 Harry J. Veitch, Gurney Wilson, Stuart Low, 

 R. A. Rolfe, R. G. Thwaites, T. Armstrong, 

 A. McBean, W. Cobb, J. E. Shill, J. Charles- 

 worth, H. G. Alexander, J. Cypher, W. H. 

 Hatcher, W. P. Bound, A. Dye, Clive Cook- 

 son, W. H. White, C. J. Lucas, J. S. Moss, and 

 de Barri Crawshay. 



Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., 

 Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander), 

 received a Gold Medal for an exceedingly 

 fine group of well grown Orchids. Many of 

 the most noted varieties of Cattleya Trianas 

 were included, C.-T. Hydra with 60 flowers 

 being a noble specimen. The white Cattleyas 

 included Cattleya Dusseldorfei Llndine and 

 its hybrid C. Brenda ; the Brasso-Cattleyas 

 were represented by many superior forms of 

 these well known hybrids. Laelio-Cattleyas 

 included the yellow flowering Cranstouniae 

 " Holford's var.," and the elegant Pizarro. 

 Among the Odontoglossums were the hand- 

 some ardentissimum Norman Cookson, and 

 several excellent varieties of Od. crispum. 

 Many spikes of the white flowering Laelia 

 anceps and Phalaenopsis .SchiUeriana with a 

 spike of 84 flowers helped to finish a most 

 effective group. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, staged a remarkable group for which 

 a Silver-gilt Medal was deservedly awarded. 

 Many of the best Dendrobiums, including" the 

 beautiful pure white nobile, were placed in the 

 centre. Laelio-Cattleya Erncstii, of bright 

 yellow colour, and L.-C. warnhamensis, of a 

 rich purple-brown, were shown in good form. 

 The Cypripediums included hirsutissimum 



magnificum and a good form of Victory. 

 Brasso-Cattleya Mrs. J. Leemann, Lycaste 

 Skinneri alba and other excellent varieties of 

 this species, and several fine varieties of 

 Miltonias. 



Messrs. Jas. Veitch and Sons, Royal Exotic 

 Nursery, Chelsea, were awarded a Silver 

 Flora Medal for a good group, the Digbyana 

 hybrids being well represented. Laelio- 

 Cattleya Orama, a new hybrid between 

 Dominiana and bletchleyensis, L.-C. bella, a 

 pretty variety of Odontoglossum Dora, the 

 scarlet Odontioda Diana, and Disa sagittalis 

 with eight spikes of flowers were conspicuous 

 in the group. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for an 

 interesting group containing many good 

 Dendrobiums and Cypripediums. Zygo- 

 petalum crinitum, Lycaste plana, and the 

 elegant Angraecum citratum were specially 

 noticed. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 

 awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a good 

 group of Phala^nopsis and Cattleyas. The 

 rare Houlletia .Sanderi, a specimen plant of 

 Coelogyne flaccida, Eulophia lurida, and 

 several uncommon Maxillarias were of great 

 interest. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 

 Park, received a .Silver Banksian Medal for 

 an effective group, many distinct forms 

 of Cattleya Schroderae being included. A 

 specimen Coelogyne pandurata, Cymbidium 

 Wigianum, and the elegant Dendrobium 

 Brymerianum were some of the meritorious 

 plants. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, 

 received a Silver Banksian Medal for a 

 splendid group of Angraecum sesquipedale. 

 Good plants of Laelio-Cattleya luininosa. 



