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March, 1913.] 
THE ORCHID WORLD. 
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Phalanopsis Aphrodite, flowering at Measrs. Sander & Sons' EslablishmenI . 
ONCIDIODy\ COOKSONLE. — This very 
remarkable hybrid between Oncidium 
macranthum and Cochlioda Nrezhana was 
shown by Messrs. Charlesworth at the Royal 
Horticultural Society, February 4th, 1913. 
The plants carried a long flexuous, many 
flowered spike, the individual blooms much 
resembling macranthum, but smaller. Sepals 
dark red, petals lighter and with yellow tips, 
lip red with yellow crest. This hybrid received 
an Award of Merit from the Orchid Com- 
mittee and a Botanical Certificate from the 
Scientific Committee. 
SSe II 1^ 
Botanical Cert ip""ic ate. — For many years 
the Botanical Certificate has, erroneously, 
been looked upon as an award to be made to 
a plant of no decorative or commercial value. 
The actual intention of the certificate was to 
encourage the introduction and cultivation of 
plants of intrinsic interest or of potential 
value, and it is intended to be awarded 
to plants of the following designation : — 
Peculiarity of morphological or anatomical 
construction. Noteworth\- physiological 
endowments, adaptation to varying conditions, 
etc. Novelty, whether of introduction or 
cultural origin (cross-breeding, hybridisation, 
variation, selection, etc.). Geographical distri- 
bution. Potential value for garden purposes, 
or economic uses, etc. The Council of the 
Royal Horticultural Society, at its meeting 
held April nth, 191 1, decided that the 
awarding of the Botanical Certificate would 
be best served if the recommendation of it 
were restricted to the Scientific Committee. 
Although this certificate has on numerous 
occasions been granted to rare species, there 
are extremely few instances in which it has 
been conferred upon a hybrid Orchid. 
Besides the new Oncidioda Cooksonia; we 
may mention Epiphronitis Veitchii (E. radi- 
cans X S. grandiflora), a well-known, but 
nevertheless curious, hybrid, first shown by 
Messrs. Veitch, June 24th, i8go, when it 
received a Botanical Certificate from the 
Scientific Committee in addition to the First- 
class Certificate granted by the Orchid 
Committee. 
