ORCHID WORLD. 
APRIL, 1913. 
NOTES. 
Orchid Prizes. — In connection with the 
Bristol and District Gardeners' Mutual 
Improvement Society, the prizes offered by the 
President, Col. Cary Batten, J. P., for two 
Cypripediums, have been won by Messrs. 
Woodward, Jennings, and Parker. 
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Orchid Awards. — The list of Orchid 
awards given by the Royal Horticultural 
Society from 1859 to 1909 has proved a useful 
work, and copies may still be had, price 5s. 
The commencement of the second volume, 
including all awards from the beginning of 
1910 to the end of 19 12, is now ready and 
may be obtained from the Society, price 2s. 6d. 
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Kew Gardens. — Donations to the Gardens 
during 191 2 include West Indian Orchids 
from Mr. A. W. Hill ; and other Orchids from 
Mr. G. Hartmann, Niederhochstadt ; Mr. C. H. 
Lankester, Costa Rica ; Mr. C. Roebelin, 
Bangkok ; and Mr. F. S. Sillitoe, Khartoum. 
Dr. R. S. Rogers, Adelaide, sent Australian 
ground Orchids ; and various specimens were 
given by Messrs. Sander and Sons. Among 
the specially noteworthy plants which flowered 
during the year were: — Catasetum, 20 
species ; Coelogyne, 28 species ; Coryanthes 
macrantha ; and Eulophiella Elizabethae. 
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Kew Herbarium. — During the year 191 2 
about 32,000 specimens were received as 
donations or exchanges, while about 5,000 
VOL. m. 
were purchased. Sir Everard im Thurn, 
K.C.M.G., presented to the library a 
copy of Lindley's " Genera and Species 
of Orchidaceous Plants," once the property of 
C. L. Blume. 
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The Certificate of Appreciation.— 
Some doubt having been expressed regarding 
the correct use of this certificate of the Royal 
Horticultural Society, it is as well to point out 
that it is by no means supposed to be awarded 
to the plant itself, but to those whose work 
is attended with horticultural scientific interest, 
or is such as may reasonably be expected to 
assist in the improvement of a strain or in 
creating a new break. A hybridist might 
receive the award in recognition of his work 
in connecting two diverse genera, or by 
producing a superior strain of any particular 
hybrid. A cultivator might also gain the 
certificate by making known any special and 
very successful method of cultivation. 
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The Davidson Annual Cup. — The 
Council of the Royal Horticultural Society 
have accepted the kind offer of an Annual 
Silver Cup from Mr. E. H. Davidson, of 
Borlases, Twyford. In 191 3 it will be 
awarded in open competition at the Chelsea 
Show, May 20th — 22nd, for the finest Cattleya 
species. The decision of the Council is final, 
and the cup may be withheld altogether at 
their discretion. The Council will not award 
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