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Volume 125 No 1317March 2017 issn: 0030-4476

published by: RHS Media, Churchgate, New Road, Peterborough PE1 1TT, UK

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Cynorkis gibbosa This cynorkis was one of the first species cultivated by Marni Turkel in her Californian collection (pp12–17)

Photograph: Ron Parsons

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International news 6–11

RHS Awards 52–61

Forthcoming events 62–63

My personal history with Cynorkis This Californian orchid grower and hybridiser shares some spectacular species in this genus.Marni Turkel 12–17

Ponthieva cornuta Tracking down this species new to Panama with the help of the author’s own orchid database.Jean-Michel hervoueT 18–19

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The Orchid Society of East Anglia won Most Innovative Display (above) at the 2016 British Ochid Congress (p32–35), which also featured award-winning exhibits from Writhlington School and six lectures. Coelogyne ovalis ‘Bob’ (below left), grown by Writhlington School pupil Tallis Inger Flecker, received a Certificate of Cultural Commendation (p56) at the RHS Orchid Committee meeting held during the Congress

Conserving Grammangis spectabilis A new conservation project is helping to find, protect and raise awareness among the local people of this critically endangered orchid from south Madagascar.landy raJaovelona & lauren M Gardiner 20–23

125 years of The Orchid Review A new four-part series celebrating the 125-year history of the world’s oldest existing orchid periodical. Part one looks at how the journal was formed by Robert Rolfe, editor from 1893–1921, and later developed by Alfred Wilson from 1921–1932.clare & Johan herMans 24–31

British Orchid Congress, 2016 Highlights from the BOC held at Norwich last October and reports from the lectures and symposium.chris Barker 32–35& Jean sTowe

Wild orchids of Kent Many of the UK’s 56 native orchid species have settled in the chalky sites of the Garden of England.PeTer sander 36–40

Glasgow’s National Plant Collection of Dendrobium As Glasgow Botanic Gardens celebrates its 200th anniversary, we look at the story behind the gardens’ Dendrobium collection.david Menzies 41–43

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Exploring Yunnan’s botanical treasures New species of orchid continue to be discovered in this botanically diverse province of China, where wild and commercially-grown orchids are prevalently used in Naxi medicine.susanne MasTers & aMy hinsley 44–51

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