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As I read this I realize I don’t even know if different Cattleya species have different judging standards! It seems like they should have. In order to judge a species plant can’t you only be considering the best that have been seen before? That is where the data of previous awards would matter, along with photos. Experience of the judge with the species would help, but if you had previous award photos and data, would it work? I wouldn’t think you could be judging eldorado/wallissii on an arbitrary point score for size, configuration, substance, floriferousness, etc along with all other Cattleya species.