April 20, 1912.] 



THE GARB EN Ell S CHR Nl CL E. 



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annexe. Apricot 

 orange-coloured eye) , 



Queen (which has 

 Wave Crest (a 



a broad 

 broad- 



petalied triandrus hybrid), Lila (an almost pure 

 white triandrus hybrid), Golden King (a rich 

 yellow trumpet variety), Bernardino, and the old 

 Queen of Spain were all shown well. (Silver 



Flora Medal.) 

 Messrs. Cartwright & 



included such 

 broad-mouthed 



Goodwin, Kidder- 

 minster, included sucn good varieties as 

 Titanic (a broad-mouthed trumpet Daffodil), 

 Nemesis (frilled trumpet, which opens a clear 

 primrose yellow, and when mature becomes pale 

 apricot in colour), and Scarlet Gem (a pale yel- 

 low, fiery "eyed" Narcissus). Ethelbert, with 

 paler eye, is a pleasant change from its more 

 iiery congeners. Josette, Marina and Longfellow 

 were also very good. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Mr. Christopher Bourne, Simpson, Bletch- 

 ley, exhibited a collection of Narcissi, amongst 

 which we noticed Dewdrop (Incomparabilis), 

 Imperialist (a large flower with a broad, orange- 

 coloured eye), and Orange King (a rich yellow 

 trumpet Daffodil). (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



The Lissadel Bulb Farm, Sligo, showed very 

 fine Narcissi. Many seedlings, as yet unnamed, 

 were of considerable promise, especially those of 

 the poetaz and incomparabilis sections. (Silver 

 Banksian Medal.) 



Robert Sydenham, Limited, Birmingham, 

 staged Narcissi, Liliums, Tulips, and Lily-of-the- 

 Valley. Amongst the Narcissi Bert Ponting, 

 Great Warley, Moonbeam, and Stonechat were 



noteworthy varieties. 



The Rev. G. H. Engleheart, Dinton, Salis- 

 bury, again exhibited some fine seedling Nar- 

 cissi under numbers. There was an immense 

 trumpet bloom with a deep primrose-coloured 

 trumpet, and paler perianth. Many of the poetaz 

 flowers were round as a penny, and their 

 vivid "eyes" contrasted startlingly with the 

 white perianths. 



Mr. Alex. M. Wilson, Bridgwater, 

 a small, but select, collection of 

 Daffodils, mostly indicated by numbers, 

 few named varieties Anchorite and Tinsel (parvi- 

 coronata varieties), Zouave (which has a very 

 broad bright-rimmed "eye"), and Victor are 

 especially noteworthy. 



Messrs. Hogg & Robertson, Rush, Co. Dublin, 



exhibited an interesting collection of Narcissi 

 and Tulips. 



Messrs. E. H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem, ex- 

 hibited, in Hope of Holland, a monster, rich- 

 yellow trumpet Daffodil. 



exhibited 

 seedling 

 Of the 



f 



Awards of Merit. 



Narcissus "Mrs. Ernest Fl. Krelage." — A 

 creamy-white trumpet variety with a long tube ; 

 the flower stalks are long and stout. (Shown by 

 Messrs. E. H. Krelage & Son.) 



N. "Seville." — A very fine parvi-coronata 

 variety with a white perianth, and a crown of 

 Seville-orange colour, which measures If inches 

 across. (Shown by Mr. H. D. Phillips.) 



N. 



"Silver Spangle." — A dainty parvi- 

 coronata variety. The perianth is white, and the 

 crimped corona is of a pale yellow shade. (Shown 

 by Mr. F. H. Chapman.) 



Orchid Committee. 



the 



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Present: J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in 

 Chair); and Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), 

 Harry J. Veitch, Gurney Wilson, F. Sander, 

 G. Alexander, H. J. Chapman, T. Armstrong, 

 Charlesworth, W. H. Hatcher, J. E. Shill, 

 P. Bound, A. Dve, W. H. White, F. Peeters, 

 Wilson Potter, J. S. Moss, F. J. Hanbury, 

 Cypher, C. J. Lucas, StuaTt Low, R. G. 

 Thwaites, and R. A. Rolfe. 



Mrs. Norman Cookson, Oakwood, Wylam (gr. 

 Mr. H. J. Chapman), w T as awarded a Silver Flora 

 Medal for a pretty group of exceedingly well- 

 grown Odontoglossums, which included the fine 

 0. crispum Leonard Perfect, 0. c. Angela, O. c. 

 Pittiae, 0. c. Chapmanii, several pretty, home- 

 raised, blotched varieties ; O. ardentissimum 

 Cooksoniae, other forms of O. ardentissimum, 

 O. eximium, O. percultum, 0. Titania, and 0. 

 solum. Forms of Odontioda Cooksonia gave 

 bright colour to the group. 



Messrs. J. Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, staged 

 an effectively-arranged group, for which a Sil- 

 ver Flora Medal was awarded. Good varieties 

 of Cattleya Schroder*, C. Mendelii, C. Skin- 

 nen, Laelia purpurata and 



crispum formed the setting of the group, and 

 with them were noted Odontoglossum Edwardii, 

 Masdevallia Veitchii grandiflora, M. ionocharis, 

 M. Chamberlainiana, Maxillaria luteo-alba, Mil- 



tonia stellata, and choice Cypripediums. 



Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, secured a 

 Silver Flora Medal for an interesting group, 

 which included a fine display of Cattleya Schro- 

 derae with flowers ranging from pure white to 

 those with violet front to the labellum. A good 

 batch of Dendrobium Dcvonianum occupied one 

 end of the exhibit, whilst a selection of Dendro- 

 biums, including D. capillipes. D. velutinum, D. 

 Parishii, D. carinatum, D. Falconeri, and other 

 Dendrobiums were staged at the other. Specially 

 interesting were Megaclinium maximum, Acan- 

 thophippium eylhetense, Cattleya guatemalensis, 

 and, amongst hybrids, the beautiful Lselio-Cat- 

 tleya Cora var. ignea (C. Mendelii x L. Latona), 

 a pretty copper-yellow-tinted flower with the 

 inner halves of the petals and the front of the lip 

 bright purple. There were also observed L.-C. 

 rigida (C. Lawrenceana x L. superbiens), a soft- 

 rose-tinted flower, and many choice seedlings. 



Messrs. Hassall & Co., Southgate, were 

 awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a collection 

 which embraced fine forms of Cymbidium 

 eburneo-Lowianum. C. Lowianum concolor. and 



Fig. 125.— odontoglossum crispum saga, 



(Awarded R.H.S. First-c'ass Certificate on Tuesday last.) 



Odontoglossum 



Cattleyas. At one end was arranged the deep- 

 yellow-coloured Lselio-Cattleya G. S. Ball, and at 

 the other end the bright-red flowered Renanthera 

 Imschootiana. Other choice plants noted were 

 Odontioda Zephyra, 0. Bradshawia?, Odontoglos- 

 sum percultum, Cattleya intermedia alba, the 

 pure-white-flowered Trichopilia Backhousiana, 

 several bright forms of Laelio-Cat.leya Olivia, and 

 Miltonia Bleuana. 



Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Ha y wards 

 Heath, were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal 

 for a select group, consisting principally of 

 hybrids. Among them were Brasso-Laelio- 

 Cattleya Joan (C. Octave Doin x B.-L. Mrs. 

 Gratrix), a yellow flower with rose veining on 

 the front of the fringed lip; Sophro-Lselio-Cat- 

 tleya Marathon, Laelio-Cattleya Dominiana, the 

 clear-white Brasso-Cattleya Queen Alexandra, 

 the rose-tinted B.-C. Digbyano-Warneri, fine 

 forms of Odontoglossum ardentissum, 0. Louise, 

 0. Dora, and other Odontoglossums, Odontioda 

 Charlesworthii, 0. Bradshawiae, and 0. Cook- 



soniss 



Messrs. Stuart Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, 



were awarded a Silver Banksian Meda] for an 

 effective group, in which forms of Dendro- 

 bium nobile and other Dendrobiums were well 

 displayed. Among the Odontoglossums we ob- 

 served the rose-purple 0. Groganise, various scar- 

 let Odontiodas, the yellow-flowered Oncidium con- 

 color, 0. sarcodes, and Cymbidium Devomanum 

 Messrs. MacBean, Cooksbridge, were awarded 

 a Silver Banksian Medal for a group of fine 

 forms of Cattleya Schroder®, C. Mendelii (includ- 



ing one with a fine white flower having a deep 

 magenta-crimson-coloured front to the lip), and 

 C. Mossiae. Excellent Odontoglossums included 

 a superb form of 0. ardentissimum with large, 

 white flowers heavily blotched with claret-purple, 

 and 0. Solum, marked with deep chocolate-purple 

 blotches. Odontioda Lambeauiana and O. 

 Charlesworthii were also noted in this exhibit. 



The Liverpool Horticultural & Nursery 



Co. (John Cowan) secured a Silver Banksian 

 Medal for a group of the clear-yellow Lielio- 

 Cattleya G. S. Ball, with which were arranged 

 other hybrid Orchids; also Cattleya intermedia 

 alba and C. Lawrenceana. 



Baron Bruno Schroder, The Dell, Englefield 

 Green (gr. Mr. J. E. Shill), showed Cattleya 

 Schroder© Empress, a fine form with peach-blos- 

 som-tinted flowers, having an orange disc to the 

 lip. The plant bore three spikes, one with five and 

 the others with three flowers. 



Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking 

 (gr. Mr. Hopkins), showed the beautiful Laelio- 

 Cattleya Bertram (see "Awards"), and the 

 richly-coloured L.-C. Mrs. Henriques, a fine 

 hybrid, of which C. Hardyana was probably a 

 parent. 



J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South 



Woodford, showed two fine but 

 dissimilar varieties of Cattleya 

 Schroderse. 



J. T. Bennett-Poe, Esq., 

 Holmewood, Cheshunt (gr. Mr. 

 Downes), sent a fine spike of 

 Cymbidium Lowianum M Holme- 

 wood variety," the front of the 

 lip of which is a deep chestnut- 

 red colour. 



A. Warren, Esq., The Cedars, 

 Epsom (gr. Mr. A. Bridges), ex- 

 hibited the white form of Aerides 

 virens. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., 

 V.M.H., Gatton Park (gr. Mr. 

 Collier), showed Odontioda gat- 

 tonensis (Odontoglossum poly- 

 xanthum X Cochlioda Noez- 

 liana), a beautiful scarlet flower, 

 with a yellow ground. 



E. H. Davidson, Esq., Bor- 



lases, Twyford, showed Cattleya 

 Schroderse alba " Borlases var- 

 iety," a beautifully - formed, 

 clear-white flower. 



F. D. Godman, Esq., South 

 Lodge, Horsham, displayed L«- 

 lio-Cattleya Endymion (lumi- 

 nosa x callistoglossa), Odonto- 

 g 1 o s s u m Godmanii, and 

 specimens of the rose-purple 

 Pleione yunnanensis. 



Monsieur F. Lambeau, Brus- 

 sels, showed Miltonia Hyeana 

 large, white variety, much re- 

 plants shown as M. vexillaria 

 Queen Alexandra. 



Messrs. Peeters, Brussels, showed Miltonia 

 vexillaria Jurval, a well-formed flower, tinted 

 with pink, and bearing a brownish-yellow mask 



on the lip. 



Monsieur F. Claes, Brussels, exhibited three 

 plants of his variety of Cattleya Mendelii, dis- 

 tinguished by bright violet colouring on the lip, 

 several specimens of C. Schroderae, and Odonto- 

 glossum Pescatorei Mouche d'Or, with a golden 



crest to the lip. 



H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill (gr. 

 Mr. Thurgood), staged a small collection, in- 

 cluding Cypripedium Chapmanii, Lselio-Cattleya 

 Rosslyn iL. Boothiana x C. Lawrenceana), and 

 two hybrid Odontoglossums. 



AWARDS. 

 First-class Certificate. 



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Odontoglossum crispum Saga (see fig. 125), 

 from J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, 

 South Woodford (gr. Mr. J. Davies). A beautiful 

 variety, shown in splendid condition, the plant 

 having* a magnificent spike of 17 flowers. The 

 flowers have the segments equally broad and 

 fringed ; they are white, with two-thirds of their 

 surface bearing rich, reddish-purple blotches. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cattleya Mendelii Thule, from J. Gurney 

 Fowler, Esq. A large white variety, with a 





Vogelzang, a 

 semblinn the 



