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THE GARDENERS 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 
CHRONICLE. 
[May 24, 1919. 
EXHIBITION AT CHELSEA, 
May 20, 21 and 22. 
НЕ Royal Horticultural Society is to be con- 
[ Безне on the great succ which 
nded exhibition in the beautiful 
гет the Royal Hospital 
gs atin the i qum Wednesday and 
Thursday of the presen The w er was 
gloriously fine, but the eiiam: sunshine w 
tempered by a ind, so that the atmosphere 
inside the tents er oppressive, whilst 
the arranrement of the tents e epis fort 
in inspecting the exhibits. well 
attended, and on the first day cio gode тӘ, 
accompanied by the ex-Em орла Marie of ‘Russia 
and Princ " ан paid an earl: it, whilst 
‘later in e day тутй naught 
Lon ie the че is patro any 
, French and Dutch horticulturists were 
nt, and they се eda the 
In these tim ала г labour 
aides it elm pecie 4 de. expected that the © 
would road be E in extent to those of E 
war 
pergo а nt imil feature: 
in the open Rave, in the past, constituted some 
€ iMetro- 
task 
igned rock gardens were 
ihe one 
forth ing, as may be seen from 
illustrated in Fig. 1 
With regard to ind flowerin g plants, in- 
cluding Orchids ich are n re shown 
Tr than ese spring опа of the 
, the 
so nu as А, е uction о: 
numbers only had the е of raising th 
standard of quality. дон тл мн 
Brown's collection of О: the 
rchids 
artistically arranged display in the adie ‘am 
was awarded the Coronation Ср, CUM ed for rw 
the 
arpuses 
бнт The M E Los ted-leaved Pelar- 
oniums from the Ho: i Gibb’s gardens 
at Aldenham includ the choicest Phocion 
in cultivation, the plants being superb - 
mens. The exhibits of vegetables were very 
few, but Messrs. and Sons’ 
meetings were well at- 
there w were meetin 
jation, the 
d. In addition, 
Horticultural Trades’ Assoc 
National Sweet Pea Society, 
Tulip 
gether 
and 
күн in the show. grounds, 
a busy time for horticulturists, 
the National 
so d at 
Orchid Committee 
Present : Sir Harry J. 
80 
and Stuart 
Fifty war Тт were вао 
Сот 
AWARDS. 
eitch (in the at): 
Alex 
waites, J. Cypher, 
to go before the 
tee, and over twenty awards were given. 
cate, 
Brasso- eaten speciosa Gatton Park v 
(C. Schróderae ашлы: x% 
deli Fortuna), Sir У 
Bart,. Gatton Park ee 
the 
ana 
энн, 
"Lodi Cattleya 
broad in all its parts 
white, lip Hd rosy-crimson. 
Collier). 
finest of mu 2 Bree Cateye of large = 
Же t for very charming flower i 
Excel: elsior 
В.-©Єг Jae adie oed 
EREMIAH COLMAN, 
One of 
Ashtead 
ophro- gode weis кш var. General 
ооа, 1 -C. 
ird ominiana x L.C. Mara- 
thon), Ё Mes CHAR: e^ WORTH AND Co. 
This pes o кес di ‘form of S.-L.-C. Anzac next 
described are distinct advances in thei 
tions, the flowers being large and brilliantly 
coloured. ерак e petals rose-red, w 
scarlet glo Lio rien crimson. 
ая Lain “Catt ie Anzac, var. Lutetia, 
Mes ESWORTH AND Co. А 
rming oncle ra Mor smaller and lighter in 
ne кш the preceding, but 
in shap 
Odontoglossum crispum 
s Mary. A noble sn 
Odon tioda Automa var. 
May 
s poi x Odm. Harryanum 
flower, Mer Qu wh: 
Ше Is а: me irregular 
dont lossum Doreen (e 
2 d ia). d edis 
“O -— bs s to the весте 
idend "Poi зя 
violet purple with whit 
the lip 
The ‘aie from 
from Messrs. STRONG АР 
hurst, Tunbridge We 
deep, claret 
ROWN. 
Ow- whit flower, 
etals. 
5:3 ghter in ‘tirit than 
zimium 
NE uh ыг 
m Aphrodite. var. E Nun ora (ex 
pans A Ser gi hp 
front 
if anything better 
Prin- 
with 
"P. 
nthotes var. 
is. А brilliani 
Oda. wem 
(Oda. Brad- 
m). „ А fine claret 
itish marki ings on 
wh te lines on the 
ress 
imium 
and 
Messrs CHARLESWORTH AN 
тт mee Бір Brownii (Mars 
ARMS 
D Co. 
x oriepum), 
Brown, Orchid- 
grand flower of a 
lls. 
red : ay К: defined white 
r (Colossus 
ARM 
bore нея noble 
ard Perfet deti. Messrs. 
ep 
NG AND 
Soeur, white with the inner two-thir 
claret-red. 
Brasso-Cattleya 
(€. Mendelii x E С 
from again orn 
charm "hito 
flower, 
form, white with chrome va 
Aida Orchidhurst variety 
ше ait endelii А 
a 
РЕ off e de 
x disc to the lip. 
зри. JIMPAM Linda, from Mess 
and A. McB A agens variety with 
finely- formed ЖЫТ flowers, having a few dark 
spots on the segmen 
exunium 
M om A. McBEAN. 
flower of fine shape, the 
the segments hene ruby-red. 
Odontioda Thela, from ‘Messrs. 
McBzan. 
Leono fro 
A ae "colour ad 
inner two-thirds of 
J: and Ж 
worthii 5 Odm 
J. and A. McBean. 
очо n кайы кш size, dark росы: wale a 
то lip. s 
pt d Gladys var. Invicta, from G. W. 
Brgp, Esq., Manor Taboos, West Wickham (gr. 
Mr. Redde: n). One of the finest of Mr. pies 
Cdontiodas, the flower being large, bright r 
heavily blotc hed vh dein purple 
а ntioda The Рей D nee (parentage un 
Schróde 
corded), fro n öder, The 
Dell, en Green in PM J. E. Shill). 
ement on Oda. Coronation, the large 
aa ‘belie heavily A ines with "bright red 
with intervening white 
PRE Ry Cow 
To idu КО СНА, pr large 
buff flower, from Messrs. CHARLESWORTH AND 
Co. 
CULTURAL еа 
То Мг. -yade Orchid grow 
Ralli, Esq.. for a gna nd enne T Prius 
Mossiae А ааг 
GRO 
The саан well sae the wnole of the side 
staging surro f 
Sir JERE за LMAN, Bart., @ n Fark, 
Вогт. СоШег), гергеѕе е 
еу (gr., Mr. : t 
amateur Orchidists with a magnificent group, 
man ш the ЫР of the hybrids having been 
ised at Gat ark. 
й E which ery effectively 
anged, conta: b red representatives of over : 
distinet steaks and the fines ut o 
seen at le show during last five 
years .  Odontoglossum crispum include ten 
[зале pr distinct varieties, Elsie, Magnum 
y Colman, Lulu, AREE RR Solum, 
y D сарЫ Qu n 
Empress ма E Ogilvie being the 
и that дан ма variable sp 
О. Gat w 
white margin ine olet 
of O. Pescatorei were the ne e varies 
he spo orm Duche 
s ing pet s : rhe 
18 emselves e tively. 3 
ee des rms of Lycaste Віш, 
induded delicatissima alba Purity, hellemen 
and others; while quain Masdevallias і of 
elegant Cirrhopetalums gave 1 terest to 9 
tne best groups of the dh 
essrs. MsTRoNG & Brown, Orchi ec 
Tunbridge Wells, at the entrance © of ma 
staged ge and t tastef sles 
group ri with nts Doi tly 
The elevated convex centre was of bri АЙ 
coloured Odontiodas fronted by cl 
