202 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JuLy, 1923- 
CERTIFICATED ORCHIDS AT CHELSEA SHOW. 
EMBERS of the Orchid Committee present :—Sir Jeremiah Colman, 
Bart. (in the chair), Messrs. Jas. O’Brien (hon. sec.), F. J. Hanbury, 
T. Armstrong, H. G. Alexander, W. H. Hatcher, E. R. Ashton, A. Dye,. 
Gurney Wilson, J. T. Barker, H. H. Smith, W. H. White, J. Cypher, 
J. Shill, F. K. Sander, S. Flory, A. McBean, C. J. Lucas, Pantia Ralli,. 
Stuart Low, R. G. Thwaites, H. T. Pitt, C. H. Curtis, G. F. Moore and 
R. Brooman White. 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
Cymbidium Castor var. Laburnum (insigne X Woodhamsianum), from 
Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashstead Park, Surrey. A most showy hybrid of 
excellent formation in all the segments; of yellow colour, the !abellum 
marked with a reddish zone at the apex. This plant carried a tall arching 
spike of 16 flowers. 
Dendrobium Gatton Sunray (Dalhousieanum luteum x illustre), from 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, Surrey. This elegant plant bore: 
several pendulous spikes with a total of 48 large flowers of fleshy nature ;- 
in colour a deep straw yellow, the basal part of the labellum blotched with: 
reddish-brown. D. illustre is itself a hybrid between Dalhousieanum and: 
chrysotoxum, and D. Gatton Sunray possesses a habit of growth fairly 
intermediate in style. 
Cattleya Prince Shimadzu var. Olympus (Tityus x Hardyana), from 
Messrs. Flory and Black. One of the grandest hybrid Cattleyas raised and 
generally considered to be the best Orchid exhibited this year at Chelsea. 
All the good qualities of both parents are pleasingly combined, producing 4. 
large flower having broad segments with the petals arranged in fine 
up-standing habit, in fact, they just met one another in front of the dorsab. 
sepal. In colour a bright rosy-mauve, slightly tinged with pink, the 
expansive labellum crimson-purple with the disc and throat golden-yellow. 
Cypripedium Fletcherianum var. Antinea (Godefroy leucochilum X 
W. R. Lee), from Messrs. Cowan & Co. One of the most distinct hybrids: 
yet raised in this genus. Flower of large size, ground colour pale yellow, 
the dorsal sepal and lateral petals neatly marked with lines of reddish dots, 
the labellum slightly marked. 
Odontoglossum crispo-Solon var. Carmania, from Messrs. J. & A- 
McBean. One of the largest and best of the Odontoglossum hybrids, the 
spike carried four flowers, with broad sepals, extra round petals and a large 
lip. All the segments heavily blotched with rich crimson-purple, the: 
margin showing soft rose tinting. 
Odontioda Duchess of York, from Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. A 
delightful hybrid, the well-developed spike carried no less than 20 flowers 
