210 THE. ORCHID... REVIEW, [JULY, 1923. 
as well as Platyclinis uncata were noticed, as also was the purplish Potinara 
Juliette. Standing on a pedestal was Leliocattleya Circe, with a spike of 
several particularly bright flowers of clear yellow colour. 
Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park, Surrey (gr. Mr. S. Farnes), was 
awarded the Cain Challenge Cup for the best exhibit by an amateur in the 
whole show, as well as a Gold Medal. This was in every way a most 
praiseworthy exhibit ; not only were the plants in excellent condition, but 
the staging was good and the general effect all that could be desired. 
Instead of separating plants of the same kind throughout the group, they 
were massed together so as to yield a bold design. For example, 
Cypripedium Maudiz was seen with over a dozen flowers close together, 
and a little further along was a mass of snow-white blooms carried on 
Cattleya Magali Sander, then came an artistically-set area of scarlet and 
red Odontiodas, followed by another little batch of Cypripediums, and after 
it an array of richly-coloured Masdevallias. Along the back row were to 
be seen splendidly-flowered specimens of Oncidium McBeanianum, with 
yellowish and brown flowers, also Oncidium Marshallianum, with golden 
blooms. Arranged on a stand was the beautiful Cattleya Cowaniz alba, 
and on another Leliocattleya Excelsior, with a. dozen finely-developed 
flowers, the petals prettily flushed with bright purple. Another charming 
hybrid was C. Arras. Cymbidium Castor var. Laburnum was a constant 
source of attraction, its elegant flowers coming in for much appreciation 
from the numerous visitors. Odontoglossums were very well shown, and 
comprised three fine plants of O. crispum Oakfield Sunrise, the petals of 
this variety being streaked with brownish red, while O. crispum Beauty of 
Ashtead stood out well. Mention may also be made of Vanda ccerulea, 
one of the very few examples of this species seen at the show, and of 
specially well-flowered plants of Renanthera Imschootiana. Cattleya 
Bronacha alba carried six superb white flowers. Of the Leeliocattleyas 
there were many grand examples, including Ganymede, very pretty, having 
flowers of orange-buff with a rose-purple lip; Lc. Canhamiana alba, the 
elegant Lc. Domos, and a fine plant of the typical Lc. Canhamiana with 
ten large blooms. Even such comparatively insignificant species as 
Ada aurantiaca were well staged, while Miltonia vexillaria var. Empress 
Augusta proved that almost all sections of Orchids are cultivated with equal 
success in this well-known amateur’s collection. 
Messrs. J. & A. McBean received a Gold Medal for a magnificent exhibit 
of Odontoglossums. Commencing with O. crispum Gibraltar, a massive 
white variety, and O. crispum Esmeralda, a grand typical form with two 
spikes of nine flowers each, there was a grand series right up to the variety 
in which the whole flower was saturated with colour. Of the well-known 
O. eximium there was the variety Alpha, and of O. Faustina an exceptional 
