- OcTOBER, 1923.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 3°7 
SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SHOW. 
HE annual exhibition and féte arranged by the Shropshire Horticultural 
Society was held at Shrewsbury, and again proved a great success. 
Many thousands of people attended it, and on several occasions the 
entrance gates had to be closed for short periods. 
Orchids are not the feature at this event as they are at Chelsea. The 
only group entirely composed of Orchids was that of Messrs. Sanders. It 
was a pretty, though not large, exhibit and contained Cattleya Hardyana 
and its white variety, Dendrobium atroviolaceum, as well as D. asperifolium, 
a charming dwarf species with comparatively large flowers, Cattleya Lilian 
Sander, C. Fulva, and C. triumphans, in which the influence of 
C. Rex was clearly visible. Other noteworthy plants in this group 
were Brassavola Digbyana, Vanda ccerulea, as well as Odontoglossums 
superimposed on a ground work of Begonia Rex. A Silver Medal was 
awarded. 
Messrs. Stuart Low & Co. exhibited some Orchids at the end of their 
Carnation group, a Silver Medal being granted for the whole. Cattleya 
Hardyana was in fine form, also Cypripedium Maudie, Cyp. Shillianum, 
and Ble. Violetta. There was also a finely flowered example of Oncidium 
incurvum album. 
If Orchids were not a strong feature as groups, they were certainly well 
represented in the other exhibits and floral decorations. In the class for 
miscellaneous and fine foliage plants the exhibits probably aroused more 
interest than in any other, and competition was very keen. Messrs. Cypher 
& Sons were first with a most artistic arrangement in which Cypripedium 
Maudiz and Cyp. Rossettii, Cattleya Gaskelliana and Leliocattleyas were 
placed with considerable taste, while finishing touches were given by long- 
spiked plants of Odontoglossum hastilabium, Oncidium incurvum, On. 
oblongatum, and On. flexuosum. The second prize went to Mr. W. A. 
Holmes, of Chesterfield, who used Cattleya Harrisonie#, Dendrobium 
formosum and Miltonia vexillaria to full advantage. The third prize went 
to Sir G. H. Kendrick, Edgbaston, whose exhibit contained well-flowered 
plants of Brassavola cordata, Cattleya Hardyana, Epidendrum vitellinum, 
with its brilliant flowers, and some well-grown plants of Dendrobium 
superbiens and Brassia verrucosa. The two last mentioned species are 
particularly effective in grouping, and it is regrettable that they are not 
more often grown and used for this purpose. The long arching spikes of 
Brassia verrucosa, though not brilliant in colour, appear to blend with every 
other flower, and no matter where placed, or whatever contrast is made, 
Stand out well. 
W. R. Manning, Esq., of Dudley, completed the entries in the above 
