JUNE, 1914.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 145 
ees THE CHELSEA SHOW. 
HE Great Spring Show of the R.H.S. was held at the Royal Hospital 
Gardens, Chelsea, on May 23rd, 24th, and 25th, in delightful weather, 
except for some rain in the early morning of the third day, and in spite of 
the inevitable curtailment in space caused by the war, and the shortage of 
labour, was a brilliant success. The Orchids produced a magnificent 
display, though the groups, with a single exception, were limited to trade 
exhibits, and their restricted size—120 square feet being the limit— 
tended rather to enhance the quality by necessitating a more rigid 
selection. Continental exhibits and visitors were necessarily absent. The 
Queen and Princess Mary visited the Show early on Tuesday, and Queen 
Alexandra and Princess Victoria were present on the following day. The 
Judges for Orchids were Sir Jeremiah Colman,. Bart., and Messrs. F. J. 
Hanbury, Pantia Ralli, and J. E. Shill. 
' Orchid Committee present: Sir Harry J. Veitch (in the Chair), J. 
O’Brien (hon. sec.), R. A. Rolfe, F. J. Hanbury, Pantia Ralli, J. Cypher, 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., J. E. Shill, T. Armstrong, H. G. Alexander, 
F. M. Ogilvie, W. Bolton, A. Dye, J. Wilson Potter, Stuart H.. Low, W. 
Cobb, E. R. Ashton, Gurney Wilson, C. J. Lucas, R. G. Thwaites, A. 
McBean, J. Charlesworth, W. H. White, S. W. Flory, W. H. Hatcher, 
R. Booman White, and Clive Cookson. 
Thirty-seven plants were entered to go before the Committee, and 
the awards consisted of two First-class Certificates, six Awards of Merit, 
and eleven Medals. The Davidson Cup for the best Odontoglossum 
crispum was won by Messrs. J. & A. McBean. 
FirsT-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
BRASSOCATLELIA JOAN VAR. VERDUN (BI. Gratrixie X C. Octave Doin). 
—A brilliant deep yellow form, of good shape, and with the lip well fringed 
in front. Exhibited by Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM ARMAINVILLIERENSE MEMORIA J. GuRNEY FOWLER 
(O. crispum solum X Pescatorei).—A remarkable hybrid, in which the 
characters of O. c. solum were well represented. The spike bore five 
flowers, of good shape and substance, and the ground colour white tinged 
with rose, especially on the sepals. The side lobes of the lip and lower 
half of the front lobe were solid claret colour, with a yellow crest, while 
three of the flowers had a claret blotch at the base of the lateral sepals, the 
third and fifth a similar blotch on the left-hand petal, the petals of the 
latter flower having also a pair of broad lines at the base. The column was. 
claret colour. Exhibited by Miss Louisa Fowler. 
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