MarRCH, 1912.] “THE ORCHID REVIEW. 87 
CULTURAL COMMENDATION. 
CALANTHE WILLIAM MurRray.—Some exceptionally well-grown spikes, 
about four feet in length, and profusely flowered. To Mr. Branson, gr. to 
George Hanbury, Esq., Blythewood, Burnham. 
At the meeting held on February 6th, the Orchids showed a great falling 
off, no doubt owing to the severe frost of the previous week, but five medal 
groups were shown, and the awards consisted of one First-class Certificate 
and one Award of Merit. 
Orchid Committee present :—J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the Chair), and 
Messrs. J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), Harry J. Veitch, R. Brooman White, 
W. Bolton, Walter Cobb, Gurney Wilson, W. H. White, A. Dye, H. G. 
Alexander, J. E. Shill, W. H. Hatcher, J. Cypher, T. Armstrong, 
A. A. McBean, C. H. Curtis, F. J. Hanbury, R. A. Rolfe, and Sir Jeremiah 
Colman, Bart. 
Lt.-Col. Sir George L. Holford, K.C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. 
Alexander), sent a fine plant of the brilliant Sophrocatleelia Marathon var. 
Vesuvius, bearing a six-flowered spike, and Cypripedium Helen II., 
Holford’s var. 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, S. Woodford (gr. Mr. J. Davis), 
sent Odontoglossum crispum Olive, a home-raised seedling, having the 
flower heavily blotched with red-brown, 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., V.M.H., Gatton Park, Reigate (gr. Mr. J. 
Collier), showed Odontoglossum Collieri (Phoebe X armainvillierense), a 
richly-coloured hybrid, with acuminate segments, heavily marked with ruby 
purple except at the base and apex. 
Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking (gr. Mr. W. Hopkins), sent 
Brassocattleya Wellesleye (C. Mossie Wageneri x B. glauca), a pretty 
white flower, with the disc of the lip yellow, Cypripedium Wellesleye, 
C. memoria Mostynii superbum, and C. Duchess of Argyll (Druryi X Leea- 
num giganteum), a handsome thing, with well-blotched dorsal sepal. 
Messrs. W. B. Hartland & Sons, Ardcairn, Ballintemple, Cork, staged 
a fine group of Cypripediums and Odontoglossums, the former including 
some good C. Leeanum, Mrs. Wm. Mostyn, insigne Sanderianum, callosum 
Sandere and others, while the latter contained the mauve purple O. Groganii, 
nevium, loochristiense and about a dozen remarkably dissimilar hybrids, 
obtained from O. Rolfe x Vuylstekei, including forms with both white 
and yellow ground colour, and a great variation in the amount of brownand 
purple spotting (Silver Flora Medal), 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, staged a choice group, 
including a beautiful Odontoglossum crispum xanthotes (O. c. Charles- 
worthii x ©. c. Cooksoniz), with very round flowers, and deep yellow 
