276 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [SEPTEMBER, 1907. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, staged a very beautiful 
group, to which a Silver Flora Medal was awarded. It contained a beau- 
tiful example of Mormodes luxatum punctatum, bearing a fine spike of 
fragrant white flowers, having a purple band and some similar spots on the 
lip, some good examples of Odontoglossum x Rolfez and O. x crispo- 
Harryanum, the pretty O. X Elaine, Cattleya Gaskelliana alba, C. x F. 
W. Wigan, and others, some fine forms of Lelio-cattleya callistoglossa, 
Sophrolelia Marriottiana, Sophrocattleya Chamberlainii, Zygopetalum 
rostratum, some finely-bloomed examples of Ancistrochilus Thomsonianus 
and var. Gentilii, Bifrenaria aureo-fulva, Maxillaria marginata, the rare 
Tonopsis utricularioides, Oncidium trulliferum, O. nigratum, the graceful 
little Pleurothallis macroblepharis, various Cypripediums, and other inter- 
esting things. The handsome Dendrobium regium, previously mentivuned, 
was also represented by two plants, a First-class Certificate being awarded. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Enfield, showed the chaste Cattleya 
Gaskelliana alba, C. Xx Parthenia Prince of Wales, Cypripedium X 
Wiertzianum, the richly-coloured C. x Watsonianum, and a finely-flowered 
example of Platyclinis filiformis. 
At the meeting held on August zoth there was a finer display of Orchids, 
as many as six medals being awarded for groups, while the coveted Lindley 
Medal was given to a remarkable specimen of Lelio-cattleya elegans sent 
by Major Holford. The other awards consisted of two Botanical Certifi- 
cates, one Cultural Commendation and an Award of Merit. 
Major G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt, Tetbury (gr. Mr 
Alexander), staged a group of six very beautiful hybrids, to which a Silver 
Banksian Medal was given. They were as follows :—Cattleya x Pittiana 
superba, C. xX fulvescens magnifica, C. X Euphrasia, Westonbirt var. 
Brassocattleya Madame Jules Hye, Lelio-cattleya Ophir delicata, with 
very light sepals and petals, a light yellow throat to the lip, and the front 
lobe light rose, and L.-c. Arethusa (C. Harrisoniana X L.-c. exoniensis). 
He also sent an immense specimen of L.-c. elegans, grown in a large tub, 
and bearing thirty fine spikes with an aggregate of 230 large, rich purple 
flowers, the best spike bearing thirteen. It was a remarkable example of 
good culture, one of the finest yet seen, and was deservedly awarded a Silver — 
gilt Lindley Medal. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. White), staged# 
group of about two dozen well-flowered plants of the Chinese Habenatia 
rhodochila, allied to H. militaris, 
leaves not mottled as in the latter. A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded. 
He also sent Polystachya odorata with a ten-branched inflorescence of 
greenish-white flowers, and a grand specimen of the rare New Guinea 
but having an orange-coloured lip and the — 
