﻿January, 1904] 



THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



chiefly insigne and X Leeanum varieties, about 75 named forms and some 

 unnamed being included. 



O. 0. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), secured a 

 Silver Flora Medal for an extremely good collection of Cypripedes, the cut 

 flowers of nearly 100 varieties being represented. Among the best were 

 twelve distinct yellow varieties of C. insigne, the fine C. i. Berryanum, with 

 a few large dark blotches on the dorsal sepal ; C. i. Wrigley's variety, C. i. 

 macranthum, C. X triumphans, C. X Euryades Wrigleyanum, C. X 

 Curtisio-ciliolare, and others. An Award of Merit was given to the fine 

 Cypripedium X Leeanum Clinkaberryanum, which is noted on another 



Wrigleyanum, a large and handsome variety. 



W. E. Budgett, Esq., Henbury, Bristol, showed a fine group of 

 Cypripediums, containing 190 well-grown plants. The whole of the 

 plants were cultivated by Mr. Budgett himself without the aid of a gardener. 

 A Silver Flora Medal was deservedly awarded. 



H. Whateley, Esq., Spring Gardens, Kenilworth, staged a good group 

 of varieties of Cypripedium X Leeanum, Zygopetalum Mackayi, Odonto- 

 glossum crispum, &c, a Silver Banksian Medal being awarded. 



W. M. Appleton, Esq., Weston-super-Mare, showed Cypripedium X 

 Elsie (Boxallii X Charlesworthii), C. X Fred. Hardy (Charlesworthii X 

 Spicerianum), and Cypripedium X Dowlingianum Appleton's var. (Gode- 

 froyae leucochilum X insigne punctatum violaceum), the latter having a 



Lt.-Col. H. C. Batten, Abbot's Leigh, Bristol, exhibited Cypripedium X 

 Mrs. Cary Batten, the flower being large, and the yellow dorsal sepal 

 marked with purple ; also a hybrid between C. X nitens and C. X Sallieri. 



J. T. Bennett-Poe, Esq., Holmewood, Cheshunt (gr. Mr. Downes), 

 showed Cymbidium X Tracyano-giganteum. 



Captain G. L. Hoi ford, Westonbirt, (gr. Mr. Alexander), showed 

 Cypripedium X Charlesianum superbum, C. X Euryades superbum, C. X 

 E. marginatum, C. X E. aureum, C. X E. Westonbirt variety, and the 

 handsome Lselio-cattleya X Ophir superba (L. xanthina X C. aurea), 

 having the flowers deep yellow, tinged with rose on the lip. 



F. A. Rehder, Esq., The Avenue, Gipsy Hill (gr. Mr. Norris), sent 

 Cypripedium X Tia (exul X Ianthe superbum). 



Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, staged a fine group of hybrids, to 

 which a Silver Flora Medal was awarded. The best were Lstlia X Icarus, 

 L. X Mrs. M. Gratrix, Laelio-cattleya X Hon. Mrs. Astor, L.-c. X Terentia, 

 L.-c. X Coronis, L.-c. X Eunomia, L.-c. X Bryan, L.-c. X Cappei, L.-c. 

 X Wellsiana, L.-c. X Epicasta, L.-c. X Semiramis,and L.-c. X luminosa. 



Messrs. H. Low & Co., Enfield, gained a Silver Flora Med 



