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'IHI': ORCHID WORLD. 



[December, 1915. 



colour, the expansive labelliini crimped at 

 the margin, the wide area ui the throat yellow. 

 Very attractive. 



Sophro-Cattleya Pearl (S.-C. Dons x C. 

 Portia magnifica), from Messrs. J. and A. 

 McBean, Cooksbridge. — This hybrid carried 

 a flower with unusually broad segments, and 

 is a fine advance on previous h)'brids of the 

 Bowringiana section. In colour dark rose- 

 purple, the lip more intense. 



Seedling Commendation. 



O Jtntoglossum Doris nobilior (Ossulstonii 

 X crispum), from )ilessrs. Armstrong and 

 Brown, Tunbridgc Wells. -Although this 

 seedling was m an undeveloped state it 

 showed considerable promise, the fleshy 

 segments being of good shape and blotched 

 with dark red. In its parentage it is related 

 to Odontoglossum Victory, with which it 

 agrees in having a well-developed labellum. 



Other Exhibits. 



J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Pembury, exhibited 

 several splendid Orchids, including the dark 

 Cattleya Fabia Fowler's variety ; Odonto- 

 glossum Smithii, very beautiful with a spike 

 of four richly coloured flowers ; Lycaste 

 Imschootiana ; Cypripedium Arthurianum 

 giganteum, extra large ; and the new 

 Cattleya Puritan (Warscewiczii F. M. 

 Beyrodt x Maggie Raphael alba) with pure 

 white sepals and petals. 



F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., The Shrubbery, 

 Oxford, exhibited Odontioda Sheila, of 

 unrecorded parentage, but suggesting Wilck- 

 eanum by the shape of the petals with their 

 toothed edge. In colour rose-red with a 

 purple margin. The flowers are equal in size 

 to many Odontoglossums. Cypripedium 

 Elatior " The Shrubbery var.," which has 

 previously obtained a F.C.C., was also shown. 



Pantia Ralli, Esq, Ashtead Park, exhibited 

 the new Sophro-La?lio-Cattleya Serbia (S.-C. 

 pumeximia x C. labiata). — Flower of rich 

 purple colour, the lip darker than the other 

 segments. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. were 



awarded a Silver ' Flora Medal for an 

 extensive group containing many choice 

 things, among them being Laelio-Cattleya 

 Phoebus, the large L.-C. St. Gothard, an 

 excellent variety of L.-C. Golden Oriole, the 

 pretty L.-C. Smilax, Cattleya Antiope, yellow 

 tinged with rose, and Odontoglossum Ceres 

 Goodson's variety. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons received a Silver 

 Flora Medal for an excellent exhibit of 

 Cyi^ripediums ; Cattleya Princess Royal var. 

 alba ; the curious Cirrhopetalum hirtum ; 

 Maxillaria nigrescens ; Cattleya Tokyo, of 

 unrecorded parentage, the j'ellow flower 

 having a large purple blotch on the front of 

 the lip ; and many dark varieties of Cattleya 

 Fabia. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons obtained a 

 Silver Flora Medal for a comprehensive 

 exhibit of Cypripediums, of which C. Leeanum 

 Ballias was remarkable on account of its 

 frilled dorsal sepal. Other interesting plants 

 were Dendrobium Phatenopsis splendens, 

 quite the darkest variety, and D. P. 

 hololeucum, a charming white flower. 

 Miltonia Candida, with 1 3 flowers, and a good 

 variety of L.-C. Lustre were also shown. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. were awarded 

 a Silver Banksian Medal for a group 

 containing a fine specimen of Cirrhopetalum 

 ornatissimum, with 6 umbels of flowers ; two 

 choice varieties of Sophro-Cattleya Doris ; 

 Cattleya Moira and C. Boadicea, as well as 

 good Cypripediums. A plant of interest 

 was Cattleya Miss Williams (Gaskelliana 

 alba X Loddigesii Stanleyi), with pure white 

 flowers. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean secured a Silver 

 Banksian Medal for a neat exhibit, embracing 

 two fine plants of Cymbidiurn Doris, with 15 

 and 17 flowers respectively; an excellent 

 variety of Cattleya Hardyana ; C. aurea ; C. 

 Lord Rothschild, very pleasing ; L.-C. 

 luminosa, of an uncommon tint ; and select 

 Cypripediums. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown showed 

 Odontoglossum Thisbe superbum (elegans x 

 crispum), a pretty flower, and Cirrhopetalum 

 gracillimum, carrying several spikes of 

 slender golden-red flowers. 



