THK ORCHID WORLD. 



Vanda suavis. (Seepage 17.) 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



August 31st, 191 5. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 Mr. J. Gurney Fowler (in the chair), Sir 

 Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Sir Harry J. Veitch, 

 Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec.), Gurney 

 Wilson, R. A. Rolfe, Pantia Ralli, T. 

 Armstrong, A. McBean, W. Cobb, W. H. 

 Hatcher, C. H. Curtis, J. E. Shill, W. H. 

 White, S. W. Flory and W. Bolton. 



First-class Certificates. 



Catasetum pileatum, variety Mrs. Tom 

 Fielden, from Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., 

 Gatton Park, Surrey. — An elegant species, 

 also known as Bungerothii, and one of the 

 finest of the genus. In this example the spike 

 carried g large white flowers of wax-like 

 substance, presenting a most attractive object. 

 It is several years since so fine a specimen 

 was seen. 



.Sophro-Cattleya .Sylvia (S.-C. Doris x C. 

 Hardyana), from J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., 

 Brackenhurst, Pembury. — A very fine result, 

 in which the comparatively large flower is of 



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rich vinous purple colour with a ruby-crimson 

 shade. The crimped lip has a dark crimson 

 front lobe, the throat lined with gold. 



Cattleya Sybil var. Georgius V. Rex, from 

 W. R. Lee, Esq., Plumpton Hall, Heywood. — 

 A large flower of beautiful coloration. The 

 sepals and petals of golden-yellow tinged 

 with bronzy-rose, the broad and well- 

 developed labellum rich crimson with gold 

 veining. An exceedingly attractive hybrid. 

 The parents are aurea and iridescens. 



Awards of Merit. 



Laflio-Cattleya eximia delicatissima (L 

 purpurata x C. Warneri), from J. Gurney 

 Fowler, Esq. — A very distinct and beautiful 

 variety in which the sepals and petals arc 

 delicately tinted with rose, the open labellum 

 effectively marked with purple. The plant 

 carried two spikes, each with 4 flowers. 



Cattleya Hardyana alba, Fowler's variety, 

 from J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. — An excellent 

 variety with white sepals and petals, the large 

 labellum ruby-purple. 



Other Exhibits. 



J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., was awarded a 

 Silver Flora Medal for a group of choice 

 hybrids, including Miltonioda McNabiana (O. 

 Edwardii x M. Bleuana), with light rose- 

 coloured flowers having dark blotches 

 beneath the crest ; Cattleya Harold, brightly 

 coloured ; C. Iris ; C. Hardyana " Countess of. 

 Derby " ; and fine varieties of L.-C. George 

 Woodhams. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, received a .Silver Banksian Medal for 

 a selection of choice hybrids and species. 

 Mention may be made of Habenaria Suzannae, 

 Catasetum Russelianum, Cattleya Alcimeda 

 (Gaskelliana alba x labiata alba), Cypripedium 

 Maudia? and various Odontoglossums. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, 

 exhibited some very beautiful and distinct 

 varieties of their Cattleya Sybil (aurea x 

 iridescens) ; also C. Adula, flowering for the 

 first time from a new batch, and showing 

 considerable promise. 



