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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[March, 1916. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal 

 for a group of select specimens, including 

 Brasso-Cattleya Cliftonii ; Cattleya Enid, 

 with white sepals and petals ; Odontioda 

 Cooksoniae, with several many-flowered 

 spikes ; Odontoglossum Thwaitesis, of rich 

 rose-purple colour ; and a fine selection of O. 

 eximium xanthotes and purple-blotched 

 varieties of the same. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, obtained a Silver Flora Medal for an 

 interesting group, containing Cattleya Clotho 

 var. Miss Louisa Fowler (Trianae x Enid), of 

 rose-lilac colour ; C. Triana? Broomhill variety, 

 a large white flower ; the bright yellow L.-C. 

 Gwennie ; Cymbidium Castor, a large cream- 

 white flower ; and some excellent plants of 

 Masdevallia. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 received a Silver Flora Medal for an attrac- 

 tive exhibit of Cymbidiums, the best being C. 

 Alexanderi aureum and C. Alexander! roseum. 

 Laelio-Cattleya Beatrice, a fine addition to 

 this section ; Odontoglossum Watsonianum ; 

 the richly-coloured Odontioda Latona ; and 

 the pretty S.-L.-C. Marathon were note- 

 worthy. Excellent varieties of Odonto- 

 glossum crispum were placed in good positions. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 

 secured a Silver Flora Medal for an inter- 

 esting group, the meritorious plants including 

 a fine specimen Cattleya Trianae, Cymbidium 

 Holfordianum and C. roseum, Brasso-Cattleya 

 Oberon, the bright rosy-mauve Laelia 

 Gouldiana and Odontioda Wilsonii. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a fine 

 exhibit of choice Cypripediums, Miltonia St. 

 Andre, Calanthe bella, Cymbidium Butterfly 

 and C. Gottianum, as well as the handsome 

 Angrascum eburneum. In the centre of the 

 group was a specimen plant of brides 

 Vandarum, with g spikes of flowers. It had 

 been grown along with Vanda teres. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Jarvisbrook, 

 were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a 

 group in which were several fine varieties of 

 Cattleya Percivaliana, the richly-coloured 

 Laslio-Cattleya Pizzaro, Cattleya Octave 

 Doin, several good forms of Laelia anceps, 



the pretty Saccolabium beUinum and various 

 Masdevallias. 



Messrs. Hassall ' and Co., Southgate, 

 obtained a Silver Banksian Medal for a selec- 

 tion of Odontioaas, a fine variety of Odonto- 

 glossum percultum, Brasso-Cattleya Nestor 

 and Cattleya Trianae alba. 



Mr. Harry Dixon, Spencer Park Nursery, 

 Wandsworth Common, received a Silver 

 Banksian Medal for a neat group of 

 Cymbidiums, good varieties of Lycaste 

 Skinneri, Sophro-Cattleya Atreus and various 

 Cypripediums. 



Mr. C. F. Waters, Balcombe, staged several 

 choice varieties of Lycaste Skinneri, Odonto- 

 glossum crispum and Cypripedium Thalia. 



Messrs. Flory and Black, Slough, exhibited 

 Odontoglossum majesticum, a handsome 

 flower ; O. eximillus, richly coloured ; Cypri- 

 pedium Pliny ; and a very fine variety of 

 B.-C. Digbyano-Mendelii bearing the name 

 Empress of Russia. 



February 22nd, 1916. 



Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 Sir Harry J. Veitch (m the chair). Sir Jere- 

 miah Colman, Bart., Messrs. Jas. O'Brien 

 (hon. sec), Stuart Low, R. G. Thwaites, 

 Pantia Ralli, F. Menteith Ogilvie, E. R. 

 Ashton, W. Cobb, J. Charlesworth, Gurney 

 Wilson, J. W. Potter, J. Cypher, J. E. Shill, 

 H. G. Alexander, W. Bolton, R. Brooman- 

 White, C. J. Lucas, R. A. Rolfe, T. Arm- 

 strong, C. Cookson, F. J. Hanbury and 

 A. Dye. 



Awards of Merit. 



Lslio-Cattleya Erzerum (Mrs. Temple x 

 Trianae), from Messrs. Armstrong and Brown. 

 — A majestic flower, with broad segments of 

 rose-purple colour, the wide lip purple- 

 crimson. 



Odontioda Dora (Oda. Vuylstekeas x Odm. 

 Jasper), from Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. 

 — A remarkable result, in which the ground 

 colour of the flower is deep rose-violet, the 

 segments boldly marked with claret-red 

 blotches, the petals having a sheeny nature. 



