April-May, 1916.] 



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crimson colour, the lip inarkecl with crimscMi- 

 red. See illustration in this issue. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, 

 Surrey, exhibited several choice varieties of 

 the rich yellow Dendrobmm chessingtonense, 

 the handsome D. Rubens elegans, the pretty 

 Coelia macrostachya, and the rare Luisia 

 cantharoides. 



J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Brackenhurst, 

 Pembury, showed Cattleya Trianas Amesiana, 

 with white sepals and petals and delicate 

 blush-pmk lip. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. were awarded 

 a Silver Flora Medal for an excellent group 

 of choice Odontoglossums, both species and 

 hybrid's ; also Laelio-Cattleya Bella alba, of 

 robust constitution, L.-C. Dominiana and 

 Masdevallia Harryana lilacina. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons received a Silver 

 Flora Medal for an imposing group of 

 Dendrobium Wardianum, well-flowered plants 

 of Cymbidium Mavis and msigne Sanderi, 

 Vanda suavis, the rare Eria paniculata and a 

 strong plant of the now scarce Laelia cinna- 

 barina. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean were awarded 

 a Silver Banksian Medal for an attractive 

 exhibit of elegant Cymbidium hybrids, the 

 best being Alexanderi Excelsior. Also 

 Cattleya Cowanias alba, Ljelio-Cattleya Myra, 

 of bright yellow colour, various Odontiodas 

 and good Odontoglossums. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons obtained a 

 Silver Banksian Medal for a neat group of 

 Cypripediums, dark varieties of Cattleya 

 Empress Frederick, the pretty Angraecum 

 citratum, a strong plant of Cirrhopetalum 

 picturatum, and a fine selection of the best 

 Dendrobiums. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown staged the 

 new Odontioda Verdun (Oda. Charlesworthii 

 X Odm. Armstrongiee), of a promising nature ; 

 also Cypripedium Holdenii, C. ardens (glau- 

 cophyllum x Miss Louisa Fowler), and 

 several excellent Dendrobiums with numerous 

 flowers. . 



Messrs. Flory and Black exhibited B.-L.-C. 



Hilda (B.-L. Digbyano - purpurata x C. 

 labiata), Odontoglossums and Odontiodas in 

 variety, select Cyi:)ripediums and Zygo-colax 

 Veitchii. 



Mr. Harry Dixon staged some select 

 varieties of Cattleya Trian^e, various 

 Cymbidiums, and distinct varieties of Lycastc 

 Skinneri. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. exhibited 

 La?lio-Cattleya labiosa Illuminator, of varying 

 reddish-rose tints witlr a dark lip. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co. staged a very fine 

 form of Cattleya Suzanne Llye de Crom, the 

 elegant Cymbidium Plolfordianum, as well 

 as Lycaste Skinneri of delicate coloration. 



March 28th, igi6. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (m the chair), Sir 

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

 Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), Stuart Low, 

 R. A. Rolfe, R. G. Thwaites, F. J. Hanbury, 

 Pantia Ralli, E. R. Ashton, T. Armstrong, W. 

 Cobb, A. McBean, J. Charlesworth, S. Flory, 

 R. Brooman-White, C. J. Lucas, Gurney 

 Wilson and Col. Sir John Rutherford (visitor). 



FiRST-CLASs Certificates. 



Odontioda Gladys (Odm. Pescatorei x Oda. 

 Bradshawije), from Geo. W. Bird, Esq., The 

 Manor House, West Wickham, Kent. — A very 

 beautiful and uncommon result, in which the 

 spike carried 19 large flowers of good shape 

 and neatly spotted with red on a whitish 

 ground, the sepals and petals with a broad 

 bright rose margin. An illustration and 

 descriptive note appears m the ORCHID 

 World, Vol. V., page 173. 



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

 Empress Frederick), from Messrs. Armstrong 

 and Brown, Tunbridge Wells. — This ranks 

 among the finest of the Sophronitis hybrids. 

 The large flower is of excellent formation, the 

 segments slightly frilled, as often seen m the 

 latter parent, the broad labellum partaking 

 much of C. Mossi^, derived through C. 

 Empress Frederick. The colour is scarlet- 

 red. 



