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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[April-May, igi6. 



Messrs. C)-pher and Sons were awarded a 

 Silver Flora Medal for a well-arranged group 

 of Dcndrobiums, including Thwaitesii 

 " Veitch's var.," the pretty Vanda crerulescens, 

 Phajus flavus, Odontoglossum hibernicum, 

 the interesting Masdevallia gargantua and M. 

 Houtteana, as well as Cattleya Dusseldorfei 

 and good Cypripediums. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons secured a Silver 

 Banksian Medal for a group containing the 

 graceful Pleurothallis gelida, Odontoglossum 

 Polyj:)hcmus (])olyxanthum x triuinphans), the 

 pretty Epidendrum sceiitrum, Cnelogync 

 Lawrenccana and good varieties of 

 Sophronitis grandiflora. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co. obtained a Silver 

 Banksian Medal for an exhibit of Cattleya 

 .Schr()der;r, including some di-tinct and large 

 flowering varieties ; also Odontoglossums and 

 Odontiodas, as well as several choice Brasso- 

 Cattleyas and the bright La?lio-("attleya G. S. 

 Ball. A fine variety of Od. pol}'xanthuni was 

 also staged. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. exhibited the 

 scarce Dendrobium atroviolaceum, brides 

 Vandarum, the ])retty Vanda Parishii, two 

 types of Vanda coerulescens, Dendrobium 

 Wardianum album, a distinct variety of 

 Cattleya Seligerae with a bluish tinge, and 

 the choice Dendrobium Butterfly (Ainsworthii 

 X chessingtonense). A strong plant of 

 Schomburgkia undulata was also seen. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, 

 exhibited the pretty Polystachya paniculata, 

 Eria ferruginea, Odontioda Lady Colman, 

 with bright red flowers, Coelogyne lactea, and 

 Laslio-Cattleya Isabel Sander, a large flower. 



C. Ingram, Esq., Elstead House, Godal- 

 ming, showed Dendrobium Melpomene (Ains- 

 worthii X signatum), a pleasing yellow flower, 

 the lip blotched with maroon. Also Odontioda 

 Elstead Gem (C. Noetzliana x Oda. 

 Thwaitesii), with dark red flowers. 



Dr. Miguel Lacroze, Bryndir, Roehampton, 

 staged Odontoglossum Clotilde " Bryndir 

 var." (eximium x Clytie), a large and richly- 

 coloured flower ; O. crispum nigrescens, with 

 dark blotches on a white ground ; Odontioda 

 Buenos Aires, with 3 large flowers, the 

 segments very broad, of solid reddish-purple 



colour ; and Oda. Joan " Bryndir var.," of a 

 pretty reddish-magenta tint. 



F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., The Slirubbery, 

 Oxford, exhibited the rare Odontoglossum 

 Pescatorei " Duchess of Westminster," with 

 two sjiikes carrying an aggregate of 20 well- 

 formed flowers ; also Odontoglossum illus- 

 trissimum " The Shrubbery var.," which 

 obtained an Award of Merit. 



R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Streatham Hill, 

 staged Odontoglossum crispum Perfection, an 

 excellent flower of round shape and well 

 l)lotched ; also O. luminosum (Fascinator x 

 ardentissimum), with dark blotching. 



J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Pembury, staged 

 the interesting Cymbidium Niobe (eburneo- 

 Lowianum x tigrinum), with two spikes of 5 

 flowers, grcenisli, the white lip hax'ing hgiit 

 rose freckling on the front lobe; also Odonto- 

 glossum Cloth ■ of Gold (amabile x Wilck- 

 canum), a handsome flower, golden-yellow 

 with red-brown markings. 



Messrs. Flory and Black staged Odontioda 

 Prince Albert (Zephyr x percultum), with two 

 many-flowered spikes of rich red colour, the 

 lip rose tinted ; also Dendrobium chessing- 

 tonense " J. M. Black," La?lio-Cattleya Yellow 

 Bird, with 5 bright yellow flowers, and choice 

 blotched Odontoglossums. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown exhibited 

 Cypripedium Wm. Llo}-d, for which they 

 received an Award of Merit, Odontoglossum 

 exultans (crispum x excellens), O. promerens 

 Orchidhurst variety, and O. crispum General 

 Petain, a large white flower of fine shape and 

 blotched with purple-red. 



Mr. Harry Dixon showed various Cym- 

 bidiums, good Odontiodas, Cypripedium 

 Maudise and Cattleya intermedia Measures- 

 iana, with rose freckling. 



Mr. C. Waters, Balcombe, staged several 

 good varieties of Odontoglossum crispum. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID 

 SOCIETY, 



February 17th, igi6. 

 Me.MEERS of the Committee present: Rev. 

 J. Crombleholme (in the chair), Messrs. J. C. 

 Cowan, J. Cypher, J. Evans, P. Foster, A. R. 

 Handley, A. J. Keeling, D. McLeod, F. K. 



