THE ORCHID WORLD. 



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exceedinj^ly fine exhibit containing- many rare 

 species as well as Vieautiful hybrids, all f^rovvn 

 in excellent style. Mention may l)e made of 

 the handsome Cirrhopetalum robustum, 

 i4£rides odoratum album, many choice Den- 

 drobiums, the yellow Laelio-Cattleya Glory 

 Glory, L.-C. Fascinator var. King Edward 

 VII., Miltonia Lambeauiana, Cattleya Men- 

 delii Gatton Park var., of soft blush tint, 

 Odontoglossum crispum Mary Colman, O. c. 

 Pride of Gatton, as well as Odontioda Brad- 

 shawiae var. Lady Colman, and the elegant 

 Odontioda Colmanias, with golden-yellow 

 flowers blotched with red. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, received a Gold Medal for a most 

 effective group, every plant being shown to 

 advantage. It contained selected varieties of 

 Laelio-Cattleya Canhamiana, the Orchidhurst 

 variety of L.-C. Aphrodite, Brasso-Cattleya 

 Shilliana, of a pleasing rose-pink colour, 

 Laelia purpurata Ashtoniae, Odontoglossum 

 crispum Lusitania, with a graceful spike of 

 12 flowers, round in shape and with reddish 

 blotching, numerous Odontoglossum hybrids 

 of considerable promise, including O.Aglaon 

 Orchidhurst variety, with claret blotching, 

 and various Dendrobiums. A special Feature 

 was the grand Miltonia J. Gurney Fowler, 

 with a blackish blotch on the light rose ground 

 colour. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. were awarded 

 the Williams Memorial Medal for an exten- 

 sive group in which were many fine examples 

 of their well-known hybrids. Among the best 

 were Cattleya Tityus, C. Schilleriana 

 luminata, a wide selection of the beautiful 

 Laelio-Cattleya Fascinator, Odontioda Red 

 Cross, strong plants of the pretty Odontonia 

 Magali Sander xanthotes, Odontoglossum 

 /\ireworth, O. eximium, Cattleya Mossiae 

 Wageneri, and several remarkable varieties of 

 Miltonias, chief among them being Charles- 

 worthii and Lyoth. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean received a 

 Williams Memorial Medal for an effectively 

 arranged exhibit containing many choice 

 examples of their specialities. The elegant 

 Oncidium MacBeanianum and the rare O. 

 superbiens were in conspicuous positions, also 



the finely cultivated Dendrobium .Sandene 

 and C'attleya Cowanias alba. Lfelio-Cattleya 

 Helius, Miltonia Roezlii alba, Bleta Shep- 

 herdii, various Brasso-Cattleyas and a repre- 

 sentative selection of Cymbidium hybrids 

 were seen to advantage. Some remarkably 

 fine Odontiodas were neatly staged. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons obtained a Silver- 

 gilt Flora Medal for a comprehensive exhibit 

 of species and hybrids. Among the former 

 were the handsome Acineta Humboldtii, 

 Dendrobium Sandera?, specially fine, C)'mbi- 

 dium insigne and Dendrobium Harveyanum. 

 Hybrids included Miltonia Hyeana Sunrise, 

 Cattleya Magali Sander, and good forms of 

 Laelio-Cattleya Fascinator. Special mention 

 should be made of Cypripedium Roths- 

 childianum magnificum and Miltonia vexil- 

 laria scintillans. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. received a 

 .Silver-gilt Medal for a well-arranged group 

 in which were the handsome Brasso-Laelio- 

 Cattleya Triune, L.-C. Domos (Dominyana x 

 Mossiae), a fine variety of L.-C. luminosa 

 aurea, Oncidiums Marshallianum and macran- 

 thum, several plants of the pure white 

 Cattleya Dusseldorfei, the rare C. intermedia 

 Aquinii, C. Mendelii with a peculiar tinge on 

 the lip, well-flowered Phalaenopsis amabilis 

 and Cattleya gigas Royal .Sussex, an immense 

 flower. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons obtained a 

 .Silver-gilt Medal for a fine selection of Den- 

 drobiums, including D. Thwaitesiae Veitch's 

 var., and Miltonias, the latter comprising some 

 fine forms of M. Bleuana. Coelogyne pan- 

 durata, Maxillaria cruenta with many flowers, 

 Masdevallias in profusion, the pretty Laelia 

 cinnabrosa, as well as numerous Laelio- 

 Cattleyas, were much admired. Odontioda 

 Madeline was seen in perfection. 



Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher received a 

 .Silver-gilt Banksian Medal for an effectively 

 arranged exhibit. In it were many fine forms 

 of L.-C. Aphrodite, L.-C. Fascinator, Odonto- 

 glossum Rosalind, with golden-yellow flowers, 

 O. Tityus, O. Soramis (crispum x Phoebe), 

 Cattleya .Skinneri alba, Cypripedium Goweri- 

 anum magnificum, the rare Lycaste locusta 

 Mooreana and Cattleya Soramis. 



