Aug-ust, 1916.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



207 



SALE OF MR. J. GURNEY 

 FOWLER'S ORCHIDS. 



No sale in recent times created so much 

 interest as the disposal of the collec- 

 tion formed by the late Mr. J. Gurney 

 Fowler, who for many years was chairman of 

 the R.H.S. Orchid Committee. Mr. Harold 

 Morris, of the firm of Protheroe and Morris, 

 conducted the sale 

 in the charming 

 garden at Pem- 

 bury, where every- 

 thing possible was 

 done to meet the 

 convenience and 

 comfort of those 

 who attended. On 

 each of the three 

 days luncheon and 

 tea were served in 

 a marquee, the 

 visitors being hon- 

 oured by the pres- 

 ence of Miss Louisa 

 Fowler, Mrs. John 

 Fowler and Mr. 

 Alf. Fowler. Many 

 amateurs travelled 

 a long distance in 

 order to secure 

 mementoes of this 

 world-famed col- 

 lection, while mem- 

 bers of the Orchid 

 trade turned up in 

 full force and did 

 their best to secure 

 as many bargains 

 as possible. Dur- 

 ing the three days, 

 June 2lst, 22nd 

 and 23rd, the enthusiasm never dwindled for 

 a moment, for on no previous occasion have 

 so many choice species and hybrids been 

 offered by auction. The sale realised over 

 ;£"6,200, the following being the most 

 interesting items. 



Cattleya Warscewiczii "Firmm Lambeau," 

 a pure white variety which received the 



Cattleya Warsceuuiczii " 

 realised 



R.II..S. Gold Medal, July i6th, 1912, was 

 purchased by Messrs. Armstrong and Brown 

 for 210 gns., the j)lant consisting of 3 bulbs 

 and a strong growth. Cattleya Sibyl var. 

 Scintillant, 13 gns.; C. Iris, 4 gns.; C. 

 Mendelii Thule, i i gns. ; C. Trianae 

 Amesiana, g gns. ; C. Transylvania, 22 gns. ; 

 C. Drapsiana, 22 gns. ; (". Rhoda, Fowler's 

 var., 18 gns. ; C. Schroderas, Glebelands var., 



18 gns.; C. Trianae, 

 Fowler's var., 14 

 gns. ; C. Schro- 

 derae, Davidson 

 Cup var., 10 gns. ; 

 C. Antiope, 1 1 

 gns. ; C. Triana? 

 Griselda, 1 3 gns. ; 

 C. Maggie Raphael 

 alba, grand var., 

 20 gns. ; C. Irene, 

 16 gns. ; C. War- 

 scewiczii saturata, 

 26 gns.; C. Oberon 

 var. Princess 

 Royal, 14 gns. ; C. 

 Oriflamme, 35 

 gns. ; C. Tityus, 

 I I gns. ; C. labiata 

 alba, 50 gns. ; C. 

 labiata alba " Prin- 

 cess of Wales," 12 

 gns. ; C. Mossias 

 " Sea Foam," 1 5 

 gns. ; C. Luegeae, 

 Fowler's var., 45 

 gns. ; C. Mendelii 

 var. Stuart Low, 

 figured in the 

 Orchid World, 

 Vol. I., p. 41, 65 

 gns.; C. Mrs. Myra 

 Peeters, /h gns. ; 

 C. Hardyana " Countess of Derby," 50 gns. 

 There were several plants of C. Warscewiczii 

 var. F. M. Beyrodt, which averaged about 

 7 gns. apiece. 



Odontogiossum illustre Europa, 5 bulbs, 

 105 gns. ; another plant of the same, 3 bulbs, 

 70 gns. ; O. amabile, 5 gns. ; O. crispum 

 xanthotes, 9 gns. ; O. Blackthorn, 12 gns. ; 



Firmin Lambeau, which 

 210 gns. 



