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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[August, 1916. 



Brasso-Cattleya Tlene, Low's var. (B.-C. 

 Mad. Chas. Maron x C. aurea), from Messrs. 

 Stuart Low and Co. — This elegant hybrid 

 carried 2 very large flowers of rosy-pink 

 colour, the immense labellum prettily frilled 

 at the margin and having the central area 

 orange-yellow. 



Odontonia Charlesworthii, a beautiful hybrid 

 between O. Uro-Skinneri and M. vexillaria, 

 exhibited by Messrs. Charlesworlh & Co. at the 

 Holland House Show. 



Silver Lindley Medal. 



To Mr. W. Balmforth for a magnificent 

 specimen of Epidendrum prismatocarpum, 

 exhibited by F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq. — -The 

 plant carried no less than 47 strong and 

 many-flowered spikes. 



Cultural Commendation 



To Mr. F. W. Thurgood (gr. to H. T. 

 Pitt, Esq.), for 2 finely flowered specimens 

 of Platyclinis filiformis. 



To Messrs. Sander and Sons for a grand 

 plant of Cirrhopetalum robustum carrying 10 

 spikes, each with 12 — 15 well-developed 

 flowers. 



Groups. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, 

 was awarded a Gold Medal for a splendid 

 group in which were several fine Odontiodas, 

 the choice Odontoglossum Queen of Gatton, 

 Disa Luna, brightly coloured varieties of 

 Laelio-Cattleya Phoebe, the handsome L.-C. 

 Epicaste, Gatton Park variety, Bulbophyllum 

 longisepalum, well-flowered plants of Cypri- 

 pedium callosum Sanderae, the pretty Epiden- 

 drum Brassavolae, and the new Vuylstekeara 

 Colmanii (M. Warscewiczii x Oda. Brad- 

 shawiae). 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. received a 

 Gold Medal for a superb exhibit of their 

 handsome Miltonia Charlesworthii, the 

 ground colour varying from light to dark rose, 

 while each flower bears an intense crimson 

 blotch on the base of the labellum. Cattleyas 

 included the fine C. Mendelii " Prince 

 Fushimi," C. Mossias Arnoldiana, and C. 

 Warscewiczii "Mrs. E. Ashworth," the latter 

 bearing 3 well-developed flowers of light 

 blush tint. Other interesting plants were 

 Dendrobium acuminatum with two spikes, 

 one of which had 19 flowers, yErides japoni- 

 cum, the pretty Epidendrum aromaticum and 

 a choice selection of Odontoglossums and 

 various Odontiodas. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons were awarded a 

 Gold Williams Memorial Medal for an exten- 



