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ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



July 1 8th, igi6. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 Sir Harry J. Veitch (in the chair), Sir 

 Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Messrs. J. O'Brien 

 (hon. sec), Pantia Ralh, W. Bolton, S. W. 

 Flory, R. A. Rolfe, Gurney Wilson, W. Cobb, 

 J. Charlesworth, T. Armstrong, W. H. White 

 and J. W. Potter. 



First-class Certificate. 



Lselio-Cattleya Momus (L.-C. Rubens xC. 

 Octave Doin), from Messrs. Charlesworth 

 and Co. — Not only is this a majestic flower, 

 but it is truly remarkable for being produced 

 on so small a plant. The influence of L. 

 pumila, derived through the former parent, is 

 seen in the flatly displayed broad petals 

 of rosy-purple colour, while the broadly 

 expanded labellum shows the crimson-purple 

 of C. aurea with the effective gold veining in 

 the throat. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cattleya Saturn Orchidhurst var. (O'Brien- 

 iana alba x Gaskelliana alba), from Messrs. 

 Armstrong and Brown. — One of the prettiest 

 of the albino Cattleyas, the petals being erect 

 and stiff, while the labellum is neatly formed. 

 The whole flower is pure white, save for some 

 yellow in the throat, and forms a welcome 

 addition to the albino section. 



Miltonia vexillaria var. Dreadnought, from 

 Messrs. Armstrong and Brown. — An 

 extremely fine form of this well-known 

 species, the large flowers being rose-coloured 

 with darker veining. 



Cattleya Hesta (Suzanne Hye de Crom x 

 Warscewiczii F. M. Beyrodt), from Messrs. 

 Charlesworth and Co. — A large and well-set 

 flower with pure white sepals and petals, the 

 disc of the labellum mottled with purple. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. were awarded 

 a Silver Flora Medal for a group containing 



some fine varieties of Miltonia Charlcsworthii, 

 the handsome Dendrobium acuminatum, 

 Cattleya Warscewiczii " Mrs. E. Ashworth," 

 with large blush-white flowers, and Odontioda 

 Zenobia lilacina, a pretty variety of pale lilac 

 tint. 



Ernest Mocatta, Esq., Woburn Place, 

 Addlestonc, showed Laelio-Cattleya Carmen- 

 cita, Woburn Place variety, a pleasing flower 

 with pale yellow sepals and petals, and rich 

 purple-crimson lip. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. were awarded 

 a Silver Flora Medal for a group of several 

 very fine varieties of Cattleya Warscewiczii, 

 one having as many as 6 flowers on a 

 spike. Other Orchids included Epidendrum 

 nemorale, with a many-flowered spike, the 

 new L.-C. Vesuvius, Cattleya Gaskelliana 

 "Fairy Queen," the handsome B.-C. Ilene 

 and L.-C. Rubens. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown received a 

 Silver Banksian Medal for a neat exhibit, in 

 which were the richly coloured Odontonia 

 brugensis, Odontoglossum crispum var. 

 Admiral Beatty, a fine form with solid 

 blotching, O. promerens var. Perilla, with 

 reddish-brown blotching on white ground, 

 and L.-C. Teucra, Orchidhurst variety. 



G. W. Bird, Esq., The Manor House, West 

 Wickham, Kent, exhibited Odontioda 

 Vesper, of unknown parentage, with a spike 

 of 13 rose-coloured flowers, the central area 

 of each segment blotched with orange-red. 

 Also O. eximium. Manor House variety, with 

 a spike of 14 flowers, in colour claret-red with 

 a narrow white margin. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co. staged a fine plant 

 and variety of Odontoglossum Harryanum 

 with a spike of 12 large flowers; and two 

 excellent varieties of Cattleya Sybil with 

 brightly-coloured segments. 



Messrs. Flory and Black exhibited three 

 distinct varieties of Disa Blackii, a pretty 

 variety of Odontoglossum Smithii, and the 

 new Odontioda Ethel (Oda. chelseaensis x 

 Odm. percultum). 



August 1st, igi6. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart, (in the chair), 



