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THE ORLIJID WORLD. 



[Oclober, 1914- 



September 22nd, 1914. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), Mr. 

 J as. O'Brien (hon. sec), Sir Harry J. Veitch, 

 Messrs. F. J. Hanbury, C. H. Curtis, R. A, 

 Rolfe, J. Wilson Potter, A. Dye, E. H. 

 Davidson, F. Sander, S. W. Flory, W. Bolton, 

 Gurney Wilson, W. Cobb, J. Charlesworth, 

 W. H. Hatcher, R. G. Thwaites, and T. 

 Armstrong. 



Award of Merit. 



Cattleya amabilis Fowler's var. (labiata x 

 Warscewiczii), from J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., 

 Pembury. — The plant carried a spike of three 

 \ery large flowers of rosy-purple colour and 

 having all the segments well proportioned 

 and arranged. 



H. T. Pitt, Esq., Stamford Hill, was 

 awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a neat 

 group, containing the rare Odontoglossum 

 grande Pittianum, O. bictonense album, 

 Cattleya Countess of Derby, the pretty 

 Laeho-Cattleya Hector, well-flowered Den- 

 drobium Phalasnopsis and Cypripediums. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 

 awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a 

 collection of autumn-flowering hybrids, those 

 having Cattleya aurea in their parentage 

 being particularly good. Cypripediums were 

 well represented, while the rare species and 

 those of botanical interest were noteworthy. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, received a Silver Banksian Medal for 

 an exhibit containing the attractive Habenaria 

 .Susannae, Odontioda Brewii, Zygo-Colax 

 Charlesworthii and various Sophronitis 

 hybrids. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Jarvis Brook, 

 Sussex, obtained a Silver Banksian Medal 

 for a well-arranged exhibit, in which were 

 several elegant forms of Cattleya Adula, the 

 true form of Cattleya guttata, Oncidium 

 Kramerianum and Cattleya Gaskelliana " My 

 Lady," a very delicate variety. 



Richd. G. Thwaites, Esq., Strcathani, was 

 awarded a Bronze Banksian Medal for an 

 exhibit containing good varieties of Cattleya 

 Adula and Odontioda Devossiana. A variety 

 of Odontoglossum Uro-Skinneri with unusually 

 broad segments was also noted. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, staged 

 the new Cattleya Beatrice (Minucia x aurea), 

 a charming hybrid ; also C. Sibyl and C. 

 iridescens, both excellent flowers. Cattleya 

 Loddigesii alba and C. Empress Frederick 

 alba were noteworthy plants. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 showed good forms of Cattleya Hardyana, 

 the attractive Laelio-Cattleya Thyone, fine 

 varieties of Cattleya Iris and Peristeria elata. 



J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Pembury, exhibited 

 Cattleya Prince Edward (Schilleriana x 

 Warscewiczii), a well-grown plant, with a 

 spike of six large flowers of rich crimson- 

 purple colour ; also Brasso-Lselia Mme. Irene 

 Mavrocordata. 



Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park, Surrey, 

 exhibited Cattleya Harrisoniana alba, the 

 golden-yellow Laelio-Cattleya Ophir var. 

 Bonnie, and L.-C. Anthela Ashtead Park var. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 



August 13th, 1 91 4. 

 Members of the Committee present : Z. A. 

 Ward, Esq. (in the chair), Messrs. D. McLeod, 

 H. Thorp, A. Hanmer, J. J. Bolton, A. J. 

 Keeling, J. Lupton, R. Ashworth, W. 

 Shackleton, G. Weatherby, and H. Arthur. 



R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch, was awarded 

 a Silver-gilt Medal for a group of good 

 Cattleyas, Cypripediums and others. 



Z. A. Ward, Esq., Northenden, received a 

 Large Silver Medal for an attractive exhibit, 

 containing several varieties of Cattleya Iris 

 and excellent Cypripediums. 



Col. J. Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn, and 

 Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons, Bradford, 

 were awarded Silver Medals. 



Award of Merit. 



Cypripedium Dallas (Fairrieanum x 

 Curtisii), a good large flower showing the 

 characteristics of both parents, from Messrs. 

 A. J. Keeling and Sons. 



Cultural Certificate 



To ^Ir. G. W^eatherby, gr. to Z. A. Ward, 

 Esq., for Cattleya Atalanta (Leopoldii x 

 Warscewiczii), carrying 17 flowers on one 

 spike. A Bronze Medal was l\1so awarded. 



