THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[April, 1915. 



shape, and rose coloured, the broad lip rich 

 rose-purple and with a yellow blotch on the 

 side lobes. 



Other Exhibits. 



J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Brackenhurst, 

 Pembury, exhibited Cattleya Trianas Griselda, 

 with 6 flowers, of light rose colour, the 

 labellum being violet-mauve, thus rendering 

 the plant unique. 



Baron Bruno Schroder, The Dell, Engle- 

 field Green, showed some excellent spikes of 

 Cymbidium Pauwelsii, each bearing upwards 

 of 25 flowers. 



F. J. Hanbury, Esq., Brockhurst, East 

 Grinstead, sent Dendrobium Miss Florence 

 E. King (Artemis x nobile nobilius), with 

 large maroon disc to the lip ; and D. chessing- 

 tonense Hanbury's var., with copper-yellow 

 flowers. 



The Rev. H. G. Monro, Woodlands, 

 Binfield, Berks, exhibited Phaius Wallichii, a 

 fine specimen imported from Assam. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 

 awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a neat 

 group containing several good Cymbidium 

 hybrids, and their type of C. insigne ; also 

 Odontoglossum Ypres, of bright colour, 

 Cypripedium Duke of Marlborough, of 

 yellowish colour, the elegant Coelogyne 

 Lawrenceana, many Laeho-Cattleyas and 

 some excellent varieties of Cattleya Trianas. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Jarvisbrook, 

 received a Silver Banksian Medal for an 

 effective group in which were good examples 

 of Dendrobium Wardianum and D. nobile, 

 the interesting Saccolabium belHnum, 

 Oncidiums splendidum and Cavendishianum, 

 as well as Cattleya Percivaliana alba Little 

 Gem. 



Messrs. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 received a Silver Banksian Medal for an 

 attractive exhibit containing the rare Aerides 

 vandarum. the new Cymbidium Butterfly, 

 Masdevallia gargantua, a good form of Laelio- 

 Cattleya Cappei, and various Calanthes and 

 Cypripediums. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 staged a good group of select hybrids for 

 which a Sih'er Banksian Medal was awarded. 



Included in it were fine varieties of Laelia 

 anceps, Cymbidium Alexanderi roseum, 

 Laelio-Cattleya Myra, of clear yellow colour, 

 and excellent Odontiodas. 



Messrs. Flory and Black, Slough, staged 

 Cypripedium Peter (Dicksonianum "Countess 

 of Carnarvon " x Thompsonianum), an excel- 

 lent flower ; also La^lio-Cattleya flammea 

 (higlibunensis x Haroldiana) of rich crmison- 

 inirjole colour, and .Sophro-Cattleya Atreus, 

 of scarlet-red colour. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co, Southgate, 

 exhibited Cymbidium grandiflorum, the pretty 

 Odontioda Zephyr, and a fine variety of 

 ivliltonia Bleuana grandiflora. 



March i6th, 1915. 



j\I EMBERS of the Orchid Committee present : 

 J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (m the chair). Sir 

 Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Sir Harry J. Veitch, 

 Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), W. Bolton, 

 Gurney Wilson, F. Sander, R. G. Thwaites, 

 F. J. Hanbury, P. Ralli, W. Cobb, J. Charles- 

 worth, J. W. Potter, W. P. Bound, H. G. 

 Alexander, A. Dye, W. H. White, C. Cookson, 

 R. A. Rolfe, J. Cypher, C. J. Lucas and R. 

 Brooman-White. 



Awards of Merit. 



Lycaste Janetas (Skinneri x Rossiana), from 

 Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans. — A 

 very attractive hybrid carrying 8 large flowers 

 of light greenish-yellow colour, mmuteh' 

 spotted with rose. It was originally raised 

 by Mrs. Janet Ross, of Florence, the first 

 plant flowering in i8gg. 



Brasso-Cattleya Cliftonii " Sir John French " 

 (B.-C. Digbyano-Mossiae x C. Trianae), from 

 Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. — A remarkable 

 flower of large size, the broad segments of 

 light rose-mauve, the immense labellum 

 having the central area of bright greenish- 

 orange, and the margin prettily fringed. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal 



