May, 1915-] 



'IMI' ORCHID WORLD. 



Cuj/ruRAL Commendations. 



To Mr. Balmforth, gr. to F. Menteith 

 Ogilvie, Esq., for a group of 30 ])lants of 

 Dendrobium Thwaitesi.-E, Veitch's variety. 



To Mr. J. E. Shill, gr. to Baron Schroder, 

 for a fine plant of Odontoglossum crispo- 

 Harryanum, with three spikes bearing a total 

 of 40 flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Pembury, was 

 awarded a Gold Medal for a splendid exhibit 

 of Dendrobiums, consistmg of nearly 400 

 plants. Also various special Orchids, several 

 of which have already been certificated. 



Silver Flora Medals were awarded to 

 Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. and Messrs. 

 Sander and Sons. Silver Banksian Medals 

 were granted to Messrs. Cypher and Sons, 

 Messrs. 'Stuart Low and Co., Messrs. J. and 

 A. McBean and Mr. Harry Dixon. 



Baron Bruno Schroder, Englefield Green, 

 exhibited Odontioda Cardinal (Oda. Vuyl- 

 stekeae x 0dm. crispo-Harryanum), with a fine 

 spike of large flowers well-blotched with 

 scarlet-red. Also Odontoglossum Pescatorei 

 V eitchii, with a many-flowered spike. 



¥. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., Oxford, 

 exhibited Brasso-Cattleya Cliftonii magnifica 

 in splendid condition. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, 

 showed an interesting" collection of Dendro- 

 bium flowers, and a selection of Sophronitis 

 hybrids. 



Messrs. E. H. Davidson and Co., Twyford, 

 exhibited Sophro-La?lio-Cattleya Niobe, of 

 excellent shape. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, exhibited 

 Odontioda Armstrongii var. Peerless (Oda. 

 Vuylstekea" x Odm. Armstrongas), a remark- 

 ably fine result, the flower being of good 

 shape and of the most intense crimson-purple 

 colour. A Certificate of Appreciation was 

 granted. 



Messrs. Plory and Black, Slough, showed 

 the interesting Pleurothallis hemirhoda, as 

 well as Disa sagittalis and others. 



April 13th, HJ15. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

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

 Colman, Bart., Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. 

 sec), Gurney Wilson, W. Polton, I''. J. 

 Hanbury, C. J. Lucas, W. PI. Hatcher, J. 

 Wilson Potter, S. W. Flory, W. H. White, 

 A Dye, W. P. Bound, H. G. Alexander, J. E. 

 Shill, J. Charlesworth, W. Cobb, A. McBean, 

 F. M. Ogilvie, Pantia Ralli, R. G. Thwaites, 

 W. Thompson, Stuart Low and R. A. Rolfe. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontioda Zenobia Leeana (Odm. Harry- 

 anum x Oda. Charlesworthii), from W. R. 

 Lee, Esq., Plumpton Hall, Heywood. — An 

 excellent example of this beautiful hybrid, 

 sepals and petals wine-red, the apical half of 

 the labellum pure white. 



Odontoglossum Leviathan, from W. R. 

 Lee, Esq. — An immense flower of the amabile 

 section, the broad segments tinged with rose 

 and heavily blotched and spotted with purple. 



Ls^lio-Cattleya Nena (warnhamensis x 

 Dominiana), from Messrs. Flory and Black, 

 Slough. The spike carried five flowers, the 

 sepals and petals of reddish-orange, the lip 

 ruby red. A pleasing hybrid. 



Cultural Co.almendation 



To Mr. Collier, gr. to Sir Jeremiah Colman, 

 Bart., for a fine specimen of Masdevallia 

 Kimballiana, with a large number of orange- 

 red flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, 

 exhibited an interesting selection of the 

 smaller flowering Orchids ; also Odontioda 

 Bradshawise purpurea, bright red, with purple 

 marg-in. 



W. R. Lee, Esq., Plumpton Hall, Heywood, 

 exhibited a neat group, m which were 

 Odontioda Brewii Leeana, Cattle}'a Luedde- 

 manninna alba, Brasso-Cattleya Cliftonii 

 magnifica, and good Miltonias. 



H. .S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney, 

 exhibited S.-C.-L. Olive, with rose-purple 

 flowers, and Odontoglossum " H. S. Goodson/' 

 oi the ardentissimum class. 



