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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[June, 191 5. 



white Laelia purpurata Lewisii and the 

 handsome Miltonia Charlesworthii. 



Messrs. .Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 

 secured a Gold Medal for an extensive 

 exhibit, the two sides of which were made up 

 with specimen plants of Dendrobium thyrsi- 

 florum and numerous dark varieties of Laelio- 

 Cattleya Hyeana. In prominent positions 

 were several excellent Brasso-Cattleyas, also 

 a specimen Lycaste gigantea, and the 

 beautiful Cattleya Schroder2e " Fairy Queen." 

 Miltonia vexillaria " Wm. Thompson " and 

 M. vexillaria " G. D. Owen " were two 

 splendid varieties. Cypripediums were repre- 

 sented by Rowena, Dowleri, and batches of 

 niveum, while the new Odontioda Ypres and 

 O. vivicans were very bright. Laelio-Cattleya 

 Gold Star (Ariel x Mendelii), with yellow 

 sepals and petals and crimson-purple hp, 

 secured an Award of Merit. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown were 

 awarded a Silver-gilt Cup for a splendid 

 display of hybrids, among the most inter- 

 esting being Cattleya Stuartii (Mendelii alba 

 X Mossiae Wageneri), with pure white flowers, 

 and other varieties of the same, made with 

 Mossiae Reineckiana, which had coloured lips. 

 Laelio-Cattleya Mrs. Temple was represented 

 by a beautiful variety, while the centre part 

 of the group was composed entirely of Brasso- 

 Cattleyas and Laelio-Cattleyas, over which 

 hung dark varieties of Odontoglossum 

 hybrids. Specially fine were Odontoglossum 

 y\glaon, with a spike of 12 large and hand- 

 somely marked flowers, and Odontioda 

 Coronation Orchidhurst variety. Laelia 

 purpurata Lewisii was in fine condition, and 

 the pure white Cattleya O'Brieniana alba and 

 C. Dusseldorfei Undine were in prominent 

 positions. Along the front row was a fine 

 selection of new Odontoglossum hybrids and 

 numerous plants of the pretty Dendrobium 

 crepidatum. Undoubtedly the chief attrac- 

 tion was a magnificent specimen of Coelogyne 

 pandurata, which received the high award of 

 a Lindley Medal. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 were awarded a Silver-gilt Cup for a very 

 well arranged group, the back part of which 

 contained many specimen Oncidiums, the new 



O. McBeanianum being much admired, while 

 O. superbiens and Odontocidium Edwar- 

 datum were also in fine condition. Amongst 

 the Odontoglossums there were several 

 attractive hybrids of cirrhosum, also O. 

 Fascinator aureum, of golden colour, and 

 superb varieties of O. crispum. Cattleyas 

 were well represented, a specimen Mossiae 

 bearing 24 flowers ; the golden-yellow Laelio- 

 Cattleya Helius created much notice, while 

 Enid and callistoglossa were also good. 

 Odontiodas were in grand form, the vigour 

 of the plants being remarkable. 



Messrs. Flory and Black, Slough, received 

 a Silver-gilt Cup for a very effective display. 

 Among the noteworthy plants were the new 

 Uisa Blackii, which secured an Award of 

 Merit, Laelio-Cattleya Clarice (L.-C. Fascina- 

 tor X C. Empress Frederick), L.-C. Fascinator 

 albida, with a spike of 5 large flowers, and 

 L.-C. Teucra var. Mrs. Mary Stoker (Martin- 

 ctti X Mossiae), a very beautiful flower of rose- 

 crimson colour. In the centre was a very 

 fine variety of Brasso-Cattleya Thorntonii, 

 with a remarkably large labellum, while B.-C. 

 Vilmoriniana was represented by a superb 

 variet)'. Odontioda Lambeauiana var. Nellie, 

 a beautiful scarlet-red flower, obtained an 

 Award of Merit. 



Messrs. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 were awarded a Silver-gilt Cup for a very 

 artistic arrangement of Orchids, the species 

 including Phalasnopsis amabilis, the richly 

 coloured Cattleya Schilleriana and Renan- 

 thera Imschootiana, as well as Vanda tricolor, 

 V. teres and Laelia purpurata. A graceful 

 effect was produced by the inclusion of 

 suitable Oncidiums, Epidendrum Boundii, E. 

 xanthinum and others. Dendrobium formosum 

 and D. thyrsiflorum were very well flowered, 

 while the quaint Masdevallia Houtteana 

 carried a large number of flowers. In the 

 making of this exhibit no staging was used, 

 the effect being much praised. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Jarvisbrook, 

 were awarded a Large Silver Cup for an 

 extensive display in which the superb Laelio- 

 Cattleya Sibyl occupied a prominent position. 

 Cattleya Mendelii "Princess Mary" carried 

 14 fine flowers, while the variety delicata was 



