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very beautiful. The interesting C. intermedia 

 coerulea with a blue lip, the rare Cymbidium 

 Devonianum and the blue-flowering Den- 

 drobium Victoria Regina were much admired. 

 There were also good plants of Arpophyllum 

 giganteum, Vanda coerulescens, the scarce 

 Odontoglossum bictonense album, good 

 varieties of Oncidium Gardneri, the richly 

 coloured Sophro-Cattleya Thwaitesii, a varied 

 selection of Oncidiums, and numerous Laelio 

 and Brasso-Cattleyas. Some very fine forms 

 of Dendrobium Brymerianum were also 

 included. 



Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher, Rawdon, 

 were awarded a Standard Cup for an attrac- 

 tive exhibit, in the front part of which were 

 high stands decorated with Miltonia vexiUaria 

 and M. Bleuana, of which a promising batch 

 has been raised from seed. Cattleyas and 

 Laelio-Cattleyas were very well staged, and 

 Odontiodas embraced some choice forms, 

 those bearing the names Atalanta and 

 Sunbeam being the best. Oncidium Gardneri 

 and Trichopilia Backhouseana were well 

 flowered, and the Cypripediums were specially 

 good for the time of year. 



Mr. Harry Dixon, Wandsworth Common, 

 received a Silver Flora Medal for a neat 

 exhibit of various Orchids, including the 

 pretty Oncidium phymatochilum, Cymbidium 

 Lowianum concolor, Laelio-Cattleya Apollo, 

 with yellow flowers, L.-C. Aphrodite and 

 Cattleya Mendelii virginalis. A very fine 

 variety of Sophronitis grandiflora was also 

 shown. 



F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., The Shrubbery, 

 Oxford, exhibited Cattleya Mendelii " Queen 

 Mary," which was considered the best variety 

 in the show and thus gained the Davidson 

 Cup. Also Odontoglossum Harwoodii, with 

 a spike of 6 flowers ; O. Queen Alexandra, 

 with a spike of 14 large blooms; a darkly 

 coloured hybrid of O. Rolfeas and Miltonia 

 Hyeana " F. M. Ogilvie," the latter a 

 beautiful flower, to which an Award of Merit 

 was granted. 



George W. Bird, Esq., West Wickham, 

 Kent, exhibited a very beautiful variety of 

 Odontioda Gladys (Oda. Bradshawia? x 0dm. 

 Pescatorei). 



CHELSEA AWARD.S. 

 First-class Certificates. 



Odontioda ("olmania-, from .Sir Jcrcini.ili 

 Colman, Bart. A \ery beautiful liybrid, with 

 l)right goklen-yellow flowers handsomely 

 blotched with chestnut-red. It is the result 

 of crossing Oda. Bradshawiae and an Odni. 

 hybrid of unknown parentage. 



Laelio-Cattleya Transylvania (Ruby Gem 

 X Trianae), from J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. — A 

 remarkable as well as a beautiful hybrid, of 

 rich glowing ruby-crimson colour, the labellum 

 being unusually well developed. The former 

 parent is a hybrid between C. Lawrenceann 

 and L.-C. elegans. 



Laelia-Cattleya Sibyl " Low's var." (C. 

 Mendelii x L.-C. Dominiana), from Messrs. 

 Stuart Low and Co. — A magnificent flower of 

 large size and richly coloured, the massive 

 labellum of dark crimson-purple, with a 

 golden area at the base. 



Awards of Merit. 



Miltonia Hyeana " F. M. Ogilvie," from F. 

 Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., The Shrubbery, 

 Oxford. —A charming hybrid, raised in the 

 owner's collection by crossing M. Bleuana 

 Stevensii and M. vexillaria G. D. Owen. The 

 round flower china-white, the petals slightly 

 flushed with rose, the labellum blotched with 

 crimson-red. 



Odontoglossum Princess Mary, from J. 

 Gurney Fowler, Esq., Pembury. —One of the 

 finest Odontoglossums in the show. The 

 spike carried no less than 17 large flowers, 

 with exceptionally broad petals, and all the 

 segments blotched with reddish colour. 



Laelio-Cattleya Gold Star (Mendelii x 

 Ariel), from Messrs. Sander and Sons. — An 

 attractive hybrid, with yellow sepals and 

 petals, the labellum crimson-purple. 



Odontoglossum Aglaon " Orchidhurst var.," 

 from Messrs. Armstrong and Brown. — An 

 elegant hybrid, with wide flowers neatly 

 blotched with chocolate colour. Spike of 

 strong, erect habit. 



Odontoglossum crispum Queen of the 



