THK ORCHID WORLD. 



[June, 191 5. 



Belgians, from Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. 

 — See illustration and note in this issue. 



Laslio-Cattleya Helius (Mossijb x G. S. 

 Ball), from Messrs. J. and A. McBean.— A 

 beautiful flower of bright buff-yellow colour, 

 the labellum marked with crimson-red. 



Disa Blackii (Luna x grandiflora), from 

 Messrs. Flory and Black. — A strong growing 

 plant, with an erect spike carrying several 

 rose-coloured flowers. 



Cattleya Tityus Rex (Octave Doin x Enid), 

 from Messrs. Flory and Black. — A very 

 distinct and beautiful variety of this choice 

 liybrid, the rose-coloured flower having a 

 large labellum of rich crimson-purple colour, 

 with tlie margin prettily frilled. 



Odontioda Lambeauiana var. Nellie, from 

 Messrs. Flory and Black. -One of the finest 

 forms of this beautiful hybrid between C. 

 Noezliana and Odm. Lambeauianum. The 

 segments very broad and of bright scarlet-red 

 colour. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



May I Ith, 191 5. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the cliair). Sir 

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

 Messrs. J. O'Brien (hon. sec), Gurney Wilson, 

 Pantia Ralli, R. A. Rolfe, F. J. Hanbury, 

 F. M. Ogilvie, T. Armstrong, W. Cobb, 

 J. Cypher, J. Shill, H. G. Alexander, A. Dye, 

 S. Flory, G. Hunter, J. Charlesworth, 

 R. Brooman-W'hite and Wilson Potter. 



Awards of Merit. 



Laslio-Cattleya Anaconda (L.-C. Pallas x 

 C. Dowiana Rosita), from Baron Bruno 

 Schroder, Englefield Green, Surrey. A very 

 attractive hybrid carrying two spikes, each 

 with three flowers. The sepals and petals 

 of old gold colour flushed with reddish 

 copper, the labellum rich ruby crimson. 



Laelio-Cattleya Fascinator — Mossiae var. 

 Imogene, from Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough. 

 A beautiful hybrid with broad pure white 

 sepals and petals, the well-developed labellum 



bright purple. This plant was shown at the 

 previous meeting, but was not then fully 

 developed. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. I. Shill, gr. to Baron Schroder, for 

 Laflio-Cattleya Anaconda, with very robust 

 bulbs and leaves, and two spikes, each with 

 three flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



A Silver Flora Medal was awarded to 

 H. T. Pitt, Esq., for a pleasing group 

 containing good plants of Miltonia vexillaria, 

 the distinct Cypripedium glaucophyllum, the 

 new ('ymbidium .Sappho (Lowianum x 

 I'Ansonii), a clear yellow variety of Anguloa 

 Clowesii and the pretty Zygoj^jetalum 

 Perrenoudii. 



R. G. ihwaites, Esq., Streatham Hill, 

 sent Odontoglossum Meredithias (Rossii x 

 venustulum), with a spike of four richly 

 coloured flowers. 



W. Cobb, Esq., Normanhurst, Rusper, 

 exhibited Cattleya Harlequin, witli varying 

 shades of colour. 



Messrs. Flory and Black, Slough, staged 

 Odontoglossum eximium, of good shape and 

 colour, the lip resembling that of O. crispum. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY 



April 29th, 191 5. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. J. 

 Crombleholme (in the chair), Messrs. R. 

 Ashworth, J. Cypher, A. G. Ellwood, J. Evans, 

 A. Hanmer, Dr. Hartley, J. Howes, A. J. 

 Keeling, J. Lupton, C. Parker, W. Shackleton, 

 P. Smith, H. Thompson, H. Throp, G. 

 Weatherby and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



A Large Silver-gilt Medal was awarded 

 to R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch, and a 

 .Silver-gilt Medal to Wm. Thomp.son, Esq., 

 Walton Grange, for excellent groups of 

 various Orchids. 



Silver Medals were awarded to Messrs. J. 

 Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham ; Messrs. A. 

 J. Keeling and Sons, Bradford ; and the 

 Liverpool Orchid Co. 



