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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[August, 1915. 



Heath. — A very beautiful and distinct variety. 

 The plant carried a spike of four large flowers, 

 of light blush-pink, the broad labellum tinged 

 with rose-pink. It received an Award of 

 Merit when exhibited by Mr. E. Ashworth, 

 July, i8g;. 



Awards of Merit. 



La^lio-Cattleya Fascinator-Mossiae var. 

 Moonlight, from Messrs. Charlesworth and 

 Co.— An uncommon variety, in which the stiff 

 flower is chalk-white with a slight tinge of 

 pink on the back of the sepals. The throat 

 is unusually devoid of colour. 



Cattleya Mendelii " Mrs. Smee," from Sir 

 Jeremiah Colman, Bart. — A model flower with 

 broad, well-set petals, and the labellum of 

 purple-crimson colour. 



Cattleya Paula (Clarkiae x Dovviana aurea), 

 from Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge. 

 — An attractive hybrid of rich crimson-rose 

 colour, the extensive front lobe of the 

 labellum, as well as the margin of the lateral 

 lobes, being ruby-crimson, the throat golden- 

 orange. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, 

 received a Gold Medal for an excellent group, 

 containing a varied selection of species as 

 well as numerous hybrids raised in his collec- 

 tion. There were two good plants of Cattleya 

 Mendelii " Quorn House var.," C.-M. Duke of 

 Marlborough and C,-M. Mrs. Smee ; several 

 forms of Cattleya Warscewiczii, of which the 

 variety known as King Edward VII. was 

 extremely dark. Numerous Odontiodas, 

 strong plants of Oncidium macranthum, 

 batches of the bright yellow L.-C. Phoebe, 

 and well-flowered plants of Cypripedium 

 Lawrenceanum Hyeanum were in prominent 

 positions. Zygopetalum Roeblingianum and 

 a varied selection of botanical curiosities must 

 also be mentioned. 



Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher, Rawdon, 

 Yorks, were awarded a Gold Medal for an 

 exceptionally well-staged exhibit, in which 

 were many grand plants of Phalaenopsis 

 amabilis, several specimen plants of the 

 graceful Platychnis filiformis, Vanda teres, 

 good examples of Cypripedium Curtisii, one 



called exquisitum being richly coloured, 

 Lycaste aromatica with numerous flowers, a 

 wide selection of L.-C. Aphrodite and some 

 strong pieces of Anguloa Cliftonii. Among 

 the Odontiodas were O. The Prince 

 (Ernestii x Charlesworthii) with amethyst- 

 purple flowers, and the pretty O. Sunbeam. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 

 awarded a Silver-gilt Cup for an extensive 

 group containing many superb Laelio- 

 Cattleyas, of which gloriosa, lustre and 

 Mauritania were particularly fine. Also 

 Miltonia Sanderas var. vivicans, with a bright 

 crimson blotch on the base of the labellum, 

 the rare brides HouUetianum Sanderas, an 

 albino variety, the curious Ornithocephalus 

 graildiflorus, as well as many interesting 

 botanical plants. A special feature in this 

 exhibit was the wide selection of Anguloas. 



Messrs. Flory and Black, Slough, received 

 a Large Silver Cup for a meritorious exhibit 

 of Laelio-Cattleyas, of which Canhamiana 

 Rex, Gladiator and Martinetti were unusually 

 good. Small groups of the attractive Disa 

 Luna and the superb Disa grandiflora, with 

 its large flowers and bright scarlet colour, 

 were much admired. Lycaste aromatica, with 

 numerous flowers, Cattleya Gaskelliana alba, 

 various Odontoglossums and Odontiodas, the 

 useful Oncidium leucochilum and Miltonia 

 Hyeana were also seen to advantage. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, received a Silver Cup for a collection 

 of specimen plants, which included several 

 varieties of the handsome Miltonia Charles- 

 worthii, M. vexillaria Lyoth, Epidendrum 

 vitellinum and Dendrobium infundibulum. 

 There was also a plant of the choice 

 Odontioda Cooksonias Fowler's var., the 

 interesting Paphinia cristata, a fine variety of 

 Epidendrum prismatocarpum, a varied selec- 

 tion of Odontiodas, of which O. Brewii 

 cupreum and O. Chantecleer are worthy of 

 special mention, and two well-flowered plants 

 of Angraecum Eichlerianum. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, were awarded a Standard Cup for an 

 excellent exhibit, the various forms of 

 Cattleya Warscewiczii being specially note- 

 worthy. Cypripediums were extensively 



