November, 1913.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



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plants of the new hybrid between Odonto- 

 glossum Edwardii and O. illustrissimum, the 

 brightly coloured Cattleya Venus, C. Acis 

 (Maronii x aurea), good forms of C. Fabia, 

 and the dark variety of C. Freya known as 

 Mrs. Fred. Sassoon. Cypripediums were also 

 well shown and included Gaston Bulteel, 

 Arthurianum giganteum. Baron Schroder, and 

 others. 



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

 secured a Silver Banksian Medal for an 

 effective exhibit of Cypripediums, the best 

 being Bianca, Queen Alexandra, Royal 

 Sovereign, Pallas Athene, and Dreadnought. 

 In the centre of the group was a very fine 

 form of Laelio-Cattleya St. Gothard. 



Lieut-Col. Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., 

 Westonbirt, received a Silver Banksian 

 Medal for a neat exhibit of choice Orchids. 

 Laslio-Cattleya luminosa " Canary " and L.-C. 

 Neleus represented the favourite yellow 

 forms, while L.-C. Sulla and Cattleya Fabia 

 were excellent examples of the purple 

 section. Odontoglossum Vivien, a round 

 flower, with white ground and dark blotches, 

 was a pretty hybrid. The very large 

 Westonbirt variety of Oncidium varicosum 

 was shown in excellent style. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, .St. Albans, 

 secured a Silver Banksian Medal for a group 

 of interesting plants, the best being 

 Dendrobium Coelogyne, with a very dark 

 lip ; Chysis aurea, the handsome Catasetum 

 Imperiale and Coelogyne fuliginosa maxima. 

 Several excellent varieties of Cattleya Fabia 

 and C. Mantinii, together with the pretty 

 Pleione praecox, completed the exhibit. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 

 Park, were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal 

 for a neat exhibit, containing several excellent 

 plants of Vanda coerulea, well-flowered 

 pieces of Oncidium varicosum, Dendrobium 

 Phalaenopsis in several varieties, including 

 the pure white form, and Cattleya Gaskelliana 

 alba. 



Messrs. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a 

 good group, the principal plants of merit 

 being a very dark variety of Cattleya 

 Bowringiana, C. Peetersii, Miltonia cuneata, 



the scarce Masdevallia angulata and 

 numerous Cypripediums, of which mention 

 should be made of Minos Youngii and 

 Tnumphans. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, were 

 awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for an 

 exhibit of Cattleya Fabia, C. Hardyana, 

 C. Minucia, the new C. Moira (Fabia x 

 Mantinii), and Laelio-Cattleya Ophir. A 

 good variety of Brasso-Cattleya Mrs. J. 

 Leemann was also shown, together with 

 Cattleya Dusseldorfei Undine. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, staged Cattleya Fabia alba, Laelio- 

 Cattleya Jessica (C. Dowiana Rosita x L.-C. 

 Clive), Oncidium crispum " The Glebe var.," 

 a very large flower, the interesting Polycynis 

 muscifera, and Trichopilia fragrans. 



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

 staged Cattleya Maggie Raphael, of rich 

 purple colour, C. Mrs. Pitt " Goodson's var.," 

 and an interesting selection of Sophronitis 

 grandiflora hybrids. 



H. T. Pitt, Esq., Stamford Hill, exhibited 

 Odontoglossum grande Pittianum, an albino 

 form with 10 flowers borne on two spikes; 

 also Laslio-Cattleya Amecia (Mantinii x 

 Wellsiana) and Cattleya Thela (Mrs. J. W. 

 Whiteley x Hardyana). 



Francis Wellesley, Esq., Woking, staged 

 Cattleya labiata The Empress, a pleasing 

 variety with white sepals and petals and a 

 slight pink tinge on the lip, and Laelio- 

 Cattleya Capt. Starkie, with a bright purple 

 lip. 



Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park, Surrey, 

 exhibited Cattleya Chapmanii albescens 

 (C. Trianae alba x C. Hardyana alba) with 

 white sepals and petals and a coloured lip. 



The Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim 

 Palace, Oxford, showed Cypripedium Norah 

 (Fairrieanum x Standard), with dark crimson 

 veining on the dorsal sepal. 



Wm. Bolton, Esq., Wilderspool, Warrington, 

 exhibited Cattleya Alfred Fowler (granulosa 

 x Trianae), with broad petals of light rose 

 colour, the lip amethyst-purple. 



C. J. Phillips, Esq., Sevenoaks, staged 

 Cattleya Graniris (granulosa x Iris), C. 

 labiata Mrs. G. B. Wilson, a very dark form, 



