December, 1913-] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



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splendid shape and rich colour, with two 

 yellow eyes on the labellum, so characteristic 

 of C. Warscewiczii. Also in flower were good 

 Cattleya aurea, a hybrid resembling C. 

 Mendelii, but of unknown parentage ; L.-C. 

 Amecia (L.-C. Wellsiana x C. Mantinii), 

 resembling a good C. Portia ; L.-C. Charmian 

 (C. Trianee x L.-C. bletchleyensis) ; and many 

 other good things were showing above the 

 sheaths, so that a succession of novelties is 

 assured. 



The transference of the Hybrid Orchid 

 establishment of Messrs. Jas. Veitch and Sons, 

 Ltd., to Messrs. Flory and Black is a really 

 important event in the Orchid world, and one 

 that, considering the personality of the firm, 

 is sure to be of much importance in the 

 future. The partners are well-known and 

 highly esteemed. Mr. Sidney W. Flory 

 entered the nursery of the late H. A. Tracy, 

 his uncle, when a boy, and was active manager 

 of this for many years before Mr. Tracy died. 

 Mr. Flory has since carried on the business 

 on his own account, and proposes still to 

 do so. He is a member of the Orchid 

 Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society, 

 and an excellent judge of Orchids. 



Mr. J. M. Black, who has recently taken up 

 his residence at Slough, and upon whom will 

 develop the growing and production of new 

 hybrids in the collection, is eminently suited 

 to the work. He emerged at Streatham into 

 one of our foremost raisers, and is an 

 interesting and well instructed writer on the 

 subject of Orchid hybridisation. Mr. Black 

 spent some of his earlier years on the 

 Continent, and is quite conversant with the 

 German and French languages, an acquire- 

 ment that cannot fail to be of much assistance 

 in a commerce that is essentially international 

 in its character. 



Old Sale Catalogue. — On June 9th, 

 185 1, Mr. Stevens sold by auction the 

 collection of Orchids formed by Mr. Blandy. 

 A copy of the catalogue giving the prices 

 realised has recently been brought to light. 

 The sale was described as " The most 

 important collection ever offered to public 



sale." The 307 lots realised £1,0^2. The 

 following particulars are of interest : Aerides 

 odoratum, £() 6s. ; Aerides maculosum and 

 Dendrobium chrysanthemum, £1}, lOs. ; 

 Aerides quinquevulnerum, £l\ ; Cattleya 

 Mossias, £1^ los. ; C. Skinneri, £2},; 

 C. Harrisonias, £10 ; C. superba, £.y 15s.; 

 Phalaenopsis amabilis, £2}, 2s. ; Dendrobium 

 Dalhousieanum, £12 12s.; Vanda teres, 

 £6 6s.; V. violacea, £i},\ V. Batemanii, 

 splendid specimen, £6g 6s. ; Epidendrum 

 verrucosum, £6 ; Saccolabium guttatum, 

 £ig los. ; Cattleya labiata picta, figured in 

 " Paxton's Flower Garden," October, 1850, 

 £12 los. ; and another plant of the same, 

 £\6. Although the catalogue only comprised 

 307 lots, the sale proceedings occupied two 

 days. 



ORCHIDS AT LEEDS. 



At the North of England Horticultural 

 Society, held in the Corn Exchange, 

 October 9th and lOth, Orchids were shown 

 by Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher, Rawdon, 

 who received a Silver-gilt Medal for a group 

 containing Cattleya Mrs. J. W. Whiteley, 

 Miltonias, Cypripediums, and La?lia pumila 

 alba, the latter receiving a Second-class 

 Diploma. 



W. P. Birkenshaw, Esq., Hessle, was 

 awarded a Large Silver Medal for an exhibit 

 including Cypripedium Boltonii, carrying 

 three blooms on one spike, and awarded 

 First-class Diploma ; Cattleya Queen Mary, 

 Cypripedium Lord Ossulston, with ten 

 blooms, and C. Maudias. 



John Hartley, Esq., The Knowle, Morley, 

 sent a small collection to which a Silver Medal 

 was granted. Included in it were well-grown 

 plants of Cattleya Hardyana, considered by 

 some growers to be one of the finest forms of 

 this hybrid, and awarded First-class Diploma ; 

 C. Fabia exquisita, fine bloom of good colour; 

 C. Ins ; Cypripedium Gaston Bultel, rich 

 colour ; Odontoglossum grande, fine spike ; 

 and Oncidium Forbesii. 



Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons, Bradford, 

 received a Bronze Medal for a few choice 

 varieties. 



