December, 1913.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



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three 



growths 



ORCHID SALE. 



CHOICE Orchids from the PlumpLon 

 HaU collection were, by order of Mr. 

 W. R. Lee, sold by auction by Messrs. 

 Protheroe and Morris, at the Coal Exchange, 

 Manchester, Nov. 12th, 1913. The total 

 amount realised was about £goo, the fol- 

 lowing figures being of interest : — Odontioda 

 Queen Mary (Odontioda Vuylstekeae x Od. 

 eximium), three bulbs and a strong growth, 

 120 gns., figured m the ORCHID WORLD, 

 Vol. II., p. 229 ; Odontoglossum Ceres 

 magnificum (Rossii rubescens x Rolfeas), four 

 bulbs, 20 gns., figured in the ORCHID WORLD, 

 Vol. I., p. 97 ; Od. Ceres Plumpton Hall 

 var., four bulbs, 16 gns.; Cypripedium 

 Antinous, one old growth 

 showing flower, and two 

 new growths, 1 7 gns. ; Cyp. 

 Goliath, two strong un- 

 flowered growths, 28 gns. ; 

 C. King George V., one 

 strong growth in spike, and 

 one lead, 30 gns., figured in 

 the Orchid World, Vol. I., 

 p. 44 ; C. Alcibiades Illus- 

 trious, one strong un- 

 flowered growth and break, 

 20 gns. ; C. Rosettii 

 Leeanum, one old and two 

 flowering growths, and one 

 new growth and break ; the 

 dorsal sepal of this variety 

 measures just over three 

 inches across, 14 gns. C. 

 Hermes, one old and two 

 flowering growths, two 

 strong breaks, 22 gns. ; 

 C. Queen Alexandra, one 

 flowering and two strong 

 new growths, 14 gns. ; C. 

 Boltonii, one old and one 

 flowering growth and three 

 young growths and break, 

 10 gns.; C. Idina, two strong 

 unflowered growths, gns.; 

 C. Dreadnought, two strong 

 new growths and break, 

 gl gns. ; C. Goliath, one 



strong unflowered growth and a good break, 



20 gns. ; C. Actaeus Bianca superbum, one old 

 flowered and two young unflowered growths, 

 30 gns. ; C. Shogun, see illustration, one old 

 flowered and three strong new growths, 



2 1 gns. ; another plant of same, one old and 

 two new growths, 17 gns. 



Medals for Orchids. — At the Chester 

 Paxton Society, November i8th and 19th, a 

 Gold Medal was awarded to Mr. A. Hamner, 

 and a Silver Medal to Mr. W. Richardson 

 Moss. At Liverpool, November 12th and 

 13th, Gold Medals were granted to Messrs. 

 Mansell and Hatcher, Messrs. Stuart Low 

 and Co., and a Silver Medal to Mr. Richd. 

 le Doux. At Maidstone, November iith and 

 1 2th, Mr. Ed. Clement staged an excellent 

 exhibit of Orchids. 



Cypripedium Shogun. 



