December, 1913.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



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exhibited dark varieties of Cattleya Fabia 

 and C. Mantinii, the pretty C. Sylvia (aurea x 

 Fabia), C. HassaUii (labiata x Empress 

 Frederick), and C. Clarkiae, of good form. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 staged good examples of Cymbidium Doris, 

 various Odontiodas and Brasso-Cattleyas, and 

 several excellent species. 



Eustace F. Clark, Esq., Evershot, Dorset, 

 sent cut flowers of Laelio-Cattleya Bryan 

 (crispa x Gaskelliana), which had prettily 

 flushed petals and dark crimson lips. 



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

 Lanes., exhibited the elegant Cypripedium 

 King George V. and Odontoglossum crispum 

 xanthotes " Golden Star," a beautiful variety 

 with yellow spotting. 



Pantia Ralh, Esq., Ashtead Park, Surrey, 

 exhibited Odontoglossum Ashteadense, with 

 reddish-crimson flowers, the rose-white lip 

 blotched with crimson. 



W. Waters Butler, Esq., Southfield, 

 Edgbaston, sent Cattleya labiata Southfield 

 van, a pleasing form ; C. 1. Minnie, very 

 dark ; and C. 1. Hector, a good typical 

 variety. 



E. H. Davidson, Esq., Twyford, sent the 

 pretty Odontioda Red Riding Hood (Rossii 

 rubescens x Bradshawias). 



C. J. Phillips, Esq., Sevenoaks, exhibited a 

 handsome variety of Cattleya Hardyana, with 

 white sepals and petals ; also Oncidioda 

 Cooksoniae, a strong plant with numerous 

 rich red flowers. 



F. du Cane Godman, Esq., South Lodge, 

 Horsham, sent Cattleya Mantinii, a young 

 plant with a lavender-blue flower. 



Richd. G. Thwaites, Esq., Streatham Hill, 

 sent Cattleya labiata alba, raised from seed ; 

 Odontoglossum Meredithae, a pleasing hybrid; 

 and Laelio-Cattleya Rubens, of excellent form 

 and colour. 



Mr. Harry Dixon, Wandsworth Common, 

 showed Odontioda Cupid (O. ramossisimum 

 X C. Noezliana) ; the flowers open red, but 

 change to a rose tint. 



Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking, 

 showed Cypripedium Little Gem Westfield 

 van, a great improvement on the original 

 form. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cypripedium Olympus (Alcibiades x 

 Leeanum Clinkaberryanum), from Lieut.-Col. 

 Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., Westonbirt. — 

 A noble flower, the large flat dorsal 

 sepal being 3^ inches across, the upper 

 part white, the lower flushed with green. 

 Sepals and petals dusky-yellow, tinged 

 with red. 



Odontoglossum crispum xanthotes Weston- 

 birt var., from Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford. 

 — A very pretty form with broad segments 

 spotted with bright yellow. 



Laslio-Cattleya Olenus Blenheim var. 

 (L.-C. bletchleyensis x C. aurea), from His 

 Grace the Duke of Marlborough. — A very 

 grand result, in which the large flower is of a 

 rich crimson-purple, the lip slightly darker, 

 and veined with gold. The plant does not 

 appear to have attained full strength, so even 

 better results may be expected. 



Cattleya Drapsiana McBean's var. (C. 

 Dowiana aurea x C. Mrs. Pitt), from Messrs. 

 J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge. — A hybrid 

 of great merit, the whole flower being covered 

 with a glowing rose-purple tint. The much 

 crimped labellum ruby-purple, with the open 

 throat golden-yellow. 



Sophrocattlaslia Niobe (L.-C. Gottoiana x 

 S.-L. Felicia), from Messrs. Charlesworth and 

 Co. — The segments of this flower are very 

 broad, rosy-plum colour, while the lip is 

 reddish-crimson. 



Cypripedium Stella (Godefroyas x Fair- 

 rieanum), from Messrs. Sander and Sons. — A 

 very pleasing hybrid, with a creamy-white 

 flower slightly tinged with rose and having 

 lines of purple spotting. 



Cultural Commendation 



To Mr. J. E. Shill (gr. to Baron Schroder), 

 for a magnificent plant of Odontoglossum 

 crispo-Harryanum The Dell var., with a spike 

 of 14 large flowers. 



To Mr. W. H. White (gr. to Sir 

 Trevor Lawrence), for grand specimens 

 of Sigmatostalix radicans and Coelogyne 

 frimbriata. 



