January, 1914.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



93 



A NOTABLE EXHIBIT. 



THE coloured plate included in this issue 

 shows part of the magnificent group 

 staged by Messrs. Sander and Sons 

 at the Holland House Show, July, 191 3, and 

 which gained a Gold Medal and the Corona- 

 tion Cup for the finest exhibit in the show. 

 Naturally, this fine exhibit commanded the 

 utmost attention and delight, mainly on 

 account of its great charm, both m the 

 arrangement and in the splendid quality of 

 every plant. 



The central feature was exceedingly 

 imposing, with upwards of forty superb spikes 

 of Phalaenopsis Rimestadiana. These glorious 

 inflorescences of massive wax-like blossoms 

 hanging over a mass of the best varieties of 

 Miltonia vexillaria, which included M. v. 

 chelseaensis, M. v. Invincible, and the new M. 

 Sanderas, the latter receiving the Society's 

 First-class Certificate, formed a spectacle of 

 beauty that won everyone's admiration. The 

 combination was exquisite, and although the 

 characters of these standard bearers and moth 

 Orchids are so entirely dissimilar, yet they 

 attracted everyone by their beauty, and 

 plaudits of praise were heard on every side 

 by the visitors to the exhibition. 



The groups of Cattleya Warscewiczii 

 Sanderiana, too, were very much commented 

 upon, this species being free flowering", and 

 one of the most beautiful of all the family. 

 Numbers of these plants were staged m 

 masses on mounds at each end of the group. 



In the recesses were large numbers of 

 lovely Odontiodas in variety, splendid 

 Oncidiums and Cypripediums, Dendrobium 

 Dearei, hybrids of Miltonia Warscewiczii, 

 including Odontioda St. Alban, O. Magali 

 Sander, and O. Laelia Sander. Various rare 

 species and a great number of very beautiful 

 hybrid Odontoglossums made up this grand 

 and memorable display. 



Royal Horticultural Society. — All 

 Fellows' tickets issued on or after January ist, 

 191 3, are available until February ist, 19 14. 

 Next Meetings, January 13th and 27th. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



December 2nd, 191 3. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), Mr. Jas. 

 O'Brien (hon. sec). Sir Harry J. Veitch, 

 Gurney Wilson, de B. Crawshay, W. Bolton, 

 S. W. Flory, W. H. White, H. G. Alexander, 

 J. E. Shill, W. P. Bound, W. H. Hatcher, J. 

 Cypher, W. Cobb, A. McBean, T. Armstrong, 

 F. J. Hanbury, R. G. Thwaites, R. A. Rolfe, 

 Stuart Low, and A. Dye. 



Baron Bruno Schroder, The Dell, Engle- 

 field Green (gr. Mr. J. E. Shill), showed a 

 well-grown plant of Odontoglossum crispum 

 Leonard Perfect, with a spike of 16 large 

 flowers ; Brasso-Cattleya Digbyano-Mossias 

 The Dell variety, an excellent flower with 

 pure white segments; and Cattleya O'Brieniana 

 alba, with a spike of five flowers. 



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

 Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander), showed 

 LEelio-Cattleya Nella (Dominiana x labiata), 

 with a spike of four flowers, of rich purple ; 

 Cypripedium Artemis aureum (nitens x 

 Fairrieanum), of greenish-gold colour, with 

 a few dark hairs ; and Laslio-Cattleya 

 Golden Beauty, which secured Cultural 

 Commendation. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V O., 

 Burford, sent the rare Angraecum Montroei, 

 with two spikes of wax-like flowers. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 

 secured a Silver Flora Medal for an attractive 

 exhibit of hybrids and rare species. Lycaste 

 lanipes and Bulbophyllum Care)'anum were in 

 excellent form. The hybrids included Brasso- 

 Cattleya Thorntonii, Laelio-Cattleya Minnie 

 (exoniensis x aurea), Cypripedium Troilus v ar. 

 Lord Nelson, and the beautiful Cattleya 

 Dusseldorfei Undine. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a 

 pleasing exhibit of Cypripediums, including 

 Boltonii, Standard, Thalia, and good varieties 

 of Leeanum. Many attractive Masdevallias 

 were also shown. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Crowborough, 

 secured a Silver Flora Medal for some good 



