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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[January, 1914. 



specimens of Vanda coerulea, one especially 

 dark, the white Phalasnopsis amabilis, Houl- 

 letia Brocklehurstiana, several excellent 

 Dendrobium species, and well-flowered plants 

 of Oncidium pulvinatum. 



Messrs. Flory and Black, Slough, were 

 awarded a Silver Flora Medal for an exten- 

 sive group, containing Laelio-Cattleya Nella, 

 a very handsome hybrid with rich purple 

 flowers ; Cattleya Fafner (Trianae x Enid), a 

 pretty result ; Cypripedium Cassius and C. 

 Floryi, both new hybrids of merit ; and Cyp. 

 Snowdon, like insigne Sandera?, but having a 

 larger area of white on the dorsal. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, received 

 a Silver Banksian Medal for an interesting 

 exhibit of hybrids. Mention must be made of 

 Lycaste Tunstillii, a very beautiful flower ; 

 Cypripedium Minos Youngii, in good form ; 

 Cattleya Maggie Raphael albida, Laslio- 

 Cattleya Rubens, and several excellent 

 Odontoglossums. 



Mr. Harry Dixon, Spencer Park Nursery, 

 Wandsworth Common, was awarded a Silver 

 Banksian Medal for a neat and pretty group 

 of various Odontoglossums, Cattleyas and 

 other hybrids. A fine plant of Cymbidium 

 Tracyanum, with several many-flowered 

 spikes, was also shown. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, exhibited some well-cultivated and 

 interesting Orchids, including Aerides 

 Lawrenceae, the golden-yellow Laelio-Cattleya 

 Thyone, Odontoglossums Ceres and Aire- 

 worth, afine variety of Sophronitis grandiflora, 

 and a large form of Oncidium varicosum. 



Mons. H. Graire, Amiens, showed a selec- 

 tion of Odontoglossum nebulosum hybrids, 

 which included O. Saturne (crispo-Harryanum 

 X nebulosum), the variety flavescens having a 

 bright-yellow centre to the labellum, the 

 variety violaceum being prettily spotted ; O. 

 Jupiter (ardentissimum x nebulosum), with 

 reddish markings, and Od. Neptune (crispum 

 X nebulosum). 



Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking, 

 showed Cypripedium Delhi (Earl of Tanker- 

 ville X insigne Harefield Hall), a chubby 

 flower with the upper part of the wide dorsal 

 pure white. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 staged a selection of excellent Orchids, the 

 best being Cymbidium Schlegelii, Cattleya 

 Fabia, Laslio-Cattleya autodoin, Odonto- 

 glossum Aliceae, and Cypripedium Kathleen, 

 a promising hybrid. 



Mr. E. V. Low, Vale Bridge, Haywards 

 Heath, sent Cypripedium I'Ansonii, a fine 

 variety with a spike of three large flowers. 



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

 showed Cypripedium Arachne, with a rich 

 brownish flower, Odontoglossum Chione, and 

 others which received awards. 



W. Hewitt, Esq., Newlands, Frenchay, 

 Bristol, exhibited Cypripedium Frenchay 

 (bellatulum x Lawrebel), with a rose-purple 

 dorsal sepal. A very pretty hybrid. 



Crofton Black, Esq., Cranham Holme, 

 Upminster, exhibited a well-grown plant of 

 Odontoglossum grande, with eleven flowers 

 carried on two spikes, both produced from the 

 same bulb. 



First-class Certificate. 



Cattleya Maggie Raphael The Dell 

 variety, from Baron Bruno Schroder (gr. Mr. 

 J. E. Shill). — A beautiful hybrid with creamy- 

 white sepals and petals, the handsome lip 

 veined with gold and margined with a broad 

 band of bright rose-purple. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cypripedium Goliath (insigne Harefield 

 Hall X Romulus var. Amy Moore), from W. R. 

 Lee, Esq., Plumpton Hall, Heywood. — A bold 

 flower resembling the former parent, but 

 slightly finer in size and colour. 



Cypripedium Alcimeda var. Strelsa (insigne 

 Harefield Hall x Alcibiades), from W. R. Lee, 

 Esq. — An excellent hybrid, with the broad 

 dorsal sepal marked with dotted lines of 

 purple. 



Odontioda Latona Goodson's variety 

 (crispo-Harryanum x Bradshawiae), from H. S. 

 Goodson, Esq. (gr. Mr. G. E. Day). — A hand- 

 some flower, resembling the latter parent, but 

 differing by the inclusion of Harryanum in 

 the parentage. 



La?lio-Cattleya autodoin (L. autumnalis x 

 C. Octave Doin), from Messrs. J. and A. 



