THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[March, 1914. 



(0dm. ardentissimum x Oda. Bradshawise), 

 from Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford. — A very 

 beautiful result, the broad segments being 

 prettily toothed, and of a bright red colour. 



Cattleya Triana? Mrs. de B. Crawshay, 

 from Baron Bruno Schroder. — A very hand- 

 some and large flower, ranking with the finest 

 varieties. The broad petals light rose-pink, 

 the wide lip rose-purple. 



Cattleya Trianae Mrs. Phillips, from C. J. 

 Phillips, Esq., The Glebe, Sevenoaks. — A 

 remarkable variety in which the sepals and 

 petals are handsomely marked with- a broad 

 purple line of colour down the central part. 



Cymbidium Schlegelii, Southfield variety 

 (insigne x Wiganianum), from W. Waters 

 Butler, Esq., Southfield, Edgbaston. — A great 

 impro\ement on previous forms. The white 

 flowers have a light pink flush, the bold lip 

 spotted with crimson-red. 



Odontoma Lucilia, from Messrs. Charles- 

 worth and Co. See page 124. 



Odontioda Diana variety Gladys (O. 

 amabile x C. Noezliana), from Messrs. J. and 

 A. McBean, Cooksbridge. — Flowers of 

 excellent shape, rich scarlet-red in colour. 



February 24th, I(ji4. 



Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 Sir Harry J. \'eitch (in the chair), Mr. James 

 O'Brien (hon. sec), .Sir Jeremiali Colman, 

 Bart., Messrs. F, Sander, R. G. Thwaites, F. J. 

 Ilaiibury, T. Armstrong, C. PL Curtis, W. 

 Cobl7, R. A. Rolfe, F. M. Ogilvie, A. McBean, 

 Stuart Low, J. Charlesworth, J. Cypher, W. II. 

 Hatcher, J. Shill, IT. G. Alexander, A. Dye, 

 E, H. DaxidMju, S. W, Flory, W. Bolton, 

 W. P. Bound, FI. J. Chapman, de Barri 

 Crawsha)-, and Gurney Wilson. 



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

 Westonljirt, was awarded a Silver-gilt Flora 

 Medal for a superb exhibit of choice varieties 

 of Cattleya Trianae, including Madame Eouise 

 de Hemptinne, Lowii and Mooreana. On 

 one side of these were many excellent plants 

 of Laelio-Cattleya Ariel (aurea x Cowanii), one 

 having as many as ten flowers on a spike ; on 

 the other side several well-grown [jlaiits of 



the new Cymbidium Dryad. In addition to 

 these an immense specimen of Cattleya 

 Trianas var. Hydra, with no less than 96 

 flowers, Cymbidium eburneo-Lowianum, with 

 26 spikes having a total of lOi flowers, and 

 Cymbidium Lowianum, with i 5 sjiikes and an 

 aggregate of 278 blooms, attracted much 

 attention. A Lmdley Medal was awarded to 

 Mr. H. G. i\le.xander for his excellent cultural 

 skill. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 

 received a Silver Flora Medal for an extensive 

 group containing many choice Orchids. The 

 new hybrids included Odontoglossum St. 

 Andre (Rio Tmto x ardentissimum), with rich 

 red-brown flowers. Cattleya Trianas Mikado 

 and C. T. Horatio were two superb varieties. 

 An interesting hybrid was Laelio-Cattleya 

 Trimyra (Trianas x Myra) with white flowers, 

 having a slight blush tint on the labellum. 

 Many excellent species and numerous 

 botanical Orchids were also shown. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Crowborough, 

 were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for an 

 attractive exhibit, including the handsome 

 L£elio-Cattle}-a Pizarro (aurea x Jongheana), 

 Angrascum sesquipedale witli many flowers, 

 A. eburneum, the pretty .Saccolabuuu Ijcllinum, 

 a varied selection of Odontiodas, se\eral 

 attractive Dendrobiums, and a new hybrid 

 lietween L.-C. Charlesworllin and L.-C. 

 Ophir, with reddish-buff flowers. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, secured a .Silver Banksian Medal for 

 a neat group ni which were iiian\- excellent 

 Cyprii)e(liums, of which Helen, Actanis, 

 Iloldeuii, Cupid and Kentore were special])' 

 good. L;plio-Cattleya Myra, of rich colour, 

 the elegant Cyml:)idium Lad\' Colman, and 

 C. lona (giganteuiii x insigne) were well 

 staged. .Se\ eral specud \ arieties of .Sophn aiitis 

 grancliflora were also included. 



Messrs. Cypher and .Sons, Cheltenham, 

 were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a 

 good exhibit, containing the iirettx' Cirrho- 

 ])ela]um picturatum, Ada aurantiaca, strong 

 plants of Phalasnopsis .Stuartiana and P. 

 Schilleriana. Cattleya Octa\c Doiii and a 

 large selection of choice Cypri])ediuiiis 

 completed this group. 



