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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[April, 1914. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 staged the bright yellow La?lio-Cattleya 

 Euripides, Cattleya Octave Doin, with large 

 flowers, the elegant Masdevallia Veitchii 

 grandifiora, Miltonia Bleuana, Odontiodas in 

 variety, and Cattleya Trianir " F. McBean," 

 as well as the handsome Cattleya 

 Mendelissima. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, 

 exhibited the red-flowering Renanthera 

 Imschootiana, some very pretty varieties of 

 Lycaste .Skinneri, Cattleya veriflora (Trianap 

 X labiata), the true form of Odontoglossum 

 pulchellum majus, and the new Brasso- 

 Cattleya Menda. A feature of the exhibit 

 were some strongly-grown and finely-flowered 

 plants of Angraecum sesquipedale. 



First-class Certificate. 

 Sophro-Cattleya Mrs. F. Wellesle\' 

 Westonbirt var. (S. grandifiora x C. labiata), 

 from Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford, 

 K.C.V.O., Westonbirt. — A remarkable hybrid 

 in which the fiowers are of intense scarlet-red. 

 The petals are broad, well-displayed, the 

 labellum being yellow at its base. Three 

 flowers were carried on the spike. One of 

 the finest of the primary Sophronitis hybrids. 



Awards of Merit. 



Laelio-Cattleya Dulce (C. Mendelii x L. 

 anceps Sanderiana), from Messrs. Sander and 

 Sons. — An interesting h\brid with silver- 

 white flowers slightly tinted with rose, the 

 attractive labellum ha\ing its front lobe 

 heavily marked with rose-purple. 



Dendrobium Bassettii (Rolfeae x melano- 

 discus), from Mrs. T. B. Haywood, Wood- 

 hatch, Reigate. — A pretty hybrid, showing a 

 strong resemblance to primulinum, the 

 rose-purple flowers having a white labellum, 

 the apex of which is rose-purple. 



March 24th, 1914. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

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

 Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), Sir Jeremiah Colman, 

 Bart., Sir Harry J. Veitch, R. G. Thwaites, 

 F. M. Ogilvie, Stuart Low, A. McBean, W. 

 Cobb, }. Charlesworth, J. Cypher, W. H. 

 Hatcher, H. G. Alexander, J. E. .Shill, E. H. 



Davidson, W. H. White, S. Flory, W. Bolton, 

 Gurney Wilson, R. Brooman- White, R. A. 

 Rolfe, de B. Crawshay, W. P. Bound, and A. 

 Dye. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 

 awarded a Silver-gilt Medal for a very 

 effective gruu]), in which many strong plants 

 of Cymbidium insigne Sanderi showed to 

 great advantage. Other Cymbidiums were 

 Pauwelsii, Wiganianum and eburneum. The 

 new Maxillaria Fletcheriana, the pretty 

 Angraecum citratum, the rare Megaclinium 

 maximum, and numerous Cattleya and 

 Odontoglossum hybrids were also shown. A 

 feature was Cattleya Schrodera?, in excellent 

 variety. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, secured a Silver Flora Medal for an 

 interesting exhibit, in which were Phaius 

 simulans, well-flowered plants of Dendrobium 

 Brymerianum, the handsome Miltonia 

 Charlesworthii, various Odontoglossum 

 hybrids, as well as choice varieties of Brasso- 

 Cattleya Madeline and B.-C. Queen 

 Alexandra. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal 

 for a neat exhibit of their new hybrids 

 and choice species. The Miltonias included 

 Bleuana, St. Andre and Hyeana, while 

 Cypripediums were well rejjresented by 

 Maudias, Cupid and others. Dendrobiums 

 were numerous, and embraced the choice 

 nol)ile virginale, chessingtonense. Rainbow 

 and aureum. 



Messrs. .Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 

 Park and Jarvis Brook, obtained a Silver 

 Flora Medal for an extensive displa\' of 

 elegant Orchids. Mention must be made of 

 a specimen Lselia Jongheana with numerous 

 flowers, excellent forms of Cattleya 

 .Schrodera?, as well as good Cattleya hybrids. 

 Several many-flowered plants of Dendrobium 

 Brymerianum and D. crepidatum were 

 attractive, and several new hybrids were 

 included. 



H. r. Pitt, Esq., .Stamford Flill, secured a 

 .Silver Flora Medal for a pleasing exhibit in 

 which were Odontoglossum Rossii with 

 numerous flowers, Cymbidium Lowgrinum, 



