May, 1914-] 



THI-: ORCHID WORLD. 



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

 Westonbirt, received a Silver Flora Medal for 

 an excellent group of choice Orchids. 

 Included in it were two strong plants of 

 Cattleya Schroderae The Baron, both carrymg 

 a spike of three flowers ; C. Magnet, with a 

 spike of five flowers ; a specimen plant of 

 Cymbidium Parishii Sandeive ; and the noble 

 Brasso-Cattleya The King with a spike of 

 three immense flower^. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, 

 Reigate, staged a neat exhibit of rare species, 

 many being exceedingly beautiful when 

 closely examined. Coelogyne Sanderae, the 

 pretty Pleione yunnanense, as well as the red 

 Polystachya, were among the best. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, secured a Silver Flora Medal for a 

 group of choice species and hybrids, including 

 Phaius simulans magnifica, Miltonia Hyeana, 

 Odontiodas in variety, the orange-yellow 

 Brassocattlaelia Joan, and Coelogyne Sanderae 

 with four strong spikes. 



Messrs. Sander and .Sons, St. Albans, 

 obtained a Silver Flora Medal for an 

 attractive exhibit. Mention must be made of 

 Cattleya Parthenia Prince of Wales with 12 

 flowers, the rare Coelogyne Lawrenceana, 

 Cymbidium insigne and its hybrids, as well as 

 numerous Orchids of botanical interest. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 

 Park, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for 

 an extensive exhibit of Dendrobiums, the rare 

 Cymbidium Devonianum, a good plant of 

 Arpophyllum giganteum, several effective 

 Miltonia hybrids, and some choice forms of 

 Cattleya Schroderae. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 secured a Silver Banksian Medal for a neat 

 exhibit, in which were the white and violet 

 forms of DendroVjium superbum, and a very 

 fine variety of DendroVjium Cambridgeanum. 

 Phaius simulans and other rarities were also 

 noted. 



R. G. Thwaites, Esq., .Streatham, was 

 awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a grouji 

 containing a varied selection of the pretty 

 Dendrobium Thwaitesiae, as well as D. 

 Wiganianum album. The choice .Sophro- 



Cattleya Thwaitesii and some Odontoglossum 

 hybrids were also staged. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, 

 exhibited a selection of the attractive Laelio- 

 Cattleya G. S. Ball, good varieties of Cattleya 

 Schroderae, the handHome Brasso-Cattleya 

 Menda, and some specimen plants of 

 Maxillaria Sanderiana. 



J. T. Bennett-Poe, Esq., Holmwood, 

 Cheshunt, sliowed Cymbidium Lowianurn 

 Holmwood var., with a spike of 24 richly 

 coloured flowers ; also Brasso-Cattleya Mad. 

 Chas. Maron, of large size. 



Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park, Surrey, 

 showed Odontioda Vuylstekeae and Brasso- 

 Cattleya Digbyano-Schrodera", both pleasing" 

 varieties. 



F. Menteitii Ogih le, Esq., The Shrubbery, 

 Oxford, exhibited three strong plants of 

 Dendrobium Thwaitesiae Veitch's var., the 

 finest yet seen. 



Major Lister, Warninglid Grange, Haywards 

 Heath, staged a good plant of Gongora 

 quinquenervis. 



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

 sent a flower of Laelio-Cattleya (Trianae x 

 Boothiana) and a pleasing Odontioda. 



Mrs. Meade-King, Seven Elms, Druid 

 Stoke, Bristol, sent a flower of Schomburgkia 

 Lueddemannii. 



April 15th, 1 91 4. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present: 

 de Barri Crawshay, Esq. (in the chair), Messrs. 

 J as. O'Brien (hon. sec), Gurney Wilson, 

 \V. Bolton, S. W. Flory, J. E. Shill, J. 

 Charlesworth, and T. Armstrong. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossum eximium The Dell variety, 

 from Baron Bruno Schroder, Englefield 

 Green. — A very beautiful variety, with broad 

 segments effectively blotched with crimson- 

 purple. One of the best of the eximiums. 



Miltonia vexillaria Lyoth (vexillaria 

 chelseaensis x G. D. Owen), from Messrs. 

 Charlesworth and Co. — A very large 



