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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[August, 1914. 



labellum having a reddish blotch surrounded 

 by a white area. 



LaeHo-Cattleya Aphrodite " Our Queen," 

 from Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Jarvis- 

 brook. — An excellent variety with large 

 flowers, the sepals and petals pure white, the 

 labellum rich crimson-purple. 



Vu\'lstekeara insignis (Miltonia Bleuana x 

 Odontioda Charlesworthii), from M. Firmin 

 Lambeau, Brussels. — A very remarkable 

 hybrid, in which the flower resembles the 

 Miltonia parent. In colour creamy-white, 

 with brownish markings on the basal half of 

 the petals and labellum. 



Renanthera pulchella, from M. A. A. 

 Peeters, Brussels. — A neat little plant with 

 flowers resembling R. Imschootiana, but much 

 smaller, the branched spike having numerous 

 yellowish flowers, the labellum and tips of 

 petals being bright red. 



Groups. 



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

 Westonbirt, was awarded a Silver-gilt Cup 

 and Lindley Medal for a superb exhibit of 

 Cattleya Warscewiczii, the varieties including 

 Meteor, Monarch, and Low's var., as well as 

 the pure white form known as Firmin 

 Lambeau, this having 5 flowers. Altogether 

 some 30 specimen plants were included. A 

 well-cultivated plant of Anguloa Cliftonii was 

 also shown. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, 

 Reigate, received a Gold Medal for an 

 extensive exhibit consisting of choice Odon- 

 tiodas and Odontoglossum hybrids. The rare 

 Aerides odoratum album, Anguloa Cliftonii 

 and Cirrhopetalum pulchrum were in good 

 form. Other choice Orchids comprised 

 Miltonia Lambeauiana, M. Bleuana with g 

 spikes, and Cypripedium callosum Sanderae. 



Messrs. .Sander and Sons, received a Gold 

 Medal -for a superb exhibit of rare species 

 and numerous hybrids. At each end were 

 many specimen plants of Cattleya Warsce- 

 wiczii Sanderiana and C. Canhamiana, while 

 new hybrids were represented by L.-C. 

 brugensis (Martinetti x luminosa) and 

 Odontoglossum TroyanowskiiE (Thompson- 



ianum x Rolfeas). One of the gems was 

 Aerides Houlletianum Sanderae, with two 

 spikes of yellowish flowers. Dendrobiums 

 were well represented by the pure white 

 .Schutzei and Sanderae, and Miltonias by 

 several elegant varieties. Cattleya Mendelii 

 Mrs. R. Benson with pure white sepals and 

 petals and delicate rose labellum was 

 singularly beautiful. 



Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher, Rawdon, 

 Leeds, were awarded a Large Silver Cup for 

 an extensive exhibit which included many 

 well-cultivated plants of Lycaste Deppei, 

 Phaius Cooksonii, Aerides odoratum with 8 

 spikes, various Cypripediums, the attractive 

 forms of Anoectochilus, strong plants of 

 Phalasnopsis, and the beautiful Odontonia 

 Cleverleyana. Cattleya Enchantress (inter- 

 media alba x chocoensis alba) was a pleasing 

 novelty. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Jarvisbrook, 

 Sussex, were awarded a Large Silver Cup for 

 an attractive exhibit in which were many fine 

 masses of Cattleya Warscewiczii, the elegant 

 Cyrtopodium punctatum, several excellent 

 forms of Phalaenopsis amabilis, one being 

 pure white. Laelia purpurata Lowiae, of the 

 albida section, nice plants of the pretty 

 Oncidium pulchellum, the yellow Cattleya 

 luteola, and Anguloa Clowesii were also 

 shown in good form. Laelio-Cattleya 

 Aphrodite Our Queen and The Don were 

 two superb varieties. 



Messrs. Flory and Black, Slough, secured a 

 Large .Silver Cup for a very effective group 

 in which were numerous well cultivated plants 

 of Disa Luna, the erect rose-purple flowers 

 being much admired. Disa grandiflora was 

 also shown. Many choice Cattleyas were 

 included, the best being C. Mossiae Wageneri, 

 C. Mossias Reineckiana and C. Gaskelliana 

 alba. Laslio-Cattleyas were very attractive, 

 the varieties of Martinetti and Aphrodite 

 being much appreciated. 



Messrs. E. H. Davidson and Co., Orchid 

 Dene, Twyford, were awarded a Silver Cup 

 for a very well arranged group, the centre of 

 which contained some excellent plants of 

 Phalaenopsis Rimestadiana and Renanthera 

 Imschootiana, the red and white making a 



