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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
September 27th. 
Members of the Orchid Committee present : 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), and 
Messrs. James O'Brien (hon. sec), Harry J. 
Veitch, Henry Little, Stuart Low, F. J. Han- 
bury, R. G. Thwaites, F. Sander, A. A. 
McBean, W. Cobb, C. H. Curtis, J. Charles- 
worth, de B. Crawshay, J. Cypher, W. H. 
Hatcher, H. Ballantine, Gurney Wilson, J. W. 
Potter, W. Bolton, A. Dye, W. P. Bound, 
H. G. Alexander, J. Leeman, and Sir Jeremiah 
Colman, Bart. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park 
(gr. Mr. Collier), exhibited an interesting- 
group of DendrobiumPhalaenopsis Schroderia- 
num. One variety, named hololeuca, had pure 
white flowers, while the Gatton Park variety 
had well-formed white flowers with violet lines 
on the lip. Some plants of the rare Dendro- 
bium Statterianum were also included. Silver 
Banksian Medal. 
Lieut.-Col. .Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., 
Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander), exhi- 
bited a choice selection of CyjDripediums, 
amongst which were the fine Cyp. Shogun, 
the Westonbirt variety of Cyp. Germain 
Opoix, C. nitens-Leeanum var. Hannibal, C. 
Actaeus Bianca, and the " Edward VII." var. 
of C. Gaston Bultel. 
H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. 
Mr. G. E. Day), sent Odontioda Devossiana, 
with deep red flowers, O. Craveniana, and 
several good plants of Cypripedium H. S. 
Goodson. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Streatham (gr. Mr. 
J. M. Black), received a Silver Banksian Medal 
for an interesting group in which were several 
specimens of Odontioda Thwaitesii, O. Brad- 
shawiae, O. Charlesworthii, and Cattleya 
Fabia. Other plants were Cattleya Iris, C. 
Peetersii, C.Roupelliana, C.Adula, B.-C. Poca- 
hontas alba (Eldorado x Digbyana), and Catt- 
leya Amata. (See " New Plants.") 
Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking 
(gr. Mr. Hopkins), sent Cattleya Freya var. 
" The Canon" (Mantinii x aurea), an improve- 
ment on C. Mantinii. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 
Heath, received a Silver Flora Medal for an 
excellent group of choice things, one of which 
was the rare and beautiful Miltonia Harwoodii, 
a hybrid obtained by crossing Miltonia vexil- 
laria with Cochlioda Ncezliana. Other in- 
teresting things were a pretty Cattleya Venus, 
quite different from others of the same cross, 
C. Rhoda (Iris x Hardyana), C. St. Gothard, 
and C. iride.scens auriferum (bicolor x Eldo- 
rado), a very distinct variety of L.-C. Henri- 
etta, the pretty Cirrhopetalum Mastersianum, 
Zygopetalum Roeblingianum, Odontoglossum 
illustrissimum, the whole flower of which was 
suffused with rosy purple pigment, and last 
but not least the splendid Cattleya Luegeas 
(Enid X Dowiana Rosita). (See Awards.) 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 
awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a large group 
composed of many fine varieties of La?lio- 
Cattleyas, including the pretty L.-C. Binotii 
(pumila X bicolor), L.-C. Sunset, L.-C. Berthe 
Fournier, L.-C. luminosa, and L.-C. Weaker 
Gott. Several botanical species were included, 
such as Dendrochilum latifolium, Angraecum 
arcuatum, Zygopetalum rostratum, Coelia 
macrostachya, and Bulbophyllum Careyanum. 
A plant of Cattleya Abeliana, having yellow 
flowers with jjurple spotting on the lip, was 
also shown ; it was found in Peru, and is said 
to be a new species. 
Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher, Ltd., Rawdon, 
Yorks, staged a very bright group of species 
and hybrids. We noticed a good plant of 
Cattleya Gaskelliana albens witn three flowers, 
a fine variety of C. Adula, C. Armstrongiae 
superba with a fine yellow throat, Brasso- 
Cattleya Mrs. J. Leeman, B.-C. Digbyano- 
gigas of a deeper colour than usual, Anguloa 
eburnea, Rodriguezia secunda, the rare Zygo- 
petalum rostratum, several good Cypripe- 
diums, and L.-C. rubens superba. 
Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill Park, 
exhibited an excellent and well-staged group, 
to which a .Silver Flora Medal was awarded. 
Several plants of Cynoches peruvianum were 
placed in prominent positions ; while other 
