ORCHID WORLD. 
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Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywaxds 
Heath, received a Silver Flora Medal for a 
fine group, which included many of their 
choice hybrids. The Cattleya crosses noticed 
were Rhoda, Fabia alba, Phrygia and Venus, 
the Laelio-Cattleyas Eurydice and G. G. 
Whitelegge, the pretty yellow Odontoglossum 
Lindenii, Rodriguezia Batemanii, Coelogyne 
VeitchiT, with its pendulous raceme of white 
flowers, Cypripediums Charlesworthii and 
Rossetti, Waluera citrina, Odontioda Brad- 
shawiae, Zygopetalum Binotii, and Laslio- 
Cattleya Bola. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, Christ- 
church Road, Streatham (gr. Mr. J. M. Black), 
was awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a 
nice group, in which were Odontiodas Sey- 
mouri and Charlesworthii, Sophro-Cattleya 
Mrs. F. Wellesley perfecta (S. grandiflora x 
C. labiata R. I. Measures), a very fine-shaped 
hybrid with extra broad petals, and not show- 
ing so much purple tint as is usual with many 
of these hybrids. Mention must be made of 
a Cattleya Maggie Raphael alba and a good 
variety of Laelio-Cattleya rubens. 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 
awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a very fine 
group, the centre of which was composed of 
a large number of rare and interesting- 
orchids, including Saccolabium biggibum, 
Waluera pulchella and Warrea Hookeriana, 
several good Cattleya hybrids, such as Aliciae 
(labiata X Iris), Cooksonii (Ila rdyana alba x 
Trianae alba), ma.ny Lselio-Cattleyas, some 
beautiful Cypripediums, the best being C. 
Dreadnought, and seve/al good specimens of 
Vanda coerulea. 
E. R. Ashton, Esq., Camden Park, Tun- 
bridge Wells (gr. Mr. A. Young), received a 
Silver Banksian Medal for a group containing" 
several very choice things. Probably the 
best w^as Cattleya Luegese Broadlands variety, 
a fine form somewhat lighter m colour than 
the original; C. Phrygia (Portia x Enid), a 
])leasing h\brid between Cattleya Harri- 
soniana and C. labiata ; a very good variety 
of Cattleya Fabia ; Lselio-Cattleya Phoebus 
(L.C. Cappei x C. Iris), with reddish-copper 
flowers ; and several other exce'lent hybrids. 
Mrs. Norman Cookson, Oakwood, Wylam 
(gr. Mr. H. J. Chapman), sent Cypripedium 
Arthu/ianum Oakwood variety (msigne San- 
deras x Fairrieanum), which differs from the 
normal type by having much lighter spotting, 
Calanthe Cooksoni£e gigantea, which secured 
an Award of Merit, and Cypripedium Oak- 
woodiensis, of unknown parentage. 
Messrs. Sluart Low and Co., Bush Hiil 
Park, Enfield, received a Silver Flora Medal 
for a large group of good orchids. It included 
a good selection of Oncidium varicosum, 
several Leelio-Cattleyas, a few Odontoglos- 
sum hybrids, and some good Dendrobium 
Phalaenopsis. Other plants noticed were 
Lycasta Mrs. Rogerson, Masdevallia Troclii- 
lus, and Bulbophyllum grandifiorum. 
Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking 
(gr. M:. Hopkins), exhibited a splendid hybrid 
under the name Laelio-Cattleya Ville de 
Bruxelles (L.-C. callistoglossa x L.-C. Clive). 
A First-class Certificate was awarded to this 
plant, but on further consideration the Com- 
mittee thought the plant to be a form of L.-C. 
Epicasta, and for this reason the certificate 
was withdrawn. Whatever the actual parents 
were, we considered the hybrid a very fine 
variety. 
Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 
staged an excellent group of Cypripediums, 
which obtained a Silver Flora Medal. Among 
the many species and hybrids were Maudiae, 
Leeanum Corona, a dark Tityus superbum, 
Sybil, insigne Harefield Hall, Baron Schroder, 
Thalia gigantea, and Fulshawense. All the 
plants were well grown ; the group contained 
altogether between fifty and sixty distinct 
forms. 
Samuel Larkm, Esq., Ridgeways, Hasle- 
mere (gr. Mr. Hale), sent a fevv good hybrids, 
the best of which were Cattleya Portia Lar- 
kins' variety, a good-shaped flower of pleasing- 
colour, Laelia splendens (crispa x purpurata), 
a good variety of Cattleya Mantinii nobilior, 
and Laslio-Cattleya eximia. 
Messrs. W. B. Hartland and Sons, Ardcairn, 
Ballintemple, Co. Cork, received a Silver Flora 
Medal for a good group of interesting Catt- 
leya hybrids and other good orchids. We 
noted several yellow varieties of C)'pripe- 
dium insigne, two Odontoglossum Groganiae 
(Edwardii x Uro-Skinneri), and some well- 
grown plants of Laelio-Cattleya Parysatis. 
