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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
November 22nd. 
Members of the Orchid Committee present : 
Harry J. Veitcb, Esq. (in the chair), and 
Messrs. James O'Brien (hon. sec.), J. Cypher, 
W. P. Bound, J. Wilson Potter, W. Bohon, 
F. Sander, H. Little, Gurney Wilson, 
J. Charlesworth, W. Thompson, F. M. Ogilvie, 
C. H. Cuttis, W. Cobb, A. A. McBiean, 
H. G. Alexander, W. H. Hatcher, Stuart Low. 
and H. BaTantine. 
H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. 
Mr. Day), was awarded a SilveV-gilt Medal 
for an excellent group. Many very fine 
Cypripediums were the chief attraction. 
Other good things included Cattleya Venus 
Fairlawn variety, Ljplio-Cattleya Myrrha 
(Dowiana x L.-C. Gottoiana), and Sophro- 
Laelio-Cattleya Althaea (C. Pe.iL-civaliana x 
S.-L. Gratrixias). By the side of this group 
some 130 paintings of orchids in the Fair- 
lawn collection were exhibited ; they gave a 
good idea of the 'remarkable high standard 
of the varieties which Mr. Goodson has 
acquired during the last few years. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 
Heath, exhibited a few choice plants, includ- 
ing a fine Brasso-Cattleya Madame Charles 
Maron, several Cypripediums, some good 
plants of Calanthe Burfordiensis, and a won- 
derful variety of Odontoglossum cnspum, a 
seedling, one parent being cvispum Luciani. 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South 
Woodford (gr. Mr. Davis), received a Silver 
Flora Medal for a large group containing 
some excellent Cypripediums, amongst which 
were C. Priscilla (exul. x insigne Harefield 
Hall), C. gigas and C. insigne Fowlerianum, 
several good varieties of Lycaste Skinneri, a 
nice selection of well-ffoweved plants of 
Odontoglossum crispum, and other interest- 
ing things. 
Mesrs. Sander and Sons, St, Albans, exhi- 
bited some choice things, two of which 
received awards. The interesting Chondro- 
petalum Fletcheri, several Bulbophyllums, 
and a Lycaste from Pern were also noted. 
Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park (gr. Mr. 
Hunt), was awarded a Silver Banksian Medal 
for a pretty group of Calanthe Wm. Murray 
and C. Bryan. All the plants reflected great 
credit on the grower. 
Messrs. James Cypher and Sons, Chelten- 
ham, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for 
a large group of Cypripediums, including 
several good plants of Vanda ccerulea and 
Calanthe Veitchii. The fine forms of Cypri- 
pediums specially noted were : Leeanum 
Corona, Milo superbum, Leeanum giganteum, 
Vipanii and Rolfese, some nice plants of 
Masdevallia tovarensis, a good variety of the 
rare Odontoglossum Cervantesii roseum, and 
a fine form of O. amabile. 
Henry Little, Esq., Baronshalt, Twicken- 
ham (gr. Mr. Howard), sent Cypripedium 
insigne Baronshalt variety, a distmct form, 
in w^hich the spotting on the do/sal is almost 
suppressed. 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Ltd., King's 
Road, Chelsea, were awarded a .Silver Flora 
Medal for a group of very fine Cypripediums, 
in which the following special varieties were 
included : Cassiope (insigne Sanderae x Eury- 
ades), Thalia splendens, Tityus superbum, 
illustre (Leeanum x Euryades), and Niobe. 
An Award of Merit was given to Cyp. 
lolanthe (Euryades x insigne). 
Samuel Larkin, Esq., The Ridgeways, 
Haslemere (gr. Mr. Hale), received a Silver 
Banksian Medal for a group of orchids. 
Lrelio-Cattleya Rubens (pumila x Hardyana) 
was probably the best ; others were Cattleya 
lucida (Bowringiana x .Schilleriana), Cypripe- 
dium Fairrieanum, C. Euryades, and Cym- 
bidium Tracyanum. 
Mr. E. V. Low, Vale B'i-idge, Haywards 
Heath, sent a small group of particularly 
choice orchids. Amongst the Cypripediums 
were g'ood plants of Germame Opoix West- 
field var., Priam, and Thalia Westfie'.d 
variety. The elegant Brasso-Cattleya Mrs. 
J. Leemann, Cattleya Maggie Raphael alba, 
and the rare Cymbidium erythrostylum were 
also noted. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, Christ- 
church Road, Streatham (gr. Mr. Black), 
exhibited some very fine hybrids, four good 
varieties of the elegant Cattleya Maggie 
Raphael alba, a good variety of Laelio- 
