THE ORCHID WORLD. 
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ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
February 28th, igii. 
Members of the Orchid Committee present : 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), and 
Messrs. Gurney Wilson, F. Menteith Ogilvie, 
A. A. McBean, T. Armstrong, J. E. Shill, 
J. Charlesvvorth, J. Cypher, W. H. Hatcher, 
W. P. Bound, A. Dye, W. H. White, C. H. 
Curtis, J. Wilson Potter, W. Bolton, John .S. 
Moss, and Walter Cobb. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., Bur- 
ford, Dorking (gr. Mr. White), exhibited a 
group of interesting plants. The collection 
embraced well-flowered plants of Catasetum 
scurra, with greenish-veined flowers, Maxil- 
laria variabilis, the minutely-flowered Scaphy- 
glottis Behri, Pleurothallis scapha, and Mas- 
devallia Chamberlainiana. 
H. S. Goodson, Esq , Fairlawn, Putney (gr. 
Mr. Day), showed Odontioda Floryi (C. Noez- 
liana x O. Andersonianum), having a reddish 
flower that shows the characters of the latter 
parent. 
Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South 
Woodford (gr. Mr. Davis), exhibited Odon- 
tioda keighleyensis Fowler's var., which has 
previously received a First-class Certificate. 
H. S. Leon, Esq., Bletchley Park (gr. Mr. 
Cooper), exhibited a choice selection of 
Cypripedium flowers of varieties raised at 
Bletchley Park. 
Mrs. Norman Cookson, Oakvvood, Wylam 
(gr. Mr. Chapman), displayed a fine variety 
of Odontioda Bradshawise superba ; also 
Odontoglossum percultum purpureum, having 
a richly-coloured flower, with a white lip ; 
Dendrobium oakwoodiensis, a hybrid derived 
from Dendrobium " T. B. Haywood " ; the 
broad petals are rosy-purple, and the lip has 
a dark blotch. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, Christ- 
church Road, Streatham (gr. Mr. Black), ex- 
hibited a small group of choice Dendrobiums, 
including D. mirandum (Wigani^e x Thwaite- 
siae), D. Austinii, D. nobile Thwaites' var., 
Odontioda Bradshawiae, and a good variety 
of Sophro-Cattleya warnhamiensis. 
Edward Roberts, Esq., Park Lodge, Eltham 
(gr. Mr. Carr), obtained a Silver Banksian 
Medal for a group of Cypripediums, which 
included the beautiful C. Emile Cappe, which 
received a First-class Certificate at Paris ; a 
dark variety of C. St. Albans, C. Nitens Prince 
Olaf, and C. beechense Sander's variety. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 
Heath, received a Silver Flora Medal for a 
large group, consisting mainly of large plants 
of their well-known hybrids. At the back of 
the group were many graceful spikes of 
Odontoglossums, and good varieties of La^lio- 
Cattleyas. Other choice subjects were Zygo- 
Colax Charlesworthii, Coelogyne sparsa, 
Cypripedium Rossettii, a splendid form of 
Brasso-Cattleya Cliftonii (Digbyano-Mossias 
X C. Trianae), Sophro-Laelio-Cattleya Mara- 
thon, Laslio-Cattleya Bella alba, and a number 
of Odontiodas. 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 
obtained a .Silver Flora Medal for an interest- 
ing group. Amongst the finest plants were 
Miltonia St. Andre (Roezlii x Bleuana), Cym- 
bidium Holfordianum, C. eburneo-Lowianum, 
and Renanthera Imschootiana. Several ex- 
cellent varieties of Cattleya Trianae, the curi- 
ous Catasetum tridentatum, and many beau- 
tiful and richly-coloured Odontoglossums 
were also noticed in this exhibit. 
Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bu.sh HiH 
Park, Enfield, received a .Silver Banksian 
Medal for a good group, m the centre of 
which were some finely-flowered plants of 
Dendrobium Wardianum, and on either side 
of these many interesting' species, such as 
Bulbophyllum cupreum, Odontoglossum cor- 
datum Low's variety, the rare albino form of 
O. sceptrum, Cypripedium Harrisianum 
albens, several good varieties of Lycaste 
.Skinneri, a large variety of Cattleya Enid 
and Cattleya Schroderas "White Queen," 
having white sepals and petals, with a distinct 
flush of colour on the lip. 
Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher, Ltd., Raw- 
don, were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal 
for a well-staged group of rare and pretty 
Orchids. The yellow Phaius flavus. Eria 
lanata, the new Odontioda Zephyr (O. Noez- 
liana x O. Wilckeanum), the rare Oncidium 
