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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
ampliatum concolor, a good plant of Miltonia 
Bleuana, and a selection of well-flowered 
Dendrobiums, constituted the more important 
subjects. 
Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 
Wells, obtained a Silver Flora Medal for a 
I'.eat group of well-grown plants, including the 
pretty Cynibidium Woodhamsianum, the 
scarce Odontoglossuni cnstatum, a strong 
plant of O. Rolfeae, with a spike of more than 
!;o flowers, Brasso-Cattleya Helen, and two 
distinct varieties of Odontoglossum Harryano- 
crispum. 
Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 
received a Silver Banksian Medal for a group 
of excellent Cypripediums, some bright- 
coloured varieties of Laelio-Cattleya Cappei, 
several good spotted Odontoglossums, in- 
cluding O. excellens, and well-flowered plants 
of the popular Lycaste .Skinneri. 
Mr. E. V. Low, Vale Bridge, Haywards 
Heath, showed several distinct forms of Catt- 
leya Trianae, the finer being C.-T. The Mar- 
quis, C.-T. Titania, and C.-T. alba ; also a 
large form of Cypripedium Maudiae, and C. 
Franconia (callo-Rothschildianum x callosum 
Sanderae), having a large, bold flower that 
favoured C. Rothschildianum. 
Messrs. J. and A. A. McBean, Cooksbridgc, 
received a .Silver Banksian Medal for a grou]) 
containing several good varieties of Odonto- 
glossum crispum, a fine plant of Cymbidium 
insigne, with a grand spike of bloom, several 
choice Cypripediums, and the elegant, red- 
flowered Epiphronitis Veitchii. 
Messrs. Hassall and Co., .Southgate, exhi- 
bited a pretty variety of Cattleya Trianae, 
with a bluish tinge on the sepals and petals 
and a deeper blue on the lip ; also Cypri- 
pedium aureum Hyeanum. 
Mr. Jensen, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, 
exhibited a selection of distinct forms from 
his well-known type of Cattleya .Schroderae. 
Mr. A. Schleigel, Lewes, showed Brasso- 
Cattleya Mrs. T- C. Hirst (B. nodosa x C. 
Trianas), which has many of the characters of 
the Brassavola parent. 
Mr. J. Stevenson, Alton Manor Gardens, 
near Derby, sent cut flowers of a seedling 
Cypripedium. 
The Curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, 
Glasnevin, showed flowers of Pleurothallis 
platyrachis, P. rhombipetala, lone scariosa, 
Coelogyne sulphurea, C. Whittneriana, and 
C. perakensis, Eria globifera, and Maxillaria 
Lindenia?. 
Messrs. T. Rochford and .Sons, Broxbourne, 
Hertfordshire, exhibited a rich form of Odon- 
toglossum Thompsonianum, also a distinct 
form of O. loochristiense, and some good 
varieties of Sophronitis grandiflora. 
AWARDS. 
Award of Merit. 
Cymbidium langleyense (C. Lowianum x C. 
Devonianiim), from Messrs. J. Yeitch and 
Sons, Chelsea. — An apparently strong-grow- 
ing- plant, with a long spike of 14 flowers ; 
the sepals and petals are a greenish-brown 
colour, the lip having a large blotch of 
reddish-brown. 
Botanical Certificates. 
Platyclmis glumacea valida. — A strong- 
growing variety of P. glumacea, with many 
lacemes of yellowish-white fjlooms. 
Dendrobium delicatum (Bailey). — A species 
having erect spikes of white flowers slightly 
spotted' on the lips 
Maxillaria callichroma. — An elegant 
species, with yellow sepals and petals, the 
latter being purplish-brown at the base ; the 
hp has a yellow disc. All three .shown by .Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Eria lanata, from Messrs. Mansell and 
Hatcher. — A pretty species, with spikes of 
yellowish-green flowers, with numerous hairs 
on the outsides of the blooms. 
Grobya fascifera. — A curious species, shown 
by Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher, Rawdon. 
March 14th, 1911. 
Members of the Orchid Committee present -. 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), and 
Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), W. Cobb, 
R. G. Thwaites, Gurney Wilson, F. W. Moore, 
A. A. McBean, T. Armstrong, J. E. Shill, 
J. Cypher, W. H. Hatcher, A. Dye, H. G. 
Alexander, W. H. White, H. Ballantine, 
W. Bolton, F. M. Ogilvie, W. P. Bound, J. 
