THE ORCHID WORLD. 
Vol. I. MAY, 1911. No. 8. 
NOTES. 
T/ie Botanical Magazine. — The issue for 
April contains an illustration and description 
of Dendrobium muricatum var. munificum. 
This variety differs from the type principally 
in the shape of the hp. The flowers, which 
are borne on a spike of about twenty, are 
greenish-yellow, marked with reddish-purple. 
The illustration was made from a plant grow- 
ing in a pan suspended from the roof of the 
Orchid-house at Glasnevin. 
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The Sander Cup. — At the Spring Show of 
the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society 
the First Prize, consisting of this cup and 
three guineas, was awarded to R. Brooman- 
White, Esq., Arddarroch (gr. Mr. J. Smith), 
for the best group of Orchids arranged in a 
space not exceeding twelve feet by six feet. 
1 he cup must be won three times before 
becoming the property of the exhibitor. 
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Medals for Orchids. — tAt the .Spring Show 
of the Bournemouth Horticultural Society, 
lield in the Winter Gardens on April 4th and 
5th, and opened by the Mayor of Bourne- 
mouth, supported by Sir Daniel Morris, a 
Gold Medal was awarded to Messrs. Charles- 
worth and Co., and Silver Medals to G. H. 
Rolls, Esq., and Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher. 
VOL. I 
Chysis bractescens. — This useful plant suc- 
ceeds best on a rugged block, or in a basket 
surrounded with fibry peat, and suspended 
near the roof, where it should have a plentiful 
supply of moisture and heat during the grow- 
ing season ; but afterwards it may be kept 
cool and dry, for it is very impatient of much 
water. Its flowers remain long in perfection, 
and have a slight odour. Of all the plants 
this is the best for decorating: ladies' hair. 
Its flowers may be used once, twice, thrice, 
or even four times, if skill be applied to their 
preservation, and yet they are fresh and 
sweet. — Horticultural Socict r'.v J oiintal, 1 ?>-{(). 
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Odontoglossum aspersum. — A spike of 
three flowers of this pretty cool-house Orchid 
has been sent by Capt. Robert Twiss, of Bird 
Hill, Limerick. It is a scarce natural hybrid 
between O. maculatum and O. Rossii, both 
these species growing together in the same 
district of Mexico. The whole flower sug- 
gests a yellow variety of Rossii, but the 
evidence of both species clearl)^ proves that 
it is a hybrid. The sepals are sulphur-yellow 
and almost covered with brown spots, more 
or less confluent ; the petals are also of the 
same ground colour, but the spotting is con- 
fined to the inner half as in Rossii. The lip 
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