THE ORCHID WORLD. 
Orchids. Included in it were several good 
Cypripediums, a large plant of Cymbidiuni 
Lowianum concolor, C. eburneo-Lowianuni, 
Masdevallia Shuttleworthii, Odontoglossuui 
Rolfese, a good-coloured Leelio-Cattleya high- 
Ijuriensis, and a large selection of L.-C. G. S. 
Ball (cinnabarina x Schrdderae). 
William Bolton, Esq., Warrington, sent the 
new Odontioda Boltonii, a large plant of 
Dendrobium Bancroftianum with seven fiower- 
spikes, and a specimen of Dendrobium im- 
ported with D. Ashworthiae and D. atro- 
violaceum. 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbur\- 
House, Acton (gr. Mr. J. Hudson), sent a 
specimen of Dendrobium Wardianum candi- 
dum w^ith 52 large white flowers. 
de B. Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks 
(gr. Mr. Stables), exhibited Odontoglossum 
Leonidas (triumphans x Hallio-crispum), a 
pleasing, light yellow hybrid with dark brown 
markings. 
Baron Bruno Schroder, Egham (gr. Mr. 
Shill), exhibited a large spike of the beautiful 
Odontoglossum Wilckeanum Schroderianum 
with 14 flowers. 
H. S. Leon, Esq., Bletchley Park (gr. Mr. 
G. Cooper), showed Cypripedium Deedmani- 
anum Bletchley Park variety, a pretty form 
with three flowers on a spike. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, Christ- 
church Road, Streatham (gr. Mr. Black), sent 
two distinct varieties of Odontoglossum 
Clytie. 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelaiids, South 
Woodford (gr. Mr. }. Davis), exhibited Odon- 
toglossum Wilckeanum J. Gurney Fowlerj and 
Odontioda Lambeauiana Fowler's variety. 
H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. 
Mr. Day), sent Sophro-Laelio-Cattleya Olive 
Fairlawn variety, a pretty variety of rich 
colour and with a bright yellow throat. 
AWARDS. 
First-class Certificate. 
Odontioda Vuylstekeae Lady Colman (O. 
Pescatorei x C. Noezliana), from Sir Jeremiah 
Colman, Bart., Gatton Park (gr. Mr. Collier). 
One of the finest and most brilliantly coloured 
varieties seen. 1 he flowers are large, of 
good shape, and 111 colour a rich scarlet. 
Awards of Merit 
Odontioda ignea (C. Noe/.liana x Odoiito- 
glo.ssum Lindeniij, from Mons. Henri Graire, 
St. Fuscien, Amiens. A pretty hybrid with a 
branched spike of 36 scarlet-red flowers. 
Odontoglossum Swietenicolor (Wilckeanum 
x X'uylstekei), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, 
Bart., K.C.V.O., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. W. 
H. White). A noble hybrid with a spike of 
12 large flowers, the ground colour being 
creamy-white with large mahogany-coloured 
blotches. The front of the lip is yellow. 
April iith, 
Members of the Orchid Committee present : 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), Sir 
Jeremiah Colman, Bart., and Messrs. James 
O'Brien (hon. sec), Harry J. Veitch, F. J. 
Hanbury, F. Sander, F. M. Ogilvie, R. G. 
Thwaites, T. Armstrong, A. A. McBean, 
Stuart Low, W. Cobb, J. Cypher, J. E. Shill, 
W. P. Bound, W. H. Hatcher, A. Dye, H. G. 
Alexander, W. H. White, J. S. Moss, Gurney 
Wilson, W. Bolton, de B. Crawshay, C. Cook- 
son, F. Peeters, and J. Charlesworth. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 
Heath, were awarded a Silver-gilt Flora 
Medal for an excellent group composed of 
many choice species and hybrids. The most 
attractive plants were the curious Uropedium 
Lindenii, a large piece of Bulbophyllum 
virescens, and Brassia brachiata. Included 
in the group were several good Miltonias, 
Dendrobium Jamesianum, Brasso-Cattleya 
Queen Alexandra, Cypripedium caudatum, 
Cymbidium eburneo - Lowianum concolor, 
some free-flowering plants of Oncidium sar- 
codes, and Cattleya Harrisoniana alba. 
Messrs. Sander and .Sons, .St. Albans, re- 
ceived a Silver-gilt Flora Medal for a large 
group of interesting Orchids, those specially 
noted being Cattleya Schrodera? Daybreak, 
C. Dowiana with three flowers on a spike, 
Odontoglossum Fire King (Hallio-crispum x 
crispum Graireanum, O. Troilus (elegans x 
amabile), several good Odontiodas, Chysis 
bractescens, Laslio-Cattleya Baroness Schroder, 
