THE ORCHID WORLD. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
April 25th, 191 1. 
Members of the Orchid Committee present : 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), and 
Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), de B. Craw- 
shay, Gurney Wilson, W. Bolton, J. S. Moss, 
A. Dye, J. E. Shill, J. Cypher, W. H. Hatcher, 
A. A. McBean, H. G. Alexander, T. Arm- 
strong, F. Menteith Ogilvie, F. Sander, F. J. 
Hanbury, R. G. Thwaites, Stuart Low, Harry 
J. Veitch and Clive Cookson. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 
Heath, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal 
for an excellent group of Orchids containing 
several fine plants of Trichopilia Backouseana, 
the rare Uropedium Lindenii, a specially fine 
Cattleya Mendelii, Cypripedium Maudias, a 
good assortment of the pretty Odontiodas, 
Lslio-Cattleya Dora, L.-C. Dominiana, and 
several Brasso-Cattleyas. 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 
received a Silver Flora Medal for a very good 
group of rare species and hybrids. Included 
in it were some excellent varieties of Cattleya 
Schroderae, the green Ccelogyne pandurata, a 
good selection of Odontiodas, a large plant 
of Maxillaria Sanderiana, M. pubigera, and 
the scarlet-flowered Renanthera Imschootiana. 
Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 
F.irk, Enfield, were awarded a Silver Banksian 
Medal for a good group containing many 
interesting Orchids. Those specially noticed 
were Odontoglossum Rolfeas, Odontioda 
Churlesworthii, Oncidium lamelligerum, many 
very pretty Dendrobes, including the yellow 
chessingtonense, and a good selection of 
Laelio-Cattleyas. 
Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Chelten- 
ham, received a Silver Flora Medal for 
an extensive group in which were many 
special varieties of Cattleya Mendelii and 
Schroderae, the pretty Miltonia Phalas- 
nopsis, Cypripedium macrochilum, Masde- 
vallia radiosa, M. Chimasra, a number of good 
Odontoglossums, some fine plants of Miltonia 
vexillaria, and the elegant Chysis bractescens. 
George W. Bird, Esq., The Manor House, 
West Wickham (gr. Mr. H. Redden), was 
awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a very 
neat group of excellent Orchids, most of 
which were raised by the exhibitor. The 
most notable plants were some specially good 
varieties of Odontoglossum crispum, one 
being nicely blotched, several very pretty 
Odontoglossum hybrids, and an interesting 
selection of Odontiodas including the new 
Odontioda rosefieldiensis (C. Noezliana x O. 
triumphans). 
Samuel Larkin, Esq., The Ridgeways, 
Haslemere (gr. Mr. Hale), received a Silver 
Banksian Medal for an attractive group con- 
taining many good plants of Phalasnopsis, 
the elegant Vanda suavis Veitchi Laslio- 
Cattleya Gottoiana, a fine form of Cattleya 
Trianas, the erect flowering Phaius Sander- 
ianus, and other interesting species and 
hybrids. 
Baron Bruno Schroder, The Dell, Egham 
(gr. Mr. Shill), exhibited in very fine condi- 
tion a three-flowered inflorescence of Brasso- 
Cattleya Queen of Spam. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., Bur- 
ford (gr. Mr. W. H. White), exhibited two 
plants of the new Brasso-L^lio-Cattleya 
Triune (L.-C. Hyeana x B.-C. Digbyano- 
Schroderae), the flowers are large, rose-tinted 
and with purple markings on the lip. 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South 
Woodford (gr. Mr. J. Davis), exhibited two 
plants of Brasso-Laelio-Cattleya Fowleri with 
pleasing orange-coloured flowers. 
H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. 
Mr. G. E. Day), showed Odontoglossum per- 
cultum Goodson's variety, a very fine form, 
the segments being almost covered with 
violet-purple. 
de Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Seven- 
oaks (gr. Mr. Stables), exhibited a number 
of interesting Odontoglossum hybrids includ- 
ing O. Leonidas (Hallio-crispum x trium- 
phans), O. Dirce (harvengtense x ardentis- 
simum), Odontioda gattoniensis, and O. rose- 
fieldiensis (C. Noezliana x O. triumphans). 
Another one of special note was Odonto- 
glossum Quintus (Hunnewellianum x crispo- 
Harryanum). 
Mr. E. V. Low, Vale Bridge, Haywards 
