THE 
ORCHID 
WORLD. 
Esq., Westfield. Woking (gr. Mr. Hopkins). 
A large flower with almost pure white 
drooping petals, the lip undulated and of a 
rich purple-red. 
Awards of Merit. 
Coelogyne Burfordiense (asperata x pandu- 
rata), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., 
K.C.V.O., Burford, .Surrey (gr. Mr. W. H. 
White). A remarkable hybrid with a spike of 
8 flowers, yellowish-green m colour, the lip 
being marked with blackish spots and blotches. 
Cattleya Mossiae G. M. Hale, from S. 
Larkin, Esq., The Ridgways, Haslemere. A 
distinct and large flower with a peculiar dark 
purple blotch on the lip. 
Odontoglosisum amabile Empress of India, 
from Messrs. Sander and Sons. A grand 
hybrid, all the segments being broad and 
almost covered with claret-purple blotches. 
Oncidium Claesii, from Sir Jeremiah Colman, 
Bart. A wonderful plant with a long spike of 
6g chocolate-brown flowers, the front of the 
petals being rose-magenta. 
Laelio - Cattleya Germania (Cappei x 
Mendelii), from Messrs. Charlesworth and 
Co., Haywards Heath. A most pleasing 
hybrid, the whole flower being golden-orange 
colour with brownish-red speckling on the 
front of the labellum. 
Cultural Commendation 
to Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., for a 
magnificent specimen of Odontoglossum 
hastilabium with a spike of 83 large flowers. 
To Preserve Wooden Labels. — Thoroughly 
soak the labels in a strong solution of 
copperas (sulphate of iron) ; then lay them, 
after they are dry, in lime water. This causes 
the formation of sulphate of lime, a very 
insoluble salt, in the wood. 
Black Ink for Zmc Labels. — Verdigris, 
I ounce ; sal ammoniac, i ounce ; lamp black, 
h ounce ; rain water, }, pint. Mix in an 
earthenware pot or jar and put up in small 
bottles. To be shaken before use and used 
with a quill pen on bright zmc. 
THE NORTH OF ENGLAND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
Members of the Orchid Committee present : 
G. W. Jessop, Esq. (in the chair), and Messrs. 
Gurney Wilson (hon. sec), A. R. Crossley, 
Alva J. Hall, G. Taylor, W. Mansell, J. 
Cypher, G. W. Musk, F. C. Puddle, F. W. 
Corney, and W. H. Hatcher. 
J. H. Craven, Esq., The Beeches, Keighley 
(gr. Mr. Corney), received a Silver Medal for 
a very effective group containing several fine 
specimens of Renanthera Imschootiana, one 
of which was awarded a Cultural Commenda- 
tion. The group also contained Miltonia 
Bleuana rosea, Lycaste Skinneri alba, La?lio- 
Cattleya Dora, L.-C. Fascinator, L.-C. G. S. 
Ball, the pure white Cattleya Dusseldorfei 
Undine, and several fine Brasso-Cattleyas. 
Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 
received a .Silver Medal for a very good group 
of Orchids containing many interesting 
species and hybrids. Those specially noted 
were distinct varieties of Cattleya Schroderae, 
the pretty Oncidium cucullatum, Miltonia 
vexillaria, and many distinct Masdevallias. 
Mr. J. E. Sadler, Newbury, Berks, exhibited 
Cypripedium bellatulum album, C. b. Queen 
of Spain, a delicately spotted variety, and 
C. b. Exhim's variety, which is probably the 
darkest variety seen. Cut flowers of C. 
niveum Grange variety and Dendrobium 
.Sanderae were also shown. 
W. Mathieson, Esq., Glenburne, Horsforth 
(gr. Mr. Gilchrist), exhibited a good variety 
of La?lio-Cattleya Canhamiana, which was 
awarded a Third-class Diploma. 
Mr. D. McLeod, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, ex- 
hibited two very good forms of Odontoglos- 
sum crispum and a box of excellent specimen 
flowers of Odontoglossums. 
