THE ORCHID WORLD. 
ORCHID SALES. 
On Tuesday, May 23rd, igii, Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris sold, by order of 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, a number of valuable 
Orchids. The following are some of the best 
prices realised: — Cattleya Percivaliana alba, 
six bulbs, 8J guineas ; Cypripedium Curtisii, 
Sander's variety, 4^ guineas ; Aerides virens 
Sanderae, eleven leaves, 12 guineas; Cattleya 
gigas Our Princess, a variety with pure white 
sepals and petals, with a dark lip, 1 2 guineas ; 
Cypripedium Leeanum Gratrixae, two strong 
growths, 26 guineas ; Miltonia St. Andre, 
15 guineas; Cattleya intermedia Aquinii, six 
bulbs, 1 5 guineas ; Cypripedium Britannia, 
one old, two new growths, 15 guineas; 
Cattleya Schroderas var. Empress, ten bulbs, 
two leads, 12 gumeas ; Cypripedium Dread- 
nought, two vigorous growths, 40 guineas ; 
Cypripedium Bruggense, two young strong 
growths, 22 guineas ; Laslio-Cattleya Black 
Prince, five bulbs, 10 guineas; Cypripedium 
Alcibiacles Illustris, strong plant, 36 guineas ; 
Odontoglossum Magali Sander, three 
bulbs and a strong growth, 40 gumeas; 
Odontoglossum crispum solum, a healthy 
small plant, 80 guineas ; and Cattleya Mossiae 
Wagneri, Sander's variety, 22 guineas. 
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On Wednesday, May 24th, 191 1, Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris sold, by order of the 
executors of the late Norman C. Cookson, 
Esq., a number of special Orchids. The 
followincf are some of the figures: — Odonto- 
glossum crispum Leonard Perfect, two bulbs 
with leaves, one break, 40 guineas ; O. 
ardentissimum Peetersii, three bulbs, one 
strong growth, 61 guineas ; O. crispum 
Pittianum, four bulbs, one young growth, 
80 guineas ; O. crispum Abner Hassall, 
four bulbs, one strong growth, 16 
guineas ; O. crispum Britannia, three bulbs, 
one strong growth, 18 guineas; O. crispum 
Harold, three bulbs, one strong break, 45 
guineas ; O. crispum Angela, three bulbs, one 
strong growth, 25 guineas ; Cattleya Trianas 
Mrs. E. Sondheim, three bulbs, all leaved, 
5^ guineas ; Cattleya Mossiae Wagneri Cook- 
soniae, five bulbs with leaves, 6i guineas ; 
Odontoglossum Uro-Skmneri album, two 
bulbs, one strong growth, 5! guineas; 
Odontioda Bradshawiae, Cookson's variety, 
three bulbs, two strong growths, 30 guineas ; 
Cattleya Mossiae alba, Tracy's variety, three 
bulbs with leaves, one strong growth, /h 
guineas ; and Odontoglossum crispum Battle 
of Waterloo, three strong bulbs with leaves, 
25 guineas. 
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On Thursday, May 25th, 191 1, the same 
firm sold a number of choice Orchids from 
various sources, and the following prices are 
interesting: — Laelio-Cattleya Decia alba, five 
bulbs, three with leaves, 8 guineas ; Odonto- 
glossum crispum xanthotes Warburtonias, two 
bulbs and one lead, 30 guineas ; Cattleya 
Gaskelliana alba, var. Richard Ashworth, 
three bulbs, one strong growth, gh guineas ; 
O. Pescatorei album, Warburton's variety, 
five bulbs, 1 1 guineas ; Cypripedium Mrs. 
Cary Batten, one unflowered growth with 
six leaves, 17 guineas; Odontoglossum 
crispum Luciani, three bulbs, one good lead, 
17 guineas; O crispum King Emperor, four 
bulbs, one lead, 28 guineas ; O. crispum 
Graireanum, four bulbs, one lead, 16 guineas ; 
Cypripedium Hmdeanum, one flowered and 
two new growths, 9 guineas ; Miltonia 
Memoria G. D. Owen, three bulbs, nine 
leaves, one strong growth, 1 50 guineas ; 
Sophro-Cattleya Blackii, four bulbs, all leaved, 
and two leads, 10 guineas; Cypripedium 
Dreadnought, very strong unflowered growth, 
twenty-three inches across, 26 guineas ; 
Cattleya Dowiana Rosita, four bulbs, 17 
guineas, and Cypripedium Alcibiades fllustris, 
one nice growth, 16 guineas ; Cypripedium 
Hincleanum, one good growth, 6 guineas ; 
Cattleya Mossiae Wagneri, five bulbs, all 
leaved, 6 guineas ; Cypripedium Lord 
Ossulston, three new grow'ths, 9^ guineas ; 
Cymbidium erythro.stylum, four bulbs, 3 
guineas ; Cattleya Dusseldorfei Undine, four 
strong leaved bulbs, 5I guineas ; and Cattleya 
labiata alba, one old and three leaved bulbs, 
14 guineas. 
