THE ORCHID WORLD. 
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ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
June 6th, igi i. 
Members of the Orchid Committee present : 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair) ; and 
Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), de B. Craw- 
shay, W. Bolton, Gurney Wilson, W. H. 
White, C. H. Curtis, H. G. Alexander, J. 
Charlesworth, J. E. Shill, W. Cobb, T. Arm- 
strong, A. A. McBean, F. J. Hanbury, F. 
Sander, and Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., 
Burford (gr. Mr. W. H. White), exhibited 
Lcelio-Cattleya Fascinator-Mossiae, an elegant 
hybrid with white sepals and petals, the latter 
splashed with purple, the lip being saturated 
with violet-purple, and the throat yellow, 
slightly veined. Also Cattleya Mossias 
aureola which received an Award of Merit. 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South 
Woodford (gr. Mr. J. Davis), exhibited Odon- 
tioda Bradshawia; Cookson's variety, one of 
the finest Odontiodas. The plant carried a 
spike of 13 large flowers. 
de B. Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Seven- 
oaks (gr. Mr. StaVjles), exhibited a very fine 
variety of Odontioda rosefieldiensis (C. 
Noezliana x O. triumphans), the flower being 
more than three inches across. Odonto- 
glossum lUustre, O. Ganymede (elegans x 
Edwardii), O. Lambeauianum of a deep-rose 
colour, O. Astarte (Harryanum x tripudians), 
O. Vulpex, and a very fine O. crispum of the 
true Pacho type were also shown. A Bronze 
Banksian Medal was awarded for the group. 
Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Wok- 
ing (gr. Mr. Hopkins), sent the new Laslio- 
Cattleya Farrantia (L. purpurata x L.-C. 
Pallas), a fairly large flower of a deep-rose 
colour, with a claret-purple lip ; also Cattleya 
Mossiae King Emperor, a large flower of 
excellent colour. 
Samuel Larkin, Esq., The Ridgways, 
Haslemere (gr. Mr. Hale), staged a very effec- 
tive group containing excellent examples of 
Cattleya Mossias, Laslia purpurata, Sacco- 
labium ampuUaceum, Anguloa Ruckeri, 
Odontoglossum excellens, and many Laelio- 
Cattleyas and other hybrids. A Silver 
Banksian Medal was awarded. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 
Heath, received a Silver Flora Medal for an 
excellent group containing many fine plants 
of the pretty Trichopilia Backhouseana and 
a number of Odontoglossum hybrids. Among 
the other interesting Orchids were noticed 
Odontoglossum Jasper of a deep-rose tint, O. 
Lambeauianum, the blue Bletia Shepherdii, 
Miltonia vexillaria H. E. Milner, an excellent 
variety, several Odontioda Charlesworthii, 
and the new Oncidioda Cybele (Oncidium 
sarcodes x Cochlioda Noezliana) which 
gained an Award of Merit. 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 
received a Silver Flora Medal for an exten- 
sive group containing many interesting 
Orchids, chief amongst which must be men- 
tioned Laslio-Cattleya King Edward VII., a 
specially fine variety, and the new Laslio- 
Cattleya purpurata Rex (L. purpurata x 
L.-C. Canhamiana Rex). Other notable 
plants included Ornithocephalus grandiflorus 
with four spikes of flower, the green Liparis 
Pantlingii, Microstylis Khasiana, and the 
pretty Phaius Cooksonias. 
Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 
Park, Enfield, were awarded a Silver Flora 
Medal for an extensive group containing 
many fine forms of Cattleya Mossias. Several 
large plants of Oncidium macranthum, the 
beautiful green-flowering Coelogyne pan- 
durata, Epidendrum vitellinum majus, and 
several interesting Bulbophyllums were also 
included. 
M essrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, were 
awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a well- 
arranged group of exceedingly good varieties 
of Cattleya Mossiae, one of which carried 13 
flowers. The varieties included the pure 
white C. Mossiae Wagneri, C. Mossias Reinec- 
kiana, and the blush-white C. Mossije 
Arnoldiana. 
Messrs. J. and A. A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 
received a Silver Flora Medal for a group 
containing a number of choice Orchids. 
Those specially noted were excellent varie- 
ties of Cattleya Mendelii, many Odontiodas, 
some fine varieties of Miltonia vexillaria, and 
