THE ORCHID WORI-D. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



August 29th, 1 9 1 1 . 



Members of the Oichid Committee present : 

 Harry J. Veitch, Esq. (m the chair) ; and 

 Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), W. H. White, 

 W. Bolton, Gurney Wilson, H. G. Alexander, 

 A. Dye, W. H. Hatcher, W. P. Bound, J. 

 Charlesworth, W. Cobb, J. E. Shill, A. A. 

 McBean, and Stuart Low. 



The Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace 

 (gr. Mr. Hunter), was awarded a Silver-gilt 

 Flora Medal for an exceptionally well-grown 

 exhibit of Vanda coerulea. More than 80 

 plants were included, and their graceful bright 

 blue flowers were very much admired. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal 

 for an attractive group containing a strong 

 plant of Oncidium luridum, a grand s|>ecimen 

 of .brides Sandenanum, the rare HouUetia 

 Wallisii which obtained an Award of Merit, 

 several Sophronitis hybrides, Cycnoches densi- 

 florum, Stanliopea oculata, and the elegant 

 Houlletia Brocklehurstiana. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill Park, 

 received a Silver Banksian Medal for a good 

 group in which several interesting Orchids 

 were seen, those of special merit being 

 Bifrenaria tetragoma, Peristeria elata, the 

 curious Masdevallia simula, Bulbophyllum bar- 

 bigerum, the elegant Oncidium Lanceanum, a 

 large flowered variety of Dendrobium for- 

 mosum, Vanda coerulea, and a large assort- 

 ment of Cattleya hybrids. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, leceived 

 a Silver Banksian Medal for a well arranged 

 group in which several very distinct varieties 

 of Cattleya AdJula and the pretty Cattleya 

 iridescens were specially noted. Other 

 Orchids included the richly coloured Miltonia 

 Moreliana, a good plant of Stanhopea Wardii 

 oculata, Cattleya Iris, and a specimen of 

 Laelio-Cattleya Issy. 



Mr. E. V. Low, Vale Bridge, Haywards 

 Heath, was awarded a Silver Banksian Medal 

 for a group containing many excellent Catt- 

 leya hybrids. Included in it were some fine 

 varieties of Cattleya Adula and C. Iris, 



C. Pittiana, a good variety of Brasso-Cattleya 

 Mdm. Chas. Maron, several well-flowered 

 plants of Cypripedium Maudiae, and Cattleya 

 Gaskelliana Phyllis, a distinct form. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., Bur- 

 ford (gr. Mr. W. H. White), showed the cut 

 spike of a variety of Dendrobium undulatum 

 having 1 9 bright yellowish-green flowers with 

 a white crest, the sepals and petals being- 

 twisted and undulated. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 

 showed Catasetum reflexum, an interesting 

 species with dark greenish-yellow flowers 

 barred with brown-purple. 



R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, Streat- 

 ham Hill (gr. Mr. J. M. Black), exhibited 

 several good plants of Cattleya Adula, C. 

 Pittiana, the distinct Odontioda Thwaitesii, 

 and Cattleya Roupelliana. 



C. Kirch, Esq., 60, Uplands Road, Hornsey, 

 exhibited a very strong plant of Cattleya 

 Adula which carried a spike of five well 

 developed flowers. 



Messrs. Jas. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, ex- 

 hibited two specimen plants of Lslio-Cattleya 

 Dominiana (C. aurea x L. purpurata). 



Mons. Henri Graire sent Adioda St. Fuscien 

 (Ada aurantiaca x Cochlioda Noezliana). 

 See " New Plants." 



Award of Merit. 



Houlletia Wallisii, from Messrs. Charles- 

 worth and Co., Haywards Heath. — A very 

 beautiful and interesting species originally 

 described by the late Professor Reichenbach 

 in the Gardener s Chronicle, June 5, 1869, 

 p. 6 1 1 . The inflorescence is short and decum- 

 bent, the large, wax-like flowers being of a 

 pale yellow colour spotted inside with reddish- 

 purple. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., for a 

 magnificent plant of vErides Sanderianum with 

 four spikes of flowers. 



