THE ORCHID 



SEASONABLE NOTES. 



Many Orchids rest naturally during the 

 winter months, and do not require the heat 

 and moisture necessary when the plant is in 

 full growth. It is surprising what an amount 

 of cold some plants will stand when in a dry 

 state. A sudden change from growing con- 

 ditions to a drier and colder atmosphere is 

 not advisable ; all plants should be 

 gradually hardened off and the foliage pro- 

 perly matured before they are placed in any 

 decided change of atmosphere. 



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Species and hybrids vary so much that no 

 definite date can be given for the commence- 

 ment or ending of the resting season ; every 

 plant must be treated entirely according to 

 its own wants. While some may only require 

 watering once a week, others will want 

 attention every day, so much depends on 

 root activity and the kind of compost used. 

 Only sufficient water should be given to pre- 

 vent the bulbs from shrivelling, any excess 

 is likely to cause the plants to commence a 

 new growth at a most unfavourable time of 

 the year. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



October 24th, 191 1. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 J. Gumey Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), and 

 Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), Sir Jeremiah 

 Colman, Bart., Harry J. Veitch, Stuart Low, 

 R. G. Thwaites, F. J. Hanburj/. A. A. McBean, 

 C. H. Curtis, T. Armstrong, W. Cobb, J. 

 Charlesworth, J. S. Moss, J. Cyi^her, W. P. 

 Bound, W. H. Hatcher, H. G. Alexander, A. 

 Dye, W. H. White, Gurney Wilson, and W. 

 Bolton. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, received a .Silver Flora Medal for a 

 group of excellent Orchids. The best being 

 Cattleya Fabia alba, the rare Oncidium vari- 

 cosum concolor, and a fine variety of Odonto- 

 glossum Aireworth. 



Messrs. Sander and .Sons, St. Albans, 

 received a .Silver Flora Medal for an excellent 

 group containing good plants of .Saccolabium 

 acutifolium, .Spathoglottis Fortunei, the 

 curious Bulbophyllum Medusne, and several 

 good Cypripediums. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, secured a .Silver Flora Medal for an 

 attractive group in which were .several good 

 forms of Cattleya Fabia, some interesting 

 Bulbophyllums and Cirrhopelalums, the ele- 

 gant Coelogyne fuliginosa, a nice selection of 

 Cattleya hybrids, and many excellent Cypri- 

 pediums. 



Messrs. Cypher and .Sons, Cheltenham, 

 were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for an 



excellent group of autumn-flowering Cattleyas, 

 Cypripediums, and hybrids, those of special 

 merit being Cattleya Mantinii, C. Portia, 

 several rare Masdevallias and Bulbophyllums, 

 and good plants of Vanda cocrulea. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, received 

 a Salver Flora Medal for a group containing 

 many very fine forms of Cattleya labiata, 

 several having remarkably good lips. The 

 rare Angra?cum infundibulare and Eria 

 stellata were also shown. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 

 Park, Enfield, were awarded a Silver Flora 

 Medal for a bright and attractive group. At 

 the back were many well-flowered jilants of 

 the various Oncidiums, and in front good 

 examples of Cycnoches maculatum, Masde- 

 vallia macrura, many fine forms of Cattleya 

 labiata and C. gigas, and the elegant Oncidium 

 .St. Legerianum. 



Mes.srs. J. and A. A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 were awarded a. .Silver Banksian Medal for a 

 good group, containing many elegant Orchids. 

 Mention must be made of Odontioda Charles- 

 worthii, Cattleya Warscewiczii with 16 flowers 

 on four leads, C. aurea, and a very fine Laelio- 

 Cattleya St. Gothard. 



Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking 

 (gr. Mr. Hopkins), showed Cattleya labiata 

 Lady Leese, a beautiful pure-white form with 

 a violet-purple blotch on the lip ; Laslio- 

 Cattleya Mrs. Phayre, and the reverse cross 

 of the same. 



