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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



Lieut.-Col. Sir George L. Holford, K.C.V.O., 

 Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander), 

 exhibited Laslio-Cattleya luminosa aurea, the 

 pretty Cypripedium Oberori (Euryades x 

 Fairrieanum), and a very fine x'ariety of 

 Brasso-Cattleya Mdm. Chas. Maron. 



Mons. Ch. Maron Brunoy, France, received 

 a Bronze Banksian Medal for a small group 

 of choice hybrids, the best being Cattleya 

 Fabia Vigeriana, a very dark variety, a nice 

 form of C. Fabia alba, C. Marg. Maron, and 

 several good Brasso-Cattleya s. 



Frank Lloyd, Esq., Coombe House, Croy- 

 don (gr. Mr. E. Mills), exhibited a nice variety 

 of Sophro-Laelia grangefieldiensis. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O. (gr. 

 Mr. W. H. White), exhibited a large specimen 

 of Octomeria Baurei. 



W. P. Burknishaw, Esq., West Hill, Hessle, 

 Hull (gr. Mr. Barker), exhibited Cypripedium 

 Gaston Bultel and C. Lord Ossulston, both 

 well grown plants. 



C. J. Phillips, Esq., The Glebe, Sevenoaks, 

 exhibited Oncidium Forbesii " Glebe " variety, 

 one of the largest forms seen. 



Mons. le Comte de Hemptmne, St. Denis, 

 Westrem, Ghent, exhibited Laelio-Cattleya 

 Steppestediana. See " New Plants." 



Mr. E. V. Low, Vale Bridge, Hay wards 

 Heath, showed a \ ery fine variety of Brasso- 

 Cattleya Queen Alexandra, and a magnificent 

 specimen of Cattleya labiata. 



Edward Roberts, Esq., Park Lodge, Eltham 

 (gr. Mr. W. Carr), sent Cypripedium Gipsy, a 

 fine flower, darkly coloured, and resembling 

 C. Harrisianum superbum. 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificates. 



Laelio-Cattleya luminosa aurea (L. tene- 

 brosa " Walton Grange " variety x C. aurea), 

 from Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., 

 Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). A 

 plant of great interest and beauty. By using 

 this albino form of tenebrosa the sepals and 

 petals of the hybrid are of a clear, yellowish- 

 gold colour ; the lip being very dark reddish- 

 claret colour. 



Laelio-Cattleya St. Gothard " McBean's " 

 variety (L.-C. Gottoiana x C. Hardyana), from 

 Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge. A remarkably 

 good shaped flower, all the segments being 

 very broad and of a rich rosy-purple colour. 

 A great acquisition. 



Award of Merit. 



Vanda Kimballiana alba, from Messrs. 

 Mansell and Hatcher, Rawdon, Yorks. A 

 very distinct and beautiful albino form of 

 this well-known Burmese species. 



November /th, 1911. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the Chair) ; and 

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

 Colman, Bart., Harry J. Veitch, Gurney 

 Wilson, R. G. Thwaites, W. Thompson, G. 

 F. Moore, T. Armstrong, A A. McBean, W. 

 Cobb, J. Charlesworth, J. E. .Shill, J. Cypher, 

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

 C. H. Curtis, J. Wilson Potter, W. Bolton, R. 

 Brooman-White, J. S. Moss, de B. Crawshay, 

 C. Cookson, and C. J. I...ucas. 



G. F. Moore, Esq., Bourton-on-the-Water 

 (gr. Mr. Page), was awarded a Lindley Medal 

 for a very fine group of Dendrobium 

 Phalaenopsis Schroderianum, the varieties 

 varying from pure-white to dark ruby. 

 Several excellent Cypripediums were 

 included. 



E. R. Ashton, Esq., Broadlands, Camden 

 Park, Tunbridge Wells (gr. Mr. A. Young), 

 received a Silver Flora Medal for a very 

 showy and effective group. In it were good 

 specimens of Brasso-Cattleya Mrs. J. Lee- 

 mann, Cattleya Phrygia, C. Luega?, and the 

 beautiful pure-white C. Dusseldorfei LTndine. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, received a .Silver Flora Medal for 

 some excellent Orchids. Mention must be 

 made of Cattleya labiata Penelope, C. Fabia, 

 Stanhopea convoluta and a curious Mormodes. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 

 awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a fine 

 group containing many rare species. 

 .Several Cattleya hybrids, Dendrobium .San- 

 dera?, and Gongora cassidea were also shown. 



