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THE ORCHfD WORLD 



Paiitui Ralli, Esq., Ashstead Park, Epsom 

 (gr. Mr. Fames), exhibited a small group of 

 choice Orchids. Those of special merit being 

 Cattleya Trianae alba " Ashstead Park var.," 

 a good dark form of Lycaste Balliae, Cym- 

 bidium Hookerianum, and Laslio-Cattleya 

 J. F. Birbeck alba (L.-C. Henry Greenwood x 

 C. Mendehi), with white sepals and petals and 

 beautiful bluish-purple labellum. 



H. S. Goodson, Esq., West Hill, Putney (gr. 

 Mr. Day), exhibited Odontog-lossum Ceres 

 "Goodson's var.," Odontioda Cooksonae var. 

 Royal Scarlet, and La?lio-Cattleya Wellsiana 

 " Goodson's var." 



de Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Seven- 

 oaks, .show ed the very choice Odontog~lossum 

 harvengtense in excellent form, the scarce 

 Zygopetalum brachypetalum, and Od. Yula 

 (Adrianae x Lambeauianum), a new hybrid 

 with a pinkish flower having the sepals and 

 petals blotched with reddish-purple and mar- 

 gined with a row of smaller spots, the labellum 

 is slightly pandurate and shows the influence 

 of Odontoglossum Pescatorei. 



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

 showed Cymbidium Pauwelsii, with creamy- 

 yellow sepals and petals and the labellum 

 blotched with red. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for 

 a good selection including Odontioda Diana, 

 Ltelio-Cattleya amabilis with pure white sepals 

 and petals and a mottled labellum, Calanthe 

 violacea, and others. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 

 awarded a Silver Flora Medal for an excellent 

 group in which were many botanical Orchids. 

 Cattleya Percivaliana alba, a good variety, 

 Odontoglossum eximium, and many choice 

 Cypripediums were shown in fine form. 



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

 Enfield, received a Silver Flora Medal for an 

 interesting exhibit of Miltonias, a giood selec- 

 tion of Cypripediums, Calanthes, and several 

 distinct Laelio-Cattleyas. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for 

 a very attractive group containing many 

 excellent varieties of Cattleya Maggie Raphael 

 alba, Masdevallia Schroderiana, a very dark 



form of Laelio-Cattleya Willielmina, and 

 interesting botanical specimens. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 Sussex, received a Silver Banksian Medal for 

 a group of select and beautiful Orchids. 

 Included in it were Brasso-Cattleya Mrs. J. 

 Leemann, Cypripedium Saturn, a good selec- 

 tion of white La-lia anceps and Cattleya 

 chocoensis. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and .Sons, Cheltenham, 

 were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for an 

 extensive group of Cypripediums which 

 included Thompsonii, Minos Youngii, Mrs. F. 

 Godman, and Mrs. Mostyn. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, ex- 

 hibited Cattleya Octave Doin, a very distinct 

 variety of Lycaste Skinneri, and excellent 

 examples of Odontoglossum Aireworth and 

 Od. Lambeauianum. 



Mons. Mertens, Ghent, exhibited Cypri- 

 pedium laekense, and several blotched Odonto- 

 glossum hybrids. 



Mr. W. A. Manda, South Orange, N.J., 

 U.S.A., and St. Albans, showed a small group 

 of different varieties of Cattleya Trianae. 



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

 Heath, exhibited a choice selection including" 

 Cypripedium Waterloo, Cyp. aureum Surprise, 

 Cyp. Laconia (Leeanum giganteum x Sallieri 

 aureum), a pretty flower of a yellowish 

 emerald-green colour. 



Messrs. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, showed 

 Odontoglossum Doris (crispum x Ossulstonii), 

 a pretty flower with numerous small spots, 

 Cypripedium Idina (Countess of Carnarvon x 

 insigne Harefield Hall), and Cyp. Actasus. 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificate. 



Cypripedium Norah (Mons. de Curte x 

 CEdipe), from Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O. 

 — One of the finest Cypripediums. The dorsal 

 sepal is very broad, white, slightly flushed with 

 purple at the base and with \'ertical lines of 

 purple spotting. The petals and lip are of 

 good form and substance, yellow with 

 brownish-purple markings. 



