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THE ORCHID WORT.D. 



Cattleya Empress Frederick, and C. Mendelii 

 Diana, a good variety, with white sepals and 

 petals and a sHoht pink tinge on the hp, were 

 also shown. 



Sir Jeremiah Colnian, Bart., Gatton Park, 

 Reigate, was awarded a Silver Banksian 

 Medal for an attractive group of Dendrobiurns. 

 D. Lady Colman, one of the finest hybrids, 

 D. speciosum fusiforme, and D. Golden Ray- 

 were much admired. 



Count Joseph de Hemptinne, St. Denis- 

 Westrem, Belgium, exhibited Cattleya Tnanas 

 alba " Edelweiss," a very fine flower of 

 excellent substance, and with broad, pure 

 white j>etals. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, sent 

 a large plant of Cymbidium Colmaniae 

 " Edenside variety," with many flower spikes. 



The Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim, 

 showed a hybrid between Cattleya Miss 

 Harris and Lslia purpurata. 



Mr. E. V. Low, Elaywards Heath, exhibited 

 Odontoglossum The Premier, of unknown 

 parentage, a handsome blotched flower. 



Messrs. W. Baylor Hartland and Sons, 

 Cork, exhibited a group of various Orchids. 

 Odontoglossum Brayanum, a new h)brid, 

 said to be between Groganioe and Harry- 

 anum, was also shown. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 exhibited a very dark form of Odontioda 

 Charlesworthii, the elegant Dendrobium 

 amethystoglossum, and several good Odonto- 

 glossums. 



H. S. Goodson, Esq., Putney (gr. Mr. G. E. 

 Day), sent Odontioda Diana "Goodson's 

 var.," Odontoglossum ardentissimum Day- 

 anum, Od. eximium Harry Goodson, and 

 Odontioda Henryi (C. Noezliana x O. 

 harvengtense). 



F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., The Shrubbery, 

 Oxford, showed Cypripedium Hera rubrum, 

 Odontoglossum Valerie, a hybrid between 

 cirrhosum and ardentissimum, and Cyp. Ochre 

 Queen. 



The Hon. Lady Neeld, Grittleton, sent 

 Odontoglossum percultum Carinania, a large 

 flower with purple spotting. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, exhibited Miltonia Bleuana nobilior, 



the pure white Brasso-Cattleya Queen 

 Alexandra, Laelio-Cattleya Ixion, of a bright 

 yellow colour, and Cattleya Octave Doin of 

 excellent form. 



J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South 

 Woodford, sent Cattleya Schroderae Louisa, 

 a pleasing variety with a distinct crimson 

 blotch on the lip. 



AWARDS. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossum Jasper (crispum x amabile), 

 from J. S. Moss, Esq., Wintershill House, 

 Bishop's Waltham. A very pretty flower of 

 good shape, neatly spotted with purple. 



Dendrobium Golden Ray superbum 

 (Othello Colmanije x signatum aureum), 

 from Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. A very- 

 effective and charming hybrid, the colour 

 being particularly uncommon. The butter- 

 cup yellow flowers are tipped with rose- 

 purple, the base of tlie lip being of a purple- 

 crimson tint. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. J. Carpenter (gr. to Fred. C. Stoop, 

 Esq., West Hal,l, Byfleet) for a specimen 

 Angra?cum sesquipedale with twelve large 

 flowers. 



To Mr. Collier (gr. to Sir Jeremiah Colman, 

 Bart.) for a well-flowered specimen of 

 Cymbidium grandiflorum. 



March igth, 1912. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

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

 Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), Harry J. 

 Veitch, C. J. Lucas, Gurney Wilson, F. M. 

 Ogilvie, T. Armstrong, A. McBean, W. Cobb, 

 J. Charlesworth, J. Cypher, J. E. Shill, A. 

 Dye, W. H. White, J. Wilson-Potter, J. S. 

 Moss, W. Bolton, de Barri Crawshay, and 

 H. G. Alexander. 



H. S. Goodson, Fairlawn, Putney (gr. Mr. 

 Geo. Day), received a Silver Flora Medal 

 for a grand group of Orchids containing some 

 splendidly grown plants of Phaius Norman 

 and P. Marthae, Laelio-Cattleya Charlesworthii 

 Goodson's variety, and Lycaste Skinneri alba. 



