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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



light and fair_\-like appearance to the front 

 part of the group, some 300 hu'ge plants of 

 Od. crispum and a large number of hybrids 

 were used. Miltonia Memoria Baron 

 Schroder and Miltonia Memoria G. D Owen 

 were two of the finest and most noteworthy 

 specimens of this useful decorative Orchid. 

 Mention must also be made of Miltonia 



Renanthera Imschootiana, and along the front 

 row was a varied selection of Botanical 

 Orchids, many of great rarity. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, staged a wonderful exhibit, having a 

 frontage of 78 feet and covering a space of 

 700 square feet. It won the handsome Cup 

 presented by Lieut. -Col. Sir George Holford, 



Catlleya Lawrenceana Mary Regina. 

 A rare albino exhibited by Messrs. Charlesioorlh & Co. al the International Show. 



vexillaria Wcsldiiliirl variety with 33 flowers. 

 Cymbidiums, luclucling Parishii, hybrids of 

 insigne, and Alexanderi, were very much 

 admired, some of the species being noble 

 specimens. Touches of scarlet were visible 

 in many places by the inclusion of Sophro- 

 nitis hybrids and well-flowered jjlants of 



the Exhibition Large Gold Medal, and the 

 Large Gold Medal presented by Mons. Firmin 

 Lambeau for the group of Orchids containing 

 the most interesting hybrids raised by the 

 exhibitor. The centre was occupied by a 

 mass of Cochlioda hybrids, over 20 distinct 

 ones being noticed, over which hung elegant 



