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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



Woodford (gr. Mr. Davis), was awarded the 

 Cup presented to the Exhibition by the 

 county of Hertfordshire, and a Gold Medal for 

 a we.l arranged and unique group of Selagi- 

 nellas and Orchids. The latter included 

 Odontoglossum illustre Europa, a magnificent 

 variety with a spike of lO flowers almost 

 entirely covered with a blueish-pui pie blotch. 

 This plant won the Cup presented by Me. srs. 

 Wm. Bull and Sons for the finest Odonto- 

 glossum in the .Show exhibited by an amateur. 

 The group also contained the extremely rare 

 Od. crispum solum with a spike of seven 

 flowers, Od. illustrissimum of excellent form, 

 the beautiful Cymbidium Woodhamsianum 

 Fowler's variety, with its apricot-yellow 

 flowers, and Cymb. Lowio-ehurneum. 



Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury 

 Park, Acton, received a Gold Medal for a 

 magnificent exhibit of Vanda teres, the 

 splendid specimens bearing a total of over 700 

 spikes. The foreground was occupied with 

 Odontoglossum crispum effectively arranged 

 with the use of Maidenhair ferns. This very- 

 beautiful exhibit was greatly admired by a 

 constant stream of visitors. 



Mons. Firmin Lambeau, Brussels, received 

 the First Prize, a Gold Medal, for the best 

 exhibit of 50 Orchids in not less than 25 

 kinds, shown by an amateur. The selection 

 included Odontioda Coronation, awarded the 

 Cup presented by Messrs. Wm. Bull and Sons 

 for the best Odontioda in the show exhibited 

 by an amateur ; Miltonia Hyeana, a splendid 

 variety with a very pretty centre ; Odontioda 

 Ajax, of very rich colour ; Cattleya Mossiae 

 Wagneri ; and several very good Brassavola 

 hybrids. 



Mons. Ch. Dietrich, Val Duchesse, Brussels, 

 was awarded a large Silver Cup for an excel- 

 lent non-competitive exhibit of Orchids. The 

 finest plants were Odontioda Maeterlinck 

 with 35 large flowers almost entirely covered 

 with scarlet-red blotches ; a grand variety of 

 Cattleya Mendelii ; Cattleya Schroder^ alba 

 with 12 flowers; La?lio-Cattleya Fascinator; 

 L.-C. Aphrodite ; and a fine selection of 

 Miltonias. 



Mons. Jules Hye de Crom, Ghent, Belgium, 

 was awarded a Silver Cup for a group of 



Odontiodas and Miltonias. The latter 

 included Miltonia Duchess of Portland, a 

 beautiful rosy tinted flower with a reddish- 

 purple blotched centre having radiating lines 

 of the same colour. Also Miltonia Jules Hye 

 de Crom, a grand variety which obtained a 

 First-class Certificate from the Orchid Com- 

 mittee of the Ro}-al Horticultural .Society. 



E. H. Davidson, Borlases, Twyford, Berks, 

 received a Silver Cup for a very well arranged 

 and effective group. Excellent examples of 

 Lycaste .Skinneri alba, Laelia purpurata in 

 several varieties, Odontoglossum Uro-Skin- 

 neri, Cattleya Morsise in fine form, and a 

 varied collection of special cnspums were 

 much admired. 



Mons. Vacherot, France, received a Silver 

 Cup for a group of Orchids and Carnations. 



Mons. Alex. Regnier, Fontenoy, France, 

 received a Silver Medal for an interesting 

 group of hybrid Habenarias. 



Mons. A. Goossens, Brussels, was awarded 

 a Silver Medal for an excellent collection of 

 Orchid paintings. 



Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher, Rawdon, 

 Yorks., secured Mr. Duncan Ducker's Cup for 

 a very grand group occupying a space of 350 

 square feet and containing a large selection 

 of species and distinct hybrids. Special men- 

 tion must be made of Odontioda Cleopatra 

 (Lairessei x C. Noezliana), a bright flower 

 with white segments spotted with chocolate- 

 red, Odontioda Bradshawias, Od. crispum 

 Black Prince, a very good selection of Laelio- 

 Cattleya Fascinator, large masses of the 

 scarlet Renanthera Imschootiana, Vanda 

 teres and choice Cattleyas. This group was 

 noted for the number of interesting Botanical 

 Orchids which it contained. Hybrid Odonto- 

 glossums, such as Dora, percultum, and 

 ardentissimum, w^ere well shown. Several 

 choice varieties of Miltonia vexillaria and 

 some elegant Brasso-Cattleyas were much 

 admired. One of the largest and best groups 

 ever staged by this Yorkshire firm. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, were awarded Baron Bruno Schroder's 

 Cup for the finest exhibit of Orchid hybrids 

 in a space not exceeding 200 square feet. 

 Brasso-Cattleya Shillii, a new hybrid between 



