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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



B.-C. Digbyano-Mossiae and C. Mossias, was 

 shown in fine form ; B.-C. Thorntonii and 

 several other excellent varieties of Brassavola 

 hybrids occupied a prominent place. There 

 were also many distinct varieties of Laslio- 

 Cattleya Canhaminana, L.-C. Aphrodite, 

 and the graceful flowering Odontoglossum 

 Thompsonianum. Cypripediums included 

 the beautiful Holdenii, and special mention 

 must be made of Cymbidium Woodham- 

 sianum. This exhibit was much admired for 

 the remarkably healthy condition of the 

 plants, and the excellent high standard of all 

 the varieties. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 were awarded the Second Prize, a Silver-gilt 

 Cup, for the next best exhibit in the above 

 class. One noticed many superb Dendro- 

 biums, Laelio-Cattleyas, such as Hyeana, 

 Wellsiana, and Fascinator, several very pretty 

 Cypripediums, select Brasso-Cattleyas and 

 Brasso-Lajlias, and several specimens. Laelio- 

 Cattleya Wellsiana carried no less than 1 5 

 flowers. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 

 Park, were awarded the First Prize, a Gold 

 Medal, for the best exhibit of species and 

 varieties of species in a space not exceeding 

 200 square feet. The species included 

 Cattleya Mossias alba, Cattleya Mendelii in 

 many excellent varieties, Calanthe veratri- 

 folia, the pretty Bifrenaria Harrisonias, Cyrto- 

 podium Andersonii, and several interesting 

 Masdevallias. 



Messrs. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, were 

 awarded the Second Prize, a Silver-Gilt 

 Cup, for a good exhibit of species and varie- 

 ties of sjaecies in a space not exceeding 200 

 square feet. Included in it were specimen 

 plants of Cattleya Mendelii, excellent forms 

 of Cattleya Mossiae, a good selection of 

 Botanical species, and many others, all of 

 special merit. 



Messrs. Ch. Maron and Sons, Brunoy, 

 France, obtained th= First Prize, a Silver Cup, 

 for the best group of 25 plants, La;lias, 

 Cattleyas, and Brassavolas, their varieties and 

 hybrids. The selection included Epi-Cattleya 

 striata (C. Mossiae x E. fragrans), Epi- 

 Cattleya distincta (L. harpophyUa x E. 



atropurpureum), a \'ery bright flower of 

 Brasso-Cattleya Vilmoriniana, and B.-C. 

 Orpheus variety Juliette Wallet. 



Mr. Sidney Flory, Tracy's Nursery, 

 Twickenham, received a Silver Cup for an 

 e.xcellent exhibit of Orchids. Mention must 

 be made of good varieties of Cattleya Men- 

 delii, Mossiae, and .Skinneri, and of some 

 finely-flowered Odontoglossum crispum. The 

 Odontiodas and Oncidiums were much 

 admired, and the numerous varieties of Mil- 

 tonia ve.xillaria and the highly interesting 

 Botanical Orchids made up an effective group. 



Mons. H. Graire, .St. Fuscien, Amiens, 

 France, was awarded a Silver-gilt Medal for 

 a very interesting group of Odontiodas and 

 Odontoglossums. The former included 

 Euterpe, St. Fuscien, and chelsiense variety 

 St. Fuscien ; the latter Sappho, very dark, 

 eximium, Othello with a many flowered spike, 

 and a good hybrid between triumphans and 

 Rossii. The group was very effectively 

 staged with the assistance of Maidenhair ferns. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart, Gatton Park, 

 secured the First Prize, a .Silver-gilt Medal, 

 for a group of Botanical Orchids, not neces- 

 sarily in flower, in a space not exceeding 20 

 square feet. The wonderful construction and 

 the curious forms which many of these inter- 

 esting plants possessed caused considerable 

 attention and elicited many appreciative 

 remarks from the visitors to the Exhibition. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, secured the First Prize, a Gold Medal, 

 for the best exhibit of 100 Orchids, in not less 

 than 25 varieties. The specimens included 

 Odontoglossum crispum solum, with a good 

 spike, the rare Miltonia vexillaria G. D. Owen, 

 Cattleya Suzanne Hye de Crom, Ccelogyne 

 pandurata with a spike of 13 flowers, Cattleya 

 .Skinneri alba with over 50 flowers, Cym- 

 bidium Lowianum concolor, and Cypripedium 

 Lawrenceanum H)'eanum. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hili 

 Park, Enfield, were awarded the Second Prize, 

 a Silver Cup, for an exhibit of lOO Orchids 

 in not less than 25 varieties. These included 

 Odontioda Bradshawije, Laelio-Cattleya G. S. 

 Ball, L.-C. Dusseldorfei Undine, C}'pripedium 

 MaudiiE, and Miltonia vexillaria. 



