THI-: ORCHID WORLD. 



[July, 1 91 2. 



Cattleya Mendelii with white sepals and 

 petals, Disa luna, and many useful species 

 of Dendrobium. 



The Liverpool Orchid Co. obtained a 

 Bronze Banksian Medal for an excellent 

 group of hvbrid Orchids. Included in it were 

 distinct varieties of Laslio-Cattleya Cowanii 

 (cinnabrosa x IMossiae), and L.-C. Oberon 

 (Mendelii x Jongheana). 



Mr. A. W. Jensen, Lmdfield, Ha\-ward3 

 Heath, was awarded a Bronze Banksian 

 Medal for a good group of Cattleya Mendelii 

 and Odontoglossum crispum. 



de Barn Crawshay, Rosefield, Sevenoaks 

 (gr. Mr. Stables), exhibited Odontioda 

 Carmen (C. Noezliana x O. nebulosum). 

 O. Devossiana with a spike of richly- 

 coloured flowers, Od. rosefieldiensis with tw o 

 spikes having a total of 34 flowers, and Od. 

 Leonidas, a good hybrid with golden-yellow 

 flowers marked with reddish-brown. 



W. Waters Butler, Esq., Southfield, Norfolk 

 Road, Edgbaston, exhibited Cattleya Mossiae 

 The Queen, a good plant with seven pure 

 white flowers having a slight rose tint on the 

 labellum, and Lselio-Cattleya Martinettii, of 

 amber-^•eHow colour with a purple veined 

 hp. 



Walter Cobb, Esq., Normanhurst, Rusj^er 

 (gr. Mr. Salter), exhibited Odontoglossum 

 Leonard Cobb, a good hybrid of the eximium 

 section, with a spike of eleven flowers hand- 

 somely blotched with claret-purple. 



E. D. Quincey-Quincey, Esq., Oakwood, 

 Chislehurst (gr. Mr. G. B. Lees), exhibited 

 a good form of Odontoglossum Fascinator. 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificate. 



Miltonia vexillaria Snowflake, from Lieut.- 

 Col. Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., Weston- 

 birt (gr. 'Mr. H. G. Alexander). — A very 

 beautiful variety with large, white flowers of 

 excellent shape. The specimen carried 13 

 spikes with a total of 73 flowers. 



Awards of Merit 



Odontoglossum Lambeauianum Princess 

 Mary, from H. S. Goodson, Esq., West Hill, 



Putney (gr. Mr. G. Day). — A distinct variety, 

 with pure white sepals and petals, the 

 labellum marked with purple. 



Odontoglossum Thais Glebe var., from 

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

 (gr. Mr. R. J. Bucknell). — An excellent 

 hybrid, with good shaped flowers handsomely 

 marked with reddish-purple. The spike 

 carried ig flowers. 



Laslio-Cattleya Aphrodite Cowan's variety, 

 from the Liverpool Orchid Co. — An excellent 

 hybrid, with erect jDetals of good substance, 

 the labellum having the front lobe heavily 

 blotched with purple. 



Dendrobium Goldei, from Messrs. Sander 

 and Sons, St. Albans. — A very elegant 

 Australian species, with terminal spikes of 

 dark claret-purple flowers. 



Cultural Commendations 



To Mr. H. G. Ale.xander, Orchid Grower to 

 Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford, for a grand 

 specimen of Miltonia vexillaria Snow^ake. 



To Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tun- 

 bridge W'ells, for a remarkable plant of 

 Coelogyne pandurata with a spike of 16 

 flowers. 



June 1 8th, igi2. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

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

 ^lessrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), R. A. Rolfe, 

 Gurney Wilson, F. Sander, J. Wilson Potter, 

 F. J. Hanbury, T. Armstrong, A. McBean, W. 

 Cobb, J. Charlesworth, J. E. ShiH, H. G. 

 Alexander, W. P. Bound, A. D)e, W. H. 

 White, C. Cookson, W. Bolton, S. Low, C. H. 

 Curtis, de B. Crawshay, J. S. Moss and C. J. 

 Lucas. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 

 received a Silver-gilt Flora Medal for an 

 extensive group containing many excellent 

 varieties of Cattleya gigas, the scarce Cattleya 

 Mrs. ^lyra Peeters, Anguloa Ruckeri, Den- 

 drobium Goldei, and Miltonia vexillarias. A 

 good example of Lycaste peruviana and 

 Coelog}-ne asperata alba were also shown. 



R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, Streat- 

 ham Hill (gr. Mr. J. M. Black), was awarded a 

 Silver Flora Medal for an interesting group of 



