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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
[Xovember, igl2. 
C. J. Phillips, Esq., The Glebe, Sevenoaks. — 
A beautiful hybrid resembling C. Hardy ana 
alba. Sepals and petals white, labellum with 
ruby-purple front. 
Awards of Merit. 
Cattleya Hardyana var. Herbert Goodson, 
from H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney 
(gr. Mr. G. E. Day). — A very large flower with 
pure white sepals and petals, the reddish- 
purjile labellum being veined with gold. One 
of the best of its class. 
Miltonia Harwoodii (M. vexiharia x C. 
Noezliana), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. — 
An interesting hybrid with an erect spike of 
nine bright rose-pink flowers. 
Cattleya Mrs. Pitt " Charlesworth's var." 
(aurea x Harrisoniana), from R. le Doux, Esq., 
Marlfield, W. Derby, Liverpool. — One of the 
finest varieties of this well-known h)'brid. 
Flowers of a deep rose colour, the labellum 
handsomely marked with orange, over which 
is a crimson mottling. 
Odontioda Charlesworthii " Orchid Dene 
var.," from Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooks- 
bridge. — An excellent form, the large flowers 
of deep blood-red colour. 
October 22nd, 1912. 
Members of the Orchid Committee present : 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), Messrs. 
James O'Brien (hon. sec), Gurney Wilson, 
J. Wilson Potter, R. G. Thwaites, F. J. Han- 
bury, T. Armstrong, A. McBean, C. H. Curtis, 
W. Cobb, J. Charlesworth, J. Cypher, W. H. 
Hatcher, J. Shill, H. G. Alexander, A. Dye, 
W. H. White, C. J. Lucas, W. Bolton, J. S. 
Moss, Stuart Low, de Barri Crawshay, R. 
Brooman- White and Sir Jeremiah Colman. 
Baron Bruno Schroder, The Dell, Engle- 
field Green (gr. Mr. J. E. Shill), received a 
Silver Flora Medal for a very attractive 
group of choice Cattleyas, including C. 
Hardyana alba with 4 flowers on a spike ; 
C. aurea pura, a very distinct golden-yellow 
variety showing little of the usual purple 
colouring ; C. Oriel var. Corona (Hardyana 
X Mantinii), a very beautiful hybrid ; and C. 
labiata Opal. Cypripedium Alma Gevaert, an 
elegant albino form, was also shown. 
H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. 
Mr. G. E. Day), was awarded a .Silver Bank- 
sian Medal for a well-arrang;d group. The 
special plants included Cattleya labiata alba 
" Snow Queen " ; C. Alicise, which has 
previously been certificated ; the erect flower- 
ing C. Suavior ; and the scarce Lailia splen- 
dens (crispa x purpurata). 
Lieut.-Col Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., 
Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander), 
exhibited Cattleya Mercutio (Harrisoniana x 
Lord Rothschild), a large rose coloured flower 
with broad segments and a bright yellow 
disc on the labellum. 
W. Cobb, Esq., Normanhurst, Rusper, 
showed Cattleya Mrs. Temple ; Cattleya 
Fabia " Cobb's var.," one of the finest and 
darkest forms yet seen ; and Zygocclax 
Charlesworthii "Cobb's var.," a fine variety. 
W. R. Lee, Esq., Plumpton Hall, Heyvvood, 
staged Cypripedium Overtonii (fulshawense 
X Leeanum corona), a large flower with the 
dorsal sepal well developed and resembling 
an improved Harefield Hall variety. 
C. J. Phillips, Esq., The Glebe, Sevenoaks, 
exhibited Cattleya aurea " Glebe var.," a 
grand form with three large flowers of excep- 
tional colour ; Laelio-Cattleya Bola superba, 
an excellent variety ; and Cattleya Basil 
(Mantinii x Enid), a rich, dark purple flower. 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 
awarded a Silver Flora Medal for an exten- 
sive group of various autumn flowering 
hybrids and good species. Many excellent 
Cattleya Fabias, the dark coloured C. Man- 
tinii, C. Portia, and C. Iris were specially 
meritorious. 
Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 
obtained a Silver Flora Medal for an elegant 
display of Cypripediums, the varieties Troilus, 
Maudi^, and Felicity being specially good. 
Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 
Park, Enfield, were awarded a Silver Flora 
Medal for an effective group of specimen 
Dendrobium formosum, all exceedingly well 
flowered, the pretty D. Phalasnopsis, and 
numerous varieties of Cattleya Fabia. Among 
the scarce Orchids were Cattleya maxima, 
