Jaiuiary, 1913-] 
THF. ORCHID WORLD. 
95 
December 17th, igi2. 
Members of the Orchid Committee present : 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), Mr. J. 
O'Brien (hon. sec). Sir Harry J. Veitch, and 
Messrs. T. Armstrong, A. McBean, F. J. 
Hanbury, C. H. Curtis, W. H. Hatcher, J. 
Shill, H. G. Alexander, A. Dye, Stuart Low, 
W. H. White, J. Charlesworth, W. Bolton, 
Gurney Wilson, and de Barri Crawshay. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., 
exhibited Cymbidium gattonense (Tracyanum 
X Lowianum), a strong growing plant. 
Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., 
showed Cypripedium Artemis (nitens x 
Fairrieanum), a clear, greenish-yellow flower 
with drooping petals. 
Clement Moore, Esq., Hackensack, N.J., 
U.S.A., staged Cattleya A. Dimmock (aurea 
X Lawrenceana). See ORCHID WORLD, 
page 13. 
Francis Wellesley, Esq., e.Khibited Cypri- 
pedium Delhi (insigne Harefield Hall x Earl 
of Tankerville), a very pleasing flower. 
H. S. Goodson, Esq., staged Odontoglossum 
Prince Albert, with reddish-brown markings 
on a white ground ; Od. St. Peter (Rolfeae 
X amabile) ; Od. Phoebus (Phoebe x 
Vuylstekei), with crimson-red flowers ; and 
Od. St. Mirim (ardentissimum x Pescatorei). 
Messrs. . Charlesworth and Co. showed 
Oncidium hybridum (tigrinum x lamelli- 
gerum) with chrome-yellow lip and chocolate- 
brown sepals. 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq., exhibited Cypripedium 
Mrs. Harry Bruce (Sallieri virens x Thomp- 
sonii), the large flower yellowish-green, 
dorsal margined with white. 
Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. staged Laelio- 
Cattleya meirelbeckense (L. lona x C. aurea), 
reddish-terra-cotta with maroon lip. 
Richd. G Thwaites, Esq., exhibited Odon- 
toglossum Thwaitesa; (Rossii rubescens x 
Harryanum), flowers resembling the former 
parent. 
AWARDS. 
First-class Certip-icates. 
Sophrocattlaslia Miss Edith d'Abrew var. 
" Thisbe " (S.-L. heatonensis x C. Iris), from 
F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., The Shrubbery, 
Oxford. — A very wonderful hybrid in which 
the whole flower is a bright blood-red colour, 
the hp slightly darker than the other seg- 
ments. The underlying yellow pigment 
derived from the C. Iris is faintly visible on 
parts of the sepals. The original plant of 
this parentage was shown by R. le Doux, 
Esq., Manchester Orchid Society, November 
30th, i()ii. 
Cypripedium Demeter (G. F. Moore x 
Thompsonii), from Lieut.-Col. Sir George 
Holford, K.C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. 
Alexander). — A large, bold flower with the 
dorsal sepal marked with dark purple spots, 
the broad petals rich brown. 
Awards of Merit. 
Cypripedium Sir William. Chance (Thomp- 
sonii X Memoria Jerninghamiae), from F. 
Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking. — A very 
distinct flower in which the white dorsal has 
purple and brown central lines, the broad 
petals yellow with an over-tint of brown. 
Sophro-Cattleya westfieldensis (C. labiata 
X S.-C. eximia), from F. Wellesley, Esq. — 
The whole flower is almost uniform in colour, 
being of soft rose-purple 
Odontoglossum scintillans " Orchid Dene 
var." (Rossii x Wilckeanum), from E. H. 
Davidson, Esq., Twyford. — Flowers of a rich 
rose-purple, petals spotted, lip with large 
crimson blotch under the yellow crest. 
Oncidioda cinnabarina (C. Noezliana x 
O. monachicum), from Messrs. Charlesworth 
and Co. — An interesting hybrid with a many- 
flowered spike of red flov/ers, the apex of the 
lip being yellow. 
Odontoglossum eximium " J. Lakin," from 
E. H. Davidson, Esq. — Flowers handsomely 
blotched. The spike carried 14 blooms. 
Cypripedium Idina (insigne Harefield Hall 
X Countess of Carnarvon), from Messrs. 
Veitch and Sons. — Flower very large with 
the broad dorsal sepal improving on the 
former parent. 
Cattleya Tityus (Enid x Octave Doin), 
from H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney 
(gr. Mr. G. Day). — The large flower of this 
elegant hybrid has broad segments of rose- 
colour, the lip purple. 
