May, 1913.] 
THE ORCHID WORF.IX 
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Stanleyi, Loelio-Cattleyas and Brassavola 
hybrids. 
Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 
exhibited some very fine examples of Cattleya 
Schroderae, one having a pseudo-bulb six 
inches in circumference. The new Cattleya 
Brenda, with pure white flowers, Odonto- 
glossum and other hybrids were also shown. 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, showed 
Laelio-Cattleya Frederick Boyle Langley 
variety, a pretty blush-white form. 
W. Waters Butler, Esq., Southfield, Bir- 
mingham, exhibited Cattleya Tityus South- 
field variety, a beautiful form ; and Lgelio- 
Cattleya Dominiana Southfield variety, of 
excellent colour. 
Col. J. Rutherford, Beardwood, Blackburn, 
sent a good plant of the rare Cymbidium 
Parishii. 
E. H. Davidson, Esq., Orchid Dene, 
Twyford, showed Cattleya .Schroderae David- 
son's variety, a large flower of delicate 
colouring. 
J. S. Moss, Esq., Bishop's Waltham, 
exhibited Odontioda Bradshawia? ardens, a 
very good variety, with a spike of 21 flowers. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, 
exhibited Lissochilus speciosus, with bright 
yellow flowers, and Odontioda Bradshavviae 
marginata. 
Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park, Surrey, 
showed a good specimen of Odontioda 
Charlesworthii and O. Cooksoniae Ralli's 
variety. 
de Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Seven- 
oaks, showed Odontoglossum Dirce (harveng- 
tense x ardentissimum), a handsome flower 
with large blotches on a white ground. 
C. J. Phillips, Esq., The Glebe, Sevenoaks, 
exhibited Odontioda Royal Gem, of excellent 
shape, and O. Valeria Glebe variety, with 
dark blotches and rose tips. 
F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., The Shrubbery, 
Oxford, showed Odontoglossum Ossulstonii 
Shrubbery variety, carrying a seed pot and a 
spike of 32 large flowers. 
AWARDS. 
First-class Certificates. 
Brasso-Cattleya heatonensis " Canary " (B. 
Digbyana x C. Hardyana), from Lieut.-Col. 
Sir George Holford, Iv.C.V.O., Wcstonbirt 
(gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). — One of the most 
beautiful of the yellow section. Flowers 
large, canary-yellow, with a faint lilac shade. 
The lip prettily fringed. The plant had six 
flowers. 
Cypripedium Roundhead (nitens x Earl of 
Tankerville), from Lieut.-Col. Sir George 
Holford.- -A fine hybrid, dorsal having white 
upper part, with dark chocolate spotting on 
the lower portion. The petals extremely 
broad and shaped as in villosum. 
Laelio-Cattleya Dominiana Southfield 
variety (L. purpurata x C. Dowiana), from W. 
Waters Butler, Esq., Southfield, Birmingham. 
— One of the finest forms of this well-known 
hybrid, the lip being particularly dark. 
Cymbidium Humblotii, from Messrs. 
Charlesworth and Co., Hay wards Heath. — A 
very interesting species from Madagascar. 
The large branching spike carried no less 
than 130 flowers, which are about 2 inches 
across, pale green with black markings on tlie 
1>P- 
Odontoglossum eximium Warnham Court 
variety (ardentissimum x crispum Luciani), 
from C. J. Lucas, Esq., Warnham Court, 
Horsham. — Flowers extremely round, very 
heavily blotched with reddish-purple. In 
every way a fine hybrid. 
Awards of Merit. 
Odontioda Cooksoniae Ralli's variety (O. 
ardentissimum x C. Noezliana), from Pantia 
Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park (gr. Mr. S. Fames). 
--A good variety carrying a spike of 18 bright 
red flowers, the distinguishing feature being 
the white apex to the lip. 
Odontioda Keighleyensis ignifera (O. cirr- 
hosum X C. Noezliana), from Messrs. J. and A. 
McBean, Cooksbridge. — A great improve- 
ment on former varieties. Colour brilliant 
scarlet. 
Cattleya intertexta " Julietta:^ " (Mossiae 
alba X Warneri alba), from Mons. Firmin 
Lambeau, Brussels. — A very pleasing flower, 
pure white, the centre of the lip and throat 
chrome-yellow. 
Cultural Commendation 
To Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., for a 
grand specimen of Cymbidium Humblotii, 
