ORCHID WORLD. 
JULY, 1913. 
NOTES. 
Chelsea Awards. — The following amend- 
ment has been made by the Council of the 
Royal Horticultural Society in their list of 
awards given at the Chelsea Show : — Silver- 
gilt Cup in lieu of Silver Cup to Sir Jeremiah 
Colman for Orchids. 
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Mr. J. GuRNEY Fowler. — Orchidists will 
be interested to hear that Mr. J. Gurney 
Fowler, the Treasurer of the Royal Horticul- 
tural Society and Chairman of the Orchid 
Committee, has purchased an estate at 
Pembury, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, where 
a very suitable atmosphere for Orchid culture 
exists. The entire collection and some of the 
greenhouses will shortly be removed from 
South Woodford to the new address. 
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Orchis HIRCINA. — Two strong flowering 
plants of this rarity, commonly known as the 
Lizard Orchid, were exhibited at the Royal 
Horticultural Society, June 17th, 1913, by 
Mr. Duncan V. Pirie, M.P., Aberdeen, who 
obtained them from his garden at Chateau 
de Verennes, Anjou, France, where they were 
found growing on the bank of the river Loire. 
This species was first described in England 
in the year 1641, since when plants have 
occasionally been found in various districts 
of Kent, Surrey and Sussex, although more 
than once it has been thought to have become 
extinct in this country. An interesting 
account of its discoveries may be found in 
VOL. in. 
the Orchid World, August, igii. Botanists 
have also described this species under the 
names Aceras hircina and Himantoglossum 
hircinum. 
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L.*:lio-Cattleya Martinettl — This 
very distinct hybrid between L. tenebrosa 
and C. Mossiae will always attract attention 
by reason of its rich, coppery-red colour. 
Originally flowered in 1 8gg, many subsequent 
batches of seedlings have been raised to 
supply the demand. One of the prettiest 
and best coloured forms has recently flowered 
in the collection of Sir Mervyn E. Buller, 
Bart., Broomhill, Spratton, Northampton, 
whose plants are cultivated by Mr. J. B. 
Dovey with considerable care. The speci- 
men, bearing the varietal name Cupatria, 
carried five flowers, of good shape, the sepals 
and petals coppery-red, the labellum crimson- 
purple, handsomely veined with dark crimson. 
Orchid Catalogue.— Messrs. Stuart Low 
and Co., Bush Hill Park, Middlesex, have 
just issued an attractive catalogue of Orchids. 
Consisting of 64 pages, with many illustra- 
tions, it will be found of service to all 
interested in the cultivation of these plants. 
A welcome inclusion is a series of lists of 
plants, prepared specially for beginners. 
Collection No. i is of cool house Odonto- 
glossums ; No. 2, Cattleyas and Laelias 
suitable for a minimum winter temperature of 
