290 
THE 
ORCHID WORLD. 
[September, 1913. 
Acineta Barkeri and Cattleya Dowiana were 
also shown. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Streatham (gr. Mr. 
J. M. Black), was awarded a Bronze Banksian 
Medal for an interesting exhibit, the best 
plants being Odontioda Thwaitesii, Cattleya 
Caduceus (Gaskelliana x granulosa), and 
Cattleya Warscewiczii var. Frau Melanie 
Beyrodt. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, 
exhibited Miltonia vexillana " Queen Alex- 
andra," a finely developed flower ; M. 
vexillaria radiata splendens ; and Aerides 
odoratum album, which the Committee 
decided was a white form of Aerides virens. 
Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park, Surrey, 
(gr. Mr. Fames), exhibited Odontioda keigh- 
leyensis Ashtead Park variety, a bright scarlet 
form with creamy-white markings on the 
petals ; Odontoglossum eximium " G. Hunt," 
an elegant variety ; and Miltonia Charles- 
worthii. See Awards. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, showed 
the rare Odontoglossum Galleotianum, a 
natural hybrid between O. nebulosum and O. 
Cervantesii, and Maxillaria fractiflexa, with 
curiously twisted segments. 
de Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Seven- 
oaks, exhibited Odontioda Desdemona (C. 
Noezliana x O. Othello), a fine flower with 
the lip particularly well developed. 
Messrs. Manda, .St. Albans, showed 
Cattleya Gaskelliana, in three specimens, and 
a good dark form of C. Warscewiczii. 
Awards of Merit. 
Miltonia Charlesworthii, variety Mrs. Ralli 
(M. vexillaria G. D. Owen x M. Hyeana), from 
Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park, Surrey. — A 
very beautiful flower with soft rose-pink tint, 
the lip having an intensely dark crimson- 
purple blotch of triangular shape, the sepals 
having a small blotch on their basal portion. 
Odontoglossum Queen Alexandra, variety 
Theodora (Harryanum x triumphans), from 
de Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Seven- 
oaks. — A very handsome hybrid in which 
the yellow ground colour is blotched with 
chestnut-brown, the immense lip being white 
with rose markings. 
Cultural Commendation 
To Mr. W. H. White, Orchid grower to 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, K.C.V.O., for a 
basket of about twenty plants of Habenaria 
rhodochila, all propagated from two or three 
original plants. 
To Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Hay- 
wards Heath, for a well-grown specimen of 
angraecum Eichlerianum, with 19 large 
flowers evenly distributed over the whole 
length of the plant. 
August 1 2th, 191 3. 
Members of the Orchid Committee present : 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in th chair), Mr. J. 
O'Brien (hon. sec). Sir Harry J. Veitch, 
Messrs. Gurney Wilson, F. J Hanbury, W. 
H. Hatcher, G. Hunter, A. Dye, J. 
Charlesworth, A. McBean, W. H. White, S. 
W. Flory, W Bolton, de Barri Crawshay, and 
R. A. Rolfe. 
E. H. Davidson, Esq., Orchid Dene, 
Twyford, received a Silver Flora Medal for 
a choice selection, including the beautiful 
Odontoglossum Woodroffeas ; Cattleya Fabia, 
in several excellent varieties ; Brasso-Cattleya 
Joan ; and Cattleya Hardyana. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 
Heath, received a Silver Banksian Medal for 
a group of elegant plants. Mention must be 
made of Stanhopea convoluta, the distinct 
Cattleya Fauna, and the interesting 
Cycnoches chlorochilon. 
Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 
were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a 
good exhibit, in which were several fine 
Odontiodas, the new Laslio-Cattleya Urania, 
Vanda coerulea, and the interesting Odonto- 
cidium Edwardatum (Od. Edwardii x On. 
serratum). 
H. T. Pitt, Esq., Stamford Hill, was 
awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a pretty 
group, the best plants being Angraecum 
Scottianum, Miltonia Bleuana, Cypripedium 
Chas. Richman, and Cattleyas aurea and 
Source d'or. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Streatham Hill, 
exhibited various varieties of Odontiodas, 
including Sanderas, Thwaitesii and Latona ; 
also Cattleya Pittiana, a distinct form. 
