May 23,1896. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
611 
Laeliocattleya D. S. Brown, Cattleya Mossiae Her 
Majesty, Laelia elegans speciosa, Cattleya Philo, 
and Lycaste Measuresiae, all of which had their 
own characteristics and recommendations. Ludde- 
mannia Lehmanni was also very attractive with its 
orange and brown flowers. Very handsome was 
Sobralia Amesiae. A basket of new varieties of 
Cattleya was very noticeable. Handsome also was 
Vanda teres. 
A beautiful and handsome hybrid was Cattleya 
William Murray. It was raised by Norman C. 
Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne, and first 
made its appearance in public at the Temple Show, 
on May 25th, 1893, when a First-class Certificate 
was awarded it. The hybrid combines the charac¬ 
teristics of C. Mendelii and C. lawrenceana, which 
were the parents, the first-named being the seed 
bearer. The flowers attain a large size and have 
warm rosy-purple sepals and petals. The lip has the 
curved tube with the sharp ridge characteristic of 
C. lawrenceana ; the wavy lamina and the side lobes 
are of a rich, dark purple, shaded with magenta- 
crimson. The two yellow blotches in the throat and 
the purple and old gold lines in the tube serve 
largely to augment the beauty of the flower which 
amateurs and connoisseurs alike cannot fail to 
appreciate and admire. The illustration (see p. 612) 
will give an idea of the general aspect of the 
plant and flowers, but only those who have seen 
them can realise the charming combination of 
colours, and the beauty of form. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, 
also had a showy and most attractive group of 
Orchids, the masses of Dendrobium thyrsiflorum, 
Laelia purpurata, and Oncidium Rogersii, being 
telling and conspicuous. Very pretty was the new 
Vanda Charlesworthii, with very soft purple flowers 
shaded with silvery-white. Their Cattleyas, Odonto- 
glossums, Cypripediums, and Epidendrum vitellinum 
majus were plentiful, and distributed about in a 
varied but most effective way. The forms of Cattleya 
Schroderae were very effective, and C. Mossiae 
Meteor was notable for the great size of its flowers 
and bold character. 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J Davis), 
Glebelands, South Woodford, Essex, exhibited a 
very nice group, somewhat different from the others 
in being rounded or semi-circular. Dendrobium 
moschatum, Oncidium marshallianum, Laelia pur¬ 
purata, Cattleyas, Miltonias, and others, in great 
variety, were conspicuous and attractive. Amongst 
the more special features we noted the pure white 
Cypripedium bellatulum album, C. lawrenceanum 
hyeanum, and Oncidium serratum. 
A most attractive bank , of Miltonia vexillaria, in¬ 
good sized plants all most profusely flowered, was 
exhibited by Major Joicey (gardener, Mr. J. Thorne), 
Sunningdale, Berks. Several of the plants were of 
rich and beautiful colours, and one large piece bore 
forty-two spikes of bloom, each averaging six or 
seven flowers. Dendrobium atroviolaceum Major 
Joicey's var. was one of the rarest plants in the 
group, and was notable for the fine markings of the 
flowers, which last about eighteen weeks in good 
condition. This same plant was certificated at the 
Drill Hall some weeks ago. 
A Cultural Commendation was awarded to the 
Duke of Sutherland (gardener, Mr. Blair), Trentham, 
for a fine piece of Odontoglossum crispum var. Chas. 
L. N. Ingram Esq. (gardener, Mr. T. W. Bond), 
Elstead, Godaiming, staged a handsome Cattleya 
named Chas. L. N. Ingram. The flowers of a plant 
of Cypripedium Corndeanii, "shown by T. W. Swin¬ 
burne, Esq., Corndean, Winchcombe, were of 
enormous size. 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, 
occupied a considerable amount of staging. Very 
prominent were their specimens of Vanda suavis, 
Laelia purpurata, Cymbidium lowianum, Cattleya 
Mossiae, C. Mendelii, Miltonia vexillaria, and 
numerous species and varieties of Odontoglossum 
distributed through the collection. Very fine was a 
large plant of Oncidium concolor on a piece of the 
Fern stem. Ornithocepbalus grandiflorus was also 
pretty. 
In No. 4 tent Mr James Cypher, Cheltenham, 
staged a showy and well-flowered collection of 
Orchids, including a great many fine varieties of 
Laelia purpurata, also Cattleya Mossiae, C. Mendelii, 
C. Schroderae, C. S. rplendens, Odontoglossum 
crispum in great variety, and Miltonia vexillaria. 
Most conspicuous on the top were Epidendrum 
group of Odontoglossums, including very numerous 
varieties of O. crispum. Very beautiful was that 
named O. crispum guttatum Miss Victoria Ellis, 
with boldly spotted flowers on a scape about 3 ft. 
high. The rich rose and pink flowers of Miltonia 
vexillaria showed up very well amongst so many 
white flowers. The plants were in 32 and 24-sized 
pots, and were simply a mass of bloom and the 
picture of health. Several other Odontoglossums 
were distributed through the group. 
Earl Percy (gardener, Mr. Geo. Wythes), Syon 
House, Brentford, had a large and very varied 
collection of Orchids, including little groups of well- 
flowered plants of Cypripedium barbatum grandi- 
florum. Other floriferous pieces were Cymbidium 
lowianum, Vanda teres, Dendrobium moschatum, D. 
Cypripedium barbatum nigrum, Thunia Marshalliae, 
Oncidium marshallianum, and others. The flowers of 
O. Rogersii giganteum were of enormous size, and 
Laelia purpurata Arthur Wigan, also new, was very 
handsome. The colours of the flowers of Cattleya 
Mossiae Beatrice were soft and charming. Laelia 
(Brassavola) digbyana was notable for its fringed 
lip. 
H S. Leon, Esq. (gardener, Mr. A. Hislop), 
Bletchley Park, Bletchley, exhibited an extensive 
and very showy collection of Orchids. He had large 
and splendidly-flowered pieces of Cattleya Skinneri, 
C. lawrenceana, Brassia verrucosa, Cypripedium 
rothschildianum, Vanda tricolor, V. suavis, Laelia 
purpurata, Oncidium concolor, Cattleya Mossiae, 
and various others, which were mixed about in a 
Phyllocactus delicatus (See p. 610), 
lineale, Oncidium concolor, O. sphaceiatum, Laelia 
purpurata, and Ada aurantiaca. Cattleya Mossiae 
and C. Mendelii served to vary the colour admirably. 
Palms and Maidenhair Fern were freely used in the 
group. 
Very handsome and attractive were Odontoglossum 
crispum expansum, O. Ruckeri superbum, O. 
Pescatorei, and Miltonia vexillaria coeneana, 
exhibited by M. Jules Hye Leysen, 8, Le Coupure, 
Ghent. M. Moens, Lede, Belgium, and M. Botel- 
berghe, Melle, Ghent, also showed some new varieties 
of Orchids. 
SirF. Wigan (grower, Mr. W. H. Young), Clare 
Lawn, East Sheen, staged a beautiful group of 
Orchids all well-grown and flowered. He had fine 
pieces of Cymbidium lowianum, Laelia purpurata, 
most profuse way. Gorgeous and handsome was 
Cattleya speciosissima' Ernesti, a new variety. 
Dendrobium densiflorum and D. thyrsiflorum were 
also well flowered 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, had a most 
extensive exhibit of Orchids set out in their usual 
bold and effective style. A large and most floriferous 
specimen of Coelogyne day ana occupied a very 
prominent position on an isolated stand at the end. 
Huge pieces of Dendrobium thyrsiflorum,Cymbidium 
lowianum, Laelia purpurata, Cattleya walkeriana, C. 
Skinneri, and Dendrobium chrysotoxum were very 
floriferous and conspicuous in different parts of the 
staging. Here also we noted a large and splendidly- 
flowered piece of the rare Dendrobium albo- 
sanguineum. Amongst choice 1 new kinds we noted 
