The Scientific Notebooks of German Orchidologist Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kränzlin

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Award of Merit. Sophro-Cattleya × 'Saxa,' Westonbirt variety (S. grandiflora rosea × C. Trianaei) (votes, unanimous), from Lieut.-Colonel G.L. Holford,

[black and white illustration] G. H. FIG. 123.—(ODONTIODA × Charlesworthii. (The Garden. (P. cclviii [258].)

C.I.E., C.V.O. (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). Plant dwarf; flower three inches across; sepals and petals deep rose-purple; lip orange on the lower half, the front and margins of the side lobes claret-purple.

cclxiv [264] PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Silver Flora Medal.

To. H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. Mr. G. E. Day), for Cattleyas, Laelio-Cattleyas, &c.

To Messrs. Hugh Low, Enfield, a group of several white-flowered Cattleyas, &c.

To E. Ashton, Esq., The Broadlands, Camden Park, Tunbridge Wells (gr. Mr. Young), for well-grown Cattleyas, &c.

Silver Banksian Medal.

To J. S. Moss, Esq., Bishop's Waltham, for a group of Cattleya Dowiana aurea.

To Clement Moore, Esq., Hackersach, New Jersey, U.S.A., for cut spikes of white and coloured forms of Cattleya labiata.

First-class Certificate.

To Vanda coerulea Charlesworthii (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Charlesworth, Hayward's Heath. A true albino, the flowers being pure white, without a trace of colour. (Fig. 127.)

Award of Merit.

To Laelio-Cattleya × 'Lustre' gigantea (C. Luddemanniana × L.-C. callistoglossa) (votes, unanimous), from Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). Plant dwarf; flower large and of firm substance; sepals and petals white, tinged and mottled with rose; lip large, claret-purple, lighter towards the front.

To Laelio-Cattleya × 'Ortrude' superba (L. anceps × C. Dowiana aurea) (votes, unanimous), from Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford. A showy flower with cream-white sepals and petals, tinged with rose, and ruby-red lip with golden lines from the base.

To Brasso-Cattleya × 'Madame Hye' superba (B. Digbyana × C. Harrisoniana) (votes, unanimous), from Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford. A finely formed flower, white tinged with lilac.

To Brasso-Cattleya × Digbyano-Mossiae 'Queen Alexandra,' Glenthorne variety (B. Digbyana × C. Mossiae Wageneri) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Wilson, Hayward's Heath. A large pure-white flower of fine shape.

Botanical Certificate.

To Saccolabium dasypogon, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. (gr. Mr. W. H. White). A dwarf species with short clusters of yellow flowers and white bearded lip.

To Masdevallia Ortgiesiana, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. A tufted plant with flowers an inch long on slender scapes, white with purple stripes.

Other Exhibits.

W. Waters Butler, Esq., Edgbaston: Cattleya Hardyana alba, Southfields variety, and C. Labiata.

Messrs. Cypher: a group.

R. G. Thwaites, Esq. (gr. Mr. Black): hybrid Cattleyas.

Mrs. Joad, Worthing: Renanthera coccinea.

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Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander): hybrid Cypripediums.

de B. Crawshay, Esq., (gr. Mr. Stables): a fine form of Odontoglossum × waltoniense.

F. Bostock, Esq., Northhampton: Cypripedium × 'Actaeus' springfieldiense.

Monsieur Mertens, Ghent: hybrid Odontoglossums.

ORCHID COMMITTEE, DECEMBER 8, 1908.

Mr. J. GURNEY FOWLER in the Chair, and twenty-five members present.

Awards Recommended:—

Silver Flora Medal.

To Messrs. Charlesworth, Hayward's Heath, for a group.

To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for Cypripediums and Odontoglossums.

To H. J. Bromilow, Esq., Rainhill (gr. Mr. Morgan), for rare Cypripediums.

To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for Cypripediums.

To Messrs. Cypher, Cheltenham, for a group.

To Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge, for Odontoglossums and Cypripediums.

Silver Banksian Medal.

To Messrs. Moore, Rawdon, Leeds, for a group.

To Messrs. Hugh Low, Bush Hill Park, for a group.

First-class Certificate.

To Brasso-Cattleya × Cliftonii (B.-C. Digbyano-Mossiae × C. Trianaei, Uplands var.) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Charlesworth, Hayward's Heath. Flower formed like B.-C. × Digbyano-Mossiae, but much larger, silver-white tinged with lavender, the fringed lip having purple markings at the base.

Award of Merit.

To Dendrobium Coelogyne striatum (votes, unanimous), from Mr. H. A. Tracy, Twickenham. Flowers yellow, striped with claret-red; lip blackish-purple. (Fig. 131.)

Cultural Commendation.

To Mr. Hunter, gr. to his Grace the Duke of Marlborough, for Vanda coerulea, with four spikes of flowers.

To Mr. H. Ballantine, gr. to Sir H. Schröder, for Cypripedium insigne Sanderianum with ten flowers.

Other Exhibits.

His Grace the Duke of Marlborough (gr. Mr. Hunter): Cattleya × 'Fabia,' Blenheim variety, and C. Trianaei blenheimiensis.

Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander): Cypripedium insigne, Holford's variety, and a new LaeolioCattleya.

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First-class Certificate.

To Cypripedium × Beekmanii (parentage uncertain, votes unanimous), from R. Briggs-Bury, Esq., Accrington (gr. Mr. Wilkinson). A massive flower, dorsal sepal emerald-green with white margin and many chocolatepurple spots. Petals and lip yellowish, marked and tinged with purple. (Fig. 119.)

[black and white illustration] Fig. 119.—CYPRIPEDOIUM × BEEKMANII. (Journal of Horticulture.)

Award of Merit.

To Cymbidium × Ballianium (eburneum x Mastersii) (votes, unanimous), from Captain Holford, C.I.E., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. Alexander). Flowers as large as those of C. eburneum, but with more on a spike, as in C. Mastersii; white with yellow crest to the lip. The spike of the plant shown had four flowers.

To Cymbidium Wilsoni (votes, 11 for, 2 against), from Messrs. Jas. Veitch, Chelsea. A remarkable plant, in habit like a pigmy C. gigantum, but with flowers as large as that species and closely allied to it; the scape, however, is more slender and the labellum less downy; sepals and

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petals greenish, striped chocolate; lip rose colour with yellow margin. (Fig. 118.)

Other Exhibits.

Baron Schröder (gr. Mr. Ballantine) showed spikes of the purple-blotched Odontoglossum Pescatorei Schröderianum, O. P. Veitchianum and O. Crispum Stevensii.

Lord Rothschild (gr. Mr. Hill) sent a spike of Phalænopsis amabilis Rimestadiana.

Geo. Singer, Esq., Coundon Court (gr. Mr. Collyer) showed hybrid Cypripediums.

J. Rutherford, Esq., M.P., Blackburn (gr. Mr. Lupton), sent Odontoglossum × Hallio-crispum.

C. J. Lucas, Esq. (gr. Mr. Duncan), sent Cypripedium × Lathamianum 'Warnham Court variety' and C. × 'Almos.'

W. M. Appleton, Esq., showed Cypripedium × Edithiæ and two others.

M. Chas. Vuysteke, Ghent, sent Odontoglossum × Vuylstekei and O. × loochristyense varieties.

M. Jules Hye de Crom, Ghent, sent Cypripedium × 'Madame Jules Hye.'

Messrs. Hugh Low staged a group.

ORCHID COMMITTEE, February 9, 1904.

MR. VEITCH in the Chair, and twenty-six members present.

AWARDS RECOMMENDED:—

Gold Medal.

To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for a very extensive group.

Silver Flora Medal.

To Norman Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam (gr. Mr. Chapman), for Odontoglossums.

To Messrs. Charlesworth, Bradford, for hybrids.

Silver Banksian Medal.

To G. F. Moore, Esq., Bourton-on-the-Water (gr. Mr. Page), for Cypripediums.

To Mr. Cypher, Cheltenham, for Dendrobiums and Cypripediums.

To Messrs. Hugh Low, for a group.

To Messrs. Williams, Holloway, for Cypripediums.

Award of Merit.

To Cypripedium × aureum 'Œdippe' (Sallieri Hyeanum x Spicerianum) (votes, unanimous), from Captain Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. Alexander), and Messrs. Charlesworth. A fine hybrid; upper sepal dark rose with a green blotch at the base and white margin. Petals and lip yellow marked with purple.

To Cypripedium × aureum virginale (Sallieri Hyeanum × Spiceria [Spicerianum)]