The Scientific Notebooks of German Orchidologist Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kränzlin

lxiv [64] PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

H. J. Bromilow, Esq.: rare Cypripediums.

R. Brooman White, Esq.: Cypripedium insigne Sanderae from seed.

[black and white illustration] G.M. 1118 Fig. 82.—CYPRIPEDIUM × 'LORD WOLMER.' (Gardeners' Magazine.) (p. lxii [62].)

Mr. A. W. Jensen: Odontoglossum crispum 'Irene.'

Monsieur Mertens, Ghent: Odontoglossums.

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Habit dwarf. Flowers five ona short spike, white, tinged with green on the speals.

Cultural Commendation.

To Mr. May (gr. to J. B. Joel, Esq., Potter's Bar), for a very large specimen of Cypripedium Rothschildianum with three spikes, each of five flowers and one bud.

Other Exhibits.

The Right Hon. Rothschild (gr. Mr. Dye) sent the finely coloured Lælia purpurata, 'Tring Park variety.'

The Right Hon. Lord Auckland (gr. Mr. Matthews) showed cut spikes of Lissochilus Krebsii.

Frances Wellesley, Esq. (gr. Mr. Hopkins), sent Lælia purpurata 'Mrs. R. A. H. Mitchell,']] Cattleya-Skinneri 'Minnie,' Cypripedium Lawrenceanum 'Majestas,' and Lælio-Cattleya × Lucia 'Westfield variety.'

Messrs. Hugh Low staged a small group.

Messrs. John Cowan showed Odontoglossum crispum 'Edith Bolton.'

John S. Moss, Esq., sent a good spotted Odontoglossum crispum.

ORCHID COMMITTEE, TEMPLE SHOW, MAY 30, 1905.

Mr. N. C. Cookson in the Chair, and twenty-seven members present.

[For the Cups and Medals awarded by the Council, see page xxiii [23] ].

Awards Recommended:—

First-class Certificate.

To Cattleya citrina maxima (votes, unanimous), from the Marquis de Wavrin, Somerghem, Belgium (gr. M. de Geest). Flowers very large, rich yellow, fragrant.

To Zygopetalum Ballii (votes, unanimous), from Elijah Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall (gr. Mr. Holbrook). Probably a natural hybrid of Zygopetalum rostratum, and resembling the garden hybrid Z. × Roeblingianum. Flowers white, with purple markings up each of the segments, and at the base of the lip. (Fig. 49.)

To Odontoglossum × amabile 'Ixion' (Harryano-crispum × crispum) (votes, unanimous) from M. Chas. Vuylsteke, Loochristy, Ghent. A fine blush-white flower, with reddish-rose markings on the sepals and petals. (Fig. 50.)

Award of Merit.

To Odontoglossum × Lawrenceanum 'Adonis' (triumphans × Rolfeæ) (votes, unanimous), from M. Chas. Vuylsteke. A fine yellow flower, heavily barred with chocolate-purple. Lip white, with purple marks around the crest.

To Odontoglossum × loochristyense 'Arddarroch variety' (crispum × triumphans) (votes, unanimous), from R. Brooman-White, Esq., Garelochhead, N. B. Flowers large, the basal ground-colour of the segments whitish, the apical halves yellow, both colours blotched with chestnut brown.

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Botanical Certificate.

To Brassavola Perrinii, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. Leaves terete, flowers with narrow greenish sepals and petals and white lip.

To Bulbophyllum radiatum from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. A small tufted plant with umbels of slender white flowers.

To Epidendrum pterocarpum from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. Sepals and petals greenish brown; lip white, with purple lines on the extended side lobes.

Cultural Commendation.

To Mr. W. H. White, orchid-grower to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., for Brassavola Perrinii with many fragrant flowers.

To Mr. Luckhurst, gr. to Sir John Edwards-Moss, Henley-on-Thames, for a finely flowered specimen of Lycaste Deppei.

Other Exhibits.

Francis Wellesley, Esq. (gr. Mr. Hopkins) sent Cypripedium Sanderæ allied to C. Concolor; Cattleya Mossiæ 'Miss Ethel Harting,' and LælioCattleya × 'Mrs. Reginald Brade' (C. Schröderæ × L.-C. × Aphrodite).

R. Brooman-White, Esq., showed cut Odontoglossum crispum.

R. Briggs-Bury, Esq., Accrington (gr. Mr. Wilkinson), showed Cypripedium Lawrenceanum Hyeanum, 'Bank House variety,' a strong grower with large flowers.

W. A. Bilney, Esq., Weybridge, showed Dendrobium Dalhousieanum, 'Fir Grange variety,' a sulphur-yellow flower, with claret blotches on the lip.

ORCHID COMMITTEE, JULY 4, 1905.

Mr. J. GURNEY FOWLER in the Chair, and sixteen members present.

Awards Recommended:—

First-class Certificate.

To Cymbidium Huttonii (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Charlesworth, Bradford. A reintroduction of the Java plant to which a Special Certificate was given May 5, 1868, the plant having then been collected by H. Hutton for Messrs. Veitch. The species connects Cymbidium and Grammatophyllum, the large grooved two- to three-leafed pseudo-bulbs much resembling G. multiflorum. The pendulous racemes are produced like Cymbidium Devonianum, ten- to fifteen-flowered. Flowers about 2 inches across, yellowish, densely spotted with purple, the petals also tinged with dark purple on the outer halves. Two forms were shown, the one darker than the other in colour.

To Cypripedium × 'Daisy Barclay' (Godefroyæ leucochilum × Rothschildianum) (votes, unanimous), from J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South Woodford (gr. Mr. J. Davis). A handsome dwarf, large-flowered species, with extended ivory-white petals bearing numerous claret-purple lines. Upper sepal white, with broad dotted lines of claretpurple; labellum ivory-white, with purple spotting on the face.

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(gr. Mr. G. E. Day). Sepals and petals white. Lip like C. Warscewiczii, ruby-crimson, with a light yellow blotch on each side of the tube. (Fig. 157.)

Award of Merit.

To Dendrobium taurinum Colmanii (votes, unanimous), from Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (gr. Mr. Collier). Sepals white, reflexed, petals longer and narrower, erect, twisted, rose-pink; lip large, white with rose margin. Philippine Isles.

To Cirrhopetalum Fascinator (votes, unanimous), from Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., V.M.H. Allied to C. appendiculatum, but larger. Upper sepal and petals greenish, striped and fringed with purple; lower sepals closely approached, six inches long, ending in slender blades, the basal part broad, whitish with purple warted centre.

To Cypripedium × 'Cynthia' (Charlesianum × Charlesworthii) (votes, 16 for, 4 against), from Lieut.-Col. G.L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O. (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). Dorsal sepal white with thin dotted lines of rose. Petals and lip greenish, tinged with purple. (Fig. 158.)

To Cypripedium × Faire-Maude (Fairrieanum × Maudiae) (votes, 12 for, 3 against), from Mrs. N. C. Cookson, Oakwood, Wylam (gr. Mr. H. J. Chapman). Resembling a large, dark C. × 'Juno,' with a very fine dark rose-tinted and striped dorsal sepal.

Other Exhibits.

Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford: hybrid Orchids.

Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., V.M.H : rare species.

Ed. Rogerson, Esq., Manchester: Cypripedium × 'Priam.'

Baron Sir H. Schröder: Cattleya × Lamberhurst hybrid (intermedia × citrina).

H. T. Pitt, Esq.: Cattleya × newingtonense ('Mrs. W. J. Whiteley' × Harrisoniana).

Monsieur Mertens: hybrid Odontoglossums.

W. Thompson, Esq.: two hybrids.

F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq.: Sophrocattleya × 'Doris.'

R. Brooman-White, Esq.: Odontoglossums.

Mr. A. W. Jensen: Odontoglossum Harryanum.

Messrs. Armstrong & Brown: Laeliocattleyas.

J. Forster Alcock, Esq.: Cypripedium × 'Baron Schröder,' var. NewHall-Hey.

ORCHID COMMITTEE, OCTOBER 26, 1909.

Mr. J. GURNEY FOWLER in the Chair, and nineteen members present.

Awards recommended:—

Gold Medal.

To Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt, Tetbury (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander), for a magnificent group, principally hybrid Cattleyas raised at Westonbirt, among which were sixty plants of