February, 11)14. 



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Several choice Masdevallias, good Calanthes, 

 and a specimen Sophronitis grandiflora also 

 attracted attention. 



Mr. G. W. Miller, Wisbech, secured a Silver 

 Banksian Medal for a group of Cypripediums. 



Messrs. W. Baylor Hartland and Sons, 

 Cork, were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal 

 for a group of Cypripediums. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co. exhibited the 

 scarce Lycaste Tunstillii, Cymbidium Wigan- 

 lanum, with large flowers, a fine example of 

 Brasso-Cattleya Menda, and Laslio-Cattleya 

 Cecilia. 



His Grace the Duke of Marlborough, 

 Blenheim Palace, showed Cypripedium lona 

 (bellatulum x Fairrieanum), a charming flower, 

 which had jjreviously received an Award r)f 

 Merit. 



Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., 

 showed Cymbidium Nada (eburneum x 

 Lowio-grandiflorum), a large greenish-)-ellow 

 flower with red markings on the lip. 



Baron Bruno Schroder, The Dell, Engle- 

 field Green, showed a well-grown plant of 

 Cypripedium Aloonbeam, C. Maudiae gigan- 

 teum, an exceedingly fine flower, and 

 Odontioda Lambeauiana The Dell var. 



A. J. Hollington, Esq., Enfield, sent 

 Cypripedium Mrs. W. R. Lang, a hybrid of 

 Leeanum. 



Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park, Surre\ , 

 showed Cymbidium .Schlegelii i)unctatuni, a 

 very pretty variety, Cattleya Blackii, and 

 Odontioda keighleyensis Firefly var., with a 

 branched spike of crimson-red flowers. 



E. H. Davidson, Esq., Twyford, showed 

 Odontoglossum Jasper, a hca\ily spotted 

 variety, and a beautiful richly blotclied 

 crispum hybrid. 



First-class Certificate. 



Cypripedium Julian (Vandyke x aureum), 

 from LieuL-Col. Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., 

 Westonbirt. — A strongly built hybrid, with 

 the dorsal sepal very broad, white at the 

 upper half, with a vertical purple line, the 

 almost horizontal petals tinged with purple, 

 and with a dark streak along the middle 

 portion. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontioda Royal Gem Westonbirt var. 

 (Oda. Vuylstekeas x Odm. ardentissimum), 

 from Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford. — A 

 pleasing flower of good shape, of rose-copper 

 colour, the broad large hp much darker. An 

 unusual result, though \'ery prett)'. 



Odontoglossum illustrissimum The Dell 

 var., from Baron Bruno Schroder. — A very 

 dark flower of claret-crimson colour, the large 

 white lip having dark red blotches. 



Odontoglossum Canary (oakwoodiense x 

 ardentissimum), from Pantia Ralli, Esq., 

 Ashtead Park. — Flowers large, of good shape, 

 clear canary-yellow, with a few dark spots. 



Cymbidium Schlegelii punctatum (insigne 

 X Wiganianum). — A handsome flower, cream- 

 yellow with rose flushing, the lip spotted 

 with dark red. 



Cymbidium Coningsbxanum (grandifloruin 

 X insigne), from G. Hamilton-Smith, Esq., 

 Killoran, Church End, Finchley. — The plant 

 carried a spike of nine large flowers, greenish- 

 white, the broad and open lip showing 

 in a marked wa_\- the characteristics of 

 graiidiflorum. 



January 27th, 1(^14. 

 M EMBERS of the Orchid Committee present : 

 J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), Mr. 

 J as. O'Brien (hon. sec). Sir Harry J. Veitch, 

 Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Messrs. de B. 

 Crawshay, W. Bolton, Gurney Wilson, F. 

 .Sander, F. J. Hanbury, R. G. Thwaites, 

 Waters Butler, T. Armstrong, A. McBean, 

 W. C'obb, A. Chapman, J. Cypher, J. E. Shill, 

 W. P. Bound, H. G. Alexander, J. Charles- 

 wortli, A. Dye, W. H. White, and S. I'lory. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for an 

 extensive and very beautiful display of 

 Cymbidium hj'brids, no doubt the finest 

 exhibit yet seen of these popular plants. 

 They included Wiganianum (eburneum x 

 Tracyanum) with yellow flowers ; Alexanderi 

 (insigne x eburneo-Lovvianum), Gottianum 

 (insigne x eburneum), ivory-white with 

 pink .spots on lip; Pauwelsii (insigne x 



