xciv PEOCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Orchid Committee, April 9. 1901. 

 Mr. Harry J. Veitch in the Chair, and sixteen members present. 

 Awards Recommended:— 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 



To W. A. Bilney, Esq., Fir Grange, Weybridge (gr. Mr. Whitlock), 

 for a fine group of Dendrobiums, &c. 



To De B. Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks (gr. Mr. W. J. 

 Stables), for the fine Odontoglossmn trimnphans ' Lionel Crawshay,' 

 excellently well grown. 



To Major Joicey, Sunningdale Park, Simningdale (gr. Mr. F. J. Thorne), 

 for a group composed principally of twenty profusely fiowered Dendrobium 

 atro-violaceum, the largest bearing one hundred and twenly-five flowers. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Baron Sir H. Schroder, The Dell, Staines (gr. Mr. H. Ballantine), 

 for a collection of rare Odontoglossums. 



To H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill (gr. Mr. Thurgood), for 

 a fine group of Orchids. 



To Messrs. Jas. Veitch, Chelsea, for a group showing three generations 

 of crosses from Epidendrum Endresii and E. Wallisii. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To W. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Staftbrdshire (gr. Mr. W. 

 Stevens), for a collection of rare Odontoglossums. 



First-class Certificate. 



To Lielia Jongheana Ashworthite (votes, unanimous), from Elijah 

 Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall, Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Holbrook). Flowers 

 white, with orange-coloured base and crest to the labellum. 



To Cattleya X ' Miss Harris var. E. Ashworth' (Schilleriana x Mossine) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Elijah Ashworth, Esq. (gr. Mr. Holbrook). 

 Flowers resembling Cattleya Schilleriana more than C. Mossi* ; rose- 

 purple with claret-purple veining on the lip, which has a yellow disc in 

 the centre. 



To Epidendrum x ' Clarissa ' superbum (Wallisii ? , elegantulum ^ ) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Jas. Veitch. Flowers nearly as large 

 as those of E. Wallisii. Sepals and petals yellow, tinged and spotted 

 with dark purple ; lip violet colour. (Fig. 150.) 



Aicard of Merit. 



To Odontoglossum x Ruckerianum • Mrs. R. Brooman-White ' (votes, 

 8 for, 3 against), from R. Brooman-White, Esq., Garelochhead. Flowers 

 of good shape, cream tinged with rose ; sepals and petals evenly spotted 

 with dark red. 



To Odontoglossum x Adrianae ' Mrs. Simonds ' (votes, unanimous), 

 from H. F. Simonds, Esq., Woodthorpe, Beckenham (gr. Mr. Geo. Day). 

 Flowers pale yellow, unspotted except for one spot on the upper sepal 

 and a few small ones on the lip. 



