CCXXii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Orchid Committee, November 26, 1895. 
Harry J. Veitch, Esq., in the Chair, and seventeen members 
present. 
Awards Recommended:— 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, for a group of hybrid 
Calanthes and other Orchids. 
First Class Certificate. 
To Catasetum imperiale. Linden et Cogn. (votes, unanimous), 
from Messrs. Linden, I'Horticulture Internationale, Brussels. 
The flowers resembled those of C. Bungerothii, but the labellum 
was rich purple, and there were purple spots on the other seg- 
ments. Probably a form of C. x splendens (C. Bungerothii x 
0. macrocarpum). 
Award of Merit. 
To Cypripedium x platy-color (C. concolor $ x C. Stonei 
platyta^nium c?) (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, 
Bart., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. W. H. White). A most extra- 
ordinary and beautiful hybrid ; the flowers (of which the 
inflorescence bore four) resembling in some degree those of 
C. X concolawre. The colour cream-white, flushed and spotted 
with rose. 
To Masdevallia chimaera aurea (votes, unanimous), from 
F. W. Moore, Esq., Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin. 
A very distinct form, with patches of clear yellow colour on the 
flowers. 
To Cypripedium x Madeline (C. Argus $ xC bellatulum <? ) 
(votes, unanimous), from G. L. Palmer, Esq., Springfield, Trow- 
bridge (gr. Mr. Chas. Rickman). A pretty hybrid of a now 
rather large class, possessing a certain family likeness to each 
other. Flowers pale yellow, spotted purple. 
To Cattleya aurea Marantina (votes, unanimous), from Thos. 
Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Wliitefleld, Manchester (gr. ]\Ir. R. 
.lohnson). Flowers tinged with copper colour, the petals having 
the veining filled in with rose. 
To Fpidendi-uin x WalHsio-ciliarc (E. cihare ? x E. Wallisii c? ) 
(votes, 7 for, :j against), from Messrs. J. Veitch k Sons, Chelsea. 
