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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



Haeey J. Veitch, Esq., in the Chair, and twelve members 

 present. 

 Awards Recommended :— 



First Class Certificate. 



To Epiphronitis Veitchii x (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Jas. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. This is another of the phenomenal 

 bigeneric crosses raised by Messrs. Veitch, and it results from 

 crossing Epidendrum radicans with the pollen of Sophronitis 

 grandiflora. Epiphronitis Veitchii is of compact habit, and the 

 plant exhibited bore terminal heads of rich scarlet flowers, 

 resembling those of E. radicans, but larger. 



To Laslio-Cattleya eximea x (Laslia purpurata crossed with 

 Cattleya Warneri) (votes, unanimous), the latter being the seed- 

 bearer. The flowers are large ; sepals and petals rosy-lilac ; lip 



Fig. 41. — Sarcopodium Godseffianum. 



violet-purple, with brownish lines at the base, and lilac margin. 

 Also from Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, the raisers. 



To Sarcopodium Godseffianum* (votes, unanimous), from 



* We are indebted to the editor of the Gardeners? Magazine for our 

 illustration. 



