ORCHID COMMITTEE, JANUARY 26. lxxxi 



Silver Banks ian Medal. 



To Lady Chichele Plowden, Aston Rowant (gr. Mr. Clark), for Lcelia 

 anceps, each plant with seven or eight spikes of flowers. 



Award of Merit. 



To Lcelia anceps Schroder a ' Theodora ' (votes, 13 for, 2 against), 

 from F. Wellesley, Esq., Wesfcfield (gr. Mr. Hopkins). A handsome 

 flower of the L. a. Amesiana class. Sepals and petals white, tinged with 



Fig. 118. — Cypripedium x Morteni. (Journal of Horticulture.) \ 



magenta-rose, darkest at the tips. Lip with yellow disc and dark lines on 

 each side ; front dark claret-purple. (Fig. 117.) 



To Lcelio-Cattleya x 'Myra' Gharlesworthii (L.flava x C. Triancei) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Charlesworth. Flowers bright yellow ; 

 front of lip ruby-purple. 



To Cypripedium x Morteni (Leeanum Masereelianum x Chamber- 

 lainianum) (votes, 14 for, 3 against), from W. M. Appleton, Esq., Weston- 

 super-Mare. Habit of C. Chamberlainianum ; flowers several on a spike ; 

 dorsal sepal green at the base with chocolate lines and white margin ; 



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