ORCHID COMMITTEE, AUGUST 9 & 23. 



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W. P. Burkinshaw, Esq., Hessle, Hull (gr. Mr. Barker), sent Gattleya 

 Warsci'wiczii 1 White Queen.' 



W. W. Mann, Esq., Bexley (gr. Mr. J. Simon), sent two fine specimens 

 of Oncidium Lanceanum. 



Orchid Committee, August 9, 1904. 

 Mr. Veitch in the Chair, and fifteen members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for a group of Orchids, in the centre of 

 which was a fine specimen of Arachnanthe (Vanda) Loicii with four long 

 racemes of flowers. 



To Messrs. Charlesworth, Bradford, for a group of hybrid Orchids. 



Silver Banks ian Medal. 



To Messrs. Jas. Veitch, Chelsea, for hybrid Cattleyas, and Lrelio- 

 Cattleyas. 



To Messrs. Cripps, Tunbridge Wells, for a group of nearly one hundred 

 specimens of the scarlet Disa grandiflora. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Bulbophyllum Hamelinii from F. W. Moore, Esq., Glasnevin 

 Botanic Gardens, Dublin. A very remarkable, large-growing species, 

 from Madagascar. The stout descending inflorescence, eight inches in 

 length, bore a cylindrical raceme of over one hundred flowers, closely 

 arranged, each flower having an ovate bract, in some stages exceeding 

 the length of the flower and covering it. Both bracts and flowers 

 whitish, spotted and tinged with purple. The flowers are malodorous, 

 and the habit of the plant similar to that of Oncidium ampliatum. 



Other Exhibits. 



Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking (gr. Mr. Hopkins), sent 

 Cypripedium x ' Hiero Edenside variety,' two forms of C. x Wiertzianum 

 and Cattleya x Patrocinii. 



Messrs. Hugh Low staged a group of Cattleyas. 



Orchid Committee, August 23, 1904. 

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



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, West Hill, Putney (gr. Mr. G. E. 

 Day), for a group of Cattleyas, Cypripediums and hybrid Orchids, among 

 which were Lalio- Cattleya x Massangeana var. 'Harry Goodson,' with 

 bronzy sepals and petals, and bright ruby-purple labellum. 



