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To Laelia anceps Roeblingiana (votes, unanimous), from C. G. 

 Roebling, Esq., Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.A. A distinct flower with 

 the petals veined with rose-purple. 



To Cypripedium x ' Minnie 1 var. 1 Amazon ' (Leeanum * Corona ' 

 X nitens) (votes, unanimous), from F. M. Ogilvie, Esq., Oxford 

 (gr. Mr. Balmforth). A good flower with round dorsal sepal, green 

 at the base and white above. 



To Cypripedium X ' Iona ' (bellatulum X Fairrieanum) (votes, 

 unanimous), from His Grace the Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim 

 Palace (gr. Mr. Hunter). Flower cream-white with branched lines 

 of claret colour. 



To Cypripedium x ' Alcinida ' (' Alcibiades ' x insigne ' Harefield 

 Hall ') (votes, 14 for, 3 against), from Messrs. Charlesworth. Dorsal 

 sepal broad, with apple-green base, and some purple spotted lines. 

 Petals and lip greenish yellow tinged with brown. 



To Odontoglossum x ' George Day ' (crispum x Rossii rubescens) 

 (votes, 16 for, 2 against), from H. S. Goodson, Esq. (gr. Mr. G. E. Day). 

 Flowers lilac, the sepals and petals closely spotted with claret-red. 



To Cycnoches Cooperi (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Sander, 

 St. Albans. Allied to C. pentadactylon but with larger, unspotted 

 flowers, which are sepia-brown veined with dark purple. Imported 

 from Peru. The plant shown had two racemes of male flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



Lieut. -Colonel Sir George L. Holford, K.C.V.O. : four new hybrids. 



J. S. Moss, Esq. : Odontoglossums. 



de B. Crawshay, Esq. : Odontoglossums. 



The Lady Wernher : Calanthe x ' Vulcan.' 



F. J. Hanbury, Esq. : Cypripediums. 



W. R. Lee, Esq. : Cypripedium x 1 Lady Dillon.' 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. : Odontioda X Bradshawiae violacea. 



Francis Wellesley, Esq. : Cypripediums. 



The Hon. R. James : Cypripedium x 1 Lady Evelyn James.' 



Orchid Committee, January 21, 1913. 

 Sir Harry J. Veitch in the Chair, and twenty members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To the Lady Wernher, Luton Hoo (gr. Mr. Metcalfe), for Calanthes. 

 To Messrs. Charlesworth, for hybrids. 

 To Messrs. Sander, for a group. 

 To Messrs. Stuart Low, for a group. 

 To Messrs. J. Cypher, for Cypripediums, 



