cliv PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



May 14, 1913. 



Mr. J. Gurney Fowler in the Chair, and eleven members present. 

 Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Sir Geo. H. Kenrick, Whetstone, Edgbaston, Birmingham 

 (gr. Mr. Macdonald), for finely-flowered plants of Dendrobium Dal- 

 housieanum propagated from a small original plant. 



Award of Merit. 



To Brassolaeliocattleya x Veilchii, The Dell variety (B.-c. X 

 Digbyano-Mossiae x L. purpurata) (votes unanimous), from Baron 

 B. Schroder (gr. Mr. J. E. Shill). Sepals and petals silver-white, tinged 

 with rose. Lip broad, fringed, deep rose-purple, with yellow disc. 



To Laeliocattleya x Fascinator-Mossiae, Burford variety (L.-c. 

 X 'Fascinator' x C. Mossiae (votes unanimous), from Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., Burford (gr. Mr. W. H. White). Flower 

 of good shape, white, with the front of the lip violet-purple, and a 

 spot of the same colour on the tips of the petals. 



To Odontoglossum X ' Phoebe ' splendens (cirrhosum X crispum) 

 (votes unanimous), from Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge. A large 

 form with white flowers blotched with red. 



Botanical Certificate. 

 To Lissochilus streptopetalus, from William Van de Weyer, Esq., 

 Corfe Castle. The plant bore eight spikes 4 feet high, with numerous 

 yellow flowers with greenish sepals striped with brown. Collected 

 in N'gongo Hills, British East Africa, alt. 8300 feet. Figured as 

 Eulophia streplopetala. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. C. J. Salter, gr. to the Right Hon. Lord Lawrence, Chet- 

 wode Manor, Buckingham, for Dendrobium Dalhousieanum with 

 many spikes. 



To Mr. Macdonald, gr. to Sir Geo. H. Kenrick, Whetstone, Bir- 

 mingham, for Dendrobium Dalhousieanum. 



To Mr. Branch, gr. to W. R. Lee, Esq., Heywood, for Dendrobium 

 Falconeri with 200 flowers. 



To Mr. W. H. White, Orchid grower to Sir Trevor Lawrence, 

 Bart., for a finely flowered Brassocattleya X nivalis. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O. : rare hybrids. 

 Pantia Ralli, Esq. : Odoniioda x Sanderae. 

 W. R. Lee, Esq. : Cypripedium x ' Pavlova.' 



