lxxviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



January 15, 1918. 

 Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., in the Chair, and sixteen members present. 

 Awards Recommended : — 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for a group. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Charlesworth, Haywards Heath, for Odontiodas and Odonto- 

 glossums. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. J. Cypher, Cheltenham, for Cypripediums. 

 To Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge, for Cymbidiums. 

 To Messrs. Hassall, Southgate, for hybrids. 



Award of Merit. 



To Laeliocattleya x ' Oenius,' Bryndir variety (L.-c. x ' Coronis ' x C. x 

 ' Enid ') (votes 14 for), from Dr. Miguel Lacroze, Roehampton. Flowers apricot 

 yellow with a pale rose shade. Lip vinous crimson. 



To Cypripedium x Matthew si anum, Usk Priory variety (' Thalia ' var. ' Mrs. F. 

 Wellesley ' x ' Hera Euryades ') (votes 11 for), from R. Windsor Rickards, 

 Esq., Usk Priory, Monmouthshire. Nearest to C. x ' Thalia ' and of good 

 form. Dorsal sepal white with claret-purple lines and a small emerald green 

 base. 



Preliminary Commendation. 



To Odontoglossum x ' Apollo ' (Armstrongiae x ' Queen Mary ') (votes 

 unanimous), from Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. A large blush white flower 

 with dark claret blotches. 



To Odontoglossum x ' Peerless,' Orchidhurst var. (Ossulstonii x eximium) 

 (votes 8 for, 4 against), from Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. Flower dark claret 

 with white margins and tips to the segments. 



Other Exhibits. 



Dr. Miguel Lacroze : Odontioda x ' Madeline,' Bryndir variety. 



His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : Cypripediums. 



R. Windsor Rickards, Esq. : Cypripediums. 



Walter Cobb, Esq. : Miltonia Phalaenopsis, Cobb's variety. 



Messrs. Sanders : Cymbidium x ' Albatross ' (Gottianum x grandiflorum). 



Messrs. Flory & Black : hybrid Odontoglossums. 



Orchid Committee, January 29, 1918. 

 Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., in the Chair, and fifteen members present. 

 Awards Recommended : — 

 Silver Flora Medal, 



To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for hybrid Odontoglossums, 

 Odontiodas and Cattleyas. 



To Messrs. Charlesworth, Haywards Heath, for Cypripediums, Laeliocattleyas 

 and rare species. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Hassall, Southgate, for hybrid :Cymbidiums. 



