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Collier). Flowers closely resembling those of D. regium, but larger, rose pink 

 with white base to the lip. 



To Brassocattleya x ' Doris,' Langley var. (C. x ' Lord Rothschild ' x 



B. -c. ' Madame Chas. Maron ') (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Flory & Black, 

 Slough. A large mauve-coloured variety with yellow disc to the lip, which has 

 dark purple lines at the base. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. : Odontoglossum x illustrissimum purpureum 

 and cut flowers of Dendrobiums. 



Dr. Miguel Lacroze : Odontoglossum x ' San-Luis ' (eximium x ' Fascina- 

 tor '). 



J. Ansaldo, Esq. : Laeliocattleya x ' J. Ansaldo ' (Haroldiana x unrecorded). 

 Pantia Ralli, Esq. : Brassocattleya x Digbyano-Schroederae Bradshawiae. 

 Messrs. Flory & Black : Brassocattleya x ' Rosita ' (B.-c. x ' Ilene 1 x 



C. Dowiana. 



Orchid Committee, April 9, 1918. 

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



Awards Recommended : — 



Silver Flora Medal. 



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



Odontoglossums. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Charles worth, Hay wards Heath, for Odontiodas and Odonto- 

 glossums. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. C. F. Waters, Balcombe, Sussex, for Dendrobiums. 



A ward of Merit. 



To Odontoglossum crispum ' Oakwood Triumph ' (' Phoebe ' x ' Leonard 

 Perfect ') (votes unanimous), from Mrs. Norman C. Cookson, Oakwood, Wylam- 

 on-Tyne (gr. Mr. H. J. Chapman). An improvement on 'Leonard Perfect.' 

 The broad margins and tips of the sepals and petals are white, the inner two- 

 thirds ruby red. Lip white with chestnut-red blotches in front of the yellow crest. 



To Odontoglossum x ' Jasper ' var. ' Roehampton ' (crispum x amabile) 

 (votes 9 for, 4 against), from Dr. Miguel Lacroze, Bryndir, Roehampton (orchid- 

 grower, Miss Robertson) . A fine flower with lilac-tinted ground spotted with 

 claret over the greater part of its surface, the front of the lip being white. 



To Odontioda x Ernestii (Odm. x Wilckeanum x Oda. x Charlesworthii) 

 (votes unanimous), from E. R. Ashton, Esq., Broadlands, Camden Park, Tun- 

 bridge Wells. Sepals and petals buff yellow heavily blotched with Indian red. 

 Lip yellow with a rose shade and dark red blotches at the base. 



Preliminary Commendation. 



To Odontoglossum crispum 'The President' (votes 13 for), from Messrs. 

 Charlesworth. A good home-raised seedling of the typical white class. 



To Odontoglossum x ' Amazon ' (crispum x mirum) (votes unanimous), 

 from Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. Flower large and of broad proportions ; 

 white with ruby-red blotches. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mrs. F. M. Ogilvie, The Shrubbery, Oxford (gr. Mr. Balmforth) : choice 

 orchids. 



H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill (gr. Mr. Thurgood) : Cymbidium x 

 Lowgrinum, Rosslyn var. 



