ORCHID' COMMITTEE. 



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of perfect shape. Sepals and petals Indian Red with a gold shade. Lip white, 

 with a ruby-red blotch in front of the yellow crest. The variety was raised by 

 Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. 



Award of Merit. 



To Odontoglossum x ' The Tiger ' (Lawrenceanum x ' Stella ') (votes unani- 

 mous), from H. T. Pitt, Esq. The largest of the O. triumphans class, that 

 species being in both parents. Ground colour yellow heavily blotched with 

 red-brown. 



To Odontoglossum x Ashtonii (amabile x hybrid unrecorded) (votes unani- 

 mous), from E. R. Ashton, Esq., Broadlands, Tunbridge Wells. Flower large, 

 white with the inner two-thirds of the segments blotched with dark purple. 



To Odontoglossum x ' Radiant ' var. ' Marion ' (' Dora ' x ' Alexandra ') 

 (votes 7 for, 3 against), from Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough. Flower violet- 

 purple with blush- white blotches at the tips and margin. 



To Cattleya x ' Rajah ' (' Enid ' x ' Empress Frederick ') (votes 10 for, 

 2 against), from Messrs. Stuart Low, Jarvisbrook, Sussex. Resembling the 

 parents but with a reversion towards the C. Warscewiczii in E. x 'Enid.' 

 Flowers rose colour with large crimson lip. 



Preliminary Commendation. 



To Odontioda x ' Signor Orlando ' (Odm. x ' Jasper ' x Oda x Bradshawiae) 

 (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Armstrong. Margins of the segments violet, 

 inner halves white with claret markings. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt. : new hybrids and Dendrobium flowers. 



Mrs. Norman C. Cookson : hybrid Odontoglossums and Odontiodas. 



Pantia Ralli, Esq. : Odontoglossum crispum aureum. 



C. J. Lucas, Esq. : Brassocattleya. 



Messrs. Flory & Black : Odontoglossums. 



Messrs. Sander : Odontoglossums and scarlet Odontiodas. 



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