ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



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Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya X ' Aeneas ' var. ' Rex ' (' Venus ' x Dowiana aurea) (votes 

 unanimous), from Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough. In shape resembling C. 

 Dowiana, but smaller in size. Lip deep yellow, with purple margin. 



Other Exhibits. 



G. W. Bird, Esq. : two hybrids. 



Messrs. Stuart Low : Sophrolaeliocattleya X ' Edie Tack ' (S.-l.-c. X bletchley- 

 Hora X C. X ' Leda '). 



J. Ansaldo, Esq. : hybrid Cattleyas and Laeliocattleyas. 



Orchid Committee, October 21, 1919. 

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

 Awards Recommended : — 



First-class Certificate. 



To Brassolaeliocattleya X Joiceyi (B.-l.-c. X Cooksonii X L.-c. X 'Thyone') 

 (votes unanimous), from J. J. Joicey, Esq., The Hill, Witley, Surrey (gr. Mr. J. 

 Mackay). The specific ancestry includes Cattleya Dowiana aurea, three times, 

 Brassavola Digbyana, Laelia cinndbavina and L. xanthina, the last instrumental 

 in fixing the bright-yellow colour of the flower. Sepals and petals buttercup - 

 yellow, lip darker yellow, with cherry-red marking on the slightly fringed front 

 lobe. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya x ' Dinah ' (' Elvina ' X Dupreana) (votes 9 for, 4 against), 

 from Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge. A large and finely formed flower of bright 

 rosy-mauve colour, with purplish crimson front to the lip. 



To Cattleya X ' Thora ' var. elegans (' Mrs. Pitt ' X ' Empress Frederick ') 

 (votes 11 for, 3 against), from Messrs. Charlesworth, Haywards Heath. Flower 

 large, rosy mauve, with bright-yellow disc to the lip. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt. : Laeliocattleya X ' Lady Moore ' {L.-c. X 

 ' Epicasta,' Gatton Park var. x C. labiata, Glasnevin var.) and Cattleya X 

 ' Eleanore ' var. ' Lady Mayoress.' 



J. Ansaldo, Esq. : Sophronitis crosses. 



Col. Stephenson R. Clarke, C.B. : Cattleya Browningiana coerulea, home- 

 raised. 



H. T. Pitt, Esq. : Odontoglossum grande, Pitt's variety. 



Orchid Committee, November 4, 1919. 

 Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt., in the Chair, and fourteen members present. 

 Awards Recommended : — 

 Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Charlesworth, Haywards Heath, for hybrid Cattleyas, Laelio- 

 cattleyas, and Odontoglossums. 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Stuart Low, Jarvisbrook, for hybrids. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough, for hybrids. 



To Messrs. C. F. Waters, Balcombe, for Cattleya X Fabia varieties and other 

 hybrids. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya X ' Enid ' alba var. ' Fairy Queen ' (Mossiae Reineckiana X 

 Warscewiczii ' Fr. M. Beyrodt ') (votes 10 for, o against), from J. J. Joicey, Esq., 

 The Hill, Witley, Surrey. Flowers pure white, with yellow disc to the lip, and 

 a narrow purple blotch on the front of the lip. 



