ORCHID COMMITTEE, JANUARY 14. 



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First-class Certificate. 



To Cypripedium x 1 Sultan ' (' Mons. de Curte ' x 1 Milo ' Weston- 

 birt variety) (votes, unanimous), from Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford, C.V.O., 

 C.I.E., Westonbirt, Tetbury (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). A large and 

 broadly-proportioned flower. Dorsal sepal yellowish emerald- green, 

 heavily blotched with dark purple, having a pure white margin half an 

 inch in width. Petals and lip light mahogany red with yellow margin. 

 (Fig. 16.) 



To Odontoglossum x MacNabianum (Harry anum x Wilckeanum 

 albens) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Sander, St. Albans. Flowers 



Fig. 17. — Odontoglossum x Bingelianum. (Journal of Horticulture.) 



having a distinct resemblance to those of 0. Harryanum, but larger and 

 flatter. Sepals and petals claret-red with a violet shade, the cream-white 

 ground colour showing through in narrow transverse lines. Lip white, 

 spotted with rose on the basal half. 



To Odontoglossum x Bingelianum (parentage unrecorded) (votes, 

 unanimous), from Baron Sir H. Schroder, V.M.H., The Dell, Egham 

 (gr. Mr. Ballantine). A large broad-petalled flower of canary-yellow 

 colour, the inner halves of the segments heavily blotched with light 

 reddish-brown. Front of lip white. (Fig. 17.) 



To Cypripedium x 'Minos,' Young's variety (Spicerianum x Arthur- 

 ianum) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge. The fine 



