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Botanical Certificate. 



To Bulbophyllum fusco-purpureum, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 

 Flowers in racemes on long pedicels, each nearly 1 inch long ; brownish- 

 purple, the lip darkest ; petals continued into long filaments. Nilgiri 

 Hills. 



To Eulophia nuda, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. Flowers on 

 stout spikes ; green, with white labellum. 



To Phalaenopsis Lindenii, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. Foliage 

 marbled-white, as in P. Schilleriana ; flowers white and rose colour, like 

 P. rosea, but with an ovate front lobe to the lip. 



To Bifrenaria tetragona, from Messrs. Charlesworth. Flower of thick 

 substance, green, tinged with purple; lip white externally, purple within. 



To Vanda primula, from Messrs. Moore, Bawdon, Leeds. A dwarf 

 species from the Sikkim Hills. Flowers in pairs, white, with purple lines 

 on the upper side of the labellum. 



Other Exhibits. 



Baron Sir H. Schroder : Odontoglossum crispum ' Prince of Wales.' 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O. : several interesting species. 



Francis Wellesley, Esq. : Cattleya Mendelii majestica. A very large 

 form ; and G. M. ' Venus,' a pretty, light variety. 



Henry Little, Esq. : Laelio- Cattleya Epicasta ' Little's variety.' 



H. S. Gocdson, Esq. : Odontoglossum crispum ' Mrs. Humphrey.' A 

 blotched variety. 



Lieut.-Col. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O. : Dendrobium x Dalhou-nobile. 



At Holland House, Okchid Committee, July 7-8, 1908. 

 Mr. H. J. Veitch, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty- two members present. 



[For Cups and Medals awarded by the Council after consultation with 

 the Judges see p. civ.] 



Awards Recommended : — 



First-class Certificate. 



To Laelio- Cattleya x ' Clive ' magnified (L. primula praestans x C. 

 Dowiana aurea) (votes, unanimous), from Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford, 

 CLE., C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. Alexander). A dwarf Laelio- Cattleya 

 with large flowers, having the sepals and petals deep rose, the lip purplish- 

 claret, with gold lines from the base. 



To Odontoglossum x coeruleum ' King of England ' (parentage 

 unrecorded) (votes, unanimous), from H. S. Goodson, Esq., West Hill, 

 Putney (gr. Mr. G. E. Day). Flowers large with broad segments, white, 

 heavily blotched with violet ; lip chocolate-purple with white margin and 

 yellow crest. 



Award of Merit. 



To Odontoglossum x 'Eleanor,' Westonbirt variety (cirrhosum x Uro- 

 Skinneri) (votes, unanimous), from Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford. Inflor- 



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