cclxx PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Lieut.-Colonel G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O. (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander) : 

 hybrid Cypripediums. 



de B. Crawshay, Esq. (gr. Mr. Stables) : a fine form of Odontoglossum 

 x xualtoniense. 



F. Bostock, Esq., Northampton : Cypripedium x 1 Actaeus ' spring- 



ficldiense. 



Monsieur Mertens, Ghent : hybrid Odontoglossums. 



Orchid Committee, December 8, 1908. 

 Mr. J. Gurney Fowler in the Chair, and twenty-five members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Charlesworth, Hayward's Heath, for a group. 

 To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for Cypripediums and Odontoglossums. 

 To H. J. Bromilow, Esq., Rainhill (gr. Mr. Morgan), for rare 

 Cypripediums. 



To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for Cypripediums. 

 To Messrs. Cypher, Cheltenham, for a group. 



To Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge, for Odontoglossums and Cypri- 

 pediums. 



Silver Banhsian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Moore, Rawdon, Leeds, for a group. 

 To Messrs. Hugh Low, Bush Hill Park, for a group. 



First-class Certificate. 

 To Brasso-Cattleya x Cliftonii (B.-C. Digbyano-Mossiae x C. Trianaei, 

 Uplands var.) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Charlesworth, Hayward's 

 Heath. Flower formed like B.-G. x Digbyano-Mossiae, but much larger, 

 silver-white tinged with lavender, the fringed lip having purple markings 

 at the base. 



Award of Merit. 



To Dendrobium Coelogyne striatum (votes, unanimous), from Mr. 

 H. A. Tracy, Twickenham. Flowers yellow, striped with claret-red ; lip 

 blackish-purple. (Fig. 131.) 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. Hunter, gr. to his Grace the Duke of Marlborough, for Vanda 

 coerulea, with four spikes of flowers. 



To Mr. H. Ballantine, gr. to Sir H. Schroder, for Cypripedium insigne 

 Sanderianum with ten flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



His Grace the Duke of Marlborough (gr. Mr. Hunter) : Cattleya 

 x ' Fabia,' Blenheim variety, and C. Trianaei blcnheimiensis. 



Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford, CLE., C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. 

 Alexander) : Cypripedium insigne, Holford's variety, and a new Laelio- 

 Cattleya. 



