ORCHID COMMITTEE, JULY 7 & 21. 



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Orchid Committee, July 7, 1903. 

 Mr. Henry Little in the Chair, and ten members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Sander, for a group of Orchids, including a number of 

 varieties of Lcelio-Cattleya x Martincti. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Sir F. Wigan, Bart. (gr. Mr. Young), for specimens of several 

 species of Sobralias. 



To Messrs. Bull for Anoectochili, Hsemarias, &c. 



Other Exhibits. 



Reginald Young, Esq., Liverpool (gr. Mr. Poyntz), showed a specimen 

 of Cypripedium x ' Ultor ' (Laiurenceanum $ Sanderianum 



The Hon. W. Rothschild (gr. Mr. Hill) showed Lcelio-Cattleya x 

 'Mauve Queen' Tring Park var. (C. Warneri x L. crispa superba). 

 The original form was shown by Earl Cowper, Nov. 13, 1894. 



Orchid Committee, July 21, 1903. 

 Mr. H. J. Veitot in the Chair, and thirteen members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for a group of hybrid Lrelio- 

 Cattleyas, &c. 



First-class Certificate. 



To Lcelio-Cattleya xbletchleyensis 'Illuminator' {L. tenebrosax 

 C. Warsceiciczii) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Sander. A very 

 finely-coloured hybrid, with flowers having sepals and petals of an 

 orange-salmon tint, with a purplish glow from the base. Lip dark velvety 

 purple, with maroon veining. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cypripedium x 1 Ultor ' {Lawrenceanum $ Sanderianum $ ) (votes, 

 unanimous), from Reginald Young, Esq., Liverpool (gr. Mr. Poyntz). 

 Leaves light green, with dark green veining. Scape three-flowered. 

 Flowers arranged as in C. Sanderianum. Upper sepal yellowish, with 

 purple-dotted lines. Petals arched and decurved, six inches in length, 

 yellowish, with warted purple spots on the lower halves, and rose on the 

 apical portions ; lip and staminode brownish-rose. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Cirrhcea Warreana, from Messrs. Sander. A singular species with 

 short pendulous racemes of clustered greenish flowers marked with purple. 



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