ORCHID COMMITTEE, SEPTEMBER 3. 



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To Mrs. Temple, Leyswood, Groombridge (gr. Mr. Bristow), for a fine 

 selection of Disa grandiflora. 



To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for a group. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. (gr. Mr. W. H. White), for a group of 

 twenty-four plants of the light scarlet Habenaria rhodocheila and other 

 Orchids. 



To Major G. L. Holford, for six new hybrid Orchids. 

 Award of Merit. 



To Miltonia Schrddcriana, 1 Heaton variety ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Charlesworth, Heaton, Bradford. Flowers larger than in the 

 ordinary form. Sepals and petals whitish, closely barred with chocolate 

 colour ; lip white with a magenta-rose base. 



Botanical Certificate. 

 To Polycycnis Charlesworthii, from Messrs. Charlesworth. Pseudo- 

 bulbs ovate ; leaves stalked, ovate-acuminate ; inflorescence decurved, and 

 bearing about fifty flowers, each 1 inch across ; sepals broad, yellowish, 

 densely spotted with red brown ; petals linear and curiously curved, yellow 

 with a few red spots at the base ; lip narrow, brownish, studded with 

 white hairs. 



To Bulbophyllum longisepalum, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, 

 (gr. Mr. W. H. White). Sepals inclined forward, forming a beak-like 

 flower some 6 inches in length, whitish, heavily netted and tinged with 

 claret-colour (B. grandiflorum of Lindcnia III.). 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. W. H. White, Orchid grower to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., 

 for a fine specimen of Bulbophyllum longisepalum, with fourteen flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



Baron Sir H. Schroder, The Dell, Egham (gr. Mr. Ballantine) : a 

 new Cypripcdium x dellense (Mastersianitm x Rothschildianum). 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (gr. Mr. Bound) : Cattleya x ' Adula ' 

 (bicolor x Hardyana). 



Messrs. Jas. Veitch : Cypripedium x ' Jas. H. Veitch ' (Curtisii x 

 Stonei platytaenium). 



Messrs. Hugh Low : a selection of Orchids. 



Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge : Oncidium macranthum nanum and 

 Odontoglossum Harry anum grande. 



Orchid Committee, September 3, 1907. 

 Mr. J. Gurney Fowler in the Chair, and seventeen members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver-gilt Lindley Medal. 

 To the Hon. Walter Rothschild, M.P., Tring Park, Tring (gr. Mr. 

 A. Dye), for a group of Lissochilus giganteus. each plant bearing one 

 or two stout spikes, 7 feet in height, and furnished with rose-coloured 



