ORCHID COMMITTEE, SEPTEMBER 17. 



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"Weston birt, Tetbury (gr. Mr. Alexander). A large-flowered variety of 

 clear light-yellow colour and with fringed lip. (Fig. 110.) 



To Cattleya x Iris 1 His Majesty ' (bicolor x Dowiana aurea) (votes, 

 unanimous), from Messrs. Jas. Veitch, Chelsea. Flowers of the largest 

 of its class. Sepals and petals bronzy-orange shading to sulphur-yellow 

 at the margin ; lip ruby-crimson. 



Award of Merit. 



To Stanhopea platyceras (votes, unanimous), from the Hon. Walter 

 Rothschild (gr. Mr. A. Dye). A very handsome species from Colombia. 

 Sepals and petals cream-white dotted with purple ; lip large and fleshy, 

 the boat-shaped base heavily marked with blackish-purple, the remaining 

 portion white, spotted with purple. 



To Cattleya x Hardy ana var. * Madame Valcke ' (votes, unanimous), 

 from Mons. A. A. Peeters, Brussels. Sepals and petals white ; lip light 

 rose-colour with a broad pale lilac margin. 



To Sophro-Laelio-Cattleya x 'Phyllis' (Sophro-Laelio x laeta x 

 Cattleya Lawrenceana) (votes, unanimous), from Major G. L. Holford. 

 A dwarf plant bearing comparatively large bright purple flowers. 



Botanical Certificate. 

 To Eulophia ensata, from the Hon. Walter Rothschild. A singular 

 South African species, with pale yellow flowers, having a hairy, orange- 

 -coloured crest to the lip. 



Other Exhibits. 



Major G. L. Holford (gr. Mr. Alexander) : hybrid Orchids. 

 J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (gr. Mr. Davis), Cypripedmm x Massai- 

 4xnum and C. x calloso- Roths childianum for comparison, 

 Messrs. Armstrong & Brown : hybrid Orchids. 

 Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. : several interesting species. 

 H. T. Pitt. Esq!: Cattleya Hardy ana 'Countess of Derby.' 



Orchid Committee, September 17, 1907. 

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



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Charlesworth, Heaton, Bradford, for hybrids and rare 

 species. 



To Messrs. Jas. Veitch, Chelsea, for hybrid Cattleyas and Laelio- 

 Cattleyas. 



To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for a group. 



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

 Cattleya x Iris and other Orchids. 



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



Award of Merit. 



To Sophro-Laelia x Gratrixae (S. grandiflora x L. tenebrosa) (votes, 

 unanimous), from F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., The Shrubbery, Oxford (gr. 



