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Messrs. Armstrong" and Brown, Tunbndge 
Wells, showed Dendrobium Hookerianum, a 
beautiful golden-yellow flowered species with 
a well-developed fringed lip. It had already 
received a First-class Certificate in 1870, and 
the Committee now decided that a paintmg 
should be made of the flower. 
Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Enfield, staged 
Cattleya Dowiana, a good plant of Coelogyne 
pandurata, Laelia crispa, with an abundance 
of flower, and a remarkably fine variety of 
Cattleya Thurgoodiana. A very well-coloured 
variety of Miltonia Phalaenopsis was also 
shown. 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 
exhibited Laelio-Cattleya Phoenix var. King 
George (L.-C. Henry Greenwood x C. aurea), 
a good flower with cream-white sepals and 
petals tinged with purple, the lip dark mauve- 
purple. 
Mr. E. V. Low, Haywards Heath, exhibited 
a good variety of Cattleya Atalanta, with 
a spike of ten flowers ; and Lcelio-Cattleya 
Ophir, E. V. Low's variety, a large creamy- 
white flower, petals a little whiter, lip 
rose-purple. 
de Barri Crawshay, Esq., Sevenoaks, showed 
Odontioda Leeana, a large and distinct 
flower with oval petals, of red colour, with 
rose-lilac freckling on the lip ; also Odonto- 
glossum Queen Alexandra, a bold and dark 
variety, superior in form and with a larger 
lip than the one previously certificated. 
E. R. Ashton, Esq., showed Odontioda St. 
Fuscien Broadlands variety, of scarlet-red 
colour ; and Laelio-Cattleya Jessica (L.-C 
Clive X C. aurea). 
Awards of Merit. 
Laelio-Cattleya Wellesleyae var. Flambeau 
(C. Warscewiczii x L.-C. Martinetii), from 
E. H. Davidson, Esq., Twyford. A very fine 
flower of large size, showing much of the 
former parent. Sepals and petals bright 
purple-rose. Lip broad, crimped, deep 
purple-crimson with radiating lines of gold. 
Laelio-Cattleya Urania (L.-C. Ingramii x 
C. Mantinii), from Messrs. J. and A. McBean, 
Cooksbridge. An exceedingly well-coloured 
flower, showing an improvement on C. 
Mantinii, being nuich larger and of richer 
colour. 
Cultural Commendation 
To Messrs. Charlesvvorth and Co., Haywards 
Heath, for a grand specimen of Crypto- 
phoranthus Dayanus, with an enormous 
number of flowers. 
August 26th, 191 3. 
Members of the Orchid Committee present : 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), Mr. J. 
O'Brien (hon. sec). Sir Harry J. Veitch, 
Messrs. Gurney Wilson, J. Charlesworth, 
W. H. White, W. Bolton, W. Cobb, T. Arm- 
strong, F. J. Hanbury, R. Brooman-White, 
R. A. Rolfe, J. E. Shill, A. McBean, A. Dye, 
and Stuart Low. 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 
awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a good 
group containing Vanda Sanderiana, with a 
spike of 9 flowers ; Stanhopea Peruviana ; 
specimen plants of Anguloa Cliftonii ; and 
the interesting Catasetum tabulare, the 
labellum of which has a raised table-like 
white centre. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 
Heath, were awarded a Silver Banksian 
Medal for a nice exhibit in which were good 
forms of Vanda ccerulea ; Brasso-Cattleya 
Moneta, of excellent shape ; the pretty 
Paphinia cristata, and good Laelio-Cattleyas. 
Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbndge 
Wells, received a Silver Flora Medal for 
some specimen Laelio-Cattleyas, of which 
mention should be made of Baroness 
Schroder and Geo. Woodhams. Odontioda 
Seymourae (Charlesworthii x Bradshawias) 
was also shown. 
Messrs. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, were 
awarded a Silver Flora Medal for an inter- 
esting exhibit of hybrids, the best being 
Brasso-Cattleya Thetis and L£elio-Cattle\'a 
Olenus var. Ettrick. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq., Stamford Hill, secured 
