ORCHID COMMITTEE, SEPTEMBER 23. 



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ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



September 23, 1902. 

 Mr. Harry J. Veitch in the Chair, and twenty members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To the Hon. Walter Rothschild, M.P., for an interesting collection of 

 Masdevallias, Restrepias, Pleurothallis, &c. 



To Messrs. Jas. Veitch, Chelsea, for a group of hybrid Orchids. 

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



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Jeremiah Colman, Esq., Gatton Park (gr. Mr. W. P. Bound), for 

 a group of Orchids. 



To Messrs. Stanley, Ashton, Southgate, for a stand of Cattleya 

 aurea, &c. 



First-class Certificate. 



To Cattleya x t Iris,' ' Charlesworth's variety ' (bicolor x Doiviana 

 aurea) (votes, 13 for, 1 against), from Messrs. Charlesworth, Heaton, 

 Bradford. The third of this fine hybrid to receive an award, and the 

 best. Flower large, sepals and petals bronzy yellow ; lip dark rose 

 crimson, the front lobe broad and crimped at the margin. 



Award of Merit. 



To Lycaste x hybrida (Deppei x Skinneri) (votes, 13 for, 1 against), 

 from Messrs. Charlesworth. A better form of the plant known as 

 L. Deppei punctatissima, and a natural hybrid. Flowers white uniformly 

 spotted with rose purple. 



To Cattleya Grossii (votes, 15 for, 1 against), from Messrs. Hugh Low. 

 A supposed natural hybrid of Cattleya bicolor, but resembling C. elongata 

 (Alexandra). Several varieties were shown varying from those with 

 greenish unspotted sepals and petals and rose-coloured labellum, to forms 

 with the segments spotted with brown, and dark rose lip. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Charlesworth, Heaton, Bradford, showed a good collection of 

 new hybrid Orchids. 



Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, staged a group of Orchids. 



Col. Brymer, M.P. (gr. Mr. Denny), sent Cypripedium x Umlauftta- 

 num 1 Brymer 's variety.' 



Mr. J. Cypher, Cheltenham, staged a selection of showy Orchids. 



M. A. A. Peeters, Brussels, sent three hybrid La?lio-Cattleyas, &C; 



Sir F. Wigan, Bart. (gr. Mr. W. H. Young), showed Cypripedium x 

 Muriel Hollington.' 



