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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



June 15, 1897. 



Harry J. Veitch, Esq., in the Chair, and fourteen members 



present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Flora Medal. 



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

 in which were fine examples of Zygo-colax x Veitchii, Epiphro- 

 nitis x Veitchii, Laelio-Cattleya x Hippolyta, and other 

 remarkable Hybrids. 



First Class Certificate. 



To Vanda x 1 Miss Joaquim ' (V. teres x V. Hookeriana) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford 

 (gr. Mr. W. H. White). This was the first appearance of this 

 fine hybrid, which was raised in Singapore. Flowers, of the rich 

 rose colour of V. teres, and similar in size to that species, but 

 the labellum approached V. Hookeriana in form. Fig. 78. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya Mossiae 'In Memoriam Richard Curnow' (votes, 

 unanimous), from Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. A very 

 large and richly coloured variety. 



To Odontoglossum crispum Crawshayanum (votes, unanimous) 

 from de B. Crawshay, Esq., Sevenoaks (gr. Mr. S. Cooke). 

 Sepals white, tinged with rose, and blotched with brown, petals 

 white, fringed, and bearing a large irregular blotch of brown. 

 Lip white, yellow at the base, and bearing numerous brown 

 spots. 



To Laelio-Cattleya x Dominiana var. 'Empress ' (L. purpurata 

 Brysiana x C. Dowiana) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. F. 

 Sander & Co., St. Albans. Sepals and petals deep rose, veined 

 with purple ; lip rich velvety crimson. 



To Cattleya Mossiae 1 Empress of India ' (votes, unanimous), 

 from Messrs. F. Sander & Co. A large flower with a very bright 

 purplish-crimson lip. 



To Lnelio-Cattleya x ' Our Queen ' (votes, 9 for, 3 against), 

 from Messrs. F. Sander & Co. A pretty hybrid of unrecorded 



