ORCHID COMMITTEE, NOVEMBER 9. 



CCXXV 



To G. Shorland Ball, Esq., Wilmslow, Cheshire (gr. Mr. Alex. 

 Hay), for a group of rare Orchids. 



To. Messrs. W. L. Lewis, Southgate, for a group of 50 Laelia 

 pumila. 



To Messrs. F. Sander, St. Albans, for a group of Orchids. 



First Class Certificate. 



To Cattleya x 'Facia' (labiata $ Dowiana aurea from the 

 Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain (gr. Mr. Smith). A fine hybrid, 

 originally raised by Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, and exhibited 

 by them in 1894. Flowers large, sepals and petals light rose, 

 with a slight tinge of yellow ; lip broad, dark purple, with some 

 obscure orange-coloured markings at the base. (Fig. 133.) 



To Calanthe x Veitchii alba (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Hugh Low, Clapton. Flowers pure white, with pale yellow 

 centre. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya labiata Lewisii (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 W. L. Lewis, Southgate. Sepals and petals white, front of lip 

 violet purple with white margin. 



To Cypripedium x Leeanum magnificum (votes, 9 for), from 

 G. Shorland Ball, Esq. (gr. Mr. A. Hay). Flowers resembling 

 the variety giganteum, but darker in colour. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. Alex. Hay (gr. to G. Shorland Ball, Esq., Wilmslow), 

 for Cypripedium insigne Sanderse with six flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain (gr. Mr. Smith) showed 

 Cattleya x Massiliensis, a Continental hybrid stated to be between 

 C. Trianaei and C. Dowiana aurea, but in which the Committee 

 failed to find traces of the latter. 



W. Vanner, Esq., Chislehurst (gr. Mr. Robbins), showed 

 Cypripedium x Vannerae (superbiens x selligerum majus), 

 C. x Eyermanianum superbum, and Odontoglossum crispum 

 Dormanianum. 



Henry Tate, Esq., Allerton Beeches, Liverpool, sent Cypri- 

 pedium x Allertonensis (villosum x bellatulum ?) ; and C. insigne 

 bisepala, with lower sepals larger than the upper. 



