ORCHID COMMITTEE, DECEMBER 14. 



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Wigan, Clare Lawn, East Sheen (gr. Mr. W. H. Young). Sepals 

 and petals yellow barred with brown ; lip white. Of the Helcia 

 section. (Fig. i38.) 



To Cypripedium x /Eson giganteum (insigne $ Druryi <?) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Jas. Veitch, Chelsea. A 

 massive flower of the general appearance of C. insigne. 



To Cypripedium x Minosa magnificum (Spicerianum 5 

 Arthurianum $ ) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Jas. Veitch. 

 A fine hybrid with large flowers, yellow and reddish brown, the 

 upper sepal being white at the tip, spotted with purple. 



To Laelia pumila superba (votes, unanimous), from R. W. 

 Rickards, Esq., The Priory, Usk. Flowers very large and finely 

 coloured. 



To Laelia anceps ' Mrs. De B. Crawshay ' (votes, 6 for, 

 3 against), from De B. Crawshay, Esq. A fine flower with very 

 darkly coloured sepals and petals. (Fig. 140.) 



To Laelia x ' Briseis ' (harpophylla x purpurata), from Mr. 

 James Douglas, Great Bookham. Flowers two inches across, 

 sepals and petals lanceolate ; white tinged with yellow. Lip 

 narrow, whitish, with some rose markings in front. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Oncidium saltabundum, from F. W. Moore, Esq., Royal 

 Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin. Flowers on a long branched 

 spike ; small, brown and yellow. 



To Masdevallia corniculata, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., 

 Burford (gr. Mr. W. H. White). Flowers inflated, yellow, with 

 red spots. 



To Bulbophyllum Medusae, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 

 The plant had ten spikes bearing large plume-like heads of 

 cream-coloured flowers. 



Cultural Commendation. 

 To Mr. W. H. White gr. to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., for 

 Bulbophyllum Medusae. 



To Mr. W. H. White, for Dendrobium Cymbidioides. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. B. S. Williams, Holloway, sent a group of 

 Orchids in which was a pan of Calanthe x Oweniana having 

 carmine-rose flowers. 



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