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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Orchid Committee, May 25, 1893. 



In the Inner Temple Gardens. 



Harry J. Veitch, Esq., F.L.S., in the Chair, and twelve members 



present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Baron Schroder, The Dell, Staines (gr. Mr. H. Ballantine), 

 for a magnificent specimen of Ccelogyne Day ana with twenty -six 

 spikes. 



First Class Certificate. 

 To Cattleya x William Murray (C. labiata Mendelii ? x C. 

 Lawrenceana $ ) (votes, unanimous), from Norman C. Cookson, 

 Esq., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne (gr. Mr. W. Murray). The plant, 

 which was a small one with one flower, resembled C. Mendelii 

 in growth. The flower had the dark purplish crimson of C. Law- 

 renceana in the labellum, which, however, was expanded in 

 front as in the seed-bearing parent. 



To Ccelogyne Dayana (votes, unanimous), from Baron Schroder. 



Award of Merit. 



To Lrelia purpurata nobilis (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 F. Sander k Co., St. Albans. A very fine flower and richly 

 coloured. 



To Miltonia vexillaria Princess May (votes, 4 for, 1 against), 

 from Messrs. F. Sander & Co. A splendid light-coloured form 

 of the large-flowered type. 



To Odontoglossum Wattianum, Hardy's var. (votes, unani- 

 mous), from Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. A singular 

 variety, with yellowish flowers heavily blotched with chocolate. 

 The award was made subject to the specific name being found 

 correct, for some of the members doubted its identity with typical 

 0. Wattianum. 



To Cattleya labiata Warneri var. formosa (votes, unanimous), 

 from Messrs. Charlesworth, Shuttleworth k Co.,IIeaton, Bradford. 

 A form in which the colouring of the lip was a rich crimson- 

 maroon. 



To Laclia purpurata atropurpurea (votes, unanimous), from 

 Mr. Jas. Cypher, Queen's Road, Cheltenham. This beautiful 



