ORCHID COMMITTEE, JUNE 20. 



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Silver Banhsian Medal. 



To Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, for a group of Orchids. 



Bronze Banhsian Medal. 



To Messrs. W. L. Lewis & Co., Southgate, N., for a group of 

 Orchids. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya Warscewiczii Sanders (votes, 7 for, G against), 

 from Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. This was a very dark 

 and richly coloured form of C. Warscewiczii Sanderiana. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Luisia volucris (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor Law- 

 rence, Bart., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. W. H. White). An extra- 

 ordinary species, with yellowish sepals and petals, the latter about 

 one inch in length and erect. The lip brownish purple, and 

 in the mature flower closely clasping the stem of the plant, 

 which somewhat resembles the lip in colour. 



To Luisia Amesiana (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, Bart. Flowers large for the genus ; pale greenish 

 yellow, the lip spotted with chestnut-red. 



To Lrelia crispilabia var. (votes, 7 for, 4 against), from Sir 

 Trevor Lawrence, Bart. Flowers pink, with bright yellow crimped 

 labellum. 



To Hexisia bidentata (votes, 5 for, 4 against), from Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, Bart. A pretty species with scarlet flowers. 



To Odontoglossum peruviense (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Charlesworth, Shuttleworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford. A 

 curious species, with brown flowers tipped with yellow, and about 

 equal to those of 0. Lindleyanum in merit. 



To Platyclinis (Dendrochilum) filiformis, from Messrs. F. 

 Sander & Co., St. Albans. 



To Epidendrum Forgetianum (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. A pretty species, with 

 flowers somewhat resembling those of E. alatum, but borne in 

 a dense dwarf panicle. The flowers were cream-colour, veined 

 with dull lilac. 



