ORCHID COMMITTEE, MAY 19. 



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Esq., New-Hall-Hey, Rawtenstall, Manchester (gr. Mr. Shill). 

 A fine hybrid with large white flowers, the petals and face of the 

 labellum tinged with rose, and the petals and upper sepal spotted 

 purple. 



To Cattleya Mossise 1 Beatrice ' (votes, unanimous), from Sir 

 Frederick Wigan, Clare Lawn, East Sheen (gr. Mr. W. H. 

 Young). This was a large and richly coloured variety. 



To Cattleya Mossia3 1 Chas. Ingram ' (votes, unanimous), 

 from C. L. N. Ingram, Esq., Elstead House, Godalming (gr. Mr. 

 T. W. Bond). A very large and finely formed flower with blush- 

 white sepals and petals, and lip with bright yellow throat, and 

 purple-crimson marking on the front. 



To Odontoglossum crispum Lowise (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. This was a heavily blotched 

 variety of the 0. c. apiatum class, but with smaller flowers. 



To Odontoglossum xexpansum (votes, 12 for, 5 against), from 

 M. Jules Hye-Leysen, Coupure, Ghent. A pretty flower, 

 evidently of hybrid origin, with much resemblance to 0. crispum 

 leopardinum, but with lip and crest of 0. x Wilckeanum albens. 



To Miltonia vexillaria Coeneana (votes, unanimous), from M. 

 Jules Hye-Leysen. A large form with rose-pink flowers having 

 some radiating crimson lines on the white base of the lip. 



To Cypripedium x gigas Corndeanii (votes, 11 for, 6 against), 

 from T. W. Swinburne, Esq., Corndean Hall, Winchcombe. This 

 plant on this, as on a former occasion, was exhibited as C. x 

 Corndeanii with a reputed parentage C. Lawrenceanum $ x C. x 

 Sedenii # . It was considered to be identical with a form of 

 C. x gigas (C. Lawrenceanum $ x C. Harrisianum <? ), and the 

 award was made on condition that the erroneous record was 

 abolished and the suggested one adopted. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Epidendrum hastatum, from Sir Frederick Wigan, Clare 

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



To Mieracyllium gemma from Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. 

 Albans. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To His Grace the Duke of Sutherland, Trentham (gr. Mr. P. 

 Blair), for Odontoglossum crispum, bearing six spikes of flowers. 



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