Ixviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL H(mTICULT URAL SOCIETY. 
E. Stanley Clark, Esq., Wrexham (gr. Mr. J. Edwards), showed 
Odontoglossums, &c. 
Sir W. ^Marriott (gr. Mr. Denny), showed Sophro-Lftlia x Marriottii 
(S. grandiflora X L. flava). 
D. M. Grimsdale, Esq., Uxbridge (gr. Mr. Kitwell), showed various 
Odontoglossums and Cypripediums. 
Major Joicey, Sunningdale Park (gr. Mr. F. J. Thorne), showed 
Lycastes and Dendrobium atroviolaceum. 
G. Thompson, Esq., Stamford Hill (gr. Mr. Johnson), showed a good 
form of Dendrobium nobile. 
Mrs. Ball, Cheadle, sent Dendrobium x Ainsworthii. 
J. Ruthei^ford, Esq., Beardwood, Blackburn (gr. Mr. J. Luptoni, 
showed Cattleya-Triana^i Rutherfordiana. 
H. Shaw, Esq., Birch Vale, Stockport (gr. Mr. .T. Cliffe), sent 
Odontoglossum luteo-purpureum. 
W. Gould, Esq., Hyfield, Stockport, sent Lftlia glauca. 
Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, showed Dendrobium Harveyanum. 
Orchid Committee, March 14, 1898. 
Harry J. Veitch, Esq., in the Chair, and eighteen members present. 
Awards Recommended :— 
Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 
To Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford (gr. Mr. W. H. White), for 
magnificently growni Orchids. 
To Messrs. Charlesworth, Bradford, for varieties of Phaius x ' Norman ' 
and other Orchids. 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Baron Sir H. Schroder, The Dell, Staines (gr. Mr. Ballantine), 
for rare Odontoglossums. 
To Messrs. Jas. Veitch, Chelsea, for Orchids. 
Silver Banks ian Medal. 
To Messrs. Hugh Low, for Cattleyas and other Orchids. 
To Messrs. B. S. Williams, for Orchids. 
First-class Certificate. 
To L.iilio-Cattleya x Digbyano-Mendelii (' Imperatrice de Russie ') 
(C. Mendelii ? L. Digbyana ^) (votes, unanimous), from M. Chas. 
Maron, Brunoy, France. Resembling L.-C. x Digbyano-Mossire. 
Flowers large, blush white, tinted with rose ; lip deeply fringed. 
To Odontoglossum crispum 'Sultan' (votes, unanimous), from M. 
Jules Hye Leysen, Ghent (gr. Mr. Coen). A close ally of 0. c. Sander- 
ianum. Flowers heavily blotched with purplish rod. (Fig. 84.) 
To Odontoglossum crispum 'Duke of York ' (votes, unanimous), from 
AV. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Stone (gr. Mr. W. Stevens). 
