Clxxxviii PROCEEDIXaS OF THE E':»YAL HOETICULTI'R.IL SOCIETY, 
ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
Orchid CoMinTTEE. Octobee 10. 
J. GuE>'EY Fo^^XER, Esq.. iu the Chair, and eleven members present. 
Awards Recommended :— 
Silver Banksiaii Jledal. 
To J. Bradshaw. Esq., The Grange. Southgate (gi*. Mr. Whitten). for a 
group of Orchids. 
Award of Merit. 
To Cattleya Dowiana aurea ' Li:rle"s var." f votes 5 for. 3 against from 
H. Little. Esq.. Baronshalt. Twickenham <gr. Mr. Howard). A very 
Fig. 147.— Odoxtoglossoi cbispum ' Daphxz.* {Gardeners' Chronicle.) 
richly coloured foiTQ in which the labellum more nearly resembles the 
typical Costa Eica form than the Colombian. Flower large ; sepals and 
petals bright yellow, hp very broad, deep claret-purple with gold veining 
almost to the margin. 
To Odontoglossum crispum • Daphne ' (votes, unanimous from W. 
Thompson, Esq.,Walton Grange, Stone, Staffordshire (gr.Mr. Stevens). 
