ORCHID COMMITTEE, FEBRUARY 8. 



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Aivard of Merit. 



To Phaio-Calanthe xgrandis (Phaius grandifolius x Calanthe 

 x Bryan) (votes, unanimous), from Norman C. Cookson, Esq., 

 Wylam-on-Tyne (gr. Mr. Wm. Murray). This is the best Phaio- 

 Calanthe which has yet appeared. The plant bore a stout spike 

 of large flowers, white in colour, with a rose flush at the base of 

 the sepals and petals, and claret-purple face to the labellum. 



To Calanthe x splendens (rosea x Bryan) (votes, unanimous), 

 from Norman C. Cookson, Esq. (gr. Mr. Wm. Murray). Flowers 

 of a bright carmine-crimson, darker at the base of the lip. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. (gr. Mr. W. H. White), showed 

 large plants of Odontoglossums in flower which had been grown 

 at Burford for many years. Also hybrid Orchids raised at 

 Burford. 



Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart., East Sheen (gr. Mr. W. H. 

 Young), showed the true Laelia pumila praestans and Odonto- 

 glossum Schillerianum. 



Baron Schroder (gr. Mr. H. Ballantine) showed Cypripedium 

 x ' Antigone ' in fine form. 



W. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Stone, Staffs, (gr. Mr. 

 W. Stevens), showed Odontoglossum x excellens spectabile and 

 0. hystrix grandis. 



Messrs. B. S. Williams, Holloway, staged a group of Cypri- 

 pediums, &c. 



Norman C. Cookson, Esq. (gr. Mr. Wm. Murray), showed 

 Laalio-Cattleya x 1 Doris,' Cypripedium x Sandero-superbiens, C. 

 x * Ceres,' and other Cypripediums. 



F. W. Moore, Esq., Glasnevin, sent Maxillaria Augusta- 

 Victorias Lehm, a close ally of M. Lindeniae cogn. 



Mr. C. W. Chard, Clapton, showed Cypripedium x Chap- 

 manii. 



Messrs. F. Sander, St. Albans, sent a fine form of Cattleya 

 Trianaei, the pure white Calanthe rubens alba, Lycaste Skinnerii 

 alba, &c. 



Major Joicey, Sunningdale Park (gr. Mr. F. J. Thorne), sent 

 a fine specimen of Lycaste Skinnerii. 



De B. Crawshay, Esq., Sevenoaks (gr. Mr. S. Cooke), showed 

 Odontoglossum Rossii rubescens, Rosefield variety. 



