ORCHID COMMITTEE, APRIL 24. 



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Appleton, Esq., Tyn-y-Coed, Weston-super-Mare, who showed a 

 grand rich orange-scarlet form of the type with three spikes. 



Aioard of Merit, 



To Ccelogyne Swaniana, n. sp. (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. A distinct species, 

 with thin quadrangular pseudo-bulbs, and flowers resembling 

 those of C. Massangeana, and borne in the same pendulous 

 manner. 



To Phaius Oweniae (votes, 11 for, 4 against), from Messrs. F. 

 Sander & Co., St. Albans. The plant exhibited was of the P. 

 bicolor class, but having the sepals and petals brownish purple, 

 the base of the lip chrome-yellow, and its front rich purple. 



To Miltonia flavescens (Cyrtochilum stellatum) (votes, 8 for, 

 5 against), from Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Holloway. 



To Odontoglossum crispum Lowianum (votes, unanimous), 

 from Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. A singular and perhaps 

 abnormal form, with slightly concave, plain-edged petals, the 

 margins of which are broadly banded with cinnamon colour. 

 Some doubt was expressed as to the constancy of the varia- 

 tion. 



To Odontoglossum crispum Florrie (votes, unanimous), from 

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

 A large blush -white form with heavy brown blotches. 



To Phalrenopsis tetraspis (votes, unanimous), from the 

 Director, Royal Gardens, Kew. 



To Oncidium sessile (votes, 8 for, 5 against), from W. L. 

 Lewis & Co., Chase Side, Southgate, N. 



To Dendrobium nobile, Hackbridge var. (votes, unanimous), 

 from A. H. Smee, Esq., The Grange, Hackbridge (gr. Mr. 

 Cummins). A very fine light form of the D. nobile pendulum 

 class. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Cirrhopetalum Collettii (votes, unanimous), from the 

 Director, Royal Gardens, Kew. 



To Bulbophyllum saurocephalum, Reich. (Philippines) (votes, 

 unanimous), from Mr. James O'Brien, Harrow-on-the-Hill. 



To Octomeria diaphana (votes, unanimous), from R. I. 

 Measures, Esq., Camberwell (gr. Mr. H. J. Chapman). 



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