ORCHID COMMITTEE, JUNE 12. 



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Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Major Joicey, Sunningdale Park, Berks (gr. Mr. F. J. 

 Thorne), for a group of splendidly grown specimens of Miltonia 

 vexillaria, Anguloa Clowesii, Dendrobium atro-violaceum, &c. 



To Messrs. W. L. Lewis & Co., Chase Side, Southgate, for a 

 varied and interesting group of Orchids, composed principally of 

 fine forms of Cattleya labiata Mendelii, C. 1. Mossiae, C. 

 Warscewiczii, Laelia purpurata, &c. 



First Class Certificate. 



To Odontoglossum crispum " Baroness Schroder " (votes, 

 unanimous), from Baron Schroder, The Dell, Egham (gr. Mr. 

 H. Ballantine). The flowers of this extraordinary variety were 

 almost wholly of a purplish-claret colour, there being only a 

 small white mark at the base of each segment and a very 

 narrow white margin (fig. 17). 



To Odontoglossum crispum grande maculatum (votes, 

 unanimous), from Baron Schroder. Flowers very large, and 

 with fringed petals ; white, with many rather small blotches. 



To Cattleya Mossiae alba, Pitt's var. (votes, unanimous), from 

 H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stoke Newington (gr. Mr. Allons). 

 A very beautiful large pure white flower, with an almost im- 

 perceptible purple mark over a small area on the front of 

 the lip. 



To Aerides maculosum Schroderi (votes, unanimous), from 

 Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. W. H. 

 White). A very fine example of the true plant. 



To Anguloa Clowesii (votes, unanimous), from Major Joicey, 

 Sunningdale Park, Berkshire (gr. Mr. F. J. Thorne), who 

 showed two splendid examples of this showy old species. 



To Dendrobium Griffithianum Guibertii, from Messrs. F. 

 Sander & Co., St. Albans. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya Mossia? " R. H. Measures " (votes, unanimous), 

 from Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. Flowers large, 

 blush-white, with a distinct plum-purple blotch on the lip. 



To Odontoglossum crispum "Florence M. Bovill" (votes, 

 unanimous), from De B. Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Seven- 



