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Habit dwarf. Flowers five on a short spike, white, tinged with green on 

 the sepals. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. May (gr. to J. B. Joel, Esq., Potter's Bar), for a very large 

 specimen of Cypripeditm Bothschildianum with three spikes, each of 

 five flowers and one bud. 



Other Exhibits. 



The Right Hon. Lord Rothschild (gr. Mr. Dye) sent the finely coloured 

 Lcelia purpurata, ' Tring Park variety.' 



The Right Hon. Lord Auckland (gr. Mr. Matthews) showed cut spikes 

 of Lissochilus Krebsii. 



Francis Wellesley, Esq. (gr. Mr. Hopkins), sent Lcelia purpurata 

 'Mrs. R. A. H. Mitchell,' C attley a Skinneri ' Minnie,' Cypripedium Law- 

 renceanum 'Majestas,' and L alio -C attley a x Lucia ' Westfield variety.' 



Messrs. Hugh Low staged a small group. 



Messrs. John Cowan showed Odontoglossum crispum 'Edith Bolton.' 

 John S. Moss, Esq., sent a good spotted Odontoglossum crispum. 



Okchid Committee, Temple Show, May 30, 1905. 

 Mr. N. C. Cookson in the Chair, and twenty-seven members present. 

 [For the Cups and Medals awarded by the Council, see page xxiii]. 



Awards Recommended :— 



First-class Certificate. 



To Cattleya citrina maxima (votes, unanimous), from the Marquis de 

 Wavrin, Somerghem, Belgium (gr. M. de Geest). Flowers very large, rich 

 yellow, fragrant. 



To Zygopetalum Ballii (votes, unanimous), from Elijah Ashworth, 

 Esq., Harefield Hall (gr. Mr. Holbrook). Probably a natural hybrid of 

 Zygopetalum rostratum, and resembling the garden hybrids, x Boeblin- 

 gianum. Flowers white, with purple markings up each of the segments, 

 and at the base of the lip. (Fig. 49.) 



To Odontoglossum x amabile 'Lxion' (Harry ano -crispum x crispum) 

 (votes, unanimous), from M. Chas. Vuylsteke, Loochristy, Ghent. A fine 

 blush-white flower, with reddish-rose markings on the sepals and petals. 

 (Fig. 50.) 



Award of Merit. 



To Odontoglossum x Lawrenceanum 1 Adonis ' (triumphans x Bolfece) 

 (votes, unanimous), from M. Chas. Vuylsteke. A fine yellow flower, 

 heavily barred with chocolate-purple. Lip white, with purple marks around 

 the crest. 



To Odontoglossum x loochristy ense 1 Arddarroch variety ' (crispum x 

 triumphans) (votes, unanimous), from R. Brooman-White, Esq., Gare- 

 lochhead, N.B. Flowers large, the basal ground-colour of the segments 

 whitish, the apical halves yellow, both colours blotched with chestnut 

 brown. 



