lxii PKOCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



January 12, 1909. 

 Mr. J. Gurney Fowler in the Chair, and twenty-two members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Charlesworth, Hayward's Heath, for a group. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., V.M.H., Gatton Park, Reigate, for a 

 group of hybrids raised at Gatton Park, and for singular species of 

 Orchids. 



Silver Banhsian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Hugh Low, for a group. 



First-class Certificate. 



To Cattleya Percivaliana, Charlesworth's variety (votes, unanimous), 

 from Messrs. Charlesworth. Flowers pure white with ruby-crimson 

 blotch and yellow disc to the lip. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya x ' Maggie Raphael,' Westonbirt variety (C. Dowiana 

 aurea x C. Trianaei 1 Imperator ') (votes, unanimous), from Lieut.-Col. 

 G. L. Holford, CLE. C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). 

 Sepals and petals rose colour with a white veining. Lip glowing mauve- 

 crimson, the base veined with bright yellow. 



To Vanda Watsonii (votes, unanimous), from Lieut.-Col. G. L. Hol- 

 ford, CLE., CV.O. Allied to V. Kimballiana. Flowers white. The 

 plant bore four spikes. 



To Odontoglossum x ardentissimum ' Norman Cookson ' (0. Pes- 

 catorei x 0. crispum) (votes, 12 for, 4 against), from Norman C. Cookson, 

 Esq., Oakwood, Wylam (gr. Mr. H. J. Chapman). Flowers white, heavily 

 blotched with purple. 



Cultural Commendation. 

 To Mr. H. Ballantine, gr. to Sir H. Schroder, The Dell, Egham, for 

 Masdevallia ignea with over seventy flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir. Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O. : Odontoglossum hybrid. 

 Francis Wellesley, Esq. : Sophrocattleya x ' Mrs. Francis Wellesley ' 

 {S. grandiflora x C. labiata). 



Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford, CLE., CV.O. : hybrids. 

 Messrs. Veitch : hybrid Cypripediums. 



