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Mr. John Roberts, Tan-y-Bwlch, R.S.O., N. Wales, sent 

 Violet Marie Louise and Carnation Whipper-in. 



Mr. John Crook, Forde Abbey, Chard, sent cut flowers of 

 Primula obconica (seedling). Flowers somewhat darker than the 

 type. 



Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, sent Camellia Sasanqua. 

 Flowers double white ; hardy. 



Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, sent Begonia Winter 

 Gem. Free-flowering, deep scarlet ; exceedingly pretty. 



Prize. 



Collection of Helleborus niger varieties. First prize, Bronze 

 Flora Medal and £1, to the Duke of Northumberland, Syon 

 Gardens, Brentford (gardener, Mr. G. Wythes). 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



January 12, 1892. 



Harry J. Veitch, Esq., F.L.S., in the Chair, and fourteen 

 members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



First Class Certificate. 



To Lselio-Cattleya Cassiope x (L. puniila $ x L.-C. exoni- 

 ensis x $) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, 

 Chelsea. A fine hybrid with the dwarf habit of Laslia pumila, 

 but with large bright rosy-crimson flowers, like those of L.-C 

 exoniensis x . 



To Epidendrum Endresio-Wallisii x (E. Wallisii $ x 

 Endresii <?) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Jas. Veitch & 

 Sons. This very singular hybrid is in most particulars inter- 

 mediate between the two parents, but the slight violet spotting 

 in E. Endresii and the purple lines in the lip of E. Wallisii 

 seem to have developed the purple hue in the seedling in an 

 unexpected manner. 



To Lselia anceps Ballantinei (votes, unanimous), from G. 

 Douglas, Esq., Dalkeith, N.B. A beautiful variety near to 



