ORCHID COMMITTEE, APRIL 19. clxti 



white spotted with brown, as in 0. crocidipterum ; lip pure 

 white with crimson spots at the base. 



To Oncidium Gravesianum (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 F. Sander & Co. This Oncidium was imported with Cattleya 

 labiata. Its nearest affinity is 0. praetextum. Flowers yellow 

 and chestnut-brown ; the edges of the sepals and petals vary as 

 in 0. crispum. 



To Cattleya Philo x (C. Mossias $ x C. iricolor (votes, 

 unanimous), from Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons. The flowers, 

 which are about 4 inches across, have the sepals and petals 

 blush white tinged with yellow. The front of the lip is crimson 

 with a blush-white margin, the middle of the lip yellow ; the 

 base crimson with white veining. 



T° CypripediumExul (votes, unanimous), from R. I. Measures, 

 Esq., Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell. This was exhibited at 

 the last meeting as C. insigne siamense, under which name it 

 had been first imported by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., but it was 

 found to be a quite new species, of as near affinity to C. Druryii 

 as to C. insigne (fig. 26). 



Other Exhibits. 



C. E. Smith, Esq., Silvermere, Cobham (gardener, Mr. J. 

 Quarterman), exhibited a dwarf plant of Dendrobium Wardi- 

 anum and several specimens of Oncidium luridum. 



Messrs. Linden (l'Horticulture Internationale), Pare Leopold, 

 Brussels, exhibited a plant and a full-size coloured drawing of 

 their new Cattleya Alexandra. It is in habit much like Cattleya 

 Leopoldii, but the inflorescence, as seen on the plant exhibited, 

 runs up 9 inches to 1 foot before bearing flowers. 



Orchid Committee, May 3, 1892. 



Dr. Maxwell T. Masters, F.R.S., in the Chair, and nine 

 members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



First Glass Certificate. 

 To Cattleya Victoria Regina (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. A very fine species with the 



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