ORCHID COMMITTEE, JUNE 21. 



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O'Brienianum, Laslio-Cattleya Arnoldiana x , Dendrochilum fili- 

 forme with thirty spikes, &c. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Collins & Collins, Willesden Park, Willesden, for 

 an effectively arranged group of well-known showy Orchids — 

 Dendrobiums, Cattleyas, Odontoglossums, &c. 



First Glass Certificate. 

 To Cattleya Empress Frederick x (C. Mossia3 $ x C. Dow- 

 iana $) (votes, unanimous), from Baron Schroder, The Dell, 

 Egham (gardener, Mr. H. Ballantine). A remarkably fine 

 hybrid of Veitchian origin, with nearly white sepals and petals, 

 and large rich purplish -crimson lip. 



To Sobralia Lucasiana (votes, unanimous), from C. J. Lucas, 

 Esq., Warnham Court, Horsham (gardener, Mr. Duncan). 

 Flowers and plant resembling Sobralia xantholeuca. Sepals 

 and petals white, tinged with lilac, the front of the lip also being 

 rosy lilac. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya Amesiae (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. F. 

 Sander & Co., St. Albans. A fine white-flowered Cattleya im- 

 ported from the district lying between those in which C. Mendelii 

 on the one side and C. Percivaliana on the other are found. 



To Cattleya princeps (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. F. 

 Sander & Co. This resembles a fine form of C. Schofieldiana, 

 but almost the entire surface of the petals is covered with dark 

 purplish crimson. 



To Dendrobium Souvenir d'Alec (votes, unanimous), from 

 Hamar Bass, Esq., Burton-on-Trent. The plant resembled Den- 

 drobium transparens, but the flowers were entirely pure white. 



To Cattleya labiata marmorata (votes, unanimous), from 

 J. T. Gabriel, Esq., Palace Road, Streatham Hill. The petals 

 were striped with crimson, after the manner of C. Triana3 Mas- 

 sangeana. 



To Oncidium Lanceanum, Woodall's var. (votes, 4 for, 

 2 against), from E. H. Woodall, Esq., St. Nicholas House, Scar- 

 borough (gardener, Mr. Hughes). A large and highly coloured 

 variety with dark rose lip. 



To Grammatophyllum Seegerianum (votes, unanimous) , from 

 C. J. Lucas, Esq., Warnham Court, Horsham. 



