clx PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



May 4, 1909. 



Mr. J. Gueney Fowlee in the Chair, and nineteen members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Cypher, Cheltenham, for a group. 

 To Messrs. Hugh Low, Enfield, for a group. 



Silver Banhsian Medal. 



To Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge, for Odontoglossums, &c. 

 To Monsieur Mertens, Ghent, for hybrid Odontoglossums. 



First-class Certificate. 



Laeliocattleya x 'Dr. R. Schiffman,' Westonbirt variety [G. Mendelii 

 x L.-c. x callistoglossa) (votes, unanimous), from Lieut. -Colonel G. L. 

 Holford, CLE., C.V.O. (gr., Mr. H. G. Alexander). A very large and 

 finely formed flower. Sepals and petals silver-white, tinged and slightly 

 veined with rose. Lips purplish-crimson with chrome-yellow disc. 

 (Fig. 101.) 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Brassavola Martiania, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K. C.V.O. 

 (gr., Mr. W. H. White). A small growing species of the B. Perrinii 

 class. Flowers white with fringed ovate labellums. 



To Fjndendrum densiflorum, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. A 

 tall growing species resembling E. paniculatum, the greenish flowers 

 being closely arranged on the inflorescence. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. H. J. Chapman, gr. to Norman C. Cookson, Esq., for a very 

 fine Odontoglossum Andersonianum Crawshayanum. 



Other Exhibits. 



Lieut.-Colonel G. L. Holford, CLE., C.V.O. : new hybrids. 

 J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. : Brassocattlcya x ' The Baron.' (F.C.C. 

 April 3, 1906.) 



The Duke of Marlborough : Odontoglossum crispum 1 Dinah.' 

 ; de B. Crawshay, Esq. : Odontoglossum x ' Theodora ' and Odontioda 

 x Charlesworthii 1 Theodora.' 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O. : rare species. 

 Messrs. Charlesworth : rare species. 



J. Rutherford, Esq. : Odontoglossum x amabile, Beardwood variety, 

 and other orchids. 



Francis Wellesley, Esq. : two fine plants of Cattleya Mendelii. 



