Ixxvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



G. M. Bird, Esq. : Odontoglossum crispum Lucianii. 

 Mr. 0. F. Waters, Balcombe : Caitleya Schrdderae. 

 de B. Crawshay, Esq. : a fine Gymbidium insigne, and hybrid 

 Odontoglossum. 



Orchid Committee, April 2, 1912. 



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



present. i 



Awards Recommended:— j 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. j 

 To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for a group. ' 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Charlesworth, Haywards Heath, for rare Orchids. 

 To Messrs. Stuart Low, Bush Hill Park, for Cattleyas, 

 Oncidiums, &c. ' 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Hassall, Southgate, for Cattleyas and Odontoglossums. 

 To Messrs. McBean, for Odontoglossums and hybrids. ! 

 To E. G. Thwaites, Esq., Streatham (gr. Mr. J. M. Black), for 

 Odontiodas. 



First-class Certificate. 



To Gymbidium x Pauwelsii, ' The Dell ' variety [Lowianum x 

 insigne) (votes, unanimous), from Baron Bruno Schroder, The Dell, 

 Englefield Green). Flowers of good shape, cream-white, wdth faint| 

 purplish hnes on the sepals and petals and purple marking on the 

 front of the lip. The spike was 4 feet in length, and bore twenty! 

 flowers. (Fig. 58.) | 



To Laeliocattleya x McBeaniana (L. anceps Schrdderiana x ! 

 G. Schrdderae) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. McBean, Cooks-| 

 bridge. Flowers large, white, with yellow disc, and purple front to 

 the lip. (Fig. 59.) 



To Laeliocattleya x Trimyra (0. Trianiae x L. x Myro.) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O.; 

 (gr. Mr. W. H. White). Flowers large clear Indian yellow. (Fig. 62. )| 



Award of Merit. 



To Odontoglossum x * His Majesty ' (parentage unrecorded) (votes, 

 15 for, 1 against). A fine hybrid with very large white flowers, with 

 distinct chocolate-purple blotches. 



To Gypripedium x ' Eoger Sander ' {Godefroyae x glaucophyllum) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Sander, St. Albans. Flower cream- 

 white, beautifully lined and veined with claret colour, the lip spotted 

 rose-purple. 



To Laeliocattleya x ' Invincible ' var. ' Orama ' {Dominiana x 

 bletchleyensis) (votes, 14 for, 2 against), from Messrs. Jas. Veitch. 



