ORCHID COMMITTEE, DECEMBER 3. 



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First-class Certificate. 



To Laeliocattleya X ' Bella,' Orchid Dene variety (L. purpurata x 

 C. lahiata) (votes, 15 for, 3 against), from E. H. Davidson, Esq. 

 Flower nearer to C. lahiata than in other forms; rosy-lilac, with 

 purplish-crimson lip having a white base. 



To Cypripedium x elatior, Shrubbery variety (Leeanum x ' Baron 

 Schroder ') (votes, 17 for, 2 against), from F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., 

 The Shrubbery, Oxford (gr. Mr. Balmforth). The best and darkest 

 form. Dorsal sepal white, heavily blotched with purplish-chocolate 

 colour. (Fig. 214.) 



Award of Merit. 



To Cypripedium x ' Latona ' (' Niobe ' x ' Alcibiades ') (votes, 

 16 for, 0 against), from Lieut. -Col. Sir George L. Holford, K.C.V.O., 

 Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). Flower of good shape. Petak 

 and lip greenish-yellow, tinged and marked with mahogany-red. 

 Dorsal sepal white, spotted in the lower half with dark rose. 



To Laeliocattleya x ' Scylla ' (L.-c. x Cappei x C. x ' Lord 

 Rothschild ') (votes, unanimous), from F. M. Ogilvie, Esq. Flowers 

 produced eight to ten on a spike ; apricot-yellow, with a rose ray inside 

 the margin of the lip. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.O.V.O. (gr. Mr. W. H. White): 

 Laeliocattleya x ' Adolph-Iris. ' 



Lieut. -Col. Sir George L. Holford: Laeliocattleya x ' Neleus.' 



E. H. Davidson, Esq. : two hybrid Odontoglossums. 



Messrs. Charlesworth : a group. 



Messrs. McBean : hybrid Laeliocattleya. 



C. J". Lucas, Esq. : two hybrids. . 



W. Thom, Esq. • hybrid Cypripedium. 



Lady Theodore Guest : Cattleya x ' Neptune. ' 



H. S. Goodson, Esq. : hybrids. 



Messrs. Hassall : a group. 



Oechid Committee, Decembeb 3, 1912. 



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



present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Jas. Veitch, for hybrids. 

 To Messrs. Sander, for hybrids and rare species. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To H. T. Pitt, Esq. (gr. Mr. Thurgood), for a group. 

 To Messrs. J. Cypher, for Cypripedrams. 

 To Messrs. W. Baylor Hartland, Cork, for Cypripediunts, S:c. 



