ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



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ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



January 13, 1914. 

 Mr. J. GuRNEY Fowler in the Chair, and nineteen members present. 



Awards Reeommended : — 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 



To Mrs. Raphael, Castle Hill, Englefield Green, for Cypripediums 

 and Calanthes. 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough, for hybrids. 

 To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for Laelia Gouldiana and hybrid 

 Orchids. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, for Laehocattleyas and Odonto- 

 glossums. 



To Messrs. J. Cypher, for a group. 



To Messrs. W. Baylor Hartland, for Cypripediums. 



To Mr. G. W. Miller, Wisbech, for Cypripediums. , 



First-class Certificate. 

 To Cypripedium X ' Julian * (' Vandyke ' x aureum ' Oedippe ') 

 (votes, 7 for, 3 against), from Lieut.-Col. Sir Geo. L. Holford, 

 K.C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). Flowers large, 

 dorsal sepal white with a small green base, and some purple lines. 

 Petals and lip honey-yellow, marked with purple. 



Award of Merit. 



To Odontioda X ' Royal Gem,' Westonbirt var. {Odontoglossum 

 X ardentissimum X Odontioda X Vuylstekeae) (votes, 10 for, i against), 

 from Lieut.-Col. Sir Geo. L. Holford, K.C.V.O. Of good shape, and 

 unique in colour. Flowers rose-tinted copper. Lip reddish rose 

 with yellow crest. 



To Odontoglossum X illustrissimum, Dell variety {Lambeauianum 

 X ardentissimum) (votes unanimous), from Baron Bruno Schroder 

 (gr. Mr. J. E. Shill). Sepals and petals dark claret colour, with Hghter 

 tips. Lip white, with red blotches around the yellow crest. 



To Odontoglossum X * Canary ' (oakwoodiense x ardentissimum) 

 (votes unanimous), from Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park. Flowers 

 equal to 0. crispum, canary-yellow, with a few dark spots. 



To Cymhidium X Schlegelii punctatum {insigne x Wiganianum), 

 (votes, 14 for, 2 against), from Pantia Ralli, Esq. Flowers large, 

 cream-white^ with dark red spotting on the petals and Hp. 



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