ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



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Orchid Committee, July 28, 1914. 

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



Awards Recommended : — 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Charlesworth, Haywards Heath, for a group. 

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



Award of Merit. 



To Laeliocattleya X ' Miss Louisa Fowler ' (L.-c. x callistoglossa X 

 C. granulosa) (votes unanimous), from J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., 

 Brackenhurst, Tunbridge Weils (gr. Mr. J. Davis). Flowers large, 

 with the outline of C. granulosa. Sepals and petals bright Hlac, 

 with rose veining. Lip purple, with some yellow markings at the 

 base. 



To Cattleya x Hardyana var. rubens {Warscez&iczii x Dowiana 

 aurea) (votes unanimous), from J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. Sepals 

 and petals rosy-Hlac, lip broad, deep ruby -red, with a clear yellow 

 blotch on each side at the opening of the tube. 



To Oncidium Leopoldianum (votes unanimous), from H. S. Good- 

 son, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney. The first true plant of the species to 

 flower. It was originally imported by L' Horticulture Internationale, 

 Brussels, and described from dried specimens in ' The Gardeners' 

 Chronicle,' November 15, 1890, p. 566. (Fig. 76.) 



On October 24, 1905, a plant obtained from the same source was 

 shown as 0. Leopoldianum, but was identified as the allied 0. coryne- 

 phorum, and awarded a First-class Certificate. The fact of the two 

 being similar in some respects, and both having been obtained from 

 the same source, gave rise to the supposition that they were forms of 

 the same species. They are, however, botanically distinct. The spike 

 of the 0. Leopoldianum shown was long and twining, bearing numerous 

 branches of two to six flowers, forty-five in all. Flowers ij inches in 

 width. Sepals and petals stalked, with ovate acuminate blades, 

 white, freckled with rose in the centre. Lip triangular, yellow on the 

 basal half, purple in front. (See Journal R.H.S. vol. xxxi. p. clxxxvii.) 



Other Exhibits. 



His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : Vanda coerulea ' Grace ' 

 and Cypripedium X Lawrehel, Blenheim variety. 



Baron Bruno Schroder : Cattleya X ' Astron ' (Harrisoniana alba X 

 Dusseldorfei ' Undine '), pure white. 



J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. : Laeliocattleya X ' Maqueda,' Bracken- 

 hurst variety. 



R. G. Thwaites, Esq. : Odontiodas. 



Eustace F. Clark, Esq. : flowers of Laeliocattleyas. 



Mr. C. F. Waters : Brassocattleya. 



