Cciv PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



September 8, 1914. 

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

 Awards Recommended : — 

 Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill (gr. Mr. Thurgood), 

 for a group. 



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

 To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for rare species and hybrids. 

 To Messrs. Stuart Low, Jarvisbrook, for a group. 

 First-class Certificate. 

 To Cattleya X ' Sybil ' var. ' Lord Kitchener ' {Dowiana aurea X 

 iridescens) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Hassall, Southgate. A 

 fine flower with broad sepals and petals of a deep chrome-yellow. 

 Lip orange at the base ; the broad front lobe ruby-crimson. 

 Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya X iridescens aurifera {hicolor x ' Eldorado ') (votes, 

 unanimous), from Messrs. E. H. Davidson, Twyford. In form nearest 

 to C. hicolor. Sepals and petals golden yellow ; the front of the 

 lip rose-purple, the isthmus between the short side and middle lobes 

 orange. 



To Laeliocattleya X ' Thyone,' McBean's variety {L.-c. X ' Ophir ' 

 X C. Dowiana aurea) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. McBean, 

 Cooksbridge. A well-formed flower, with yellow sepals and petals 

 and broad purpHsh-crimson lip, with yellow lines at the base. 



Other Exhibits. 



R. G. Thwaites, Esq. : Odontiodas. 



Messrs. Hassall : hybrid Cattleyas. 



Messrs. Flory & Black : Cirrhopetalum Rothschildianum. 



Messrs. E. H. Davidson : hybrids. 



R. Brooman White, Esq. : Odontoglossum x Aliciae. 



Messrs. McBean : hybrids. 



Orchid Committee, Central Hall, Westminster, September 22, 



1914. 



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

 Awards Recommended : — 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

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

 To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for hybrids and orchids of botanical 

 interest. 



