ORCHID COMMITTEE, AUGUST 15. 



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Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., V.M.H. : rare Orchids. 

 E. H. Davidson, Esq. : hybrid Cattleyas. 



The Rev. J. GromblehohTie : Cypripediiim x Ossvlstonii, Oromble- 

 holme's variety. 



E. G. Thwaites, Esq. : hybrids. 

 Messrs. Armstrong & Brown: hybrids. 

 Mr. E. V. Low: a group. 



Okchid Committee, August 15, 1911. 

 Mr. William Bolton in the Chair, and four members present. 



Awards Recommended : — 



First-class Certificate. 



To Cattleya x ' Rhoda ' illuminata {Iris x Hardyana) (votes, unani- 

 mous), from Messrs. Cliarlesworth, Hayw^ard's Heath. A fine hirge- 

 flowered Cattleya, with sepals and petals bright yellow tinged and 

 veined with rose, the broad, crimped labellum being claret crimson 

 with atf orange base. (Fig. 133.) 



Award of Merit. 



To Trichopilia Lehmannii (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O. (gr. Mr. W. H. White). Allied to Tricho- 

 pilia (Pilumna) fragrans. Sepals and petals equal, narrow, undulate, 

 silver white. Lip large, pure white, with an orange disc. Very 

 fragrant. 



To Gongora leucocliila (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Charles- 

 worth. Lip large, fleshy, pure white, with a large chocolate blotch on 

 each side. Inside of the sepals white, the reverse purple. 



To SopJirolaeliocattleya x Goodsonii {S.-l. x lieatonensis x L.-c. 

 X luminGsa) (votes, unanimous), from H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, 

 Putney (gr. Mr. G. E. Day). Flowers of good size, two to four on a 

 scape, bronzy-rose, with bright claret-colonred lip. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., sent a -stout spike oi Lisso- 

 cliilus gigavteus, twelve feet in length, and bearing thirty-six rose- 

 boloured flowers. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., V.M.H. , showed Odontioda x 

 Graireana. 



J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. : Cattleya x ' Rhoda,' Fowler's variety. 



Francis Wellesley, Esq. : Laelio cattleya x ' Lady Chance. ' 



Messrs. Cliarlesworth : rare Orchids. 



Messrs. Sander : three new hybrids. 



Messrs. Stuart Low : Cattleya x TJmrgoodiana. 



