ORCHID COMMITTEE, OCTOBER 10. 



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Orchid Committee, October 10, 1911. 

 Mr. J. GuRNEY Fowler in the Ohair, and seventeen members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



First-class Certificate. 



To Cypripedium x 'Lucifer' ('Niobe,' Westonbirt variety x 

 * Hera Euryades ') (votes, 11 for, 2 against), from Lieut. -Colonel Sir 

 George L. Holford, K.C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). 

 A fine hybrid, nearest to C. 'Niobe,' Westonbirt variety, but with 

 larger flowers. Dorsal sepal white, heavily tinged and veined with 

 rose-purple, the base being green with a few black spots. Petals and 

 hp, mahogany-red on primrose-yellow ground, (Fig. 156.) 



To Cypripedium x ' Eoyal George ' {Harrisianur)i superhum x 

 ' Minos ' Youngii) (votes, 11 for, 2 against), from Messrs. Armstrong 

 & Brown, Tunbridge Wells. Flowers large, dorsal sepal white with a 

 small green base from which extend dotted lines of purple with a 

 rose-purple flush between them. Petals and lip resembling C. Beeck- 

 manii, yellowish tinged with purple-brown. (Fig. 157.) 



To Odontioda x * Euterpe ' (Cochlioda Noezliana x Odontoglos- 

 sum x Uro-Skinneri (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Charlesworth. 

 Sepals and petals orange-scarlet, lip rounded in front, closely mottled 

 with rosy-mauve. 



Other Exhibits. 



E. H. Davidson, Esq., Twyford : Laeliocattleya x Davidsoniae 

 {L.-c. X 'Bella' x C. lahiata). 



Messrs. Armstrong & Brown : three hybrids of Cypripedium Fair- 

 rieanum . 



Messrs. Hassall : Cattleya x Hassallii (lahiata x 'Empress 

 Frederick '). 



Messrs. Charlesworth : rare orchids. 

 Mr. E. V. Low : Cattleyas. 



Messrs. Mansell & Hatcher: Miltonia Candida superha. 

 J. Bridson Seatle, Esq. : Miltonia Karwinskii. 

 Messrs. McBean : Miltonia vexillaria Leopoldii. 



Orchid Committee, October 24, 1911. 

 Mr. J. GuRNEY FbwLER in the Ohair, and twenty members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Flora Medal. 



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

 To Messrs. Charlesworth, for hybrids. 



To Messrs. Hassall, Southgate, for Cattleya lahiata, C. x 

 'Fabia,'&c. 



