ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
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ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
January 16, 1917. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt., in the Chair, and sixteen members 
present. 
Awards Recommended:— 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for a group. 
To Messrs. Charlesworth, Hay wards Heath, for Odontoglossums, 
Odontiodas, &c. 
Silver Bank si an Medal. 
To Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge. for hybrid Cymbidiums. 
To Messrs. Hassall, Southgate, for Cymbidiums. 
First-class Certificate. 
To Odontoglossum X ' Felicia ' (Thompsonianum X crispum) (votes 
unanimous), from Messrs. Charlesworth. Flowers nearly as large as 
those of 0. crispum, pale rose, heavily blotched with claret colour. 
Award of Merit. 
To Cypripedium X Latkamianum var. ' Cardinal Mercier ' (Spiceria- 
num magnificum X villosum) (votes 9 for, 2 against), from the Rev. 
J. Crombleholme, St. Ma^-'s, Clayton -le-Moors. A fine flower, with 
white dorsal sepal, heavily flaked with rose-purple. Petals and lip 
yellow, tinged with mahogany red. 
To Odontoglossum X ' Conqueror ' (illustrissimum X crispum) (votes 
unanimous), from Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. Flowers large, 
white, evenly blotched with rose-purple. 
Preliminary Commendation. 
To Odontoglossum X ' Peter ' (parentage unrecorded), from Messrs. 
Flory & Black. Flower white, with dark chocolate marking. 
Cultural Commendation. 
To Mr. W. H. White, orchid-grower to Pantia Ralli, Esq., for 
Odontioda X keighleyensis, with six branched spikes of scarlet flowers. 
Other Exhibits. 
Dr. Lacroze, Roehampton : Odontioda X Gratrixiae, Bryndir 
variety (A.M. May 2, 1916). 
Messrs. Flory & Black : hybrid Odontoglossums and Cypripediums. 
Messrs. Sander : a group including very interesting species. 
Messrs. Stuart Low : Brassocattleya X ' Penelope.' 
Baron Bruno Schroder : flowers of Cypripedium X ' Eurybiades,' 
' The Baroness,' and C. X ' Eurybiades,' the Dell variety. 
