ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
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Award of Merit. 
To Miltonia vexillaria var. ' Sir Mervyn Buller ' (var. ' Memoria 
G. D. Owen ' X var. Leopoldii) (votes n for, o against), from Messrs. 
Armstrong & Brown. Flower bright rose. Labellum 4 inches 
across, with an ornate triangular mask of deep maroon at the 
base. 
To Cypripedium niveum, The Grange variety (votes unanimous), 
from Philip Smith, Esq., Manor House, Ashton-on-Mersey (gr. Mr. 
Thompson). Flowers larger than the type, pure white, with minute 
purple spotting on the bases of the petals and lip. 
Cultural Commendation. 
To Mr. Collier, gr. to Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt., for a fine specimen 
of Dendrobium acuminatum, with six spikes of rose-pink flowers with 
darker centres. 
Other Exhibits. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt. : Saccolabium ampullaceum. 
Dr. Miguel Lacroze : Laeliocattleyas 
R. Brooman White, Esq. : Odontoglossums. 
Orchid Committee, June 19, 1917. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt., in the Chair, and thirteen members 
present. 
Awards Recommended :— 
Williams Gold Medal. 
To Messrs. Charlesworth, Hay wards Heath, for a fine group of 
home-raised Miltonias. 
Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for hybrid 
Miltonias and Odontoglossums. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for Cattleyas, Laeliocattleyas, &c. 
To Messrs. Stuart Low, Jarvisbrook, Sussex, for Laeliocattleyas &c. 
Award of Merit. 
To Miltonia X ' Princess Mary ' (Hyeana X Bleuana) (votes 
unanimous), from Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. A large white flower, 
with a tinge of lilac on the petals and a broad purplish-rose mask at 
the base of the lip. 
To Odontioda X ' The Prince ' [Oda. X Charlesworthii X Odm. X 
Adriano-triumphans) (votes unanimous), from G. W. Bird, Esq., The 
Manor House, West Wickham (gr. Mr. Redden). Flowers resembling 
Odontoglossum crispum ; pale lilac -purple. 
