ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
cxxiii 
Award of Merit. 
To Cattleya x ' Rosita ' ('Prince John' x iridescens) (votes unanimous), 
from Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. Flower large and of fine shape. Sepals 
and petals salmon-pink with a yellow shade. Lip magenta-crimson with bright 
yellow disc. 
To Cattleya x ' Princess Royal ' (' Fabia 9 x Hardyana) (votes 6 for, 3 against), 
from Messrs. Charlesworth. Flower resembling a dark C. Hardyana. Deep ■ 
rose-purple with ruby-red lip having gold lines from the base. 
Other Exhibits. 
Baron Bruno Schroder : Cattleya x illustris var. ' Savoyard ' (' Acis * x 
iridescens), a bright yellow flower with light purple front to the lip. 
J. Ansaldo, Esq., Rosebank, Mumbles : Sophrolaeliorattleya x ' Corona,' 
Ansaldo's variety (L.-c. x ' Rubens ' x S.-l.-c. x'Dorila'). The flower 
closely approaches Laelia pumila, which is in each of the parents, both in colour 
and form, 
Orchid Committee, August 14, 191 7. 
Sir Harry J. Veitch, F.L.S., in the Chair, and fifteen members present. 
Awards Recommended 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Orchidhurst, Tunbridge Wells, for hybrid 
Cattleyas and Laeliocattleyas. 
To Messrs, Charlesworth, Haywards Heath, for Odontoglossums and hybrid 
Cattleyas. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for a group. 
Award of Merit, . . 
To Cattleya x ' Albion ' (O'Brieniana alba x ' Suzanne Hye de Crom ') 
(votes unanimous), from Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. A compact flower 
of fine substance, pure white with chrome-yellow disc to the lip. 
To Cattleya x triumphans var. ' The Baron ' (' Rex ' x Dowiana aurea) 
(votes unanimous), from Baron Bruno Schroder, The Dell, Englefield Green 
(gr. Mr. J. E. Shill). Flower intermediate between the two parents. Sepals 
and petals bright yellow, lip magenta-crimson with rose margin and gold lines 
from the base to the centre. 
Other Exhibits. 
Messrs. Flory & Black: Brassocattleya x ' Ilene.' 
Orchid Committee, August 28, 191 7. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt., in the Chair, and fifteen members present. 
Awards Recommended : — 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for hybrids. 
To Messrs, Charlesworth, Haywards Heath, for Laeliocattleyas, Odonto- 
glossums, &c. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for interesting species and hybrids. 
First-class Certificate . 
To Brassocattleya x ' Lady Veitch ' (parentage unrecorded) (votes unani- 
mous), from Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough. A large and finely formed 
silver-white flower with a slight blush tint and some indistinct purple lines on 
the petals. The disc of the fringed lip is light orange . 
