ORCHID COMMITTEE, 
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Award of Merit, 
To Cattleya x Iris, Orchidhurst var. (bicolor x Dowiana aurea) (votes 10 
for), from Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. Sepals and petals bronzy yellow, lip 
rosy mauve with yellow marlung in the centre. 
To Brassocattleya x ' llene,' 'The Bride' (B.-c. x ' Mme. Chas. Maron ' 
x C. Dowiana aurea) (votes S for, i against), from Messrs. Hassall, Southgate. 
A large flower light rose-pink in colour and with oblong yellow patches on 
the lip. 
Other Exhibits. 
Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough: Laeliocattleya x ' Soulange ' (L.-c. x 
' Lustre ' x C. Dowiana aurea). 
Orchid Committee, October 23, 191 7. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt., in the Chair, ancl sixteen members present. 
Awards Recommended : — 
Silver Gilt Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Charlesworth, Haywards Heath, for hybrids. 
Silver Flora Medal, 
To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for Cattleyas, Odonto- 
glossums, &c. 
To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for Cattleyas. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Stuart Low, Jarvisbrook, for a group. 
To Messrs. Hassall, Southgate, for hybrids. 
To Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge, for a group. 
First-class Certificate. 
To Odontoglossum crispum 'The Premier' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. 
Charlesworth. A grand pure white form, ho me -raised. 
Award of Merit. 
To Sophrolaeliocattleya x ' Roehampton ' (parentage unrecorded) (votes 
unanimous), from Dr. Miguel Lacroze, Bryndir, Roehampton. A showy flower 
of deep claret-red colour and nearest to S.-l.-c. x bletchleyflora. 
To Laeliocattleya x ' St. George,' Bryndir variety (L.-c. x ' St. Gothard ' 
x C. x'Fabia') (votes unanimous), from Dr. Miguel Lacroze. A large 
flower of fine shape, bright rosy mauve with purplish-crimson front to the lip. 
To Laeliocattleya x ' Zeno ' (L.-c. x ' St. Gothard ' x C. x Luegeae) (votes 
unanimous), from Messrs. Charlesworth. Flower large, bright rose with ruby- 
crimson front to the lip which has a yellow centre. 
Preliminary Commendation. 
To Odontoglossum x ' Adonis ' (crispum Solum x hybrid) (votes 11 for, 
1 against), from Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. Flower nearest to O. crispum 
Solum, white with irregular claret blotches. 
To Odontoglossum x ' Aspasia ' ('Mars' x' Colossus') (votes unanimous), 
from Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. A large flower heavily blotched with purple 
on blush-white ground. 
To Odontoglossum x ' Nysa ' (eximium x ' Alexandra ' ) (votes 10 for), 
from Messrs. Charlesworth. Inner parts of the segments claret-purple, the 
tips and margin tinted rose colour. 
Other Exhibits. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt. : Cattleya x Browniae with sixteen flowers on a 
spike, and Odontoglossum coronarium. 
Dr. Miguel Lacroze : two hybrid Cattleyas. 
Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough : Laeliocattleya x ' Phyllis.' 
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