Clxxxiv PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
May 2, 1916. 
Sir Harry J. Veitch in the Chair, and twenty-three members present. 
Awards Recommended : — 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Charlesworth, Haywards Heath, for Odontoglossums. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for a group with many rare species. 
To Messrs. Stuart Low, Jarvisbrook, for Dendrobiums and hybrids. 
Award of Merit. 
To Miltonia vexillaria ' Lyoth,' Shrubbery variety (chelsiensis X 
' Memoria G. D. Owen ') (votes 14 for, 1 against), from F. M. Ogilvie, 
Esq., The Shrubbery, Oxford (gr. Mr. Balmforth). A large form of 
true M . vexillaria, with rose-pink flowers having a dark mask at the 
base of the lip as in M. vexillaria ' Memoria G. D. Owen.' 
To Brassolaeliocattleya X ' Queen of the Belgians,' Bryndir variety 
(B.-l. x Digbyano-purpurata x C. Mendelii ' Princess of Wales ') 
(votes unanimous), from Dr. Miguel Lacroze, Roehampton (gr. 
Mr. Cresswell). Flowers large, pure white except the front half of 
the labellum, which is rosy-lilac. 
To Odontioda x Gratrixiae, Bryndir variety (Oda. X Charles- 
worthii X Odm. x amabile) (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Flory 
& Black, Slough. In colour resembling Oda. X Charlesworthii, very 
dark red, the lip having a yellow crest, and rose-tinted band at the 
margin. 
To Odontioda X ' Aurora ' (parentage unrecorded) (votes unani- 
mous), from G. W. Bird, Esq., the Manor House, West Wickham 
(gr. Mr. Redden). Flowers of large size and good shape, the inner 
parts of the segments blotched with red-brown, the margins tinged 
lilac. 
Preliminary Commendation. 
To Odontoglossum X ' General Townshend ' (' King Emperor ' X 
Wilckeanum), deep bronzy-red, with narrow white margin. 
To Odontoglossum x ' Erzerum ' (Fascinator X crispum), heavily 
blotched with claret-purple on white ground. Both from Messrs. 
Armstrong & Brown. 
Other Exhibits. 
F. M. Ogilvie, Esq. : Miltonia X ' Violetta ' (parentage unrecorded) . 
C. J. Lucas, Esq. : Laeliocattleya X ' Geo. Branch ' (' G. S. Ball ' X 
bletchleyensis) . 
