ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
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A ward of Merit. 
To Cattleya x weedonaurea (weedoniensis x Dowiana aurea) (votes 
unanimous), from His Grace the Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim, 
Woodstock. In general characters resembling C. X Hardyana. Sepals 
and petals pale rose colour, with darker veining. Lip ruby-crimson, 
with yellow lines at the base. 
To Laeliocattleya X ' Serbia ' (L.-c. x ' St. Gothard ' x C. X ' Enid') 
(votes 9 for, 3 against), from Messrs. Charlesworth. Cattleya predomi- 
nating in the ancestry of this hybrid, C. Warneri, obtained through 
L.-c. x Gottoiana, one of the parents of L.-c. x ' St. Gothard,' gives 
the fine form and large size to this hybrid. Flowers bright rose 
colour, with deep claret lip having yellow lines running into the centre. 
Cultural Commendation. 
To Mr. Thurgood, gr. to H. T. Pitt, Esq., for a fine specimen of 
Odontoglossum aspidorhinum with many spikes, partly produced from 
old pseudo-bulbs. 
Other Exhibits. 
Frederick J. Hanbury, Esq. : Cypripedium X ' Miss Faith Han- 
bury ' (niveum X glaucophyllum) . 
Dr. Miguel Lacroze : Laeliocattleya X Colmaniana, Bryndir variety 
{L.-c. x callistoglossa X C. Dowiana aurea). 
Messrs. Armstrong & Brown : Odontioda x Cooksoniae. 
Orchid Committee, August 29, 1916. 
Sir Harry J. Veitch in the Chair, and thirteen members present. 
Awards Recommended 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for hybrids. 
To Messrs. Charlesworth, Haywards Heath, for hybrids and rare 
species. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Hassall, Southgate, for Cattleya x ' Sybil ' varieties 
and other Cattleyas. 
To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for a group. 
Award of Merit. 
To Laeliocattleya x ' Thyone,' Bryndir variety (L.-c. x ' Ophir ' x 
C. Dowiana aurea) (votes unanimous), from Dr. Miguel Lacroze, 
Bryndir, Roehampton Lane (Orchid-grower Mr. Taylor). Sepals and 
petals bright chrome-yellow ; lip orange colour, with broad ruby-claret 
margin. 
To Laeliocattleya X ' Golden Wren ' (L.-c. X ' Thyone ' X C. X 
iridescens) (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, 
Tunbridge Wells. A rich yellow flower of fine substance, with ruby- 
purple front to the lip. 
