ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
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First-class Certificate. 
To Sophrocattleya X ' Sir Mervyn Buller ' (S.-c. X Wellesleyae X 
C. X • Empress Frederick ') (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Armstrong 
& Brown, Orchidhurst, Tunbridge Wells. A remarkable novelty 
formed like Cattleya Mossiae. Sepals and petals apricot-yellow, 
minutely dotted and veined with reddish rose. Lip copper-red with 
darker freckling, yellow base, and radiating lines. 
Award of Merit. 
To Laeliocattleya x ' Lady Manningham Buller ' (' Thyone/ Orchid- 
hurst variety x luminosa) (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Armstrong 
& Brown. Sepals and petals pale canary-yellow. Lip dark maroon- 
purple, with yellow lines from base to centre. 
To Brassocattleya X ' Oberon ' var. ' Majestic ' (B.-c. x Digbyano- 
Mossiae x C. Schroder ae) (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Sander, 
St. Albans. A very large white flower with a pink shade. Lip fringed ; 
disc yellow. 
To Cattleya x ' Rhoda,' Langley variety (Iris x Hardy ana) (votes 
unanimous), from Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough. Flowers yellow, 
heavily flaked with mulberry-red. Lip ruby-red, with yellow lines. 
Other Exhibits. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq. : varieties of Cattleya x ' Venus.' 
C. A. Harrison, Esq. : two hybrids. 
Messrs. Armstrong & Brown : hybrids. 
Messrs. Sander : a group. 
Mr. E. V. Low : Cattleyas and Laeliocattleyas. 
Mr. H. Dixon^: Sophrolaeliocattleya X ' Pandora.' 
Orchid Committee, October io, 1916. 
Sir Harry J. Veitch in the Chair, and nineteen members present. 
Awards Recommended: — 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Charlesworth for Cattleyas, Laeliocattleyas, and Odonto- 
glossums. 
To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown for hybrids. 
To Messrs. Sander for interesting species and hybrids. 
To Messrs. Hassall for hybrid Cattleyas. 
To Messrs. Stuart Low for a group. 
To Messrs. McBean for home-raised Cattleya x Hardy ana. 
Award of Merit. 
To Odontoglossum x percultum var. ' Nicator ' (ardentissimum x 
Rolfeae) (votes unanimous), from Ernest G. Mocatta, Esq., Woburn 
Place, Addlestone (gr. Mr. Stevenson). Sepals and petals broad and 
fringed, reddish claret, with white margins and tips to all the seg- 
ments. The plant bore two spikes, each with eleven flowers. 
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