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ORCHID COMMITTEE, JANUARY 26. lxxxi [81]

Silver Banksian Medal.

To Lady Chichele Plowden, Aston Rowant (gr. Mr. Clark), for Lælia
anceps, each plant with seven or eight spikes of flowers.

Award of Merit.

To Lælia anceps Schröderæ 'Theodora' (votes, 13 for, 2 against),
from F. Wellesley, Esq., Westfield (gr. Mr. Hopkins). A handsome
flower of the L. a. Amesiana class. Sepals and petals white, tinged with

[black and white illustration]
Fig. 118.—CYPRIPEDIUM × MORTENI. (Journal of Horticulture)

magenta-rose, darkest at the tips. Lip with yellow disc and dark lines on
each side; front dark claret-purple. (Fig. 117.)

To Lælio-Cattleya × 'Myra' Charlesworthii (L. flava × C. Trianæi)
votes, unanimous) from Messrs. Charlesworth. Flowers bright yellow;
front of lip ruby-purple.

To Cypripedium × Morteni (Leanum Masereelianum × Chamberlainianum)
(votes, 14 for, 3 against), from W. M. Appleton, Esq., Weston-
super-Mare. Habit of C. Chamberlainianum; flowers several on a spike;
dorsal sepal green at the base with chocolate lines and white margin;

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