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Messrs. Heath, Cheltenham, staged a small group.

Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart. (gr. Mr. W. H. Young), showed Chysis
lævis superba.

Jeremiah Colman, Esq., showed hybrid Dendrobiums.

Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. (gr. Mr. W. H. White), sent fine specimens
of Dendrobium × Wiganiæ album and other hybrids.

De B. Crawshay, Esq., again showed the very fine Odontoglossum
triumphans 'Lionel Crawshay,' O. t. Crawshayanum, and O. × Andersonium
Youngi.

ORCHID COMMITTEE, MARCH 20, 1906.

Mr. J. GURNEY FOWLER in the Chair, and twenty-eight members present.

Awards Recommended:—

Silver-gilt Flora Medal.

To Baron Sir H. Schröder, Bart., The Dell, Egham (gr. Mr. H.
Ballantine), for a fine group of Orchids, including the rare Odontoglossum
Pescatorei Schröderianum and Veitchianum.

To Messrs. Charlesworth, Bradford, for a fine group, including hybrid
Odontoglossums.

Silver Flora Medal.

To Messrs. Jas. Cypher, Cheltenham, for a group of Dendrobiums,
Odontoglossums, &c.

Silver Banksian Medal.

To Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, for a group.

To Messrs. Hugh Low, Enfield, for a group.

First-class Certificate.

To Odontoglossum × Lambeauianum (Rolfeae ardentissinum
× crispum 'Madams Falcke') (votes, unanimous), from M. A. A. Peeters,
Brussels. Flower large and with broad segements, pale rose, heavily
blotched on the sepals and petals with rose-purple.

Award of Merit.

To Cypripedium villosum 'The Premier' (votes, unanimous), from
Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking (gr. Mr. Hopkins). A massive
form of thicker substance than typical villosum, and fine colour.

To Lælio-Cattleya × 'Sunray' var. superba (L. cinnabarina ×
C. superba) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Charlesworth. Flowers
several on erect spikes, orange-colour, with crimson front to the labellum.

To Cypripedium × aureum Hyeanum (nitens Sallieri Hyeanum ×
Spicerianum) (votes, unanimous), from F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., The
Shrubbery, Oxford (gr. Mr. Balmforth). A large greenish flower with
chocolate-purple band up the dorsal sepal, and white upper half.

Cultural Commendation.

To Mr. W. H. White, Orchid-grower to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart.,
for Phalænopsis Aphrodite, with eighty flowers and buds on a branched
spike.