Civ PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Hydrangea hortensis in flower; also the double purple Wistaria 

 sinensis. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



Harry J. Veitch, Esq., F.L.S., in the Chair, and eleven members 



present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



First Class Certificate. 



ToLasliahybrida Arnoldiana (L. pu purata x Cattleya labiata, 

 Warneri var.) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. F. Sander & Co., 

 St. Albans. Fine and richly coloured forms of both parents were 

 evidently used to produce this beautiful hybrid. The leaves and 

 pseudo- bulbs as shown were not unlike those of a tall form of 

 Cattleya labiata. Leaves, pseudo-bulbs, and flower-sheath pro- 

 fusely tinged and spotted with reddish brown. The plant had a 

 two-flowered scape equal in size to the flowers of Laelia pur- 

 purata. The sepals and petals are purplish rose, the veinings of 

 the petals being slightly darker than the sepals. The lip is 

 formed like that of Lselia purpurata, almost wholly rich dark 

 purplish crimson, with velvety maroon veins. There is a white 

 and yellow area at the base of the lip, on which are purple lines. 



To Sobralia macrantha Kienastiana (votes, unanimous), from 

 Baron Schroder (gardener, Mr. H. Ballantine). This is a very 

 beautiful, almost pure white form of Sobralia macrantha, with a 

 pale tinge of lemon-yellow in the throat. 



To Miltonia vexillaria " Mrs. H. Ballantine " (votes, unani- 

 mous), from Messrs. F. Sander & Co. A very novel and attractive 

 variety, with white sepals, having two bronzy-yellow lines at the 

 base ; petals white, stained in the centre with rose ; lip rose, 

 edged with white ; the base white, with a yellow tinge in front 

 and a few brown lines. 



To Disa Veitchii x (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. J. Veitch 

 & Sons. This is interesting as being the first hybrid Disa raised. 

 Its parents are Disa racemosa and D. uniflora (syn. D. grandi- 

 flora). The plant partakes of the free growth of D. racemosa, 

 and the tall flower-scapes bear four to eight flowers, each two 

 inches across. The flowers are bright rose-pink, with the excep- 

 tion of the petals, which are yellowish, and have crimson spots. 



