cclviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya x [Maromi aurea (velutina x Dowiana [aurea) (votes, 

 unanimous), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., Burford (gr. Mr. 

 W. H. White). Sepals and petals clear citron yellow ; lip rose-crimson 

 with gold veining from the base. 



Other Exhibits. 



Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. Alex- 

 ander) : three new hybrids. 



E. G. Thwaites, Esq., Streatham (gr. Mr. Black) : varieties of 

 Cattleya x ' Adula ' (bicolor x Hardy ana). 



Messrs. Wm. Bull, Chelsea : varieties of Cattleya x 1 Iris,' &c. 



Orchid Committee, September 29, 1908. 

 Mr. J. Gurney Fowler in the Chair, and twenty-two members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 



To H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, West Hill, Putney (gr. Mr. G. E. 

 Day), for a group. 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Charlesworth, Heaton, Bradford, for a group. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



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

 To Messrs. Cypher, Cheltenham, for a group. 



First-class Certificate. 



To Cattleya x 1 Venus ' (' Iris ' x Dowiana aurea) (votes, unanimous), 

 from H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. Mr. G. E. Day). A 

 very fine hybrid. Sepals and petals broad, golden-yellow tinged with 

 reddish-bronze ; lip deep ruby-red, with gold veining from the base "to 

 the centre. (Fig. 122.) 



To Odontioda x Charlesiuorthii, Goodson's variety (Odontoglossum 

 Harry anum x Cochlioda Noezliana) (votes, 18 for, 3 against), from 

 H. S. Goodson, Esq. (gr. Mr. G. E. Day). Flowers larger than the 

 original, reddish-scarlet with yellow markings on the crest. (Fig. 123.) 



To Cypri/ped/ium x 1 Actaeus Bianca ' (Lccanum 1 Prospero ' x insignc 

 Sandcrae (votes, unanimous), from Lieut.-Colonel G. L. Holford, C.I.E., 

 C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). A great improvement on 

 the favourite C. insigne Sanderae), which it resembles, but the flowers 

 are larger. Dorsal sepal pure white with a well-defined yellowish-green 

 base ; the rest of the flower is pale yellow. (Fig. 124.) 



To Cattleya x 1 Rutilant ' (Maronii x Fabia Vigeriana) (votes, 

 unanimous), from M. Chas. Maron, Brunoy, France. Flowers as large as 

 those of Cattleya labiata and almost entirely of a glowing reddish 

 crimson colour. (Fig. 125.) 



