CCxliv PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cypripedium Laicrenceanum Gratrixianum (votes, unanimous), 

 from T. M. Crook, Esq., Preston (gr. Mr. Parks). Flowers emerald- 

 green and white, but differing from C. x Laicrenceanum Hyeanum in 

 having a slight rose tint on the petals and lip. (Fig. 197.) 



To Cypripedium x 'Mrs. Alfred Fowler' ' Rappart's var.' (Latha- 

 mianum x Charlesicorthii (votes, 11 for, 2 against), from T. M. Crook, 

 Esq. Dorsal sepal white tinged and veined with rose. Petals and lip 

 brownish -purple. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To PolystacJiya Buchanani, var. viride, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, 

 Bart. A pretty variety with emerald-grean flowers with white labellums. 

 Sent home by Lieut. C. T. Lawrence from West Africa. The type was 

 collected on the Zambesi. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Jas. Veitch showed hybrid Orchids. 



Francis Wellesley, Esq., showed Lcelio- Cattleya x Wellsiana 

 magnified. 



Baron Sir H, Schroder, Bart. (gr. Mr. Ballantine), showed SopJiro- 

 Cattleya x ' Queen Empress.' 



W. Thompson, Esq. (gr. Mr. Stevens), sent Odontoglossum x ' Juno ' 

 {luteo-purpureum sceptrum x cirrkosum). 



,C. H. Feiling, Esq. (gr. Mr. Stocking), sent five hybrids of Cypripedium 

 Bothschildianum. 



T. M. Crook, Esq., showed Cypripedium x ' Lord Derby ' with three 

 spikes of flowers from one growth. 



Orchid Committee (Chiswick), September 29, 1903. 

 Mr. H. J. Veitch in the Chair, and eleven members present. 



Exhibits. 



Norman Cookson, Esq., Wylam (gr. Mr. Chapman), showed Cattleya x 

 ' Lord Rothschild, Oakwood var.' (Gaskelliana x Dowiana aurea) ; and 

 Cypripedium x Nandii c (callosum x Tautzianum). 



Henry Little, Esq., Baronshalt, Twickenham (gr. Mr. Howard), showed 

 Cattleya x Wendlandii ' Little's var.' (Boivringiana x Warscewiczii) 

 with a fine four-flowered inflorescence ; and Cattleya x Hardy ana 

 1 Baronshalt var.' 



W. P. Burkinshaw, Esq., Hull (gr. Mr. Barker), sent Cattleya x 

 Hardyana ' Hessle var.' of excellent merit. 



EL S. Cioodson, Esq., Putney (gr. Mr. Chown), sent Cypripedium x 

 ' H. S. Goodson ' ( x Swinburnci x 1 T. B. Haywood '). Flower approach- 

 ing C. x Sivinbiirnei in form and colour. 



