xcii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Oncidium leucochilum ' Mrs. F. J. Hanbury ' (votes, unanimous), 

 from F. J. Hanbury, Esq., Stainforth House, Upper Clapton. Sepals and 

 petals almost entirely of a chocolate- purple colour ; lip white. 



Other Exhibits. 



Major G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. 

 Alexander), sent Laelio-Cattleya x ' Ganymede ' var. illustre. 



J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South Woodford (gr. Mr. J. 

 Davis), showed Odontoglossum x Ossulstonii, ' Glebelands variety.' 



W. A. Bilney, Esq., Fir Grange, Weybridge (gr. Mr. Whitlock), 

 showed Cattleya Mossiae ' Mrs. W. A. Bilney.' 



Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, sent Cattleya Schrdderae 

 ' The Bride ' and other Orchids. 



Mr. H. A. Tracy, Twickenham, showed Cattleya Mossiae * Mrs. H. 

 Rider Haggard.' 



Monsieur Mertens, Ghent, showed four hybrid Odontoglossums. 



Temple Show. 

 Orchid Committee, May 28, 1907. 

 Mr. Harry J. Veitch in the Chair, and twenty-nine members present. 



(The list of Cups and Medals will be found on pp. xvi-xix.) 



Fwst-class Certificate. 



To Laelio-Cattleya x ' Golden Glory ' (L.-C. x ' Zephyra ' x C. Mossiae 

 Beineckiana) (votes, unanimous), from Major G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., 

 Westonbirt, Tetbury (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). A pretty hybrid with 

 golden-yellow flowers, having the front of the lip rose-crimson. (Fig. 36.) 



To Miltonia vexillaria 1 Westonbirt ' variety (votes, unanimous), from 

 Major G. L. Holford. Very near to the variety ' Memoria G. D. Owen.' 

 Flowers white tinged with rose-pink, disc of the lip deep crimson-maroon. 



To Odontoglossum crispum ' Solum ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Sander & Sons. A very remarkable variety with white flowers, having the 

 whole of the labellum dark ruby-purple. 



To Odontoglossum crispum xanthotes 1 White's variety ' (votes, unani- 

 mous), from Messrs. Sander & Sons. Flowers white with orange-coloured 

 crest to the lip and an occasional orange spot on the sepals. 



To Cypripedium tibeticum (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Jas. 

 Veitch & Sons. A hardy species from China, with large flowers, the 

 sepals and petals tesselated with chocolate, the globose labellum chocolate- 

 purple. (Fig. 37.) 



To Odontoglossum x ardentissimum Bobsonae (Pescatorei x crispum) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Mr. J. Bobson, Altrincham. A fine white 

 flower with the inner two-thirds of each segment of a crimson tint. 



To OdontoglossiLm x gandavense (ardentissimum x Vuylstekeae) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Monsieur Chas. Vuylsteke, Loochristi, Ghent. 

 Flowers rose-purple, the margins and tips white. 



