CCXXii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya labiata Imschootiana (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Linden, l'Horticulture Internationale, Pare Leopold, 

 Brussels. A very large and richly coloured variety. 



To Papliinia grandis (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Linden, 

 l'Horticulture Internationale, Pare Leopold, Brussels. The 

 largest variety yet exhibited. Flowers claret and white. 



To Cattleya x Hardyana, Selwood var. (votes, 5 for, 4 against), 

 from G. D. Owen, Esq., Selwood, Rotherham (gr. Mr. Watts). 



To Cypripedium insigne Clarkei (votes, 7 for, 4 against), from 

 W. C. Clark, Esq., Sefton Park, Liverpool (gr. Mr. T. Jones). A 

 variety in the way of C. nitens. 



To Cypripedium insigne albens (votes, unanimous) from 

 Messrs. Heath & Son, Cheltenham. This variety resembles 

 C. insigne Sanderae, but shows more of the brown markings of 

 the ordinary C. insigne. 



To Cattleya labiata, Appleton's var. (votes, unanimous), from 

 W. M. Appleton, Esq., Tyn-y-Coed, Weston-super-Mare. A 

 distinct variety, with large fringed labellum. 



To Dendrobium Phalamopsis, Appleton's var. (votes, unani- 

 mous), from W. M. Appleton, Esq. Flowers white, the outer 

 halves of the segments bright rose-purple. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Dendrobium lamellatum (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Linden, l'Horticulture Internationale, Pare Leopold, Brussels. 

 A species allied to D. sulcatum. 



To Pholidota convallarioides (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Linden, Brussels. The flowers were borne on upright spikes, 

 and were pure white. 



Cultural Commendation. 

 To Messrs. Linden, l'Horticulture Internationale, Pare 

 Leopold, Brussels, for Odontoglossum luteo-purpureum inter- 

 medium, and for Cycnoches chlorochilon (votes, unanimous). 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking, showed 

 Cypripedium x conco-Lawre with three flowers on a spike. 



(i. I). Owen, Esq., Selwood, Rotherham (gr. Mr. Watts), sent 

 Cattleya labiata alba. 



