CCxii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Bowringiana $ x L. autumnalis <?), an extraordinary hybrid 

 with a general resemblance to a large drooping-flowered L. 

 autumnalis ; Laelio-Cattleya x Behrensiana, and L.-C. x B. 

 in versa, and Cypripedium x Boncardii (C. superbiens ? x C. 

 barbatum ), a form of C. x superciliare. 



Bronze Banhsian Medal. 



To H. J. Elwes,Esq.,Colesborne, Andoversford, for an interest- 

 ing collection of botanical Orchids, among which were Cycnoches 

 Loddigesii, Dendrobium Aphrodite, Habenaria Susannae, H. 

 decipiens, Pleione Wallichiana, P. lagenaria, Arundina chinensis, 

 Saccolabium bigibbium, Acampe papillosa, and a singular 

 unknown Cirrhopetalum. 



First-class Certificate. 



To Cattleya labiata 'R.I. Measures' (votes, unanimous), from 

 R. I. Measures, Esq., Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell (gr. Mr. 

 H. J. Chapman). A pure white variety, with well-defined bright 

 pink veining on the lip. 



To Cattleya x 'Le Czar ' (supposed natural hybrid C. labiata x 

 C. granulosa) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Linden, Brussels. 

 A near ally to C. x * Victoria Regina,' but with larger flowers 

 and a more pronounced isthmus connecting the posterior and 

 anterior parts of the labellum. 



Award of Merit. 



To Laelio-Cattleya x ' Elvira ' (C. Trianae ? L.-C. Schilleriana $ ) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Veitch, Chelsea. A very 

 singular hybrid, with much of the form and thick texture of 

 L.-C. Schilleriana, but larger and broader in all its parts. 



To Cypripedium x ' Regina ' (C. x Leeanum $ x C. 

 Fairieanum J) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Veitch. A 

 pretty flower with a general resemblance to C. x Arthurianum, 

 but with the upper two-thirds of the dorsal sepal pure white, 

 with purple lines at the base. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To M. Georges Mantin, Olivet, France, for Cattleya x 

 Mantinii nobilior. 



To Mr. W. Lane, gr. to Miss D. Smith, King's Ride, Ascot, 

 for a splendid specimen of Cattleya Bowringiana, with fine large 

 spikes of flowers. 



