CXCviii PROCEEDIXaS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
To Cypripedium x ' Lord Roberts ' (s'otes 7 for, 6 against), from Messrs. 
Charlesworth, Heatou, Bradford. This resulted from crossing C. Charles- 
wortliii and C. Creon (Harrisianum superbum x oenanthum superbum). 
Upper sepal amethyst purple, darker in the veining, the apex exhibiting 
a marbling of pure white. Petals rose-purple, with brownish veining ; 
lip surface brownish rose ; staminode pale lilac with orange boss in the 
centre. 
To Cypripedium x ' Hera Euryades ' splendens (Boxallii ^ Lee- 
anum$) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Jas. Veitch, Chelsea. 
Dorsal sepal white, the lower half almost entirely rose-purple. Petals 
greenish white tinged with brown-purple on the upper halves and spotted 
Fig. 154. — Cypkipedium Hera var. Euryades. (Journal of Horticulture.) 
with the same colour on the lower halves. Lip yellow-tinged outside, 
and spotted inside with purple. (Fig. 154.) 
Award of Merit. 
To Cypripedium x conco-callosum (concolor x callosum) (votes 6 for, 
1 against), from G. W. Law-Schofield, Esq. New Hall-Hey, nr. Man- 
chester (gr. Mr. Shill). Flowers greenish-yellow snfiused wuth pale rose 
colour. 
To Laslio-Cattleya X Wellsianaignescens (L. purpuratac? C. Trian^ei ? ) 
(votes 8 for), from Messrs. Jas. Yeitch, Chelsea. Sepals and petals rosy 
lilac ; lip ruby-purple with pale yellow centre. 
