CXXXviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Cattleya Warscewiczii ' Mrs. E. Ashworth ' (votes unanimous), 

 from Messrs. Charlesworth, Haywards Heath. Flowers blush-pink, 

 slightly darker on the front of the lip, which has a pale yellow 

 disc. 



Award of Merit. 



To Laeliocattleya x Fascinator-Mossiae var. ' Moonlight ' (L.-c. x 

 Fascinator x C. Mossiae) (votes unanimous) , from Messrs. Charlesworth. 

 A pretty albino, the flowers being white, without trace of the colour 

 of the parents. 



To Cattleya Mendelii ' Mrs. Smee ' (votes unanimous), from Sir 

 Jeremiah Colman, Bt., V.M.H. (gr. Mr. Collier). A beautiful variety 

 with white flowers having a tinge of lilac colour. Lip crimson, with 

 orange disc. 



To Cattleya x ' Paula' (x Clarkiae x Dowiana aurea) (votes unani- 

 mous), from Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge. Sepals and petals pale 

 rose, tinged with yellow ; lip deep maroon, with gold lines from the 

 base. 



Other Exhibits. 



Elizabeth Lady Lawrence : varieties of Cypripedhim Stonei. 

 Pantia Ralli, Esq. : Cattleya hybrid. 



Orchid Committee, July 20, 1915. 

 Sir Harry J. Veitch in the Chair, and twelve members present. 



Awards Recommended : — 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, for hybrids and rare species. 

 To Messrs. Stuart Low, Jarvisbrook, for Aerides odoratum album 

 and other Indian Orchids. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge, for Odontoglossums, Odontiodas, 



&c. 



Award of Merit. 



To Bidbophyllum Balfourianum n. sp. (votes unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Sander. A very remarkable species said to have been imported 

 from New Guinea, and in growth, substance, and colour of the flowers 

 a near ally of B. Fletcherianum (A.M. May 5, 1914), but with the 

 flowers narrower and the lateral sepals much longer. 



B. Balfourianum has glaucous green pseudo-bulbs, which have 

 a wrinkled or granulated surface. The fleshy lanceolate leaves, six 

 to eight inches long and two wide, are whitish green, with a narrow 

 rose margin. The inflorescence is a short raceme borne close. to the 

 pseudo-bulbs. The sepals are ij inch long and about 1 inch wide, 

 the lateral two curved and approached, connate for part of their 



