CXC PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya x Peetersii 1 Mrs. Francis Wellesley ' (labiata x Hardy ana) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield (gr. Mr. 

 Hopkins). A fine winter-flowering hybrid, with purplish-rose-coloured 

 flowers, the labellum being ruby-crimson. (Fig. 60.) 



To Gypripedmm x Sanacderce (Sanactceus x insigne Sandera) (votes, 

 unanimous), from Norman C. Cookson, Esq. (gr. Mr. Chapman). Very 

 near to C. insigne Sanders, but with no indication of spotting on the 

 dorsal sepal. 



Fig. 59. — Odontoglossum x Vuylstekeje. (Journal of Horticulture.) 



To Cattleya labiata 1 Hercules ' (votes, unanimous), from J. Brad- 

 shaw, Esq. (gr. Mr. Whitelegge). A very large and perfect form of the 

 typical rose-coloured variety. 



To Dendrobmm Phalcenopsis thunder sleyensc (votes, unanimous), 

 from Messrs. Hugh Low, Enfield. Flowers bright rose-purple. 



Other Exhibits. 



Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. (gr. Mr. Hudson), sent a basket of the 

 winter-flowering form of Epidendrum vitellinum with over thirty spikes 

 of dark orange- coloured flowers. 



The Marquis de Wavrin (gr. M. De Geest) showed the white-petalled 

 Lcelia pumila 1 Queen Alexandra.' 



Baron Sir H. Schroder (gr. Mr. Ballantine) sent Odontoglossum x 

 Bingelianum of the 0. crispo- Harry anun class, and the dark-coloured 

 0. x Vuylstehei Schrdderianum. 



