clxviii PROCEEDINaS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Award of Merit. 



To Lcelio-Cattley a x ' Myra,' Burford variety (L.flava x C. Triancei) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. Flowers bright 

 yellow, with claret crimson lip. 



To Cattleya Triancei, ' Westonbirt variety ' (votes, unanirjious), from 

 Major G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O. Sepals and petals blush-white ; 

 front of lip purple, with narrow lavender margin. 



To Cyiwii^edium Boxallii nigricans (votes, unanimous), from Francis 

 Wellesley, Esq., Westfield (gr. Mr. Hopkins). The darkest form of the 

 species. Dorsal sepal blackish purple, with white margin. 



To Dendrohium x Brodiei (Dominianum x Wiganice) (votes, unani- 

 mous), from Jeremiah Colman; Esq. (gr. Mr. Bound). Flowers white, 

 shaded with rose ; disc light purple. 



To Dendrohium x ' Othello Colossus ' (parentage unrecorded) (votes, 

 unanimous), from Jeremiah Colman, Esq. Eesembling a very large 

 Ainsicortliii with the lip claret-colour, with rose margin. 



To S'pathoglottis x Colmani {aureo- Veillardi x anrea, ' Gatton Park 

 variety '). Flowers yellow spotted with crimson ; side lobes and tip of 

 labellum crimson. 



To Lycaste Skinneri Fascinator (votes, unanimous), from F. Menteith 

 Ogilvie, Esq., Oxford (gr. Mr. Balmforth). A large white flower tinted 

 with rose. 



To Lycaste costata (votes, unanimous), from H. S. Goodson, Esq., 

 Putney (gr. Mr. Day). Flowers cream-white ; lip fringed. 



To Cymhidium x ehurneo-giganteum (ebicrncum x giganteiim) (votes, 

 12 for, 4 against), from Messrs. Charles worth. Flowers formed like 

 C. giganteum but larger, cream-white, marked with light red. 



To Lcelia anceps Fascinator (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. McBean, 

 Cooksbridge. A very large finely coloured flower, resembling the variety 

 Chamberlainiana, but with a purple feather on the outer halves of the 

 petals. 



To Cypripediu7n x EdithicB Boivena {Gliamherlainianum x hellatulum) 

 (votes, unanimous), from W. M. Appleton, Esq. Flower light purple 

 densely spotted with claret colour. 



To Cypripedium x ' G. F. Moore ' var. punctatissimum (' Mrs. Wm. 

 Mostyn' x nitens Sallieri aureum) (votes, unanimous), from G. F. 

 Moore, Esq. Flower greenish yellow tinged purple, the dorsal sepal 

 blotched with chocolate purple ; upper part white. 



Diploma Awards :— 



Cattleya Triancei. 



First Diploma : To Cattleya Triancei ' The Premier,' from J. Brad- 

 shaw, Esq. 



Second Diploma: To Cattleya Triancei, 'Westonbirt variety,' from 

 Major G. L. Holford. 



Lcelia anceps {white varieties). 

 First Diploma : To Lcelia anceps Schroderiana, from Major G. L. 

 Holford, CLE., C.V.O., Baron Sir H. Schroder, Bart., and Jeremiah 

 Colman, Esq. 



