CClxxvi PEOCEEDINGS OF THE KOYAL HORTICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 



Heath. Differing from the violet-coloured original in having the lip and 

 markings on the petals purplish ruby-red. (Fig. 163.) 



To Laeliocattleya x Firminii (L.-c. x ' Ceres ' x C. Dowiana aurea) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Monsieur Firmin Lambeau, Brussels. Form 

 and shape of C. x Hardy ana. Sepals and petals Indian yellow tinged 

 with rose. Lip purplish crimson with yellow disc. (Fig. 164). 



Fig. 163.— Zygocolax x Chableswobthii bubida. (p. cclxxv.) 

 Award of Merit. 



To Cypripedium x ' Alabaster ' magnificum ( x Godseffianium x 

 ' Alcibiades ' superbum) (votes, unanimous), from Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford, 

 C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). A distinct hybrid, 

 the white dorsal sepal having three broad bands of purple. Petals and 

 lip yellowish with a tinge of purple. 



Certificate of Appreciation. 



To Oncidium x hybridum (tigrinum x lamelligerum), from Messrs. 

 Charlesworth. The flowers resemble 0. tigrinum, but have a narrow 

 elongated yellow lip. The brown sepals are stalked. 



Other Exhibits. 



Lieut.-Col. G. L. Holford : Cypripedium x ' Caruso.' 



H. S. Goodson, Esq. : two hybrid Cypripediums. 



Francis Wellesley, Esq. : Cypripediums. 



Mr. Stuart Low : Cattleya Percivaliana alba. 



Messrs. Armstrong & Brown : Brassocattleya x Thomtonii alba. 



