Cclvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



To Messrs. Stuart Low, for a group. 



To Mr. E. V. Low, for Oypripediums, &c. 



To Messrs. W. Baylor Hartland, Cork, for a group. 



First-class Certificate. 



To Laeliocattleya x 'Prince of Orange' (L.-c. x ' Hippolyta ' 

 X C. Dowiana aurea) (votes, 16 for, 4 against), from Lieut. -Col. 

 Sir George L. Holford, K.O.V.O. (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander). 

 Flowers seven on a spike, golden-vellow with ruby-red labellum. 

 (Fig. 158.) 



To Brassocattleya x Dighyano-Mossiae, Holford's variety {B. Dig- 

 hyana x C. Mossiae Reineckiana) (votes, unanimous), from Lieut. - 

 Col. Sir George L. Holford. Flowers very large, silver white, with 

 greenish-primrose disc to the lip. (Fig. 166.) 



To Cypripedium x Chapmanii, Westonbirt variet}^ (bellatulum x 

 Curtisii) (votes, 20 for, 1 against), from Lieut. -Col. Sir George L. 

 Holford. Flowers of the largest of the section, cream-white, heavily 

 spotted and lined with claret-purple. (Fig. 159.) 



To Odontoglossum x * Ohione ' (parentage unrecorded) (votes, 

 unanimous), from W. E. Lee, Esq., Heywood, Manchester (gr. Mr. 

 Woodhouse). Flowers claret tipped with white and with slight white 

 markings at the bases of the petals. (Fig. 164.) 



To Odontoglossum x ' Thais ' (parentage unrecorded) (votes, 14 

 for, 4 against), from W. K. Lee, Esq. Flowers large and of good 

 shape, white, heavily blotched with rose-purple. (Fig. 165.) 



Award of Merit. 



To Laeliocattleya x Denganii (L.-c. x Cappei x C. Dowiana) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking 

 (gr. Mr. Hopkins). Flower formed like C. Dowiana, but smaller. 

 Sepals and petals golden yellow tinged with copper-red, lip bright 

 ruby-crimson veined with gold. 



To Laeliocattleya x * W. J. Biggs ' (parentage unrecorded) (votes, 

 unanimous), from W. J. Biggs, Esq., Enfield. A very neat flower 

 with bronzy-gold sepals and petals and ruby-claret lip. 



To Brassocattleya x Leucothoe (B. nodosa x C. Scliroderae) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. McBean. Habit dwarf, flowers 

 three inches across, white. 



Cultural Commendation. 

 To Mr. W. H. White, orchid-grower to Sir Trevor Lawrence, 

 Bart, K.C.V.O., for fmely-grown Maxillarias. 



Other Exhibits. 



Lieut.-Col. Sir George L. Holford, Iv.C.V.O. : • Cattlcya 

 Harrisoniana, Stanley's variety. 



Messrs. Jas. Veitch : Cypripedium nitens 'James O'Brien.' 

 Francis Wellesley, Esq. : white Cattleya lahiata. 



