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Award of Merit.

To Lælio-Cattleya × 'Myra,' Burford variety (L. flava × C. Trianæi)
(votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. Flowers bright
yellow, with claret crimson lip.

To Cattleya Trianæi, 'Westonbirt variety' (votes, unanimous), 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 Cypripedium 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 Dendrobium × Brodiei (Dominianum × Wiganiæ) (votes, unanimous),
from Jeremiah Colman, Esq. (gr. Mr. Bound). Flowers white,
shaded with rose; disc light purple.

To Dendrobium × 'Othello Colossus' (parentage unrecorded) (votes,
unanimous), from Jeremiah Colman, Esq. Resembling a very large
Ainsworthii with the lip claret-colour, with rose margin.

To Spathoglottis × Colmani (aureo-Veillardi × aurea, '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 Cymbidium × eburneo-giganteum (eburneum × giganteum) (votes,
12 for, 4 against), from Messrs. Charlesworth. Flowers formed like
C. giganteum but larger, cream-white, marked with light red.

To Lælia 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 Cypripedium × Edithiæ Rowena (Chamberlainianum × bellatulum)
(votes, unanimous), from W. M. Appleton, Esq. Flower light purple
densely spotted with claret colour.

To Cypripedium × 'G. F. Moore' var. punctatissimum ('Mrs. Wm.
Mostyn' × 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 Trianæi.

First Diploma: To Cattleya Trianæi 'The Premier,' from J. Bradshaw,
Esq.

Second Diploma: To Cattleya Trianæi, 'Westonbirt variety,' from
Major G. L. Holford.

Lælia anceps (white varieties).

First Diploma: To Lælia anceps Schröderiana, from Major G. L.
Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Baron Sir H. Schröder, Bart., and Jeremiah
Colman, Esq.