The Scientific Notebooks of German Orchidologist Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kränzlin

clxviii [168] [Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society|PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY]].

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.