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which was gracefully arched, contained twelve flowers, each 4 inches in diam- 

 eter. The sepals and petals are pale olive green faintly striped with cinnamon, 

 the throat creamy white, and lip a rich velvety reddish brown. It is novel and 

 very striking. A similar award was made to F. A. Phillbrick, Esq., Q.C., 

 Avenue Road, Eegent's Park (Mr Heims, gardener), for Ipsea speciosa, an 

 Orchid first introduced from Ceylon in 1840. The plant had two bright yellow 

 Dendrobium -like flowers, borne on the summit of a stem 2 feet high, very clear 

 in colour and distinct. The same exhibitor was awarded a vote of thanks for a 

 fine spike and variety of Odontoglossum Andersonianum. Mr Green, gardener 

 to Sir George Macleay, Bart., was awarded a vote of thanks for Odontoglossum 

 crispum Macleayi, with crimson blotches. Mr Green had also a similar award 

 for some other rare plants ; he also exhibited a bloom of Vanda Cathcartii, which 

 had been open for six weeks and had been cut from the plants three weeks. A 

 plant of Maxillaria (Bifrenaria) Buchaniana was exhibited by H. J. Buchan, 

 Esq., Wilton House, Southampton. The throat of the flower is golden yellow 

 striped with brown, petals white, and sepals rose — highly perfumed. The same 

 exhibitor staged cut spikes of Orchids, and was awarded a vote of thanks. 



A very attractive collection was staged by Messrs James Veitch & Sons, 

 consisting of fine fringed red and white Primulas, a very superior strain of 

 Cyclamens exceedingly well flowered, a row of dwarf plants of Aucuba japonica 

 profusely berried, several very handsome and striking Amaryllises. To one of 

 these, Virgil, a first-class certificate was awarded. The flower is very large and of 

 excellent form. It measured upwards of 7 inches in diameter, the well-rounded 

 petals being 3 inches across. The prevailing colour is cream with a greenish 

 tinge, the centre of the petals being flaked and spotted with scarlet. It is of 

 the Leopoldii type, and an extremely fine variety. A similar award was made to 

 the same firm for a new and very graceful Fern, Davallia Mariesii, an evergreen 

 species from Japan, and both on account of its hardiness and elegance will prove 

 very valuable. Several Palms were included in the group, also a plant of Cam- 

 ellia reticulata flore-pleno with very elegant flowers, resembling both in the bud 

 and in a half-expanded state Roses in the same stages ; also a beautiful plant 

 of Lselia Veitchii with eight richly coloured flowers. Messrs Veitch further ex- 

 hibited small plants of a new and highly distinct Dracaena from the South Sea 

 Islands. This plant, which is named Princess Marguerite, is even more elegant 

 in habit than D. Cooperii, and is coloured almost exactly similar to Aspidistra 

 lurida variegata, two-thirds of the leaves being creamy white, tinted with pink 

 and flaked with green. On account of the evident free growth of the plant and 

 of its clear colours, it can scarcely fail to prove valuable for decorative and market 

 purposes. A vote of thanks was awarded for the collection. 



From Mr "VV. Bull came several attractive Palms, Encephalartos villosus and 

 cycadifolius ; smaller groups of Odontoglossums Phalsenopsis and cirrhosum in- 

 termixed with small Palms, Cattleyas, Lycastes, Oncidiums, &c. ; also several 

 plants of the much-admired Dracaena Goldieana. A very large plant of Odonto- 

 glossum cirrhosum, with ten spikes ; Vanda suavis, with a terminal raceme of 

 flowers ; Dendrobium Wardianum, with enormous flowers ; and the distinct and 

 chaste double Epacris onosmaeflora flore-pleno nivalis. A silver-gilt Banksian 

 medal was awarded for the collection. 



Mr B. S. "Williams sent an attractive collection of Amaryllises, well-bloomed 

 plants of Dendrobium Wardianum, a large centre plant of Cypripedium villosum, 

 Odontoglossum Alexandras, a pan of Dracaena Bausei, a pair of the pretty and 

 neat-flowering Primula denticulata, the new Azalea Princess Maude, very bright ; 

 some very dwarf plants of Aucuba himalaica nana, very profusely berried ; and a 



