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already observed among the imported plants some variations in 

 the markings of the leaves, as well as in the size and form 

 of the parts of the flower. The variety exhibited by Mr, 

 Warneu was a very fine one as regards the flowers, having 

 broader petals and lip then Mr. McMorland's; the plant, 

 moreover, though still weak, bore a branched spike with 16 

 expanded flowers — these having all the general characters of P, 

 amabilis, except colour, which is similar to that of the very much 

 inferior P. rosea. Mr. Warner's plant was accompanied by the 

 following memorandum : 



' ' This plant was imported last June. The leaves of some are rather more 

 distinctly marked than this one. I have one plant in bloom -with fewer 

 flowers, but rather larger; though this plant will doubtless throw larger 

 flowers when it becomes stronger- These flowers have been out about three 

 weeks, and are somewhat faded, as also is the beautiful spotting on the lip." 



Cibotiam princeps :— from Mr, Bull, Chelsea. This fine 

 fern, which is one of Mr. Linden's introductions, was awarded a 

 First-class Certificate. Its stipites and rachides were clothed 

 with spreading golden-brown hair-scales, and the fronds were tri- 

 pinnate, somewhat more herbaceous-looking than other Cibotiums, 

 and glaucous on the under surface. The name is that employed 

 by Mr. Linden. The plant exhibited had not fructified. 



Oreopanax dactylifolium : — from Mr. W. Bull. A fine 

 conservatory plant, native of Mexico, having an erect stem fur- 

 nished with rather large palmately divided leaves which were 

 clothed, especially while young, with a rusty down, which was 

 easily removable and were attached by longish rusty stalks ; 

 the segments were often again lobed. 



The remaining exhibitions were as follows : 



Cattleya Warczewiczii, var.delicata: — from E,McMorland, 



Esq., Haverstock-hill- This was a fine variety of Cattleya 

 imported by Messrs. Backhouse and Sok, from Brazil, as C. 

 Trianmi^ and though distinct in colouring from the form so 

 named, is doubtless a variety of the same species, differing in 

 the colour'of the flowers. In (7, Warczewiczii, which is also called 

 C. Trianm, the entire apex of the lip is of a rich deep violet-rose, 

 which appears to vary in intensity in different plants. In the 



