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cordate leaves obscurely toothed, irregularly blotched at the margin 

 tvith dreamy white, and somewhat marbled with grey. 



Cattleya hyhrida, an interesting and pretty plant, but not equal to 

 many others of this genus. The flowers were of a very pale rose 

 flushed with olive green, and the lip freely marked with purple. 

 Another hybrid, with rather lighter fiowerti, having a lesa finely 

 marked lip, accompanied this. They were both extremely inter- 

 eating as hybrid orchids of direct garden origin. 



Eliapk Jlahelliformis fol variegatis, a dwarf palm with variegated leaves. 



Sacccolabium Blunieij vat\ A beautiful epiphyte with short stiff two- 

 ranked leaves like those of jprcemorsicm at the apex, and having a 

 drooping Bpike of white flowers shghtly spotted with rose purple on 

 the petals, and heavily tipped vnih the same colour on the lip, much 

 as in Blum&ij of which it may be regarded as a fine variety- 



From Messrs. Downie Laird & Laing, Sydenham and Edinburgh : — 



Calceolana Cloth of Qold, a dwarf free-flowering shrubby variety, with 

 lanceolate sharply serrated leaves, and bearing bright golden yellow 

 flowers of medium size^ in dense trusses. It had abeady received a 



second class award. 



From Mr. Q. Smith : — 



FucJida Bridesmaid, a Hght variety with stout white tube, white sepals 

 tipped with green, and a purplish rose corolla. 



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August 12, — The Rev. Joshua Dix in the Chair. 



lycopodium PMegmaria : — from Messrs. Veixch & Son, 



Exeter and Chelsea, A remarkable and singularly liaadsome 

 species of Lycopod, as yet rare in collections, and requiring stove 

 treatment. The branches were pendent, and clothed with smallish 

 lance-shaped leaves, the ends bearing the fructification, which 

 consisted of contracted knotty spikes repeatedly dichotomons, so 

 as to form pendent tassel-like bunches. It was awarded a 

 FlRST-Ci^ss Cebtificate. 



Dahlia Caiactacus: from Mr* Tubneb, Slough. A remark- 

 ably smooth full flower of medium size, buff yellow, very hand- 

 somely tipped with deep crimson. It was both a pleasing variety, 

 and one of good properties. Ftbst-Class Certificate. 



Hollyhock Glory of Walden :— from Mr. W. Chatek, Saf- 

 fron Walden. A large, full, and rich-looking variety, of a bright 

 scarlet crimson colour, remarkably showy, and of excellent pro- 

 perties. Fibst-Class C ebtieicaxk. 



Hollyhock Gem of Yellows :— from Mr. W. Chaxeb. A 



beautiful large-sized, fuU-flowered yellow, of fine form, Fibst- 

 Class Cebtieicate. 



Hollyhock Imperator :— from Mr, W. Chatkb. A large- 

 flowered dull salmon-coloured variety, not qitite so perfect as tlio 

 foregoing. Fxbst-Class Gebtificate, 



