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were established, and Mr. Brymer, M.P., bought 
one—Mr. Brymer is immortalized by the Dend- 
robe which bears his name. The new Cattleya 
proved kindly, and just before Mr. Mau returned 
with some thousands of its like Mr. Brymer’s pur- 
chase broke into bloom. That must have been 
another glorious moment for Mr. Sander, when the 
sreat bud unfolded, displaying sepals and petals of 
the rosiest, freshest, softest pink, eleven inches 
across; and a crimson labellum exquisitely shown 
up by a broad patch of white on either side of the 
throat. Mr. Brymer was good enough to lend his 
specimen for the purpose of advertisement, and 
Messrs. Stevens enthusiastically fixed a green 
baize partition across their rooms as a background 
for the wondrous novelty. What excitement 
reigned there on the great day is not to be de- 
scribed. I have heard that over 2000/. was taken 
in the room. 
Most of the Cattleyas with which the public is 
familiar—Mossie, Triane, Mendelliz,and so forth 
—have white varieties ; but an example absolutely 
pure is so uncommon that it fetches a long price. 
Loveliest of these is C. Skinnerz alba. For genera- 
tions, if not for ages, the people of Costa Rica have 
been gathering every morsel they can find, and 
planting it upon the roofs of their mud-built 
