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giant-flowering Dahlias, interniefliate between the broad, flat- 

 petaled Decorative Dahha and the common quilled Show Dahlia. 



December 22. John L. Smith, gardener for A. W. Preston, was 

 awarded a Gold Medal for Brasso-Cattleya, A. W. Preston (C. 

 Enid X Brassavola Digbyana). 



The pedigree of this orchid is as follows: 



Cattleya Mossiae X C. gigas=Cattleya Enid. 



Cattleya Enid X Brassavola Digbyana = Cattleya A. W. Preston. 



The plants carried one flower and two buds. The flower is 

 eight inches across and the labellum is four inches deep. Color 

 rosy-lavender, throat purple \eined, and shaded with yellow; 

 staminode, cream white. 



William Anderson 

 Arthur H. Fewkes 



Committee 



S. J. GoDDARD \ on 



Donald McKenzie I Plants and Flowers. 

 Arthur E. Griffin 



