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Dr. Paterson, and A. Warneri among those of Messrs. Ireland 

 and Thomson. 



The allied genus Saccolabium was also well represented. 

 Plants of S. ampidlaceum (Lindley) were shown by Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, J. Southgate and Mr. Brymer. The latter showed 

 also S. retusum (Lindley). S. yemmatum (Rchb. f.), a narrow- 

 leaved plant with slender spikes of very small rose-coloured 

 flowers, was sent from Kew Gardens. S. pramorsum (Lindley) 

 was shown by Mr. Cypher. 



The genus Cleisostoma consists for the most part of some- 

 what insignificant looking plants. One species, C. crassifolium, 

 was exhibited by Sir Trevor Lawrence. 



The Vandas were not numerous as regards specimens, but 

 several species were shown, including, V. suavis, insiynis, and 

 tricolor, ]'. ctvnilcscem, shown by B. S. Williams and Baron 

 Schroder, and belonging to the same section ; the curious white- 

 flowered V. Denisoniana was represented by several specimens. 

 Two plants of V. teres (Lindley) were shown by Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence and Mr. Brymer. 



The large genus Angraecum was but poorly represented. 

 Probably there is not sufficient variety in the species to make 

 them welcome to the cultivator, for although at one time or 

 another a considerable number of kinds have been introduced, 

 but few are able to hold their own against the more showy ycnrnt. 

 It is true, moreover, that most of the early species were out of 

 bloom, and the later ones, such as A. Ellisii (Echb. f.), were not 

 yet in flower, the result of which was that the only species 

 shown was A. sesquipedale (Thouars), flowers of which were shown 

 by Dr. Paterson. 



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But few plants of this section of Orchids have been in 

 cultivation, and fewer still are popular in these days, when 

 brilliant and large flowers are the prevailing fashion. The group 

 contains, however, a number of beautiful foliage plants, such as 

 the Anaectochili and Dossinia. These were entirely absent from 

 the exhibition, perhaps because on account of the difficulties 

 attending their cultivation they have been supplanted by easier 

 grown foliage plants of other orders. The genus Sobralia is 

 almost the only other popular one of the section. It was, how- 

 ever, hardly in bloom at the time of the exhibition, and so was 



