This species is best grown in a pot, witli rough fibrous peat as a compost 



and good drainacfe. It should have the same treatment accorded to it as that 



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to Odontoglossum AlexandrcB as regards water, and the temperature of the 

 Odontoglossum house. Dr. Boddaert grew his specimen wdth the rest of his Odontoglots, 

 and found it to succeed w^ell under this regime , the plant continuing to increase in 

 size and in value. 



The following New Orchids were exhibited at the meeting of the Eoyal Horticultural 



Society at South Kensington on February 12th, and were severally awarded 

 First Class Certificates : — 



Cattle YA Percivaliana alba. — A most chaste and beautiful variety of this 



novelty, having pure white sepals and. petals, and a white lip marked with a blotch 

 of yellow in the throat. Exhibited by E. P. Percival, Esq., Birkdale, Southport. 



Ljslia anceps Williamsiana. — A new variety of Lcelia anceps, exhibited by 

 Messrs. F. Sander & Co., of St. Albans. The sepals and petals are pure white, of 

 good form, and stout substance; the lip w^hite, having a yellow patch at the base, 

 and a yellow throat striped with deep crimson-purple. 



Odontoglossum Alexandr.e (crispum) auretjm. — A very striking novelty, with 

 clear yellow flowers. The sepals and petals are of a deep lemon yellow, the sepals 

 spotted with brown, and the lip having one or two spots of a similar colour. 



Exhibited by F. A. Philbrick, Esq., Bickley. 



Odo^v^toglosstjm Pollettianum. — This plant was much admired on account of the 

 distinct markings of the flowers. The sepals and petals were white, tinged with 

 purple, and heavily spotted with reddish brown; the lip being wedge shaped, as in 

 0. Andersonianum. It is, doubtless, one of the many natural hybrids between 0. 

 Alexandrm and 0. gloriosum. Exhibited by H. M. Pollett, Esq., Bickley. 



Oncidium anthrocene. — In growth this plant somewhat resembles Mdtonia 



Warscewiczii (0. Weltoni), but it is quite distinct in the character of its flowers, and 

 in its branched inflorescence. The sepals and petals are much undulated, brown, 

 faintly barred with yellow towards the base; the lip is yellow, spotted with brown, 

 and very distinct. Exhibited by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. 



Oncidium Jonesianum. — A new and distinct species, having terete foliage eight 

 to twelve inches long. The flowers are about two inches across, greenish ycllo^v, 

 with reddish brown spots, the lip white spotted w4th red. Exhibited by A. H. 

 Smee, Esq., Wallii 



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The following were also submitted to ^he meetin 



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Vanda Cathcartii. — There was a well-grown specimen of this fine spen*- 



exhibited by Mr. Aldous, gardener to G. Heriot, Esq., Highgate, bearing three spikes 

 consisting of eleven flowers. It is a pity we so seldom see this plant, as it i^ 

 a real beauty. The plant was deservedly awarded a Cultural Commendation. 



^ Mr. Philbrick exhibited flowers of a fine series of Cattleya THancE, among 

 which some very nice varieties both of the light and dark coloured sections. 



