the plant has succeeded well with us in a temperature similar to that at the cool’ 
end of the Cattleya house. Its near allies, M. grandiflora and M. Lehmannii, 
thrive permanently in the cool house, being found at a greater altitude. This species: 
does best in a pot or hanging earthenware basket, and the drainage should be 
perfect. The soil it requires is good brown peat fibre, mixed with an equal 
portion of sphagnum moss; this must be pressed firmly round the plant, and 
during its active growth a liberal amount of water is necessary both to its roots 
and overhead from the syringe. During its resting season we keep it drier and 
also cooler. 
AWARDS MADE BY THE OrcHID ComMMITTEE (continued from under Plate 462). 
To R. J. Measures, Esq., Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell, an Award of Merit 
for Cypripedium Exul, a pretty and distinct kind. 
To Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, an Award of Merit for Cattleya Philo, a cross. 
between C. iricolor and C. Mossi@, having the sepals and petals white, shaded with 
flesh, and faintly tinged with pale yellow; lip crimson-yellow on the disc, and with 
the border white. 
To Messrs. F. Sander and Co., an Award of Merit for Oncidium Gravesianum, a 
pretty free-flowering plant belonging to the O. crispum section, having branched 
spikes, bearing many flowers which are bright yellow, bordered with rich brown. 
To Messrs. F. Sander and Co., an Award of Merit for Odontoglossum Wendland- 
vanum; a pretty plant resembling O. blandwm somewhat. 
May 3rd. To W. E. B. Farnham, Esq., Quorndon Lodge, Loughborough, a. 
First Class Certificate for Cattleya Mendelii, Quorndon House variety, which had 
pure white flowers, except some slight markings of ip a in the lip, which also. 
had a stain of yellow towards the base. 
To Messrs. F. Sander and Co., a First Class Cortidote for Cattleya Victoria 
Regina, having flowers six inches across; the sepals and petals being deep rosy lilac, 
the lip rich crimson. 
To Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, a First Class Certificate for Lelia Latona, a 
hybrid between L. cinnabarina and L. purpurata, having charming flowers, the 
— and petals rich yellow, lip deep crimson. 
To Norman GC. Cookson, Esq., Wylam-on-Tyne, a First Class Cortisante for 
Lelio-Cattleya Phebe, a cross between Cattleya Mossie and Lelia cinnabarina, 
with flowers of a bright Indian-yellow, and a very deep crimson lip. 
To Messrs. F. Sander and Co, an Award of Merit for Phaj us Sandersii, the 
flowers being large and showy, measuring upwards of six inches across; sepals and 
petals a dull coppery red, lip three-lobed, front lobe very long, hits, yellow at 
the base, crimson in the middle. 
To Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, an Award of Merit for Cattleya Philo- 
oot a cross between C. iricolor and C. Mossie, having pure white petals. 
(Continued under Plate 464.) 
