Royat Horticurrurau Socrery.—At the meeting held on March 12th in 
the Drill Hall, Westminster, some nice plants were exhibited, the most noteworthy 
of which will be mentioned here. One of the finest Cypripediums was, undoubtedly, 
C. Sallierii Fittianum, shown by Mr. Fitt, gardener to the lHarl Cowper, 
Panshanger, Hertford, the petals and pouch being of a delicate shade of yellow, 
the former faintly veined with brown, while the dorsal sepal is greenish yellow at 
the base, with a pure white border and many dark purple spots; a very handsome 
flower of large size. A fine Odontoglossum crispum guttatum was shown by 
D. M. Grimsdale, Esq., Kent Lodge, Uxbridge; this variety is one of the best 
amongst its numerous competitors for popular favour. Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons 
contributed several interesting things, amongst which may be mentioned some 
vigorous plants of Cymbidium eburneo-Lowianum, Cypripedium ianthe, Dendrobium 
Edithiae, a cross between D. nobile nobilius and D. aureum; Dendrobium Cybele 
nobilius, the result of crossing D. nobile nobilius with D. Findlayanum, producing 
large handsome flowers in the way of its first-named parent; Cypripedium Ger- 
minyanum, a bold and striking flower; JLaelio-Cattleya Myra, which was produced 
by crossing Cattleya Trianae with the pollen of Laelia flava, the result being 
quite a distinct acquisition; the sepals and petals are intermediate in size between 
the parents, of a pale straw-yellow, the throat being a _ sulphur-yellow, slightly 
veined with crimson deep down. A very distinct and handsome variety of Mesos- 
pinidium vulcanicum was exhibited by C. T. Lucas, Esq., of Warnham Court, 
Horsham; the plant in question was labelled Warnham Court variety, and bore 
two strong spikes of well-coloured and large flowers. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., 
as usual was well to the fore with some out-of-the-way things—Epiphronitis Veitchit, 
Phajus Cooksonit, Cirrhopetalum  picturatum, Spathoglottis  Lobbii, Plewrothallis 
Roezlii, Eulophiella Elizabethae, all being vigorous and well-grown examples, doing 
much credit to Mr. White’s methods of cultivating them. A fine form of Cypripedium 
Lawrebel with broad, dark-coloured sepal, was prominent in this exhibit; mention should 
also be made of Masdevallia Shuttryana, the result of a cross between M. Shuttleworthir 
and M. Harryana, the flowers partaking of the characters of both its parents. 
EK. Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall, Wilmslow, staged amongst other showy 
Orchids a beautiful Dendrobium splendidissimum grandiflorum, a cross between D. 
nobile and D. aurewm; and another variety of the same hybrid called Leeanum, 
while C. Findlayanum album bore the palm, being a fine substantial form, as well 
as a vigorous grower. Another well-grown specimen of this variety was exhibited 
by T. Craven, Esq., of Ashlea, Ashton-on-Mersey. A very dark-coloured form of 
Odontoglossum mulus was sent by D. de B. Crawshay, Esq., under the varietal 
name of atratum. Conspicuous among a goodly collection sent by Baron H. 
Schréder was a fine plant of Odontoglossum crispum nobilius, with its bold and 
richly marked large flowers. A fine and handsome form of Cattleya Percivaliana 
magnifica, with a deep maroon velvety disk fading to crimson-magenta outwards, 
and a dark orange throat, veined with deep magenta-purple, was sent by F. Hardy, 
Esq., Timperley. Messrs. H. Low and Co. had a miscellaneous collection, among 
which Cypripedium Wiliam Lloyd attracted attention. 
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