sun, and be placed as near the glass as possible. Propagation is effected by 
division of the pseudobulbs. An ample supply of air should be given and good 
drainage. 
(Continued from Plate 510). 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, were well to the fore with 
good and showy varieties of Cattleya Mendelii, C. Mossiae, Laelia purpurata and 
its handsome variety usselliana; while large quantities of Vanda teres and 
Oncidium Marshallianum imparted a gay and attractive appearance to this group. 
Of especial note and merit were Oncidium sarcodes with its numerous spikes of 
bright handsome flowers, O. concolor, O. Lietzei, the rare Pescatorea Klabochorum, 
Trichopilia coccinea, Odontoglossum Harryanum, Cypripedium exul, C. Schréderae, 
Cochlioda Noetzliana, Mazillaria Sanderiana atropurpurea (a very rich form), and 
a host of others. A Silver-Gilt Flora Medal was awarded for this fine and massive 
group, while Brassia Keiliana tristis and Vanda concolor received each a Botanical 
Certificate. 
M. Wells, Esq., Broomfield House, Sale, exhibited, amongst some other good 
Orchids, a fine variety of Cattleya Mossiae and a hybrid between C. Mendelii 
and Laelio-Cattleya exoniensis. Thomas Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Whitefield, 
Manchester, sent a fine specimen of Odontoglossum Wilckeanum bearing a 
magnificent spike of about forty flowers, while F. Hardy, Esq., Tyntesfield, Ashton- 
on-Mersey, exhibited the beautiful Sobralia macrantha alba. H. Shaw, Esq., 
Ashton-under-Lyne, staged Cypripedium Victoria-Mariae and a fine example of 
Laelio-Cuttleya elegans, bearing a large spike with nine flowers. T. McMeeking, Esq., 
Falkland Park, South Norwood (Mr. Wright, gardener), sent a beautiful specimen 
of Dendrobium Dalhousieanum. Malcolm 8. Cooke, Esq., Kingston Hill, was 
awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a nice group, conspicuous in which were Laelia 
grandis tenebrosa, Odontoglossum nebulosum, O. Lindleyanum, O. Coradinei, and 
several Cattleyas. Norman C. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne, exhibited 
a fine hybrid, Cattleya William Murray and De Barri Crawshay, Esq., Sevenoaks, sent 
a charming variety of Odontoglossum crispum called Florrie. Mr. Vuylsteke, 
Loochristi Ghent, sent a good form of Odontoglossum Pescatorei named La 
perfecta which received an Award of Merit, also O. luteo-purpureum sceptrum, O. 
triumphans, O. Wilckeanum. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, staged a number of Cattleya Mossiae, 
containing many fine forms, noteworthy being the variety Reineckiana; C. 
Mendelu, in many forms, one of which, grandis, received an Award of Merit ; 
Laelia purpurata, in many forms also, among which we noted the beautiful variety 
Enfieldensis, with very large lip; Cattleya Schilleriana, Cypripedium hirsutissimum, 
C. caudatum, C. Lowii, C. niveum, C. Gertrude Hollington. Further, Dendrobium 
(Continued under Plate 512). 
