calli at the base of the lip. It is a very useful subject for cutting purposes, and 
on that account should be eagerly sought after by collectors. It should be grown 
in a compost of peat and sphagnum moss in a basket, and placed in the 
Cattleya house at the shady end, a liberal supply of moisture being required 
during the growing season, and afterwards only just sufficient water should be given 
to keep the pseudobulbs from shrivelling. ‘This plant may also be grown in the 
cool house, but we prefer the Cattleya house, having found that it does better 
there. It is propagated by division of the pseudobulbs. The flowers are produced 
during the summer months, and last a considerable time in perfection. : 
(Concluded from Plate 511). 
crassinodi- Wardianum, Lycaste cruenta, Odontoglossum tentaculatum, O. Wilekeanum, 
Lowit (Award of Merit), Vanda Bensoni, and many other good things, made 
altogether a very fine display. The group received a Silver Cup. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. received a Silver-Gilt Flora Medal for a showy group, 
consisting of many Laelia purpurata, Oncidium macranthum, Dendrobium Hilde- 
brandti, D. thyrsiflorum, Oncidium Marshallianum, O. concolor, Odontoglossum 
ramosissimum, O. Hallii, O. cirrhosum, Laelia Wyattiana, Cypripedium Rothschild- 
ianum, C. bellatulum, and Maszillaria Sanderiana. 
Mr. James Cypher, Cheltenham, contributed a large and effective group, for 
which he received a Silver-Gilt Flora Medal. The chief points of interest were 
_Luelia purpurata, of several good forms, three of which attracted attention—2e., 
the varieties Othello, Duchess, and Princess. The following are some of 
the more conspicuous plants among many in this group:—fine Sophronitis grandi- 
flora, Dendrobium rhodostoma, D. moschatum, D. Bensoniae, D. Dearei, D. Falconer, 
D. suavissimum, D. Phalaenopsis Schréderii, Epidendrum O’ Brieni , Cypripedium 
grande atratum, and Oncidium cucullatum. 
Messrs. Lewis & Co., Southgate, contributed many good Laelias and Cattleyas. 
besides such noteworthy plants as Cypripedium Druryi, C. niveum, Chysis 
bractescens, Promenaea citrina, Lycaste Deppei, Oncidiwm pulvinatum, O. ampliatum 
majus, and O. cornigerum, for which a Silver-Gilt Medal was awarded. 3 
The hardy Cypripediums were represented by C. Calceolus, C. arietinum, , 
(. pubescens, C. montanum, and C. acaule, in a group contributed by Mr. T. 58. 
Ware, Tottenham. 
