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THE FIFTIETH MEETING OF THE * ORCHIDEENNE ” 
The so‘ meeting, held on March 11", was the occasion of a stirring and very beau- 
tiful manifestation. A certain number of the members of the ORCHIDEENNE conceived the 
idea of holding a special fete to celebrate the fiftieth monthly exhibition of the Society, 
and in honour of one of the original founders, M. J. LINDEN, one of the honorary presidents, 
and the secretary of the committee, M. L. LinpEn, Director of the Society L’ HoRTICULTURE 
INTERNATIONALE. 
A large number of amateurs and eminent botanists and horticulturists, members of 
the ORCHIDGENNE, assembled on Sunday morning in the winter garden of the establishment; 
among them, MM. GEORGES Warocous, Comte pE Boustes, D' Capart, W. THOMPSON, 
the great English amateur; Raout Warocguk, F. KEGELJAN, M. Canuzac, O’BrIEN, the 
eminent English Orchidist, A. COGNIAUX, DE LA DEVANSAYE, BouTeMy-BaRkOIs, HouZEAu 
DE LEHAIE, A. VAN ImscuoorT, CH. VAN WAMBEEE, J. DU TRIEU DE TERDONCK, EM. RopbIGAs, 
Fv. Pauwe ts, Cu. DE BosscHERE, MADOUX, G. Mireau, HuyBrecuts, A. De MEULENAERE, 
A. Wincgz, H. Knicur, Director of the Royal Gardens at Laeken. 
Two superb bouquets of Orchids were presented. to Messrs J. and Lucien LINDEN on 
their arrival, also two large frames containing the photographs of all the subscribers 
to this graceful memorial, to the number of 70, of whom many were not able to be at 
Brussels. ‘Then M. F. KeGeryjay, in an eloquent address, explained the sentiments which 
had inspired the organisers of this fete, sentiments of gratitude for the services rendered 
to science and to the diffusion of a taste for Orchids, and sentiments of sympathetic solidarity 
between all amateurs devoted to the same cause. M. J. LinpEN returned thanks in his 
name and that of his son in a touching manner. 
A delegation composed of the foremen and gardeners of the HorricuLTURE INTER- 
NATIONALE then advanced and presented bouquets to Messrs J. and LuciEN LINDEN, to 
whom they expressed their felicitations and sentiments of gratitude. M. Lucign LINDEN 
thanked them, in a few appropriate words, and alluded to the cultural progress made by 
these devoted servants. 
The Jury then proceeded to pass in review the plants exhibited. These numbered 133, 
but our space is unfortunately too limited to give more than a summary description. The 
list of awards, which will be found below, includes the names of the most remarkable 
among them. 
M. G. WarocguE exhibited his famous Odontoglossum crispum leopardinum, very richly 
spotted, and rather analogous in the colouring to O. Wilckeanum albens, but with more 
numerous and more elegant brown spots; a superb Cochlioda Nétzliana, with very large 
flowers of a good substance; Cypripedium Rothschildianum, with two spikes, each bearing 
three flowers of enormous size; C. barbatum Crossii, a fine specimen loaded with flowers; 
Odontoglossum Edwardti with two long, very dense spikes; Cattleya amethystoglossa, well 
flowered, Trichopilia suavis, of a beautiful colour, etc. 
ue Count Oe Bousies showed some beautiful Odontoglossums, amongst which a 
magnificent O. crispwm, with flowers of a perfect shape, and bearing on each part a 
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