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Nineteen exhibitors participated in this meeting. The Jury, composed of Messrs 
W. THompson, President, DE LA DEVANSAYE, Secretary, BourEMyY-BARROIS, Comte DE 
Bousies, CAHUZAC, JAMES O’BRIEN, G. WarocguE, F. KEGELJAN, Dt CaparT, EM. Kopicas 
and HouzeAu DE LEHAIE, distributed the awards with more than usual severity. 
The labours of the Jury being over, all the members present proceeded in carriages 
to the Grand Hotel, where an elegant déjenner was served. 
The repast, which was well organised, proceeded with perfect gaity and cordiality. 
At desert M. le comte pE Bousirs proposed the first toast and alluded in eloquent terms 
to the brilliant results obtained by the Society, and recounted the eminent services rendered 
to eccnce and to horticulture by the introducer of so many magnificent species, M. J. LINDEN, 
and the efforts of his son to imitate so noble an example, in having made the HORTICULTURE 
INTERNATIONALE one of the leading establishments in the world. 
M. J. Linpen, in a speech moved with emotion, thanked the comte DE Bousigs and 
the other organisers of this affecting fete, and showed, in recalling his voyages of discovery, 
that the love of plants, from a scientific and horticultural point of view, was an elevated 
and civilising passion, only calculated to develop the noble sentiments of those devoted 
to them and bring them together. 
Cordial toasts were then proposed by Messrs LuciEN LINDEN, CAPART, CAHUZAC, 
Mapboux, DE LA DEVANSAYE, O’BRIEN, DE BOSSCHERE and W. THompson to the heroes of 
the fete, to their wives, and to the ORCHIDEENNE. 
Lastly, M. G. Warocqué, President of the ORCHIDEENNE, in a toast filled with good 
grace, alluded to the part played in the progress of Belgian culture by those modest but 
devoted and active assistants, the “ chefs de culture.” The toast was associated with the 
name of M. V. Van Mou, principal commercial manager of the HorTICULTURE INTER- 
NATIONALE, who was present at the banquet. 
The company separated with the most agreable impressions, and expressed the desire, 
proposed by D* Capart, to see the fete renewed each year in the month of April. 
On the evening of the same day all the employés of the Horticulture dined together to 
celebrate the fiftieth meeting of the ORCHIDEENNE, and drank to the progress of Orchid 
culture and to the health of Messrs J. and LuciEN LINDEN. 
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The following is the list of awards made by the jury on this occasion. 
First-class Diploma of Honour 
To Masdevallia x Pourbarxi, from M. PouRBAIX, unanimously. 
First-class Certificates of Merit 
To Cattleya Trianae, from M. A. VAN ImscHoot, by acclamation; 
Cut flowers of Dendrobium and Odontoglossum, from M. W. Tuompson, by acclamation; 
Cattleya Trianae, from Count DE BousigEs, unanimously; 
Odontoglossum crispum leopardinum, from M. G. Warocouh, unanimously; 
(To be continued on p. 16.) 
