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The Jury, composed of MM. le comte DE Bousies, president, CH. DE BOSSCHERE, 
secretary, F. KeceLjAN, Cu. WAN WAMBEKE, A. Van ImscHoot, EM. Ropicas, 
A. Huyprecuts and Cu. Vassgur, made the following awards : — 
First-class Diplomas of Honour 
To Cattleya x Parthenia gratissima, from M. A. BLEU, unanimously ; 
Cattleya x amethystino-superba splendens, from M. A. BLEU; 
Cymbidium eburneum var., from M. LINDEN. 
First-class Certificates of Merit 
To Odontoglossum crispum var., from M. ALBERT Mapoux, unanimously ; 
Odontoglossum Pescatorei var., from M. G. MITEAU, unanimously ; 
Lycaste Skinneri alba, from M. MADoux; 
Cattleya Schilleriana, from M. le comte DE BousIEs ; 
Masdevallia Roezli superba, from M. LINDEN; 
Odontoglossum crispum var., from M. LINDEN ; 
Miltonia vexillaria, from M. VAN IMSCHOOT ; 
Odontoglossum Cervantesi lilacinum, from M. DE LANSBERGE ; 
Phaius grandifolius, from M. CHAUMONT ; 
Cattleya Trianae, from M. VAN ImMScHOOT ; 
Cypripedium Spicero-Lowianum, from M. LINDEN ; 
Cypripedium hybride, from M. LINDEN ; é 
Odontoglossum sceptrum Lindent, from M. CAHUzAC; 
Odontoglossum citrosmum album, from M. LINDEN. 
First-class Cultural Certificates 
To Chysis bractescens, from M. LINDEN, unanimously; 
Oncidium superbiens Enaoi, from M. Van ImscHoor, unanimously; 
Dendrobium thyrsiflorum, from M. Mapoux, unanimously ; 
Epidendrum species, from M. VAN Imscuoor. 
TOAST OF M. COMTE DE BOUSIES AT THE BANQUET 
OF II® MARCH. 
M. le comte DE Boustss proposed the first toast in the following terms : 
GENTLEMEN, 
A In SANS Ueto the honour to speak here in your name you have confided to me a very 
elicate mission, because I do not possess the eloquence necessary to discharge it properly. 
“It 1s, nN a 1 at I do no f ra Oo nent hesitate 
however so honorable a d greeab ea mission th 
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T proceed therefore, in the name of the jury of the ORcHIDSENNE, to offer to Messrs 
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