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bore a compact spike of thirteen finely-shaped flowers, with broad, very 
undulate segments. The ground colour is white, and the sepals and petals 
bear a group of brown spots about the centre, while the crest of the lip is 
surrounded by numerous small spots. Odontoglossum amabile is a hybrid 
from O. crispum and O. spectabile, and is remarkably variable in the 
arrangement and colour of the spots, as well as in the shape of the 
segments. Our figure is taken from a photograph by Mr. F. Waldock; 
kindly forwarded by the exhibitor. 
Bigs SOCIETIES. Frac] 
T the meeting held on February roth, the date of the Annual General 
Meeting, there was a very fine display of Orchids, including a 
magnificent group from Westonbirt, to which a Gold Medal was awarded. 
Six other medals, two First-class Certificates, and seven Awards of Merit 
were also given. 
Orchid Committee present :—J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the Chair), 
and Messrs. J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), Gurney Wilson, E. H. Davidson, 
W. H. White, Sir Harry J. Veitch, Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., R. A 
Rolfe, F. Sander, R. G. Thwaites, F. M. Ogilvie, T. Armstrong, C. H. 
Curtis, W. Cobb, J. Charlesworth, J. Cypher, W. H. Hatcher, J. E. Shill, 
H. G. Alexander, S. W. Flory, C. Cookson, W. Bolton, C. J. Lucas, and 
de Barri Crawshay. 
Lt.-Col. Sir George L. Holford, K.C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. 
Alexander), staged a magnificent group, to the left of the entrance, 
composed largely of well-grown Cattleyas, Lzliocattleyas, hybrid Odonto- 
glossums, Odontiodas, and Cymbidiums, with many white Lelia anceps 
bearing about a hundred spikes, and producing a very graceful effect: 
Cymbidium insigne and its hybrids were in great force, the latter including 
some fine forms of C. Alexanderi, Gottianum, and the new C. Dryad (see 
page 95). C. Lowio-grandiflorum with seven spikes, and C. Holfordianum 
were also very fine. Among numerous fine forms of Cattleya Trian® 
Imperator and Mooreana were particularly good, also a cluster of the rich 
yellow Leliocattleya Ariel, some well-bloomed examples of Sophronitis 
grandiflora, Sophrocatlelia Marathon, the yellow Brassocattleya Figars 
B.-c. Euterpe and Vesta, Vanda Watsoni with eight spikes, Cypripedium 
Cyclops, Satyr, Viking, Lucifer, and others too numerous to mention. 
Gold Medal was awarded to this excellent group. 
E. H. Davidson, Esq., Orchid Dene, Twyford, was awarded a Silver 
Flora Medal for a beautiful group, including many brilliant Odontiodas, 
Odontoglossum Ossulstonii, Aireworth, and numerous others, a well- 
bloomed example of Sophronitis grandiflora, Lycaste Skinneri and var. alba, — 
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