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lip, and as the parentage is evidently given correctly it may be called 
L.-c. Canhamiana var. Marguerite. The flower is of excellent shape and 
size, and the sepals and petals are of the purest white, while the lip is 
rich purple, with a paler area near the apex, and some deep yellow in 
the throat. 
An inflorescence of Cypripedium philippinense bearing three flowers 
is sent from the collection of E. Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall, Wilmslow. 
Mr. Ashworth remarks that it is a most charming flower, and that he 
purchased the plant at the Howick House Sale about twenty years ago, 
under the name of C. Reebelenii. It was described by Reichenbach under 
the latter name in 1883, but is now generally regarded as a form of the 
earlier C. philippinense. The long, spirally-twisted petals and golden 
yellow ground-colour of the lip give it a very elegant appearance. 
A flower of a hybrid Cattleya with two lips is sent from the collection 
of C. J. Lucas, Esq., Warnham Court, Horsham. It is one of the C. 
granulosa hybrids, as shown by the long isthmus of the front lobe, and the 
deeply cut side lobes. It is probably only an accidental development. 
B) orci NOTES AND NEWS. 
ae meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society will be held at the 
Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, during July, on 
the 14th and 28th, when the Orchid Committee will meet at the usual hour, 
12 o'clock noon. 
The next meeting of the Manchester and North of England Orchid 
Society will be held in the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on July r6th. The 
Committee meets at noon, and the exhibits are open to members and the 
public from 1 to 4 p-m. 
DEATH OF Mr. GEORGE Gorpon, V.M.H.—This distinguished Horti- 
culturist passed away at his residence, Priory Park, Kew, on June 14th, 
after a short illness, at the ageof 72. It was only in November last that he 
cron from the Editorship of the Gardeners’ M agazine, a post that he had 
held since November, 1890, though he continued his association with the 
Paper as advisory Editor. Mr. Gordon commenced his horticultural career 
“A oe under his father, and then went as journeyman to High 
“ad oddesdon, a garden famous for its collection of Orchids among 
: “Se His subsequent career was chiefly among other phases of 
om ure, and has been very fully dealt with by our contemporaries. 
fata v one of the original recipients of the Victoria Medal of Horticulture 
€ R.H.S., and an active promoter of the gardening charities. His 
