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(Oda. Queen Alexandra X Oda. Charlesworthii), bearing six well-shaped 
flowers of remarkably dark colour, the sepals and petals* being purple- 
chocolate, and the broad lip spotted with rose on a whitish ground in front, 
and a purple zone surrounding the yellow crest. 
At the meeting held on August 26th there was a good display of Orchids, 
nine collections being represented, and the awards consisted of two medals, 
two Awards of Merit, and one Cultural Commendation. 
Orchid Committee present: Sir Harry J. Veitch (in the Chair), 
J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), W. Bolton, G. Wilson, S. W. Flory, R. A. Rolfe, 
F. K. Sander, R. G. Thwaites, A. McBean, C. H. Curtis, Walter Cobb, 
and W. J. Kaye. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
CaTTLEYA HARDYANA ALBA Pitt’s vAR. (Dowiana aurea X Warscewiczii 
alba).—A very beautiful variety, with pure white sepals and petals and a 
deep crimson-purple lip with deep yellow veining on the disc, and some 
clear yellow on the sides. Exhibited by H. T. Pitt, Esq. 
CYPRIPEDIUM RossLyn (Godefroyz leucochilum x Rolfei).—A charming 
hybrid, with much of the general character of C. bellatulum, the petals and 
dorsal sepal being very broad, and the colour light cream yellow with lines 
of claret-purple dots. Exhibited by MH. T. Pitt; Esq. | 
CULTURAL COMMENDATION. 
L#&LIA MONOPHYLLA.—To Mr. F. W. Thurgood, gr. to H. T. Pitt, Esq., 
for a finely-grown plant bearing sixteen orange-scarlet flowers. The plant 
had been grown suspended from the roof of a Cool house, and made an 
effective little picture. 
he GENERAL EXxuHIsirs. : 
H.T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill (gr. Mr. F. W. Thurgood), 
received a Silver Flora Medal for a very interesting group, containing three 
good examples of Cattleya Hardyana alba, the rare C. Hardyana Countess: 
of Derby, Angrecum Scottianum, Cycnoches stellatum with a graceful 
raceme of light green male flowers, Promenzea xanthina, Chondrorhyncha 
Chestertonii, Odontoglossum promerens Princess Mary, Catasetum fimbri- 
atum, well-bloomed examples of -Dendtochilum filiforme, Masdevallia 
Chimera and Veitchiana, the graceful Brassia longissima, and several 
interesting Cypripediums. 
J. Ansaldo, Esq., Rosebank, Mumbles, sent a number of interesting cut 
flowers, including a very fine Cattleya  Hardyana, C. Sybil Rosebank var., 
C. Mrs. J. Ansaldo, Sophrocattleya Faboris, and a few others. 
Mrs. Bischoffsheim, Warren House, Stanmore (gr. Mr. H. Haddon), 
sent Leliocattleya rubens Warren House var., a very large blush-white 
flower, with the front lobe of the lip purple-crimson. 
