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FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE. 
_ LatiocattteyaA PrestpENT WILson (Lc. Thyone X C. Dowiana 
aurea)—A magnificent hybrid, most resembling the Cattleya parent in 
general character, the sepals and undulate petals being very broad, and 
bright yellow in colour, and the ample lip rich carmine-crimson, with 
orange-coloured veining throughout, the colour becoming rather lighter in 
front. This fine acquisition was exhibited by Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, 
Tunbridge Wells. 
| AWARD OF MERIT. 
BRASSOCATTLEYA OLympus LANGLEY var. (C. Hardyana xX Be. 
Maroniz)—A handsome variety, having pale lilac sepals and petals, and a 
broad, well fringed lip of somewhat darker shade, with a large, clear yellow 
disc. Exhibited by Messrs. Flory & Black. 
GENERAL EXHIBITS. 
Messrs. Stuart Low & Co., Jarvisbrook, staged a large and brilliant 
group, to which a Silver-gilt Medal was awarded. It contained five fine 
plants of Vanda coerulea, some good examples of Oncidium incurvum and 
Vaticosum, and a good series of Cattleyas and Lzliocattleyas ; noteworthy 
among them being C. Iris var. Buttercup, having bright yellow sepals and 
petals, and a purple lip, broadly margined with yellow in front, and C. 
Gaskelliana My Lady, bearing five white flowers with a mauve blotch on 
the front of the lip. Numerous other interesting plants were also included 
in this fine exhibit. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, received a Silver Flora 
Medal for a choice group, including many attractive Odontoglossums, 
Laliocattleyas and others, noteworthy among them being a richly-coloured 
‘. Appam. There were also some excellent home-raised Miltonia vexill- 
os including var. Dulcies, bright magenta-rose with a crimson mask on 
the lip, and Marshal Foch, a light rose variety with an exceptionally 
Oad lip, 
Messrs, Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, sent Cattleya Ella 
Orchidhurst var. (bicolor X Warscewiczii), a finely-shaped form with light 
salmon-rose sepals and petals, and a broad, violet-crimson lip. 
am Flory & Black, Slough, showed a well-grown plant of Cattleya 
€wiczil Frau Melanie Beyrodt. 
Messrs. J. & A. McBean, Cooksbridge, staged a small group, including : 
0% of the rare Rodriguezia secunda with four spikes of coral pink flowers, 
alba §00d examples of Vanda Sanderiana, Cattleya Venus, C. Hardyana 
» and Brassocattleya Nodina. 
hag meeting held on September 24th there was a good display “ 
» and the awards consisted of two medals and two Awards of Merit. 
