{ 
_ Abeautiful variety, having well-shaped 
i 2% beautiful hybrid, having salmon-rose sepals and petals, 
_ “timson in front, with much yellow veining in the t 
in ; : 
2 teresting flowers, including Lzliocattleya I 
‘ Purple with a darker lip, Brassocattleya Gatton 
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there are others of the rose-coloured Calanthe Veitchii, which is one of the 
“finest Orchids yet raised for decorative purposes. As the leaves fade before 
‘the flowers appear, they require to be staged with ferns or other foliage 
plants in order to get the best possible effect. The original C. Darblayana 
has flowers cf uniform soft rose pink. 
RoyAL HorRTICULTURAL. 
Al SUCCESSFUL meeting was held at the London Scottish Drill Hall, 
Buckingham Gate, Westminster, on October 22nd, when plants from 
ten exhibitors put in an appearance, and the awards consisted of three 
medals, one First-class Certificate, and two Awards of Merit. The meeting 
a fortnight earlier was limited to British grown fruit. 
Orchid Committee present: Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in the Chair), 
J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), W. H. White, R. A. Rolfe, F. J. Hanbury, Walter 
Cobb, W. J. Kaye, J. Charlesworth, S. W. Flory, F. K. Sander, T. 
Armstrong, Pantia Ralli, J. Wilson Potter, C. H. Curtis, and Sir Harry 
J. Veitch. 
FirsT-CLASS CERTIFICATE. 
ODONTOGLOssUM EXIMIUM LA PAPILLON (armainvillierense X crispum). 
—A superb variety, with remarkably broad overlapping sepals and petals, 
and the lip broad and of good shape. The 
h claret, the blotches being almost 
ound colour well developed at 
J. and A. McBean. 
forming a nearly complete circle, 
lowers are very heavily blotched wit 
confluent towards the base, with the white gr 
the apex of the petals and lip. Exhibited by Messrs. 
Awarps OF MERIT. 
CaTTLEYA THORA VAR. BRYNDIR (Empress Frederick xX Mrs. Pitt).— 
ruby-red sepals and petals, with an 
ange throat to the lip, and some buff veining on the disc. Exhibited 
by Dr. Miguel Lacroze. 
Letiocatrieyva Linpa (C. Dowiana aurea X Lc. Arachne).—A large 
and the lip ruby- 
hroat and on the disc of 
the lip. Exhibited by Messrs. Js and A. McBean. 
GENERAL EXHIBITS. 
TS 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park (gr. Mr. Collier). sent a few 
riselva (C. Iris. X Lc. Elva), 
Prince (Bcl. Mackayi X CG. 
Schroederze), Lc. Gaskell-pumila (L. pumila X C. Gaskelliana), Lc. Geoffrey- 
i ‘ceps (Lc. Geoffrey x L. anceps), and others. 
