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The plants are grown in the cool Intermediate house, a little fibrous loam 
being incorporated in the compost,’and during the growing season an 
abundant supply of water is given. 
The late Mr, John Day had a high appreciation of this Lycaste, and 
in 1881 remarked, when figuring a particularly fine variety (Orch. Draw., 
XXvili. t. 19): “It has now 1g splendid flowers, all in perfection, and 
reminds me of the many grand specimens of this noble Orchid that I used 
to have in the old days. It is now seldom seen so fine as it was then. Mr. 
Skinner used to send grand masses to Veitch, and from 20 to 50 flowers on 
a plant was not uncommon. I think no Orchid varies so much as this, not 
even Lelia elegans or Odontoglossum crispum. My drawings in Scrap 
Books iv., ix., xi., and xii. will illustrate this.” The series shows ten very 
diverse varieties, in addition to the beautiful variety alba, which seems to 
have been rarer at this early period than at present. 
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T the usual: fortnightly meeting held at the London Scottish Drill 
Hall, Buckingham Gate, Westminster, on April 11th, there was a 
rather small display of Orchids, and the awards consisted of one medal and 
one First-class Certificate. 
Orchid Committee present: Frederick J. Hanbury (in the Chair), J. 
O’Brien (hon: sec.), J. Wilson Potter, R. A. Rolfe, T. Armstrong, Walter 
Cobb, J. Shill, R. Brooman White, and J. Charlesworth. 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE. 
ODONTIODA CORONATION ORCHIDHURST VAR. (Oda. Vuylstekee xX 
Odm. crispum).—A superb variety, bearing a panicle of 49 large and hand- 
some flowers. The shape is excellent, and the ground colour cream white, 
with a rosy margin and much dark Indian red blotching, while the very 
broad lip is creamy white in front, with red markings round the yellow 
crest. Exhibited by Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. 
GENERAL EXHIBITS. 
Baron Bruno Schréder, The Dell, Englefield Green (gr. Mr. J. E. Shill), 
showed Cattleya Lady Rowena (Warneri alba X Suzanne Hye), bearing 
two fine white flowers, with orange-yellow veining on the disc of the lip. 
Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, staged a small group 
of choice things, including Odontoglossum Peerless magnificum, ardentillus, 
eximillus, Conqueror, and Victory, also good forms of Odontioda Henryi, 
Cooksoniz, Charlesworthii, and Royal Gem var. violacea, a pretty rosy- 
violet form with the usual blotching (Silver Banksian Medal). 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, sent Leliocattleya 
