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season’s growth, and the points of the roots are now sealed over. These 
Orchids require a long season of rest, and, owing to their terete leaves, are 
able to withstand drought. During their period of inactivity water should 
only be afforded in sufficient quantities to prevent much shrivelling of 
their peculiar foliage. A warm Cattleya house will suit them admirably 
whilst at rest. V. Amesiana, V. Watsonii, and V. Kimballiana are very 
distinct and beautiful Vandas, and as winter-blooming subjects are most 
useful and beautiful. The general conditions observed in the cultivation of 
these terete-leaved Vandas is all that is necessary. 
GENERAL REMARKS.—The general cleaning of the houses and their 
contents comprises the principal work for the present month. No time 
should be lost in this essential matter, as, with the New Year, other matters 
soon become pressing. There may be difficulties with so many of our 
younger members of the profession away, engaged on sterner business, but 
the health of the plants must not be neglected, and when the time comes 
that peace and goodwill reigns over us again may absent members be able 
to resume their peaceful avocations. This is the earnest wish with which I 
will close my remarks for the present year. 
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RoyAL HORTICULTURAL. 
IT the fortnightly meeting, held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, 
Westminster, on November 7th, there was a good display of Orchids, 
and the awards consisted of four medals and four awards of other kinds. 
Orchid Committee present: Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in the 
Chair), J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), W. Bolton, H. J. Chapman, C. J. Lucas, 
W. H. White, C. H. Curtis, H. G. Alexander, J. Cypher, J. Charlesworth, 
W. Cobb, T. Armstrong, E. R. Ashton, A. McBean, Pantia Ralli, F. J. 
Hanbury, R. G. Thwaites, J. Wilson, Potter, and R. A. Rolfe. 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE. 
CypRIPEDIUM Mrs. HILARY JENKINSON (Troilus X alportense).—A very 
large and well-shaped flower, having a broad white dorsal sepal, blotched 
with brown on the yellow-green basal area, the spots becoming purple and 
smaller in size on reaching the white, the petals spotted with brown on a 
yellow ground, and the lip suffused—with-.the~same colour in front. 
Exhibited by R. Windsor Rickards, Esq., Usk Priory, Monmouthshire. 
AWARD OF MERIT. 
Cypripepium A. J. H. SMiruH (niveum xX Hera Euryades).—A charming 
thing, most like a greatly enlarged edition of the former, with densely 
spotted purple lines on the lower half of the dorsal sepal, and with similar 
