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a pretty seedling Odontoglossum called O. X Hallio-crispum roseum, with 

 a yellowish white ground colour, flushed with rose, and prettily blotched 

 with reddish brown. 



Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury House, Acton (gr. Mr. 

 Hudson), showed an exceptionally fine specimen of Dendrobium formosum 

 giganteum, having pseudobulbs two feet long, and fifteen enormous pure 

 white flowers with an orange disc to the lip. It received a Cultural 

 Commendation. 



F. Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking (gr. Mr. Gilbert), showed 

 Cypripedium Charlesworthii Westfield variety, a fine dark form, and a fine 

 C. X Chas. Canham major. 



Sir F. Wigan, Bart., Clare Lawn, East Sheen (gr. Mr. W. H. Young), 

 exhibited Laelio-cattleya X Gottoiana, L.-c. X Ira (L. longipes X L.-c. 

 X Schilleriana), and L.-c. X Constance Wigan (L. xanthina X C. Rex), 

 the two latter being described on another page. 



Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, staged a fine group of hybrids ( 

 for which a Silver Flora Medal was awarded. It comprised Laelio-cattleya 

 X Bryan, L.-c. X bletchleyensis, L.-c. X Aphrodite, L.-c. X Eunomia, 

 L.-c. X Pacavia, L.-c. X Parysatis, L.-c. X Hermione, L.-c. X Nysa, 

 L.-c. X Ophir, L.-c. X Tyro (L.-c. X Proserpine X C. Gaskelliana), 

 having a very curious elongated lip veined with purple, Cattleya X Chloe, 

 C. X Mrs. J. W. Whiteley, and other showy plants. 



Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, received a Silver 

 Banksian Medal for a fine group of hybrids, including Sophrocattleya X 

 eximia, Laelio-cattleya X callistoglossa albens, L.-c. X La France (C. 

 bicolor X L. tenebrosa), a fine form of Cattleya X Iris, C. X weedoniensis 

 41 Kubelik " (granulosa X Mendelii), a delicately-tinted form, the dark 

 ■scarlet Sophrolaelia X Veitchii var. Eros, and Cypripedium X Princess 

 (Mons. Comnet X Fairrieanum), a handsome hybrid, having a nearly unite 

 ground colour, tinged with rose, and lined with purple on the dorsal sepal 

 and petals. A First-class Certificate was given to Sophrolaelia X 

 heatonensis (Sophronitis grandiflora X Laelia purpurata), a strikingly 

 handsome hybrid, having the sepals and petals purple tinged with dark 

 scarlet, and a large lip deep rose in colour, lined with purple. 



Messrs. H. Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, staged a good group including 

 Cattleya Grossii pallida, a nearly white form having the sepals slightly 

 tinged with green, and the lip of a pale rose; some good C. Loddigesii, 

 Laelio-cattleya X intermedio-flava, Oncidium Forbesii, O. incurvum 

 album, Cypripedium insigne Balliae and others. An Award of Merit was 

 ; given to Cattleya X Firefly (Dormaniana X Bowringiana). 



Messrs. W. Bull & Sons, Chelsea, showed the fine yellow Cypripedium 

 X Charlesianum Sybil (Leeanum aureum X Sallieri), having the dorsnl 



