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habit, and bears long pendulous racemes of white flowers, with very 

 long slender spurs, which are more or less spirally twisted in the apical 

 half. 



H. J. Elwes, Esq., F.R.S., Colesborne Park, Andoversford (gr. Mr. 

 Walters), showed Stenoglottis longifolia Colesborne variety, a very fine 

 form, bearing three dense racemes of blush-white flowers, prettily spotted 

 with purple; and a finely-grown specimen of Habenaria carnea, with three 

 fine spikes of flowers, the latter receiving a Cultural Commendation. 



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

 Cultural Commendation for a fine plant of Cattleya X Maroni (aurea X 

 velutina), bearing an inflorescence of nine finely-developed flowers. 



N. C. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam (gr. Mr. Chapman), exhibited 

 Cypripedium X triumphans superbum, and Laelia prsestans Oakwood 

 variety, the latter having a nearly white ground colour with the front of 

 the lip of a peculiar dark slate-blue colour. 



A. Heygate, Esq., Milford-on-Sea, sent a small form of Cypripedium X 



Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal 

 for a splendid group of hybrids, including Cypripedium X Baron Schroder, 

 Laelia X splendens, Cattleya X porphyrophlebia, C. X Clonia, C. X 

 Maroni, C. X Wendlandiana, C. X Mantinii, C. X Clytie, Laelio-cattleya 

 X Hermione, L.-c. X Haroldiana, L.-c. X bletchleyensis Urania, L.-c. X 

 Cornelia, and L.-c. X Eva (Gaskelliana X tenebrosa), having nearly white 

 sepals and petals and some lilac-purple markings on the lip. 



Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, staged a large and 

 handsome group, which gained a Silver Flora Medal. It contained 

 Dendrobium X formoso-Lowii, Cypripedium X Standard (Charlesworthii 

 X Leeanum giganteum), C. X Sir Redvers Buller, Cattleya X Mantinii, 

 C. X Iris, C. X Chamberlainiana, C. X weedoniensis Kubelik (granulosa 

 X Mendelii), C. X Bowringiano-superba, with dark rose-purple flowers ; 

 C. X Mrs. Herbert Greaves, evidently derived from C. Loddigesii and C. 

 Gaskelliana; four handsome plants of C. X Mrs. J. W. Whiteley,one of the 

 variety superba having a specially broad lip with a good deal of orange colour 

 in it, Laelio-cattleya X praestans-bicolor, L.-c. X La France (tenebrosa X 

 bicolor), L.-c. X Haroldiana, L.-c. X Gottoiana superba, Brassolaelia X 

 Helen, a plant of Oncidium Lanceanum with a panicle of twenty very fine 

 flowers; O. ornithorrhynchum album, and Odontoglossum crispum Trianae 



Messrs. H. Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, received a Silver Banksian 

 Medal for a good group, containing the fine Cypripedium X I'Ansoni 

 magnificum, C. X Marshallianum, Oncidium Forbesii, O. ornithorrhynchum, 

 and O. o. album, some good varieties of Cattleya labiata, C. X Mantinii 



