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there is little of novelty to record. Messrs. F. Sander & Co. and Messrs. 
Linden, however, arranged their plants on irregular banks of Hypnum moss, 
a novel feature, though the dressing was too dwarf and compact to form an 
improvement on the usual maidenhair fern. The crowding. of exhibits was 
hardly as noticeable as on some former occasions, though some of the groups 
would have looked better with a little more space, or, as this in some cases 
had to be curtailed, with a few of the commoner things left out. One fault 
of previous years was, if anything, worse than usual, for ina few cases it 
was almost impossible to ascertain the limits of the different groups, and this 
was especially noticeable where a few plants from several different exhibitors 
were huddled together. 
There is naturally a certain amount of sameness in these shows, but 
the present occasion was marked by the fine display of Odontoglossum 
crispum and the paucity of Cattleya Mendelii. C. Mossiz and Lelia 
purpurata were, as usual, abundant in most of the groups, and a few other 
well-known things were pretty generally represented. In the following 
report we have aimed at giving the more characteristic features of the 
different groups, and the rarer plants exhibited. 
Baron Sir H. Schréder, The Dell, Egham (gr. Mr. Ballantine), staged a 
magnificent group, remarkable alike for quality and excellent culture, which 
was recognised by the award of a Gold Medal. It contained a fine series of 
Odontoglossum crispum varieties, one of the most striking being O. ¢ 
Sanderianum, characterised by the red-purple colour of the segments being 
almost suffused into one great blotch, leaving the margins white. Other 
Odontoglossums were well represented, and included the beautiful yellow 
O. luteopurpureum Vuylstekeanum, O. marginellum, O. ramosissimum, O. 
polyxanthum, O. x Wilckeanum, O. gloriosum, &c. The one which 
attracted most attention was the striking O. * Coradinei mirabile, remark- 
able for its great substance, broad segments with nearly white ground, and 
large light chestnut blotches. Cattleya Warscewiczii Sanderiana bore 
massive richly-coloured flowers, and the forms of C. Mossia were very good. 
Lelio-cattleya x Digbyano-Mossie and L.-c. Xx Hippolyta were 4s 
charming as ever; also Cypripedium callosum Sandere. We also noted 
C. Lawrenceanum Hyeanum, C. bellatulum, Sobralia macrantha Kienastiana, 
Cochlioda Neetzliana, Dendrobium Loddigesii and D. Bensone, well 
flowered, D. Brymerianum, several forms of the pretty little Epidendrum 
x elegantulum, E. prismatocarpum, the remarkable Bulbophyllum 
barbigerum wtth two racemes, the hairy lips fluttering with every breeze; 
and many others. A very fine specimen of Coelogyne Dayana with twenty- 
two long drooping spikes received a Cultural Commendation and an Award 
of Merit. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. White), staged 
