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Mr. Wrigley states that sometimes the first flower has fallen before the 
second one expanded, though it does not occur now the plant has become 
strong and vigorous. We believe this is usually the case with strong plants. 
Some Selenipedium flowers do unfortunately fall while still quite fresh. 
Flowers of the beautiful albino of Sobralia macrantha, known as S. 
macrantha Kienastiana, Rchb. f., have been sent by F. Hardy, Esq., of 
Ashton-on-Mersey, who obtained them as variety alba—a far more 
descriptive—though not the original—name. There are two plants, one 
of which bears decidedly larger flowers than the other, but the smaller 
one has less yellow in the throat. It is a most beautiful variety, its 
large snow white-flowers being borne as freely as in the typical form, 
with which they form a charming contrast. 
The magnificent Cattleya Mendelii grandis for which Messrs. Hugh 
Low & Co. received an Award of Merit at the Temple Show, is one of 
the finest forms of this popular species which we have seen. It is part 
of the plant from the collection of H. Little, Esq., The Barons, Twicken- 
ham, and we have now received a ‘flower from this gentleman. It is 
perfect in form, the petals extremely broad, and the colour pure white, 
with the front of the lip light rosy-purple, and the throat yellow. 
A large and very beautiful variety of Lelia purpurata also comes from 
the same collection, very near L. p. Schroeder, but the lip a little 
darker in colour. It is apparently very similar to the L. purpurata 
pallida, Rchb. f., which flowered many years ago in the collection of 
Consul Schiller. 
From C. Winn, Esq., Selly Hill, Birmingham, we have received a 
remarkable form of Cypripedium Lawrenceanum in which the lower 
sepal is exactly similar to the upper one, both in shape and colour, and 
the whole very brilliant. The petals also turn upwards instead of being 
about horizontal, as in the type. It is a very striking form, and Mr. 
Winn thinks very highly of it. 
The forms of the beautiful albino of C. Mossiaz, known as C. M. 
Reineckiana, show a considerable amount of variation between themselves, 
as we have frequently had evidence. One from the collection of W. J. 
Thompson, Esq., of Stone, has the front lobe of the lip almost wholly 
suffused with rich crimson except the white margin, and bears an 
approach to the variety Marian; while a larger form from the collec- 
tion of C. Winn, Esq., of Birmingham, has the front lobe covered with : 
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