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Diana, the flower most resembling the former, but modified in shape and 
with the front of the lip deep crimson-purple. 
At the meeting of the Orchidéene, among various remarkable Orchids, 
we noticed the pretty little Cattleya x Mantini, already described in these 
pages, from M.G. Mantin, a superb specimen of C. labiata with about 
thirty exceptionally fine flowers, from the royal collection at Lacken, under 
the charge of M. Knight, and some fine specimens from L’Horticulture 
Internationale, including C. labiata marmorata with prettily flamed and 
variegated segments, C. Eldorada alba, pure white with deep orange throat, 
a beautiful example of Vanda Sanderiana, Oncidium Forbesii with a very 
fine panicle of flowers, a beautiful yellow form of Cypripedium insigne, &c. 
At an Exhibition of Chrysanthemums at Antwerp some beautiful Orchids 
were staged. M. Jules Hye sent the remarkable Cattleya. labiata Peetersii, 
Cypripedium insigne Sandere, and Miltonia vexillaria Leopoldi. M. 
Vuylsteke also sent some fine Orchids, and M. Guill. De Bosschere also 
included many, both plants and cut flowers, in a very effective collection of 
decorative plants. 
In the collections of M. A. Van Imschoot, and M. Jules Hye, as well as 
at the establishments of M. Vuylsteke and L’Horticulture Internationale, are 
many hybrid seedlings, which will probably yield many surprises. 
Cu. DE’ BosscHERE. 
ORCHIDS AT THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY 
THE show of Orchids at the Drill Hall, James Street, Westminster, on 
October 29th, was smaller than usual, though several interesting things 
‘were staged. 
T. Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Whitefield, Manchester (gr. Mr. Johnson), 
exhibited a group of choice flowers, to which a Silver Flora Medal was 
given. It contained half-a-dozen fine forms of Cattleya Dowiana, one of 
which had the sepals and petals beautifully marbled with rosy lilac, as in 
C. D. marmorata. It was called C. D. Johnsoniana, and received a First- 
class Certificate. It/also contained several handsome forms of C. labiata, 
one of which had the flowers prettily flaked with purple; Cypripedium 
Spicerianum virescens, with pallid greenish flowers, and C. x Edwardii. 
F. Hardy, Esq., Tyntesfield, Ashton-on-Mersey (gr. Mr. Stafford), 
received a Silver Banksian Medal for a group of fine things, including 
Cattleya Bowringiana gigantea, an unusually large and richly-coloured 
form, which received an Award of Merit; the beautiful C. x Harrisii ; 
the charming white C. ]. Cooksone, and a fine lot of cut spikes of other 
handsome forms of C. labiata. : 
