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time. It is of excellent shape, the sepals and petals being very broad, and 
rich rose-purple in colour, while the lip is short and broad, rich purple- 
crimson, with some paler colour at the base of the tube, and buff orange in 
the throat. It shows an approach to L. pumila in shape, but the flower is 
much larger, and altogether a hybrid of much promise. 
BRASSOCATTLEYA VILMORINIANA.—A handsome hybrid, raised by M. 
Ch. Maron, Brunoy, from Cattleya Mossie x Brassocattleya Leemanniz. 
It received a Certificate de mérite at the meeting of the Société de Royale 
d’Horticulture de France, held on January 26th, under the name of Lelio- 
cattleya Vilmoriniana. The flowers are of good shape and well expanded, 
the sepals and petals magenta rose, and the broad lip darker in colour, 
veined with purple, and with some golden yellow in the throat. 
A DIMEROUS CYPRIPEDE. 
A VERY remarkable flower has been sent by Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. 
Albans, the different organs being in alternating pairs, and thus perfectly 
symmetrical. There are two sepals, equal in size and c3lour, two alternating 
petals, two perfect staminodes, opposite to the sepals, two perfect anthers, 
opposite to the petals, and a terminal, nearly orbicular stigma, not oblique 
as in the normal flower. It is said to be a seedling of unknown parentage, 
and it remains to be proved whether the abnormality is constant. It recalls 
Paphiopedilum Sir Redvers Buller somewhat in colour, the sepals being 
much dotted and lined with reddish purple on a light ground, and the 
petals red-purple, with a somewhat darker median line. The suppression of 
the lip and the regular development of the other organs gives the flower a 
very striking appearance. 
ORCHID NOTES AND NEWS. 
Two meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society will be held at the Royal 
Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, during March, on the 
14th and 28th, when the Orchid Committee will meet at the usual hour, 
12 o’clock noon. 
The Manchester and North of England Orchid Society will hold 
meetings at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on March 2nd, 16th, and 3oth. 
The Committee meets at noon, and the exhibits are open to inspection from 
I to 4 p.m. | 
Turin INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.—Three Flower and Fruit Shows 
will be held in connection with the above;_a Spring Show from May 11th 
to 25th; a Summer Show from September 16th to 24th, and an Autumn 
Show from October 25th to November 4th. Schedules may be had from 
the Secretary to the Horticultural Committee, 21, St. James Square, S.W. 
