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what like Habenaria viridis, but the labellum rather more resembled that of 
an Orchis. It was apparently a hybrid, and too abnormal to connect with 
any British species, whilst its early flowering appeared unaccountable. 
September 13, I911:—BULBOPHYLLUM ORTHOGLOSSUM.—Mr O’Brien 
drew attention to this uncommon species (figured in the Gardeners’ Chronicle, 
June 2oth, 1908, page 406), shown by Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., and 
which had been imported from the Philippine Islands. 
October 24, 191I :— 
CATTLEYA SORORIA, Rchb. f.—Mr. R. A. Rolfe exhibited a flower which 
had been raised in the collection of W. Evans, Esq., of Leicester, from C. 
Harrisoniana crossed with the pollen of C. bicolor, and remarked that it was 
identical with the natural hybrid, C. sororia, Rchb. f., and thus confirmed 
its supposed parentage, which was originally in doubt. He also exhibited 
for comparison paintings from the Dictionnaire des Orchidées of the two 
parents, remarking incidentally that the one figured as C. Harrisoniana was 
wrongly labelled C. Loddigesii, and that, in fact, the names of the two 
species had been transposed, as was sometimes the case in gardens. 
L#LIOCATTLEYA AMANDA, Rchb. f., and L.-c. VERE LI, Rolfe.—Mr. 
Rolfe also exhibited flowers of these two natural hybrids, remarking that 
they were originally confused under the former name. The first, how- 
ever, was from Lelia Boothiana and Cattleya intermedia, the latter from 
L. Boothiana and C. Forbesii, as was evident from the strong red veining 
on the disc of the lip. All three species were known to grow together 
in the neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro. The two hybrids were in 
flower at Kew, that of L.-c. amanda being from a batch raised by himself 
by crossing L. Boothiana and C. intermedia, with a view to proving the 
Paintings of some of the plants in question were also shown. 
Octomeria sp.—Dr. Rendle reported that the Octomeria referred to him 
at the last meeting, and shown under the name Octomeria Baueri, did not 
agree with the figure given by Bauer. Mr. Rolfe recognised it as O. 
crassifolia, a Brazilian species, described by Lindley, with whose type 
specimen in the Kew Herbarium it agrees well. 
INTERESTING OrcHIDs.—Mr. J. O’Brien showed some interesting 
Orchids on behalf cf the Rev. J. C. B. Fletcher, including Bulbophyllum 
Medusz, Catasetum Gnomus, Rchb. f., and a species of Epidendrum, which 
Mr. Rolfe later identified as E. Harrisoniz, Hook. (Bot. Mag., t. 8392), a 
native of Brazil, and a somewhat variable plant. 
MALFORMATION OF CATTLEYA LABIATA.—Mr. G. Wilsad showed flowers 
of Cattleya labiata, showing fixed peloria, produced on a plant which each 
year produces malformed flowers, though not always malformed in the same 
fashion as in the present case. 
