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whose pure white ground is relieved by the deep orange-yellow throat; 
and a form of bicolor, with a most brilliant amethyst-coloured lip, which 
forms a striking contrast with the olive-green sepals and petals. There are 
also two massive flowers of Lycaste Skinneri, one blush-pink, the other 
darker, and both having the lip much marbled with crimson ; and a 
thirteen-flowered spike of the remarkable Stauropsis gigantea, whose flowers 
might have been modelled in wax. They are Vanda-like, very fleshy, and 
blotched with reddish brown on a pale yellow ground. Odontoglossums 
include crispum, luteopurpureum hystrix, and Hallii, all splendidly 
developed. The Dendrobiums are very beautiful, and comprise the 
massive D. X Ainsworthii splendidissimum, D. nobile nobilius and D.n- 
elegans, both very handsome; a three-flowered raceme of the charming D. 
crassinode Barberianum, and the remarkable D. Brymerianum. All the 
flowers are splendidly developed, and show that they appreciate the 
liberal treatment which they certainly receive. 
Several beautiful Odontoglossums from the collection of De Barri 
Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks (gr. Mr. Cooke) show their value 
at this season. They include several forms of O. triumphans, one dark 
form having very short, broad sepals and petals; a second, rather similar 
in shape, but the markings more spot-like and much paler in colour. 
There is also a very light form of the normal type, with long sepals; a 
second, with much fewer spots, which thus appears more yellow, and three 
dark forms. They illustrate very well the amount of variation in the 
species. The others sent are the handsomely spotted form of O. X 
Andersonianum, known as Ruckerianum Crawshayanum, the pretty little 
O. X Andersonianum pulvereum, with yellow ground, and very numerous 
brown spots, and a well-marked form of O. x excellens. 
A beautiful series of Dendrobiums comes from the establishment of Mr. 
John Robson, of Altrincham. They include the charming little D. nobile 
murrhiniacum, D. n. Pitcherianum, very similar, but with white instead of 
pale blush ground; the splendid D. n. nobilius, D. n. pulcherrimum, 
D. X Thalia (nobile x Ainsworthii), D. x Apollo (x  Ainsworthii 
splendidissimum  X_nobile pulcherrimum) and the richly coloured D. X 
Rubens. 
Two good light forms of D. nobile are sent from the collection of D. M. 
Grimsdale, Esq., Kent Lodge, Uxbridge, together with a larger form 
beautifully tipped with rose-purple at the apex of each segment. The 
pretty little Odontoglossum gloriosum is also sent. Though much less 
showy than most others from the same region, it is very distinct and forms 
a pleasing contrast with them. 
A large light form of Cattleya Trianz is-sent from the collection of E- 
F.AClark, Esq., of Teignmouth, together with a much smaller form. T 
