‘THE ORCHID-REVIEW. 317 
Hardyana, of: good. colour and: form, but ona weak’ plant and’ small 
(Award of Merit), and Oncidium ee aenes which has 
alféady received a First-class Certificate. 
° "Mr. W.Holmés, Timperley, showed Cypripedium ‘conco- -Lawre.’ 
John Robson, Altrincham, showed’ Leelio- cattleya X- apse 
en, and « a: glad ‘fine fori of Pa leaveacs oe as of 
Merit). ~ : 
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ORCHIDS AT THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
| “A few ‘good Orchids were ‘staged at the Drill Hall, James Street, 
Westminster, on September | 12th, : “but, as is usual at’ this" ‘Beason, the 
exhibits were not numerous. The: members. of thé“ ‘Orchid [Cun mitteé 
present were:—H. J. Veitch, Esq., in the chair, and Messrs. Bond, 
Chapman, Crawshay, Douglas, Fowler, Gabriel, Hill, se a Bitils 
Lucas, Pollett, Smee, ‘Young, and O’Brien (hon. séc.). 
oe WwW. Duckworth, Esq., Shaw Hall, Flixton, Manchester (girs Mr. Tiida, 
sent the beautifal albino} Cattleya Luéddemanniana alba, to'which a First: 
class Certificate was given. ‘It is quite’ typical i in’ sizé’ and: shape, but of the 
purest white, with the disc -6f the lip clear ligh€ aN Seed histibey ot 
the Medoat 4 is given at p. 326 of our last volume.’ 
. L. N. Ingfam, Esq., Elstead House, Godalming ee Mr: Bord); 
howe four flowers of Ingram’s variety of Lelid-cattleya x tallistoglossa, 
and Cattleya x Kienastiaria Aurora’ (Lueddemanniana- Bh 54 Dowlana 
autea 3), a beautiful light’ variety, to which ‘an Award of Merit Wa® given. 
The sepals and petals are light rose, slightly freckled with: ‘cream white, 
and the lip bright yellow at the base and* ‘bentre, with: ‘purplish: red ‘lines, 
and the front lobe uadiilate, light rose — with’ an nant piftplish 
rose blotch i in‘the centre. 
aa Leon, Esq., Bletchley: Park (gr. Mr. -atopy also received an 
Award’ of Merit for Lelio-cattleya X callistoglossa ° -Leon’s var., a very finé 
form, with bright lilac+rose sepals and ptr need the = dark claret- parple 
to extreme base: 
F. W. Moore, Esq., Royal Botaliti? Gardens Glasnevin, exhibited tha 
remarkable Cryptophoranthus hypodiscus (Rolfe), ’ ‘to which a Botanical 
Certificate: was given. It is allied to C. Dayanus, but has smaller flowers 
of a dull purple colour, with. some white hairs on the’ veins of the dorsal 
sepal. The flowéts of this “genus are very curious, ‘being closed at the 
apex, with 2 ‘pair df opénings at the side, and thus: Tesembhe the head of 2 
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Hardy, Esq!) Tyntesfield, Asliton- se isloey (gr. Mr. Stati), 
sai ‘the pretty’ ‘tittle Sophrdcattleya x Hardyana’ = gtandi- 
