22 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
having rose-purple flowers, with a darker lip; the other a C. Bowringiana 
cross, resembling C. x Mantinii. 
Mrs. Langton, Hillfield, Reigate (gr. Mr. Pearce), sent a good Cattleya 
Dowiana called Hillfield var., with pale yellow sepals and petals and a richly 
coloured lip. 
T. Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Whitefield, Manchester (gr. Mr. Johnson), 
sent the beautiful Cypripedium x Maudie, C. x Francesie (Curtisii 
X callosum Sanderz), the fine yellow C. insigne Luciani, and Dendrobium 
bigibbum rubescens. 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, staged an excellent group, to which 
a Silver Flora Medal was given. One half of it consisted of rare Cypripediums, 
among which were eleven well-grown plants of the beautiful Cypripedium 
insigne Sanderz, bearing an aggregate of fifteen flowers, C. x Actzeus, C. 
x Morganie, C. x T.B. Haywood, some fine specimens of C. x Leeanum, 
and many other good forms. The second half contained principally plants 
of the Cattleya group, including C. x Mantinii, Lelio-cattleya x Violetta 
(L. purpurata x C. Gaskelliana), L.-c. x Terentia (C. bicolor X L. crispa), 
L.-c. X Pallas, L.-c. x Hon. Mrs. Astor, L.-c. X Decia, L.-c. x Lady 
Rothschild, and Epidendrum x Wallisio-ciliare; also Phalznopsis X Hebe 
(Sanderiana X rosea), and other good things. An Award of Merit was 
given to Cypripedium x Leeanum Prospero majus (Spicerianum @ X 
insigne Sandere ¢) a fine form, showing clearly the influence of the pollen 
parent. The large white dorsal sepal had a green area at the base and 
bore numerous purple spots. 
Messrs. H. Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, staged a fine group, for which a 
Silver Banksian Medal was accorded. It contained Cypripedium insigne 
Harefield Hall var., C. i. Sanderx, C. i. Laura Kimball, C. x Leeanum 
Prospero, the handsome C. x Moensii, two fine forms of Oncidium xX 
Mantinii with large yellow flowers prettily spotted with brown, O. Forbesii, 
Cattleya Dowiana, and a good Cymbidium Tracyanum. 
M. O. Froebel, Zurich, sent three hybrids of Cypripedium Chamber- 
lainianum, viz., C x Helvetia, C xX Prince Hassein Kamil (Chamber- . 
lainianum * Boxallii,) and a pale coloured variety said to be from Chamber- 
lainianum and insigne Chantini. 
M. Warpur (care of Mr. Weathers, Silverhall Nursery, Isleworth), 
showed Cynorchis purpurascens, a fine Madagascar terrestrial orchid, bear- 
ing handsome spikes of purple flowers. 
The last meeting of the year took place on December 18th, when there 
was again a good display, though the proportion of cut spikes was larger 
than usual. The following members of the Orchid Committee were present :— 
H. J. Veitch, Esq., in the chair; and Messrs. H. Ballantine, H. J. Chapman, 
