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crispum. The two outer whorls were normal, but the stamens had 
apparently developed and become petaloid. The plant showed the same 
peculiarity each year. 
January gth, rg12 :— 
MALFORMED CyprIPEDIUM.—Mr. Gurney Wilson showed flowers of a 
Cypripedium seedling without a labellum, from Messrs. James Veitch & 
Sons, which each year produced similar ones. The labellum was repre- 
sented by a minute spike only. 
ODONTONIA FIRMINII.—Mr. J. O’Brien, V.M.H., drew attention to a 
bigeneric hybrid shown by M. Firmin Lambeau under this name. _ Its 
parentage was alleged to be Odontoglossum crispum xX Miltonia vexillaria, 
but some doubt was felt as to whether one parent may not have been 
Miltonia Phalzenopsis, on account of the colouring and form of the flower. 
The Committee expressed'a desire to see further seedlings of the cross and 
for further information regarding it. 
SCELOCHILUS VARIEGATUS.—Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., showed this 
uncommon species, and on the motion of Mr. J. T. Bennett-Poé, seconded 
by Mr. Holmes, a Botanical Certificate was unanimously awarded. 
February 6th, 1g12 :-— 
ABNORMAL CATTLEYA.—Mr. W. A: Manda, of St. Albans, sent a 
Cattleya bearing several flowers, every one of which was abnormal, some 
much more markedly than others. 
CaTASETUM RAND1I.—-Mr. Rolfe drew attention to a Catasetum shown 
by Messrs. Charlesworth, which he recognised as Catasetum Randii, Rolfe 
(Bot. Mag., t. 7470, where both male and female flowers are shown). This 
species differs from C. barbatum and its few allies in having the crest of 
the lip shortly truncate and broken up into many short filaments, not 
forming a single horn-like tooth. It isa native of the Amazons. 
February 20th: C@LoGyNe vENusTa.—Sir Frederick Moore, Glasnevin, 
sent an inflorescence of this interesting species. It is a native of Yunnan. 
On the motion of Mr. O’Brien, seconded by Mr. Shea, it was unanimously 
resolved to recommend the award of a Botanical Certificate. 
March 5th: Disa saGcitraLis.— Messrs. Veitch showed this species 
from S. Africa under the name of D. caulescens, to which it is allied. It 
received a Botanical Certificate in 1890. Messrs. Veitch also showed a 
malformed Cypripedium Fairrieanum, in which the scape was almost 
entirely suppressed. 
March roth: Mrs. Taylor, of Bowerdene, Henley-on-Thames, sent two 
abnormal flowers from a newly-imported plant of Dendrobium Wardianum 
giganteum. In one of them two stamens of the outer whorl had developed 
and became petaloid, and bore pollen sacs on their inner edges near the 
base. In the other the column bore at its apex three stamens, the usual one 
