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with rose on a pale ground, and the lip very broad, and rose-purple in 
colour, with a white basal area round the bright yellow crest. Exhibited 
by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons. 
VANDA CG@RULEA VAR. LApy HoLForp.—A remarkably fine form, 
bearing two inflorescences, with an aggregate of thirty-eight exceptionally 
large flowers, beautifully reticulated with bright blue on a light ground. 
Exhibited by Lt.-Col. Sir G. L. Holford. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
BRASSOCATTLEYA HyrE#@ ASHTON’S VAR. (C. Harrisoniana xX B. 
Digbyana).—A beautiful variety, with light rose-pink sepals and petals, and 
a broad, whitish fringed lip, with some pale yellow in the throat. Exhibited 
by E. R. Ashton, Esq., Broadlands, Tunbridge Wells. 
CATTLEYA FABIA VAR. GLORIOSA (labiata X Dowiana aurea).—A remark- 
ably large and richly-coloured variety, having a very broad purple-crimson 
lip, with some yellow veining in the throat. Exhibited by Lt.-Col. Sir 
George L. Holford. 3 
CaATTLEYA FABIA VAR. SUNSET.—A very large deep rose-coloured form, 
remarkable for the amount of buff yellow on the disc of the lip. Exhibited 
by Lt.-Col. Sir G. L. Holford. 
CaTTLEYA HarRDYANA La PERLE.—A very charming form, having white 
sepals and petals and a rich purple-crimson lip, with much deep yellow 
veining on the disc. Exhibited by Lt.-Col. Sir G. L. Holford. 
CATTLEYA OBERON (Fabia X Hardyana).—A large and handsome 
hybrid, having prettily mottled petals, and a broad crimson lip, with some 
yellow veining in the throat. Exhibited by E. R. Ashton, Esq. 
CATTLEYA VENUS VAR. PrRINcEss (Iris x Dowiana aurea).—A very 
pretty variety, having yellow sepals and petals, and a ruby-coloured lip, 
with some yellow veining in the throat. Exhibited by Messrs. Charles- 
worth & Co. 
CyYPRIPEDIUM GLEBELANDS (Lathamianum x insigne Chantinii).—A 
large and handsome hybrid, having a broad round dorsal sepal, the upper 
half of which is white and the lower green, well blotched with brown. 
Exhibited by J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. 
CypRIPEDIUM MuRIEL (Euryades x Cynthia).—A large and handsome 
hybrid, most like the former in general character, and having a broad white 
dorsal sepal, with large chocolate purple blotches. Exhibited by Lt.- 
Col. Sir G. L. Holford. 
L&LIOCATTLEYA WALTER Gott (C. bicolor xX L.-c. bletchleyensis).— 
A large and striking form, having rosy mauve sepals and petals, and a broad 
purple lip, somewhat resembling Cattleya Iris in shape. Exhibited by 
Messrs. Sander & Sons. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM EXIMIUM McBeEan’s var. (armainvillierense x crispum). 
