62 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
ZYGOPETALUM x LEUCOCHILUM. 
A RACEME bearing four flowers of this very distinct plant has been sent by 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons. It is recorded as having been derived from 
Zygopetalum Mackayi ? and Z. Burkei ¢, though, as in one or two other 
of the supposed crosses from Z. Mackayi, we believe that Z. intermedium is 
intended, these two plants having somehow become confused together. The 
flowers of Z. x leucochilum are over 2} inches in diameter, the sepals and 
petals light green, lined along the centre and spotted near the margin with 
dark brown, and the lip white except for the numerous striations of violet 
on the crest. The face of the column is also closely striated with violet. 
The flowers are deliciously fragrant. It is fairly intermediate in character, 
but most resembles the pollen parent in character. 
ORCHIDS AT THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Ar the opening meeting of the year, on January 14th, there was a fine 
display of Orchids at the Drill Hall, James’ Street, Westminster ; this 
being largely due to the mild open weather which prevailed. 
The President, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. 
White), staged a magnificent group, to which a Silver Flora Medal was 
given. In the centre was a splendid specimen of Lelia X Gouldiana with 
some twenty-five spikes, to which the special award of a Silver Banksian 
Medal was made. A Cultural Commendation was also given to a noble 
plant of Lycaste plana Measuresiana; and Botanical Certificates to 
Masdevallia ludibunda, M. striatella, M. polysticta, and M. p. purpurea. 
The group also included a number of Lelia anceps varieties, the rare and 
pretty Oncidium x Wheatl 8 Il , a fine infl of 
Odontoglossum coronarium miniatum, Masdevallia cucullata, Dendrobium 
emulum, Cypripedium x Lawrebel, C. x Leeanum Albertianum, C. X 
Morganiz burfordiense, and others. 
E. Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall, Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Holbrook), 
showed a very fine collection of cut Cypripediums, including fourteen 
species and thirty-six hybrids, a group th ghl p tive of the 
best winter-flowering kinds. He also sent a well-grown Cattleya Trian® 
Backliouseana, and Lelia x Finckeniana, with its two parents L. albida 
and a white form of L. anceps. A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded to 
the group. 
R. I. Measures, Esq., Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell (gr. Ml 
Chapman), received a Bronze Banksian Medal for a pretty little group» 
including a fine specimen of Vanda Amesiana with ten spikes, the remark- 
able yellow Cypripedium venustum Measuresianum, C. x Olenus, C- * 
Calypso superba, Odont. gl xH , Lycaste Skinneri, L. 5: 
