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of variation may be expected, and it will be interesting to watch the course 
of future developments. 
We have now four forms of this curious hybrid genus, the original O. 
_ Vuylstekez, raised by M. Ch. Vuylsteke from Cochlioda Neetzliana and 
Odontoglossum Pescatorei, O. heatonensis (Odontoglossum cirrhosum xX 
Cochlioda sanguinea), O. Bohnhoffize (O. cirrhosum X C. vulcanica), and 
the above-named O. Bradshawiz, the three last all having been raised by 
Messrs. Charlesworth. 
SOCIETIES. 
RoyaL Horvicu.tturat. 
A MEETING of this Society was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, 
Vincent Square, Westminster, on February 12th last, when there wasa 
remarkably fine display of Orchids, including two very interesting novelties 
in Ceelogyne x Colmanii and Odontonia x Elwoodii. It is said that no 
fewer than 45 subjects were entered to go before the Orchid Committee, 
though only four gained Certificates. The awards consisted of one First- 
class Certificate, two Awards of Merit, one Cultural Commendation, and 
ten Medals. 
J. Bradshaw, Esq., The Grange, Southgate (gr. Mr. Whitelegge), staged 
a very fine group, to which a Silver-gilt Flora Medal was awarded. It 
contained a number of good forms of Cattleya Trianz, white and coloured, 
a fine series of Lycaste Skinneri varieties, the brilliant L. x Ballie, L. x 
Imschootiana amabilis, some good Calanthe x Veitchii, and, among other 
things, some beautiful Odontoglossums, the more noteworthy being O. X 
amabile punctatissimum, a densely spotted form, a very richly-coloured 
O. X Othello, O. x Lambeauianum, and O. x venustulum var. Apollo, 
the latter a beautiful cream-white form blotched with purple, which gained 
an Award of Merit. 
H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. Mr. Day), received a 
Silver Flora Medal for a fine group, containing numerous good Cypripedes, 
Cattleyas, and Odontoglossums, specially noteworthy among the latter 
being O. X loochristiense Tracyanum, O. x Wilckeanum Goodsoni, and 
O. X Othello var. G. E. Day, the latter a fine form, very heavily blotched 
with chestnut brown. There were also Masdevallia macrura and M. X 
Hincksiana, Lycaste Skinneri, Ada aurantiaca, 
others. : 
Jeremiah Colman, 
received an Award of 
C. cristata alba S$) ani 
Angrecum citratum, and 
Esq., Gatton Park, Reigate (gr. Mr. Bound), 
Merit for Ccelogyne x Colmanii (C. speciosa ? X 
and figured on page 73. Flowers of C. speciosa and the typical C. cristata 
were also shown for comparison. 
nteresting and beautiful hybrid which is described 
