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flowers on one side of the inflorescence, but the upper flower had also a 
small blotch on one lateral sepal. A plant of it was exhibited by Messrs. 
Sander & Sons at the last Temple Show, and received a First-class Certi- 
ficate, when we recorded it (p. 176) as “fa neat form, having white sepals 
and petals, and a lip almost wholly dark ruby-purple, forming the strongest 
possible contrast—a quite unique variety.” The varietal name, signifying 
“alone,” was probably given in reference to this unique character, but when 
the species was figured (as cited above) Mr. Crawshay proposed to change 
the name to var. callistoglossa, as being more descriptive. The lip certainly 
is beautiful, but this was not considered as an adequate reason for setting 
aside the earlier name. The lip is anomalous both in shape and colour, but 
it is difficult to suggest a cause for the peculiarity. Its beauty will not be 
called in question. 
SOCIETIES. 
RoyvaL HorTICULTURAL. 
A MEETING of the R.H.S. was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent 
Square, Westminster, on August 6th, the day following Bank Holiday, when 
the display of Orchids was not large, though it included some particularly 
fine things, and was remarkable for the appearance, from two collections, of 
the handsome Dendrobium regium (Prain), whose history was given at page 
228 of our twelfth volume. This and one other plant received a First-class 
Certificate, the other awards being two Cultural Commendations, two 
Medals, and one Award of Merit. 
The President, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. 
White), sent Lelia x Purpie May (majalis X purpurata), a distinct and 
pretty hybrid, having purplish lanceolate sepals, broader petals of similar 
colour, and the tube of the lip white, with purple lines extending from the 
base to the front lobe, which is rich purple in colour. A First-class Certi- 
ficate was given to Dendrobium regium, a remarkably handsome species 
from Lower Hindustan, closely resembling D. nobile in habit, but the 
flowers larger, rose-purple in colour, and the throat of the lip yellowish, 
without any maroon on the disc. It also flowers at a different season from 
D. nobile. 
Major G: L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.0., Westonbirt, Tetbury (er. MB 
Alexander), sent a very beautiful plant of Miltonia vexillaria, Hardys 
variety, bearing 46 fine rose-pink flowers, having a large purple-crimson 
blotch at the base of the lip, Lelio-cattleya elegans King Edward, one 
the finest deep purple varieties, and a noble specimen of Cattleya X 
Germania superba, bearing four spikes and an aggregate of thirty-tw0 
flowers, to which both a First-class Certificate and a Cultural Commen 
dation were given, 
