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Ainsworthii (First-class Certificate), D. x melanodiscus, and D. nobile 
burfordiense (Award of Merit). 
Mr. Allen, Sale, Cheshire, showed Cattleya Triane. 
M. Peeters, Brussels, showed Zygopetalum Perrenondi (First-class 
Certificate), Cypripedium Chamberlainianum, Sophronitis Rossiteriana, 
and Odontoglossum X Wilckeanum (First-class Certificate). 
Mr. James Cypher, Cheltenham, showed Zygopetalum  crinitum 
superbum, Cattleya Triane Gratrixie, C. T. superba, Dendrobium xX 
Ainsworthii, Cypher’s variety, and D. x splendidissimum Leeanum, all of 
~ which obtained Awards of Merit, also Odontoglossum Rossii rubescens, O. 
R. albescens, and Cypripedium Exul. 
Mr. Robson, Altrincham, showed Cymbidium eburneum giganteum 
(Award of Merit), Cattleya Trianz bella, and C. T. formosa. 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, showed, amongst other things, a 
pretty Cypripedium seedling, derived from C. x Calypso crossed with 
C. villosum aureum (First-class Certificate), also C. X Fascinator nobilior, 
C. x Harrisianum albens, C. x Sallieri, Sander’s var., Cattleya Triane 
nobilior, and Lycaste Mooreana, each of which received an Award of Merit. 
ORCHIDS AT THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
THE second meeting of the year was held at the Drill Hall, James Street, 
Westminster, on February 8th, and, favoured by fine weather, Orchids were 
present in exceptional numbers for the season, and made a fine display. 
Three awards only were made by the Orchid Committee, one First-class 
Certificate and two Awards of Merit. An intimation from the Council that 
the granting of Medals would in future be entrusted to a new body, com- 
posed of representatives from each Committee, gave rise to considerable 
dissatisfaction, and at the Annual Meeting which followed Sir Trevor 
Lawrence was understood to say that he would recommend the Council to 
rescind the proposal, which arose from their desire to limit the number of 
awards and increase their comparative value. The awards of this Joint 
Committee are specified below. 
The President, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. 
White), staged a particularly interesting group, including a fine specimen 
of Angraecum pertusum with twenty-five spikes, and a large, well-bloomed 
Masdevallia polysticta, both of which have been in the collection since 1878, 
Dendrobium xX ~endocharis added in 1879, Odontoglossum X aspersum, 
bought in 1881, Sophronitis grandiflora, added in 1889, and now a fine 
clump with forty-four flowers, Brasso-cattleya X Lindleyana with twenty- 
