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usually the case. Thus the two lips face each other, and the two chins are 
opposite. The fusion terminates at the apex of the pedicel, and all the 
parts are free from each other. 
A good dark form of Odontoglossum Hunnewellianum is sent from the 
collection of J. Bradshaw, Esq., The Grange, Southgate. It is said to 
have come among some imported crispums, though we believe that the two 
do not actually grow together. : 
Flowers of the rare Odontoglossum facetum, Rchb. f., and of O. X 
mulus are sent by Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Nursery, Enfield. 
The former seems about intermediate between O. sceptrum and O. 
Hunnewellianum. 
A good dark form of Dendrobium nobile is sent from the collection of 
R. B. Macbean, Esq., of Lancaster, the whole of the area beyond the disc 
being suffused with rose-purple. 
A series of fine forms are also sent by Mr. John Robson, of Altrincham, 
showing what an amount of variation the species presents. Among the 
named forms may be mentioned D. n. delicatum, having the sepals 
and petals of a delicate pink tint, and the well-known varieties nobilius 
and Amesiz. 
A flower and leaf of the rare Aéranthes grandiflora are sent from the 
collection of H. J. Ross, Esq., of Florence, which came out of M. 
Hamelin’s Madagascar importations. The flowers are very light green, 
borne on long scapes, and are remarkable for the unilaterally inflated spur. 
A photograph of a good plant of Ccelogyne cristata alba is sent by 
Mrs. Barton, High Bickington, N. Devon. It is trained in the shape of a 
fan, and bears nine racemes of five flowers each. It has been grown on 
from a small scrap, pieces of teak being added as the plant required more 
room. 
A good form of Dendrobuim x Ainsworthii is sent from the collection 
of F. Hardy, Esq., Ashton-on- Mersey, raised from D. nobile Hardyanum and 
D. aureum. The blotch is more sharply defined than usual, and the 
seedling is very promising. 
A flower of the beautiful Phalznopsis x John Seden is sent by_ Messrs. 
James Veitch and Sons, of Chelsea. It is the only seedling raised from a 
new cross between P. amabilis and P. Lueddemanniana, and closely 
resembles the original form. 
