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Passing along into another Cattleya house, we found plants of C. 
Loddigesii in bud, and several C. maxima in flower, C. m. peruviana 
being a handsome form, less distinctly veined than the type and with 
more colour on either side of the lip’s disc. The species, generally, were 
in excellent health, and Mr. Smith informed us that he supplies the 
necessary ammonia by damping down with liquid cow manure. 
The Calanthes occupied another house, and had made excellent 
growth, but are invariably troubled with spot at this season of the year, 
though kept rather dry. Some additional pipes have been laid with a 
view of checking it. Some Dendrobium Phalenopsis were growing well 
here, and a fine specimen of Lelia albida was throwing up a forest of 
spikes. L. anceps was also throwing up. Here a plant of Oncidium 
Jonesianum was pointed out which has kept in good condition for three 
or four years; also some tiny seedings of Cattleya Bowringiana ? X 
Sophronitis grandiflora g which we hope to hear of again. A fine pod 
of C. citrina crossed with C. Skinneri, it is hoped will prove to contain 
some good seed. 
In the Masdevallia house, which contains a fine lot of healthy plants, 
was a plant of the striking M. Schlimii, having six spikes, and a similar 
number had been removed. The rare M. Davisii had four buds not yet 
open. 
These notes are chiefly devoted to the plants seen in flower at this 
season, which were numerous, and included many choice kinds; but the 
collection, generally, is in excellent health, and reflects great credit on 
Mr. Smith, who has succeeded Mr. Burberry in its charge. 
PAPHIOPEDIUM xX REGALE ABNORMAL. 
A very remarkable flower of Paphiopedium xX regale has appeared in 
the establishment of Messrs. Stanley-Mobbs and Ashton, of Southgate. 
The lower sepal is exactly like the dorsal one, in size, shape, and colour, 
and one of ‘the two petals is missing, or rather united to the lip, for the 
union is apparent enough, though the united organ is like a somewhat 
abnormal lip, and is pulled round to the side opposite to the remaining 
petal. Perhaps most remarkable of all is the fact that there are two 
staminodes and two perfect anthers—though, owing to the displacement 
of the parts, it is difficult to say, precisely, which of the six potential 
stamens they represent. The two staminodes are opposite to the sepals. 
and if the upper one is the usual staminode, the other should represent 
the median stamen of the inner whorl (a 3 of the Darwinian notation). 
One perfect anther is opposite to the single petal, and the other, though 
