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a charming O. superbiens, Miltonia vexillaria gigantea, remarkable for the 
size of its flowers, Masdevallia Veitchii grandiflora, a dark Cattleya Skinneri, 
and Lelio-cattleya x~ Schilleriana with lilac-coloured segments and a 
splendid lip. 
At the meeting of the Société royale d’Agriculture et de Botanic, and 
the Chambre syndicale des horticultures, of Ghent, Certificates of Merit 
were accorded to the very interesting Chondrorhyncha Chestertoni exhibited 
by M. A. Van Imschoot; Cattleya Mossie maxima and C. M. purpurata 
from M. de Langhe-Vervaene; and to Odontoglossum Vuylstekeanum, 
Cypripedium Lawrenceanum Hyeanum, and Cochlioda Neetzliana, from 
M. Jules Hye. M. Pynaert sent a beautiful hybrid from C. Curtisii x 
Lawrenceanum [a form of C. x Gowerianum.—Eb.], and M. Coryn a very 
good Cattleya Mendelii. 
At the meeting of the Orchidéene, of Brussels, many fine Orchids were 
shown. The following each received a First-class Diploma of Honour :— 
Lzlio-cattleya x Valvassorii (C. Warneri x L. purpura), Lelia purpurata 
fastuosa, the bright purple Bifrenaria tyrianthina, and Aérides Regnieri, 
from Cochin China, all exhibited by Messrs. Linden. Also Anguloa x 
Madouxiana from M. Madoux, and the dark-coloured Cypripedium caudatum 
Lombaerdianum from M. de Lombaerde. Among those to which Certifi- 
cates of Merit were awarded may be noted—Cattleya Mossiz from M. Van 
Wambeke, the very dark Odontoglossum crispum purpureum from M. 
Kegeljan, and a fine Cypripedium Rothschildianum from M. Madoux. 
M. Van Wambeke exhibited a group of good varieties of Odontoglossum, 
well cultivated. Good forms of Cattleya Mendelii and Odontoglossum 
crispum were exhibited by M. Van Wambeke, also Cattleya gigas, Lelia 
purpurata, and a very beautiful L. tenebrosa, by M. le Comte de Bousies. 
In the houses of the Horticulture Internationale are masses of 
Cattleya Mendelii, Mossiz, and Aclandiz, many of the brilliant-flowered 
Masdevallias and Cochlioda Noetzliana, numerous Cypripediums, a fine lot 
of Miltonia vexillaria and Lelia purpurata; also Dendrobium Dalhousie- 
anum, Vanda teres, V. suavis, &c. 
At the establishment of M. A. A. Peeters the Cattleyas and Odonto- 
glossums are flowering by hundreds, but especially noteworthy are—a plant 
of the superb Lelio-cattleya x Arnoldiana, which gained the Gold Medal 
of the Royal Horticultural Society some time ago, the richly-coloured 
Cattleya Mossiz Peetersii, C. M. vestalis with five charming flowers, the 
beautiful Miltonia x Bleuana nobilior, and many plants of Lzlia tenebrosa. 
In the establishment of M. Ch. Vuylsteke, of Loochristy, are many fine 
things, including a very fine Cattleya Mendelii, the beautiful Odonto- 
glossum Vuylstekeanum, O. triumphans with large and delicately tinted 
flowers, and a fine Odontoglossum crispum with flowers four inches in 
diameter. 
