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Medal for a fine group, including some good Dendrobium Phalznopsis and 
Lelia anceps, Vanda ccerulea, Oncidium Papilio, Brassocattleya Pluto, B.-c. 
Digbyano-Schroederz, Calanthes, a fine series of Cypripedium insigne and 
C. X Leeanum, and other good things. 
Messrs. J. and A. A. McBean, Cooksbridge, also received a Silver Flora 
Medal for a beautifully arranged group of Odontoglossum crispum, with 
many good Cypripedium insigne Sander, a very fine example of C. X 
nitens magnificum Ball’s var., C. XxX Parkinsonianum, C. Thompsoni 
magnificum, and many other good things. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Enfield, received a Silver Banksian Medal ‘se 
a good group, including some fine Oncidium varicosum, one called Bush 
Hiil Park var. having a red-brown blotch at the base of the lip, Cycnoches 
maculatum, C. chlorochilon, some good Cypripedium insigne and C. X 
Leeanum, C. X Thalia giganteum, C. X aureum, C. X Tracyanum, &c. 
Messrs. Moore, Ltd., Rawdon, Leeds, also received a Silver Banksian 
Medal for a good group of Cypripediums, Odontoglossum, &c., noteworthy 
examples of the latter pene O. xX excellens, O. X Vuylstekei and O. x 
Wilckeanum. 
Mr. H. A. Tracy, Twickenham, received an Award of Merit for 
Dendrobium Ccelogyne striatum, having yellowish sepals and petals striped 
with chocolate purple, and the lip dark purple. 
Messrs. Heath & Son, Cheltenham, staged a nice group of Dendrobium 
Phalenopsis, Vanda coerulea, Oncidium varicosum, Cypripediums, &c. 
At a meeting held on December 22nd there was again a very fine 
display, and the awards consisted of five medals, three First-class Certifi- 
cates, three Awards of Merit, two Botanical Certiflcates, and two Cultural 
Commendations. 
F. Menteth Ogilvie, Esq., The Shrubbery, Oxford (gr. Mr. Balmforth), 
received a Silver Flora Medal for a good group of Cypripediums, Lycastes, 
&c., the latter including three good plants of L. Skinneri alba, with L. x 
hybrida and L. X Balliz. 
Norman C. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne (gr. Mr. 
Chapman), showed a good selection of hybrid Calanthes, &c. A First-class 
Certificate was given toC. X Angela (C. X burfordiensis X Chapmanii), a 
very beautiful hybrid having the large three-lobed lip deep ruby-purple, and 
the sepals and petals lighter in colour, and an Award of Merit to C. x 
Norman (C. vestita gigantea X v. rubro-oculata), rather larger than the 
preceding and paler in colour, the sepals and petals being rose-purple, the 
former tipped with white, and the lip mauve-purple. A Cultural Commenda- 
tion was given to a fine plant of Cypripedium xX Leeanum es 
anum with fifteen flowers. 
