May, 1909] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 155; 
E. Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall (gr. Mr. Holbrook), gained an Award 
of Merit for a good plant of Chysis Limminghei. 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), sent a fine 
specimen of Anguloa Clowesii, which gained a Cultural Certificate. 
Mr. Wm. Bolton, Warrington, sent a good group of choice varieties of 
Cattleya Mendelii and C. Schroedere, Odontoglossum xX Wilckeanum 
Empress, O. X Harryano-crispum, a fine Miltonia x Bleuana:Our Queen,. 
Cypripedium X Pollettianum magnificum, &c. (Silver Medal). 
Mr. J. Robson, Altrincham, staged Brassocattleya x Thorntoni, the 
beautiful Cattleya Lueddemanniana Stanleyi, a few choice C. Schroederze and 
C. Mendelii (Vote of Thanks). 
Messrs. Low & Co., Enfield, staged Cattleya Schroeder alba, and a 
nice hybrid Cattleya from C. Trianz and C. Lawrenceana. 
Messrs. Keeling & Sons, Westgate Hill, Bradford, staged a small group, 
which contained good plants of Odontoglossum x Wilckeanum, Masdevallia 
Shuttleworthii and M. Ephippium, the latter receiving a First-class. 
Botanical Certificate. 
Mr. J. Birchenall, Alderley Edge, showed a new and distinct Bifrenaria, 
nearly allied to Harrisone, the labellum having purple blue markings, and 
Chysis bractescens. 
Mr. Hill, Vale Bridge, Sussex, showed Odontoglossum crispum Pleiades, 
and O. c. Marguerite, much spotted. | 
Messrs. Cypher, Cheltenham, showed a small group, in which I noted. 
Lzliocattleya x Ganymede, Brassocattleya Veitchii, Oncidium Weltoni,. 
Dendrobium x Luna, &c. (Vote of Thanks). 
Mr. W. Shackleton, Gt. Horton, Bradford, sent Cypripedium X. 
Acteus and Odontoglossum crispum. H. Tuorp. 
MEGACLINIUM PURPUREORACHIS. 
On April 6th last a Botanical Certificate was given by the R.H.S. to a very 
striking Megaclinium exhibited by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., under the 
name of M. Bufo, but it is very different from Lindley’s plant of that name, 
whose history has already been given (O.R., vill. p. 293; Xvil. p. 125). It 
belongs to M. purpureorachis, a species described in 1903, by De Wildeman 
(Notices Pl. Utiles Congo, p. 126), from materials collected by Gentil at 
Kinumbi, on the Upper Lomami—a tributary of the Congo—and afterwards. 
figured (Etudes Fl. Bas et Moyen Congo, 1. pp. 116, 235, t. 29). Both 
description and figure, however, are imperfect, owing to their having been 
prepared from wild, fruiting specimens. Living plants, however, were 
introduced, one of which was sent to Kew, though it has not yet flowered. 
But the species flowered at the Royal Botanic Garden, Glasnevin, in 
September last. The inflorescence is very stout, over a foot high, and the 
