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purpurata with one normal flower, but the other on the same inflorescence 
ihaving lost all the dark purple from the lip, giving a curious harlequin-like 
appearance. 
Messrs. J. & A. McBean received a Silver Banksian Medal for a good 
-group of Odontoglossums, both white and spotted, with good examples of 
most of the other showy species, and a few hybrids. O. c. Diana, a fine 
white, with a tinge of purple on the sepals, received an Award of Merit. 
Messrs. Stanley Ashton & Co. exhibited a good Cattleya Mossiz 
Wageneri. 
Mr. H. Becker, Jersey, showed three good forms of Lelia purpurata. 
Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons sent a good form of Odontoglossum 
-crispum, a light Lelia x nigrescens, and Lzlio-cattleya x Wiganiz. 
Lastly may be mentioned a few species of Orchis, and several species of 
‘Cypripediums, in the groups of hardy plants. 
ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 
‘FLowenrs of the beautiful hybrids Brassolelia x Veitchii and B.-l. x Helen 
are sent from the collection of the Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, M.P., 
Highbury, Birmingham, by Mr. Mackay, and it is very interesting to see 
the markedly different effect of crossing Lelia purpurata and L. tenebrosa 
with Brassavola Digbyana. There is a general resemblance in shape 
‘between the two hybrids, but in B.-l. x Veitchii the sepals and petals are 
nearly white, and the limb of the lip suffused and veined with light purple, 
-~while in B.-Il. X Helen the sepals and petals are tawny brown and the limb 
of the lip light purple with darker veins. In both cases the throat is 
yellowish white, but in the latter there are several radiating purple lines on 
the lower fourth of the tube. The form of B.-l. x Veitchii is rather lighter 
than usual, and it is said to have been obtained from Brassavola Digbyana 
-crossed with Lelia purpurata Russelliana. : 
A fine form of Lelia purpurata is sent from the collection of Mrss 
Grogan, Slaney Park, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow. The sepals and petals 
are pure white, the lip very dark purple, and the throat lined through- 
‘out with the same colour. The plant is flowering for the first time, bearing 
three racemes, the best of which has five flowers. There was only a single 
lead last year, but this year it made three, each producing a spike. 
A good flower of Odontoglossum Rossii majus is sent from the collection 
.of R. W. Rickards, Esq., The Priory, Usk. It has flowered regularly in 
-the collection for the last ten years, but Mr. Rickards thinks he has not 
noticed it quite so fine before. 
A spike of the handsome Paphiopedilum x callo-Rothschildianum is sent 
from the collection of O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury (gr. Mr. 
