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flowered ; together with some good Leelio-cattleyas, Phalzenopsis amabilis, 
Cattleya Triane, Epidendrum x Boundii, a nice lot of Calanthe Regnieri, 
Masdevallias, Epiphronitis Veitchii, Sophronitis grandiflora, Odonto- 
glossum Edwardii, and numerous other fine things. Others particularly 
noted were the handsome Spathoglottis x Colmanii, S. aurea, the bright 
rose Pleione yunnanensis, Cymbidium x Lady Colman, C. x gattonense, 
and C. grandiflorum, all in very fine condition, Miltonia Warscewiczii, the 
dwarf Angraecum hyaloides, profusely flowered, the gnat-like Pleurothallis 
macroblepharis, Phaiocalanthe X Colmanii, a mass of Epidendrum poly- 
bulbon, Bulbophyllum suavissimum, and the dwarf B. Shepherdii, Brassavola 
nodosa, Diacattleya X Colmanie, and Epidiacrium X Colmanii, a very 
interesting generic hybrid between Diacrium bicornutum and Epidendram 
ciliare. The Dendrobiums included the rare D. Hodgkinsoni, D. nobile 
virginale, D. X Othello Colossus, D. X Mrs. Alfred Rogers (Hildebrandii 
X Findlayanum), D. signatum, some fine D. X Wiganie, D. Wardianum 
album, and others too numerous to mention. A First-class Certificate was 
given to D. X Cybele, Gatton Park var. (nobile nobilius x Findlayanum) 
a superb form, having broad segments tipped with rose-purple, and some 
orange round the dark maroon disc; and an Award of Merit to D. xX 
chessingtonense, Gatton Park var., a rich deep yellow form, with a reddish 
maroon disc to the lip. 
Major G. L. Holford, Westonbirt, Tetbury (gr. Mr. Alexander), also 
received a Gold Medal for a large and brilliant group of well-grown and 
effectively arranged plants, which cannot be done justice to in the space at our i 
disposal. The Lzlio-cattleyas were most excellent, and included about seventy 
plants of L.-c. Ariel (L. Cowanii x C. Dowiana aurea), which were divided 
into two banks of distinct colour, one having the sepals and petals copper- 
red, the other deep yellow, with very few intermediate shades. The lip is 
very richly coloured. There were also forms of L.-c. Goldfinch 
(L.-c. warnhamensis X C. Dowiana), L.-c. Aladdin (C. Warscewiczii X 
L.-c. Ingramii), L.-c. Arbaces (C. labiata x L.-c. Cassiope), L.-c. 
Barbarossa, L.-c. Dorothy (C. Schroedere X L.-c. Doris), several 
handsome Brassocattleyas, two plants of the brilliant little Sophro- 
lelia Psyche, one bearing four racemes, some superb, named varieties of 
Cattleya Trianz, in the finest possible condition, the beautiful white C. 
chocoensis Westfield var., Dendrobium Xx Perseus (nobile X Wigame 
xanthochilum), D. x Psyche (Cassiope X Wiganiz xanthochilum), and 
other handsome and _ profusely-flowered Dendrobiums, Lycaste x Balliz 
var. Mary Gratrix, with seven fine flowers, some beautiful Odonto- 
glossums, &c. A Cultural Commendation was pce to a vies | ane 
specimen of Odontoglossum X loochristiense, bearing four spikes, with 
an aggregate of 56 flowers, and an Award of Merit to L.-c. x Pizarro (L. 
