﻿THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



A. Warburton, Esq., Haslingden, showed a very handsome form of 

 Odontoglossum X ardentissimum called Warburton's variety. 



H. Whateley, Esq., Kenilworth, sent several fine Odontoglossums, a 

 variety of O. crispum marked with purple being very good. 



Sir F. Wigan, Bart., Clare Lawn, East Sheen (gr. Mr. Young), exhibited 

 a spike of Eulophiella Elisabeths out of the original importation, Odonto- 

 glossum polyxanthum grandiflorum with a spike of sixteen flowers, two 



natural hybrid between C. Lowianum and C. Tracyanum, which was 

 figured at page 209 of our eighth volume. 



Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, staged a very fine group, to which a 

 Silver Flora Medal was awarded. It contained L*lio-cattleya X 

 Dominiana, L.-c. X Ruby Gem var. Flambeau, the bright yellow L.-c. X 

 Bird of Paradise (L. flava X C. Mendelii), having a ruby front to the lip, 

 Lycaste xytriophora, L. Schilleriana magnifica, Sobralia Amesiana, and 

 other plants. A First-class Certificate was given to Zygopetalum X 

 Gottianum (maxillare Gautieri X Perrenoudii), a very pretty hybrid, 

 having dark bronzy-purple sepals and petals with a pale margin and apex, 

 and a white lip lined with blue throughout. 



Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, staged a good group, to which a Silver 

 Flora Medal was awarded. It included Epidendrum X Delphi, varieties of 

 E. X elegantulum, Lselia X Mrs. Gratrix, L. X Latona, L&lio-cattleya X 

 Zephyra, L.-c. X highburiensis, L.-c. X Frederick Boyle, Dendrobium X 

 crepidato-nobile, and others. A First-class Certificate was given to D. X 

 Thwaitesiae, Veitch's variety (splendidissimum grandiflorum X Wiganiae), a 

 large and very beautiful hybrid most like the former in size and shape, but 

 the ground colour a beautiful yellow. 



Messrs. J. & A. A. McBean, Cooksbridge, were also awarded a Silver 

 Flora Medal for a fine group of Odontoglossums, containing many O. 

 crispum, O. Hallii, O. luteopurpureum, O. X loochristiense, O. X Adrianae^ 

 &c, all very well-grown. 



Messrs. Cutbush, The Nurseries, Highgate, obtained a Botanical 

 Certificate for Calanthe discolor, a pretty Japanese species said to be hardy, 

 and having the sepals and petals brownish, and the lip white, slightly 

 tinged with rose. 



Messrs. H. Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, showed a very effective group, 

 containing Dendrobium tortile, D. Pierardi, D. crepidatum, D. chrysotoxum, 

 D. lituiflorum, Cattleya intermedia, Lycaste Skinneri alba, Cymbidium 

 Lowianum, Bush Hill Park var., Cypripedium X Drurio-Hookerae, and 

 others. 



M. Ch. Vuylsteke, Loochristi, Ghent, showed a small group of 

 Odontoglossums. 



