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Latin the bettor. Xo two forms wore alike, and those exhibited 

 proved very conclusively that ihere is a sliding scale of varieties 

 between even the most distinct and remarkable of the named kinds. 

 It is convenient in gardens to have some ready means of 

 distinguishing these beautiful forms, but it is quite clear that the 

 varieties of Odoutoglossum crispum are not more deserving of 

 Latin varietal names than are the numerous wild forms of 

 Atuwtme cnwnartci or linnuncuitis asiaticus. Mr. Lee had some 

 fine broad-petalled forms of 0. Alexandra*, and a good plant of 

 0. crispum Jenningsianum, which reminds one of 0. Ruekerianuni. 

 This plant was also represented in the Sanderian collection. 0. 

 Alexandra* var. Chestertonii, also from Mr. Lee. had white sepals 

 and petals, the latter with heavy chocolate spots, the sepals being 

 barred with the same colour. Mr. Brymer had a very showy 

 variety of 0. Alexandra*, with its sepals and petals suffused with 

 rosy-lake, the column heavily blotched with dark chocolate 

 brown. 



Perhaps, however, the gem of all the 0. Alexandra 1 group is 

 0. Cooksoni, which has white crisp-edged sepals and petals of 

 medium breadth, each ornamented with two or three bold 

 blood-red blotches. The markings on the sepals are bar-like. 

 This variety has been illustrated in the " Orchid Album," and is 

 to 0. Alexandra^ what 0. Veitchianum is to 0. Feseatorei, than 

 which no higher praise can to-day be given. 



In addition to those named above, the following species and 

 varieties were shown : 0. eoronarium miniatum. 0. citrosmum 

 aud its variety album, 0. Uro-Skinneri, 0. Feseatorei. 0. 

 Fhaheuopsis. 0. coradinei, 0. odoratum. 0. hystrix. 0. 

 bictoniense. 0. maculatum, 0. cristatum. and others. 



OxciDirM. — 0. Marshallianum and 0. macranthum were the 

 most handsome of the kinds shown, but 0. papilio ^ = the " Hutter- 

 fly Oncid " of Deinerara) attracted much attention, as, also, 

 did the great panicled inflorescence of 0. altissimum, 0. 

 sarcodes. 0. sphacelatum, and the blotched and diadem-like 

 0. serratum ^ = 0. diademaV 0. juncifolium is remarkable as 

 belonging to the terete or onion-leaved section, which small 

 group also comprehends the new 0. Jonesianum. one of the most 

 distinct and showy of new additions to this genus. 



Paxiska. -Only one species, F. ^Oodogyno) unitiora, was 

 shown, It is botanically interesting, but not showy. 



