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names would be employed rightly, so far as priority is 

 concerned, and each name would possess a really 

 distinctive meaning. 



No. 4. 0. Alexandra Sanderianwn. — A variety much admired by 

 connoisseurs, and of great beauty. The sepals and 

 petals are pure white, broad, and overlapping the rich 

 cinnabar or reddish blotches covering the centres of 

 the perianth segments and leaving only a narrow border 

 of startling whiteness. 



,, 5. 0. e.ccellens. — A very beautiful variety, possibly of hybrid 

 origin. The sepals and petals are broad and firm, being 

 of a creamy-white, or yellowish colour, spotted vividly 

 with chestnut red. 



,, 6. McuriUaria Sanderiana. — This was one of the most distinct 

 of all the new species of Orchids shown. It resembles 

 M. grandiflora somewhat, but is dwarfer, and more 

 compact. The flowers are of ivory-like whiteness, bold 

 and massive, and are marked with very dark maroon or 

 crimson-bronze towards the bases of the sepals and 

 petals. 



To Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway, for 



No. 7. Masdevallia Harryana lateritia. — A robust and free- 

 growing variety of the well-known type, having flowers 

 nearly half as large again, of exquisite form, and of the 

 most pleasing shade of violet or amethyst-crimson. As 

 seen in contrast with several other foms, it stood out as 

 a great advance in form and vivid colouring. 



To Messrs. Fred. Sander and Co., St. Albans, for 



No. 8. Cattleya Wagneriana. — A robust plant of compact growth, 

 with thick leathery leaves, and massive flowers. The 

 sepals and petals are wax-like, and of great substance, 

 being of glistening whiteness, except the throat of the 

 involute lip, which is of a soft golden-yellow colour. It 

 is quite an addition to a beautiful genus. 



,, 9. C. maxima Peruviana. — A noble variety of a rare and 

 beautiful species, which until quite recently has been a 



