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The tropical species were, however, the most extensively 

 shown, upwards of twenty species and numerous hybrids being 

 exhibited. The most highly admired was the new C. Gudefroya 

 (Echb. f.), a beautiful plant, allied to C. niveum (Lindley), but 

 with a larger and broader flower, white spotted with purple. 

 It is a native of Cochin China, and was exhibited by Baron 

 Schroder and Mr. Lee. Both its allies, C. niveum (Lindley) 

 and concolor (Hook), were also shown. C. Druryi (Beddome), 

 with its curious yellow flowers, is interesting, as being one 

 of the most western of the Old World tropical species, being 

 a native of Southern India. Another Indian species is the 

 well-known C. insigne (Wall.), of which numerous specimens 

 and varieties were shown. Other species were C. Dayanum 

 (Echb. f.), ciliolare, shown by Sir Trevor Lawrence and Mr. Low; 

 Hookeri, Lou ii, Usvigatum and its ally Stonei, with the curious 

 variety platytanium, shown by Mr. W. Lee; C. Aryus, from Mr. 

 Williams ; C. Parishii, from the Plant and Bulb Company ; and 

 several other well-known plants and many hybrid forms, of 

 which the best series were those shown under the class for 

 hybrid Orchids, by Messrs. Veitch. 



Of the South American genus Selenipedium, there were 

 shown numerous specimens of S. caudatum (Echb. f.) and its 

 variety roseum, S. lonyifolium (Echb. f.), and Schlimii (Echb. f.), 

 and, most curious of all, Urujjedhun Lindeni, which it seems hardly 

 possible to doubt is a persistent monstrosity of S. caudatum. 

 The reduction of the lip to a petal-like organ is not a very un- 

 common malformation in Orchidea?, occurring at times all through 

 the family, and it seems in some instances to be persistent — e.g., 

 in Paxtonia rosea (Lindley), a monstrosity of a species of Spatho- 

 glottis, and in the Uropedium. 



There were a few special exhibitions which call for some 

 remarks. A number of drawings in water colours and oils, and 

 a few photographs, by various artists, were shown, mostly 

 representing, however, common or well-known plants. The best 

 were by Miss Woolward, and included the picture of an 

 apparently new species of Masdevallia, belonging to the unequal- 

 petalled section, but with small flowers. Mr. Smee showed a 

 series of Orchids which had been exposed to the open air for 

 four months in the autumn, apparently without injury. Among 

 them was Lendrubium Devonianum with a pseudo-bulb six feet and 

 a-half in length. When it is remembered that several of the 



