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into an enclosure where it was planted, and many of them died in 

 consequence. The dead and living branches are equally to be 

 kept out of the reach of live stock. He then adverted to some 

 fine cut specimens of Amlierstia nobilis, which were sent from 

 Chatsworth. The original specimens nearly fell a sacrifice to 

 being planted in a tub whose wood was kyanized. In consequence 

 of this, probably, Mrs. Lawrence, of Ealing, was the first who 

 flowered it. After the Meeting the specimens were sent to Lady 

 Sarah Hay "Williams, the daughter of Lord Amherst, to whom the 

 plant was dedicated. Mr. Bateman finally made some interesting 

 observations on the Orchids exhibited. Odontoglossum radiatum 

 and O. hystrix were pronounced synonymous with O. luteo-pur- 

 pureum. As a proof that judgment respecting the real beauty of 

 a species must not be determined from imported specimens blow- 

 ing for the first time, he pointed to a single-flowered specimen of 

 Dendrolium luteolum just imported, and a spike of the same 

 species sent by Mr. Anderson, from Meadowbank. Odontoglossum 

 Bluntii and O. Alexandre?, are identical, and the former name 

 must give plate to the latter. Dendrolium Hillii and D. speciosum, 

 according to Mr. "W. Wentworth Buller, are the same species ; 

 Dendrolium Dayanum is D. anosmum, Lindl., while the plant 

 which in general bears the latter name is D. macropliyllum. An- 

 grceum elurneum had been three months in flower, and was only 

 just beginning to fade. "With a judicious selection Orchids may 

 be had in flower all the year round. 



April 3. — Messrs. E. G-. Henderson and Son, St. John's "Wood, 

 contributed a beautiful variegated variety of Cynosurus cristatus, 

 called foliis variegatis ; it is more freely marked with white than 

 another variety known in gardens. A handsome tricolor-leaved 

 Pelargonium in the way of Mrs. Pollock, named Sophia Cusack, 

 came from the same establishment. Prom Messrs. Veitch came a 

 pretty little Angrcecum, from Madagascar, and Maranta sple?idida ) 

 with pale-green markings, on a deep-green ground-colour, a charm- 

 ing plant ; they had also Camellia Triomphe de Lodi, with nicely 

 cupped flesh-coloured faintly striped flowers, which was associated 

 with the glorious Azalea Stella, with brilliant large orange salmon- 

 coloured flowers, blotched in the upper petals with violet, the two 

 colours producing a charming contrast. Mr. "Watson, St. Albans, 

 sent a promising tricolor-leaved Pelargonium, named Miss "Watson, 

 with beautifully-marked foliage, and large rosy-salmon well-formed 

 flowers. Mr. Standish received a first-class certificate for Rhodo- 

 dendron Qrijflihii, a Bhotan plant with large pure-white flowers 



