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dulous leaves of purple metallic lustre ; the 
rare and evil-scented M. vclifera, with its 
flowers covered with a splendid gloss as if 
varnished ; and the curious M muscosa, of 
which the lip, when a fly sucks the nectar, 
quickly closes up, holding the fly a prisoner. 
Many other Masdevallias are in flower, but 
we must leave them, to note in another house 
a large plant of Renanthera coccinea, which, 
after being collected in China in 1 8 16 and 
travelling through many collections, has for 
years past found a quiet home amongst other 
members of its family at Burford. 
A large plant of AngrcBciim Kotschyi is 
entirely living on the atmosphere, the original 
native wood upon which it was growing 
having long since rotted away, leaving a 
strange mass of stem, leaves and roots — all 
in the best of happiness and health. 
The few plants just mentioned give but a 
poor idea of the wealth of this collection, and 
we must reluctantly leave for another time 
an account of the many large specimens and 
NEW 
Cypripedium Angela (mveum x Fair- 
rieanum). A charming, well-formed, white 
flower, the dorsal sepal, petals, and lip having 
dotted lines and markings of purple. Exhi- 
bited by Mrs. Norman Cookson at the R.H.S., 
Sept. 13th. 
Cypripedium Chapmanl-e (Calypso x 
Fairrieanum). A nice flower with yellowish- 
green ground colour, the upper half of the 
dorsal sepal being white, and the base bearing 
purple feathered lines. Exhibited by Mrs. 
Norman Cookson at the R.H.S., Sept. 13th. 
Cypripedium Sybil superbum (Fran- 
cisias X Fairrieanum). A bold flower with a 
rose-coloured dorsal sepal margined witli 
white, and with da^k lines, the petals being 
also tinged with rose. Exhibited by Mrs. 
Norman Cookson at the R.H.S., Sept. 13th. 
L.^lio-Cattleya Mrs. Phayre. A hybrid 
between L.-C. Norba x C. aurea. (The 
parents of L.-C. Norba are L. xanthina and 
C. Mossias.) The plant, which was exhibited 
by Francis Wellesley, Esq., at the R.H.S. 
meeting on Aug. 30th, has creamy-yellow 
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other interesting orchids which we have been 
unable to describe in this article. 
.Sir Trevor Lawrence has most of the prin- 
cipal works that have been published on the 
subject of orchidology, and also keeps a large 
sci'ap-book in which he arranges all other 
prints and drawings for easy reference. In 
opening the proceedings of the Orchid Con- 
ference of May, 1885, Sir Trevor said: "I 
do not think anybody can walk round the 
show to-day without thoroughly understand- 
ing how we, who are fond of orchids, come 
to be enthusiastic about them. If you want 
to find a justification for the hobby, I would 
say, walk once or twice round the show and 
you will find it. Whether you regard the 
splendour and richness of colouring, the deli- 
cate grace and beauty of the flowers, or the 
weird and fantastic characters of some of 
them, I think you will find a justification for 
and will understand the affection orchid- 
growers have for their plants." 
G. W. 
PLANTS. 
sepals and petals, and rose-tinted lip with 
gold veining. 
L.^:lio-Cattleya Scylla (L.-C.Cappei x 
C. Rothschildiana). Petals and sepals tinted 
light rose, with a broad margin of colour run- 
ning round the edge of the lip, and a large 
amount of yellow colouring in the throat. 
Exhibited by Messrs. Charlesworth at the 
R.H.S., Sept. 13th. 
Odontioda Cecilia (Cochlioda Noezliana 
X Odonto. Wiganianum). In this hybrid the 
red has been broken up more than in any pre- 
vious Cochlioda cross. The ground is cream- 
white, densely spotted with Indian red, the 
lip bearing distinct blotches of the same 
colour. Exhibited by R. G. Thwaites, Esq., 
at the R.H.S., Sept. 13th. 
Odontioda Wilsonii (C. vulcanica x Od. 
Pescatorei). A pretty little flower with whitish 
ground colour, the segments being marked 
with rosy-lilac, the lip showing the char- 
acteristics of Od. Pescatorei. Exhibited at 
the R.H..S., .Sept. 13th, igio, by R. G. 
Thwaites, Esq. 
