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THE ORCHID VVORLt). 
Ciirhopetalum picturatum, Masdevallia Cour- 
tauldiana, Platyclinis uncmata, and Z)gope- 
talum rostratum. 
Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking 
(gr. Mr. Hopkins), sent Cypripedium Thalia 
The Baron, Cyp. J. W. Mills, a delicately- 
tinted hybrid, and Cyp. Etoniense. A plant 
bearing the name Laelio-Cattleya Gwenda 
had primrose-coloured flowers with veining 
on the hp ; the parentage was not given. 
Lady Audley Neeld, Grittleton, Chippen- 
ham (gr. Mr. Pitt), sent Cypriiaedium Draco 
splendens, a well-built flower with a broad 
dorsal sepal, without much spotting. 
The Right Hon. Lord Hillingdon, Hilling- 
don Court, Uxbridge (gr. Mr. A. R. Allen), 
was awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a 
group of well-grown plants of Zygopetalum 
Mackayi ; some thirty plants, with more than 
sixty spikes, averaging six flowers on each, 
were included. 
Samuel Larkm, Esq., The Ridgeways, 
Haslemcie (gr. Mr. Hale), received a Silver 
Banksian Medal for a good group of various 
orchids. Included in it were nice varieties 
of Odontoglossums, several species of Phalas- 
nopsis, some good Cypripediums, Cymbidiums 
giganteum and Wiganianum, and several 
excellent Cattleya and Laelio-Cattleya 
hybrids. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 
Heath, were awarded a Silver-gilt Flora 
Medal for a large g^/oup of good things. In 
the centre were several fine varieties of 
Vanda coerulea ; on each side fine varieties 
of Laelio-Cattleya, such as L.-C. Bola (callis- 
toglossa X labiata), L.-C. Myrrha (Dowiana 
Rosita X Gottoiana), and the bright yellow 
L.-C. Golden Oriole. Among the other 
plants we noticed Cypripedium Gaston Bul- 
teel, Odontioda Diana (C. Noezliana x O. 
amabile), Miltonia Roezlii alba, and Brasso- 
Cattleya Queen Alexandra. 
Richard le Doux, Esq., Marlfield, West 
Derby, Liverpool, sent Cypvipedium Richard 
le Doux (Leeanum giganteum x Prospero 
majus). The dorsal sepal is very broad, pure 
white with a green base, and lightly spotted. 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, re- 
ceived a Silver Flora Medal for a large group 
containing many interesting plants. The 
new white HouUetia Sanderae, Brassia P'or- 
getiana, and a Catasetum from Peru, with 
greenish-yellow flowers marked with red, were 
amongst those specially noted. Other good 
things included several Cypripediums, some 
Laslio-Cattleyas, and a few Odontoglossums. 
Messrs. James Cypher and Sons, Chelten- 
ham, were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal 
for a good group of Cypripediums, which 
included the following varieties : Leeanum 
Corona Mrs. Arderns van, Thalia gigantea, 
Vandyke magnificum, Minos Veitchii, the 
richly-coloured triumphans, and the pretty 
Actasus Miss Garr. 
Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 
Wells, exhibited some excellent Cypripe- 
diums. A Silver Banksian Medal was 
awarded for the group. The Westfield 
variety of Germaine Opoix and Thalia Mrs. 
F/ancis Wellesley were shown in fine form. 
Others observed were Baron Schroder, Minos 
Youngii, Thalia gigantea, vexillarium super- 
bum, and two others noted under " New 
Plants." 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, Christ- 
church Road, Streatham (gr. Mr. Black), exhi- 
bited three very fine varieties of the white- 
petalled Maggie Raphael alba, two nice 
plants of Sophro-Cattleya Saxa, and S.-C. 
Mrs. F. Wellesley. 
Mess/s. Mansell and Hatcher, Rawdon, 
Yorks., were awarded a Silver Banksian 
Medal for a good group of orchids containing 
the foUowing Cypripediums : Leeanum gigan- 
teum, insigne Sanderae, Memnon, Niobe, the 
yellow insigne Cobbianum, the rare insigne 
Bohnhofianum, and many other well-known 
varieties. A plant of the beautiful Spatho- 
glottis plicata alba was shown in a prominent 
place. 
Messrs. Jones, Howes and Co., Elmdon 
Nurseries, Kenilworth, brought a very distinct 
variety of Vanda coerulea, having white sepals 
and petals and a violet-blue lip. 
Messrs. Stanley and Co., Southgate, staged 
a nice group, in w-hich we noticed the fine 
Coelogyne fuscescens, Cypripediums in variety, 
including a large plant of Leeanum with 
twelve flowers, and a plant of insigne Hare- 
field Hall with four flowers. A large plant of 
Cattleya labiata alba, with a slight tinge of 
