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white C. Mendelii, named C. M. "Venus " ; also plants of the 

 finely coloured Masdevallia ignea Southgatei. 



N. N. Sherwood, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Jones), sent a fine rose- 

 coloured form of Odontoglossum crispum and a good cut spray 

 of Phalaenopsis grandiflora. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., sent a cut spike of Lselia 

 purpurata Brysiana, with large richly coloured flowers. 



Malcolm S. Cooke, Esq., Kingston Hill (gardener, Mr. 

 Cullimore), staged Laelia purpurata, Cattleya Mossise, and 

 Bifrenaria Harrisoniae. 



Mr. James O'Brien, Harrow-on-the~Hill, sent the new Disa 

 tripetaloides. 



Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, sent a very fine form 

 of Odontoglossum excellens, named " Albert Edward." The 

 large labellum was white, spotted down the middle with choco- 

 late colour ; the sepals and petals yellow, with dark crimson 

 blotches. 



The Duke of Northumberland, Syon House, Brentford 

 (gardener, Mr. Wythes), sent some well-grown specimens of the 

 best form of Cypripedium barbatum. 



A. Smith, Esq., Cobham, Surrey (gardener, Mr. Quarterman), 

 also sent the same species. 



G. Burnham, Esq., Paget Road, Stoke Newington, staged 

 Dendrobium thyrsiflorum, with ten spikes, and the curious green- 

 flowered Cymbidium albucaeflorum. 



Messrs. Pitcher & Manda, Hextable, Swanley, Kent, had 

 an interesting lot of varieties of Orchis and Cypripedium 

 calceolus. 



W. C. Atkinson, Esq., Aigburth, Liverpool, sent flowers of a 

 new form of Cypripedium Hookeras, of which the Committee 

 desired to see plants at the next meeting. 



J. T. Bennett-Poe, Esq., Thoerstone, Nenagh, again exhibited 

 his fine spotted Odontoglossum Pescatorei ; and specimens of 

 Cattleya Warneri and Cymbidium Lowi were forwarded by Mr. 

 Balderson, Hemel Hempstead. 



Phaius Cooksoni. — The hybridisation by artificial means of 

 such orchids as Cypripediums, Cattleyas, Laelias, Dendrobiums, 

 &c. has met with so much success that it is not surprising 

 to find that the hybridist has extended his operations to other 

 genera. Phaius Cooksoni, for the figure of which (fig. 40) 



