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Orchid in flower at the season. The remarkable hybrid Miltonia 

 Bleui splendens was shown; it has white flowers, with crimson 

 lines at the base of the lip, and is the result of a cross between 

 M. vexillaria and M. Eoezlii. Among the others may be men- 

 tioned, as worthy of note, the unique Miltonia vexillaria "Fairy 

 Queen," pure white, with a stain of lemon-yellow at the base of 

 the lip ; Cattleya Mendelii "Prince of Wales," having a glowing- 

 crimson lip ; Phajus Humblotii, seen for the first time by a great 

 many, and its white variety, P. H. alba ; Vanda suavis, with a 

 dozen spikes ; Dendrobium Dearei, with about fifty spikes of pure 

 white flowers just tinged with watery green at the base of the 

 lip ; Laalia grandis, L. purpurata, Ornithocephalus grandiflorus, 

 Aerides Sanderianum, and Oncidium roraimense, a species closely 

 allied to 0. sessile, and having yellow flowers barred and spotted 

 with dark brown. With the Orchids was also staged a new 

 Anthurium album maximum, with a large creamy spathe tipped 

 with red. 



Mr. J. Cypher, of Cheltenham, contributed a large group, in 

 which Laslia purpurata, Cattleya Mendelii, and Dendrobium 

 Bensonias were well represented. The Dendrobes were excep- 

 tionally fine, and the Odontoglossums were very showy. 



Messrs. Low & Co., of Clapton, had a unique collection of the 

 beautiful Ancectochilus Lowii, with a background of Cypripedium 

 Lawrenceanum, C. Elliottianum, C. Godefroya3, C. caudatum, C. 

 bellatulum, and others. Plants of the new Phalaenopsis gloriosa, 

 P. amabilis, P. grandiflora, Vanda coerulescens Boxallii, Cattleya 

 Mendelii, C. Mossiaa, &c, were also present, showing much variety 

 of colour. 



Mr. G. T. White, of Winchmore Hill, staged an effective 

 group of Orchids, among which a large Laslia purpurata was con- 

 spicuous. Plants of the Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) solan draBflorum 

 conspicuum were also among the group, to which they gave a 

 charm. 



Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, of Upper Holloway, displayed 

 to advantage a fine group, among which the Vandas attracted 

 attention, especially a form of V. teres known as " Aurora," with 

 pretty blush-white flowers. There were also present Calanthe 

 veratrifolia, with its strong erect scapes of snowy-white flowers ; 

 C. Williamsii, Anguloa Clowesii, deep-coloured Masdevallias, 

 among which was M. Veitchii, with thirty flowers ; while Cattleyas, 



