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of the clearest white, and this variety is the only instance of true 

 albino in Cattleya intermedia. 



To Cypripedium seedling (C. niveum x C. ciliolare), exhibited 

 as C. Aylingii x (votes, unanimous), from C. J. Hollington, Esq., 

 Forty Hill, Enfield (gardener, Mr. Ay ling). This is a really dis- 

 tinct and handsome hybrid ; in the colour of its flowers it is close 

 to C. niveum, but its petals are much longer and broader than in 

 that species; and so also are the sepals, especially the lower 

 ones, which equal in form and size the upper. The upper sepal 

 is white, with several narrow pink lines; petals white, with 

 distinct purple dotted lines following the nervures ; lip white, 

 flushed with rose. 



Aicards of Merit. 

 To Odontoglossum Pescatorei, Tilgate variety (votes, unani- 

 mous), sent by J. H. Nix, Esq., Tilgate, Crawley (gardener, Mr. 

 E. Young). The plant, which was splendidly grown, and to 

 which a Cultural Commendation was voted, had two spikes, 

 bearing together some hundred and twenty flowers of medium 

 size, the departure from ordinary 0. Pescatorei consisting in the 

 sepals having purplish blotched lines, and a few spots of purple 

 on the petals. 



To Odontoglossum Galeottianum (votes, unanimous), sent by 

 T. Statter, Esq., Whitefield, Manchester (gardener, Mr. Johnson). 

 This is a very rare and interesting species, in growth near 

 0. Cervantesii, but with flowers resembling the white form of 

 0. nebulosum. 



To Cattleya Mendelii "Alfred Smee," from A. H. Smee, 

 Esq., The Grange, Hackbridge. A noble form, with large 

 flowers, the throat of the labellum being unusually white, and 

 its front lobe broad, finely frilled, and of a rich crimson. 



To Cattleya labiata, var. Warneri (votes, unanimous). A 

 large and highly coloured form from Malcolm S. Cooke, Esq., 

 Kingston Hill (gardener, Mr. Cullimore). 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir William Marriott, Down House, Blandford, sent a seed- 

 ling Orchid, resulting from a cross between Cattleya Mossise and 

 Laelia purpurata. Messrs. James Veitch & Sons exhibited the 

 same cross, which the Committee decided was inferior to Lselio- 



