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L. a. oculata, a variety with a conspicuous white area in the 

 centre of the labellum ; and typical L. anceps for comparison. 



J. Charlton Parr, Esq., Grappenhall, Heyes, Warrington, 

 sent a plant of hybrid Cypripedium, the result of crossing C. 

 Haynaldianum with pollen of C. Spicerianum. The Committee 

 decided it was C. Carnusianum x . 



A. S. Smith, Esq., Silvermere, Cobham, Surrey (gardener, 

 Mr. James Quarterman), submitted a white-flowered Cattleya, 

 which was pronounced to be C. Trianae alba. 



Messrs. James Veitch & Son, King's Eoad, Chelsea, staged 

 their new Dendrobium euosmum roseum (D. nobile x D. 

 endocharis). Its flowers have a striking resemblance to those of 

 D. Linawianum — white, tipped with rose pink. Messrs. Veitch 

 also sent Cypripedium Creon x (C. cenanthum superbum x 

 C. Harrisianum), which the Committee desired to see again ; 

 C. Niobe x (C. Fairieanum x C. Spicerianum) ; C. Calypso x 

 (C. Spicerianum x C. Boxalli), C. Lathamianum x (C. villosum 

 x C. Spicerianum), and Calanthe excellens (C. Eegnieri x C. 

 vestita). The flowers of the last named are very much like those 

 of C. Williamsii — an imported plant and probably a natural 

 hybrid. 



S. F. Ebner, Esq., Horton House, Beckenham (Orchid 

 grower, Mr. Franklin), sent Cypripedium Savageanum superbum 

 (C. Harrisianum var. x C. Spicerianum). The Committee 

 requested to see it again when more fully developed. 



G. Burnham, Esq., Stoke Newington, staged a good speci- 

 men of Cypripedium insigne with many flowers. 



Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, exhibited a new form 

 of Catasetum near to C. atratum ; Cypripedium Kramerianum x 

 (C. oenanthum x C. villosum), Laelia anceps alba, and a spray of 

 Dendrobium Leechianum x. 



Baron Schroder, The Dell, Egham (gardener, Mr. H. 

 Ballantine), exhibited very fine flowers of Cypripedium Harrisi- 

 anum superbum x and C. Galatea majus x . 



Messrs. Pitcher and Manda, Hextable, Swanley, Kent, staged 

 Cypripedium Masereelianum x , which, although an undoubtedly 

 fine plant, the Committee regarded as a form of C. Leeanum x ; 

 C. Leeanum, Burford variety, and C. magniflorum x. No com- 

 munication respecting the origin of the latter was placed before 

 the Committee, who considered it to be C. longifolium. 



