Ixxii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



becoming so large, and contain so many excellent examples of 

 good cultivation, that this year it was found necessary to draw a 

 distinct line between them and the groups of the nurserymen, 

 and the exhibits were consequently arranged in separate tents. 



The first group in the amateurs' section was a splendid one 

 from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P. (grower, Mr. White). 

 The Burford Lodge collection has for many years been noted for 

 the excellence of its plants, and it may be fairly said that the 

 best of these were represented on this occasion. Rare Cypri- 

 pediums were very noticeable, especially such kinds as C. Stonei 

 grande, C. caudatum Wallisii, G. grande atratum, C. Fraseri, 

 C. Swanianum, as well as the remarkable C. Bothschildianum, 

 which seems to improve more and more since it has been under 

 cultivation. Odontoglossums were represented by Coradinei, 

 Andersonianum, cirrosum, and several varieties of the useful 

 crispum. The varieties of Masdevallia were of a very rich hue, 

 and proclaimed the good treatment they had received. Among 

 other kinds were some M. Harryana and M. coccinea, bearing 

 as many as twelve flowers each. Among the other exhibits were 

 Maxillaria Lehmannii, Kimballiana, and Sanderiana, the latter 

 with its large waxy-white flowers splashed with deep crimson at 

 the base of the sepals, petals, and lip ; Oncidium ampliation 

 majus, some exquisite forms of Cattleya Mossice Wagneri, Lcelia 

 purpurata, Masdevallia Schlimii, Vanda teres, Phalcenopsis 

 Sanderiana, Bulboprhy Hum Dearei, Ornithocephalus grandiflortts, 

 several Aerides, Lselias, Stelis muscifera, Calanthe purpurea 

 and veratrifolia. 



Arranged next was a magnificent group from Baron Schroder 

 (gardener, Mr. Ballantine). It was a delightful mass of loveli- 

 ness. One hundred and sixty well-grown specimens were staged, 

 and as many as ninety-two different varieties were represented. 

 To take them alphabetically, there was the brilliant Ada 

 aurantiaca; four varieties of Aerides, including the new deep 

 crimson Savageanum, imported last year from the Philippines, 

 and the graceful white Williamsii; thirteen Cattleyas of sur- 

 passing beauty, among them being Mendelii and its variety 

 Bluntii, Mossice Sclirdderce, Shinnerii, two remarkable specimens 

 of the latter bearing hundreds of rosy flowers, Begnellii and 

 Mossice Beineckiana ; Cozlogyne pandurata, with several of its 

 curious green and black flowers, was en evidence ; while among 



