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First-class Certificate. 



To Miltonia x ' St. Andre ' ( x Bleuana x Boezlii) (votes, unanimous), 

 from Baron Sir H. Schroder, The Dell, Egham (gr. Mr. H. Ballantine). 

 Flowers white, with the inner halves of the petals tinged with violet and 

 the hase of the lip having radiating lines of red-brown. 



To Odontoglossum x 1 Phoebe ' (cirrhosum x crispum) (votes, 

 unanimous), from Baron Sir H. Schroder. Flowers equal in size to 

 0. x ardentissimum, white, heavily blotched with purplish-red. (Fig. 60.) 



Fig. 61. — Odontoglossum 'Queen Alexandra,' var. Crawshayanum. 

 (Gardeners' Chronicle.) 



To Odontoglossum x ' Queen Alexandra ' Crawshayanum (Harry- 

 anum x triumphans) (votes, unanimous), from De B. Crawshay, Esq. 

 (gr. Mr. Stables). A very large broad-petaled flower; sepals and petals 

 yellow, the ground colour almost hidden by large purple-brown blotches ; 

 lip white, with the basal three-fourths marked with rose colour. (Fig. 61.) 



Award of Merit. 



To Odontoglossum gloriosum citrinum (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge. Flowers pale citron-yellow, the usual 

 brown spotting being suppressed and replaced by a slightly darker yellow 

 tint. 



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