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Woking (gr. Mr. Hopkins). Dorsal sepal ruby-red, with a slight white 

 margin and dark claret lines. Petals reddish rose, profusely spotted with 

 chocolate-purple ; lip claret- coloured. (Fig. 26.) 



To Odontoglossum x caloglossum (crispum x 1 Vuylstekeae ') (votes 

 unanimous), from M. Chas. Vuylsteke. Flower of fine shape ; the broad 

 lilac-tinted sepals and petals almost covered with large claret-coloured 

 blotches ; lip white, blotched with dark rose. (Fig. 27.) 



To Odontoglossum x ' Ruby ' (parentage unrecorded) (votes, 14 for, 

 3 against), from M. Chas. Vuylsteke. Flowers claret colour on the inner 

 two-thirds of the segments, pale lilac on the outer portion. (Fig. 28.) 



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Fig. 27. — Odontoglossum caloglossum. (Gardeners' Chronicle. 



To Laelia anceps Schrdderae ' Grace Ruby ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. J. McBean & Son, Ccoksbridge. Sepals and petals white, brightly 

 tinted with magenta-crimson, especially on the petals ; front and side 

 lobes of the lip deep maroon colour. 



To Maxillaria grandiflora (votes, unanimous), from F. Du Cane 

 Godman, Esq., Horsham. The fine species allied to 1 M. venusta.' 

 Flowers white with purple and yellow markings on the lip. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Norman C. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam (gr. Mr. Chapman), 

 for a fine specimen of Cypripedium Lccanum Clinkaberryanum. 



