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To Masdevallia x 'Circe' (tovarensis x Chimcera) (votes, 10 for, 

 2 against), from Messrs Jas. Veitch The first hybrid of M. Chimcera. 

 Flowers on slender stems, ascending, yellow, with red papilhe and three 

 red lines in each segment continued to the slender dark red tails. 



To LcBlio-Gattleya x 1 Dora ' (L.-C. x ' Hippolyta Phoebe ' x C. 

 Schrodera) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Charlesworth, Heaton, 

 Bradford. Flower equal in size and form to a small C, labiata ; in colour 

 a salmon-tinted yellow with darker blotch on the lip. 



To Zygopctalum x Pcrrenoudii ' Cecil Rhodes ' (intermedium x 

 maxillare Gauticri) (votes, 11 for, 2 against), from H. T. Pitt, Esq., 

 Stamford Hill. Larger than the original form ; sepals and petals 

 greenish with purple blotches ; lip white, suffused and veined with 

 blue. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart., Clare Lawn, East Sheen (gr. Mr. W. H. 



Fig. 88. — Odontoglosstjm x Adrians ' Memobia Victoria Regin/k.' (Journal of 



Horticulture.) 



Young), sent Miitonia x Blcuana and M. vexillaria 'Memoria G. D. 

 Owen.' 



Messrs. Low, Bush Hill Park, showed Cattleya Schrdderce alba and 

 other varieties. 



Captain Holford, CLE., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. Alexander), sent Odonto- 

 glossum x clegans ' Westonbirt variety,' with a very large spike with five 

 branches. Flowers larger and lighter in colour than the original. 



Norman C. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood (gr. Mr. H. J. Chapman), sent 

 Cypripediam x 1 Wm. Lloyd ' suyerbum. 



Messrs. Williams showed a number of Orchids in flower. 



F. Wellesley, Esq., Westfield (gr. Mr. Gilbert), showed Cypripedium x 

 f W. E. Dickson ' (Rothschild ianum x ?) and C. x Chapmanii 1 Westfield 

 variety.' 



