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First-class Certificate. 
To La3lio-Cattleya x Wiganiana (? L. pui-purata x L.-C. x Uominiana) 
(votes, unanimous), from Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart., Clare Lawn, East 
Sheen (gr. Mr. W. H. Young). Flowers of the largest of its class. Sepals 
and petals pale rose veined and tinged with purple. Lip almost entirely 
of a deep claret-purple. 
Award of Merit. 
To Schomburgkia Lyonsii (votes, unanhnous), from the Right Hon. 
Lord Rothschild, Tring Park (gr. Mr. E. Hill). A rare old species with 
white Howers marked with purple. Lnported from Jamaica. (Fig. 81.) 
To Stauropsis lissochiloides var. (votes, unanimous), from the Right 
Hon. Lord Rothschild. The variety shown had an inflorescence of 
twenty-seven flowers. Yellow blotched with red, the reverse of the 
younger flowers, and buds being bright rose colour. 
To Cattleya x Whitei ' Wigan's var.' (nat. hyb. Schilleriana x labiata) 
(votes, unanimous), from Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart. (gr. Mr. W. H. 
Young). Flowers larger than the original, rose colour, the blade of the 
lip and tips of the side lobes darker than the other parts. 
To L^elio- Cattleya x ' Berthe Fournier ' (L.-C. x elegans var. ? x C. 
Dowiana aurea) (votes, 0 for, 5 against), from Mrs. Mason, the Firs, 
Warwick (gr. Mr. Lambert). Sepals and petals cream -white with a lilac 
tint ; lip reddish-purple with some orange lines at the base. Parentage 
doubtful. 
Cultural Commendation. 
To Mr. Norman, gr. to the Marquis of Salisbury, Hatfield, for a grand 
plant of Aerides Sanderianum with thirty-five leaves and four flower 
spikes, each about 3 ft. in length. 
To Mr. W. H. Young, gr. to Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart., for a fine 
plant of Cattleya x ' Atlanta ' (Leopoldii x Warscewiczii). 
Other Exhibits. 
M. Jules Hye Leysen, Coupure, Ghent (gr. Mr. Coen), sent Cypri- 
pedium x Massaianum. 
The Rev. F. Paynter, Stoke Hill, Guildford (gr. Mr. Cooke), sent 
Cattleya x (velutina x labiata Warnerii) and some cut spikes of Orchids. 
Captain Thos. A. Julian, Plymouth, sent Cattleya Harrisoniana 
violacea and C. Warscewiczii. 
W. Macdonald, Esq., Pitlochry, N.B,, sent a hybrid Cypripedium. 
C. E. Chrimes, Esq., Selwood, Rotherham (gr. Mr. Mark Watts), 
showed Cattleya X Hardyana 'Mrs. C. E. Chrimes.' 
Mrs. Mason, The Firs, Warwick (gr. Mr. Lambert), showed cut spikes 
of Orchids. 
De B. Crawshay, Esq., Sevenoaks (gr. Mr. S. Cooke), showed Odonto- 
glossum Uroskinnerii and varieties of 0. crispum. 
