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a charming hybrid, to which a First Class Certificate was 

 awarded; D. splendidissimum grandiflorum, a superb form; 

 Cattleya speciosissima Schroderiana, a beautiful variety ; La)lia 

 harpophylla, bearing several spikes of its brilliantly coloured 

 flowers ; and the following Odontoglossums : 0. Wilckeanum 

 pallens, bearing a magnificent raceme of flowers ; 0. elegans, 

 0. Coradinei, 0. triumphans, 0. Wilckeanum, and 0. aspersum 

 superbum. 



Silver Gilt Banksian. 

 To Messrs. F. Sander & Co., The Nurseries, St. Albans, for 

 a magnificent group of Orchids, especially noticeable being 

 Dendrobium Dalhousianum, very fine, D. Devonianum, D. trans- 

 parens, Odontoglossum Hallii leucoglossum, Cymbidium Lowi- 

 anum, and Oncidium bifolium. 



Silver Banksian. 



To Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., Burford Lodge, 

 Dorking (gardener, Mr. W. Bickerstaffe), for an interesting group 

 of Orchids, amongst which Cypripedium Curtisii, a handsome 

 species with beautifully marked foliage ; AeranthusLeonis; Lycaste 

 Schilleriana, rare and distinct ; Cymbidium Dayanum, bearing 

 several well-developed spikes ; Odontoglossum Harryanum ; and 

 Catasetum barbatum proboscideum, a singular form. 



To F. G. Tautz, Esq., Studley House, Goldhawk Eoad, W. 

 (gardener, Mr. J. C. Cowley), for a group of Orchids : Cymbidium 

 eburneum, very fine ; the Studley House form of Cypripedium 

 villosum, flowers of a golden hue ; Miltonia vexillaria purpurea, a 

 high-coloured form which was awarded a certificate ; and Cattleya 

 speciosissima Bella Donna, a distinct variety, highly coloured. 



To Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, for 

 an extensive group of cut Daffodils, comprising Sir Watkin ; 

 Colleen Bawn, a beautiful form of Moschatus ; The Emperor and 

 Empress, especially good ; Princess Mary of Cambridge, Queen 

 Bess, and Horsfieldii. Anemones were likewise admirably shown. 



To Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, for a group of 

 Daffodils : Henry Irving, of large size and richly coloured ; 

 Duchess of Brabant, distinct and handsome ; and Eugilobus 

 variiformis, a beautiful variety belonging to the bicolor section. 

 Anemones were also well shown and in great variety. 



The Koyal Gardens, Kew, sent a beautiful and interesting 



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