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Messrs. James Veitch & Sons sent an interesting exhibit — 

 a hybrid between a Rhododendron (one of the Javanicum 

 hybrids) and Azalea indica Stella. Flowers of a rich orange- 

 scarlet. 



Mr. W. Wildsmith, Heckfield Place Gardens, Winchfield, 

 sent some fine blooms of Chrysanthemums, including a dozen 

 excellent examples of Avalanche. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



H. J. Veitch, Esq., F.L.S., in the Chair, and six members 



present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Award of Merit. 

 To Odontoglossum grande, Tautz variety (votes, unanimous), 

 from F. G. Tautz, Esq., Hammersmith (gardener, Mr. Cowley). 

 This had a spike of six flowers, each measuring about 6^ inches 

 across, with good colour, and considered the finest variety of the 

 species. 



Botanical Certificate. 

 To Epidendrum sceptrum (votes, unanimous), from Sir 

 Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., Burford Lodge, Dorking. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Francis G. Gledstanes, Esq., Manor House, Gunners- 

 bury (gardener, Mr. Manning), for a plant of Dendrobium 

 formosum giganteum. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., contributed a fine form of 

 Ccelogyne speciosa with extraordinarily large flowers. F. G. 

 Tautz, Esq., sent an interesting set of varieties of Odontoglossum 

 Insleayi splendens and 0. grande. Mr. F. Sander, of St. Albans, 

 sent a Dendrobium allied to D. phalamopsis, which was recom- 

 mended to be sent to Kew for determination. The Duke of 

 Marlborough contributed a singular form of Cattleya aurea 

 (named Blenheimensis) with nearly white sepals and petals, and 

 the lip of ordinary C. Dowiana. 



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