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Gaskelliana $ x L. xanthina <?) (votes, 11 for, 2 against), from 

 Messrs. F. Sander)& Co., St. Albans. Flowers five inches across, 

 resembling those of Cattleya Rex. Sepals and petals sulphur- 

 yellow ; lip yellow at the base, with purple veining ; front lobe 

 rose-crimson (fig. 7). 



Aiuard of Merit. 



To Laelio- Cattleya x Tydea (L. pumila ? x C. Trianaa c?) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 

 Flowers in size and colour like L. pumila praestans, but with 

 the lip formed like C. Percivaliana, and of a dark amethyst- 

 purple (fig. 8). 



To Cypripedium x Godseffranum (C. Boxalli var. ? x 

 C. hirsutissimum <?) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Jas. 

 Veitch & Sons. Several crosses between C. hirsutissimum and 

 forms of C. villosum were shown, but this was the most note- 

 worthy. 



To Cypripedium x Captain Lendy (C. Boxalli $ x Charles 

 Canham £) (votes, unanimous), from Chas. L. N. Ingram, Esq., 

 Godalming (gr. Mr. T. W. Bond). A fine hybrid with the 

 colouring of C. Boxalli and the large size of the other parent. 



To Cypripedium x Fraseri (C. hirsutissimum ? x C. 

 barbatum) (votes, unanimous), from R. I. Measures, Esq., Cam- 

 bridge Lodge, Camberwell (gr. Mr. H. Chapman). A very pretty 

 hybrid, with much of the rich purple of C. hirsutissimum. 



To Galeandra Devoniana (votes, unanimous), from Walter 

 Cobb, Esq., Dulcote, Tunbridge Wells (gr. Mr. J. Howes). A 

 very handsome form of the species. 



To Phalaenopsis Youngiana (votes, 8 for, 5 against), from Mr. 

 G. Young, Keyfield Nursery, St. Albans. A supposed natural 

 hybrid between P. Aphrodite Dayana and P. Schilleriana. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Masdevallia picturata (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, Bart. (gr. Mr.^W. H. White). 



To Dendrobium purpureum candidum (votes, 8 for), from 

 Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 



To Catasetum barbatum spinosum (votes, unanimous), from 

 Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 



To Angraecum (Listrostachys) porrigei:s (votes, unanimous), 



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