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little species has white flowers with a yellow and purple marking 

 on the labellum. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cattleya Skinnerii, Temple's var. (votes, unanimous), 

 from J. W. Temple, Esq., Leyswood, Groombridge (gardener, 

 Mr. Bristow). A variety with larger and brighter coloured 

 flowers than the type. 



To Cattleya Schroderae leyswoodiensis (votes, unanimous), 

 from J. W. Temple, Esq., Leyswood, Groombridge. Flowers 

 large, bright pinkish lilac ; the labellum rich orange in the 

 centre. 



To Cypripedium Evenor x (C.Argus $ x C. bellatulum $) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, King's 

 Eoad, Chelsea. The flowers of this fine hybrid resemble those of 

 C. Marshallianum x , but the foliage is nearer that of C. Argus. 



To Masdevallia caudato-Estradas x (M. Estradas $ x M. 

 caudata Shuttleworthii $) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Jas. 

 Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 



Botanical Certificate. 

 To Sarcopodium (Bulbophyllum) Lobbii var. (votes, unani- 

 mous), from C. J. Lucas, Esq., Warnham Court, Horsham (gar- 

 dener, Mr. Duncan). This was a very large form of the species? 

 and in colour much resembled S. Dearei, Beich. f. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To B. Brooman- White, Esq., Arddarroch, Garelochhead, N.B. 

 gardener, Mr. Brown), for fine examples of cut Cattleya 

 Mendelii, C. Lawrenceana, and one large form of Odontoglossum 

 crispum. 



Other Exhibits. 



F. Wigan, Esq., Clare Lawn, East Sheen (grower, Mr. W. H. 

 Young), exhibited Dendrobium Leeanum atropurpureum, which 

 differed from the type in having the labellum wholly of a rich 

 dark purple. 



Beginald Young, Esq., Fringilla Linnet Lane, Sefton Park, 

 Liverpool, sent cut flowers of two fine forms of Laalia majalis 

 which had flowered with him four years in succession. 



The Bight Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., Highbury, Moor 

 Green, Birmingham (grower, Mr. H. A. Burberry), sent cut 

 spikes of two dissimilar forms of Dendrobium superbiens. 



