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mous), from M. Godefroy-Lebeuf, Paris. This is said to be the 

 typical C. caudatum, the plants generally found under that name 

 in gardens being C. c. roseum. The Luxembourg var. is erect- 

 growing and much stronger than the variety roseum. 



Award of Merit. 



To Calanthe Sanderiana (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. F. 

 Sander & Co. This seems to be the largest of the C. Masuca 

 type. The flowers are of deep rose colour, with a large and flat 

 rich purple labellum. 



To Laelia crispa superba (votes, unanimous), from Thos. 

 Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Whitefield, Manchester (gardener, Mr. 

 R. Johnson). A fine variety, in which the shorter, broader, and 

 more richly coloured front lobe of the lip are the distinguishing 

 features. 



To Oncidium macranthum nanum (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Charles worth, Shuttle worth & Co., Heaton, Bradford. 

 The plants exhibited on this, as on former occasions, had fine 

 flowers, on spikes often not more than a foot high. 



To Lselia Oweniana x (L. pumila Dayana ? x L. xan- 

 thina <?) (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 

 Flowers the size of L. pumila Dayana ; sepals and petals white ; 

 lip purplish crimson, with a white blotch at the tip and yellow 

 tinge in the tube. 



Other Exhibits. 



A. H. Smee, Esq., The Grange, Hackbridge (gardener, Mr. 

 G. W. Cummins), sent a spike of Phaius Humblotii Henry ii. 



F. Wigan, Esq., Clare Lawn, East Sheen (gardener, Mr. 

 Young), exhibited Angrsecum caudatum and Lycaste tetragona. 



I. M. Burton, Esq., Gainsborough, forwarded a hybrid Cypri- 

 pedium, which was identified as C. Maynardi x . 



Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons sent Cypripedium Astrea x 

 (C. Spicerianum ? x C. philippinense <?). The flowers had the 

 dorsal sepal white, green at the base, and with a purple median 

 line ; petals tinged with purple, twisted ; lip greenish white, 

 tinged dull rose. 



Mr. McArthur, Maida Vale, sent a form of Cypripedium 

 Godefroya^ very nearly approaching C. bellatulum. 



Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. also sent a form of C. Godefroyae 



