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Oypfipediuin Ashburtonise (barbatnm x insigne). Fine plant, 6 fine 
growths, pushing flower sj)ike... ... 0 5 
„ ,, Good variety, marked XXX. No. 2, 
from Mr. Drewitt’s Collection. Grand 
plant, with 3 extra strong growths, 1 
flower ... ... ... ... ... 1 11 
., Asbburtonise Giganteum. See painting by Mac- 
farlane. 'I’liis variety is much superior to all others, the 
flowers being nearly double the size and of great 
substance and more brilliantly spotted ; the dorsal sepal 
is 2i inches across each way ; white lined with green and 
regularly spotted with bright crimson purple, the spots 
following the dii'cction of the nerves ; petals reddish 
brown; faintly striped with green, and spotted with 
crimson purple half-way up. Grand plant, 3 very strong 
growths, 1 flower spike ... ... ... ... ... 7 7 
,, Part of same plant, 2 extra strong growths ... ... ... 4 4 
, Aylingii- A most beautiful novelty. An hybrid between 
niveum x eiliolare ; sepals and petals are pure white, 
being exquisitely dotted and spotted with bright purple 
markings, which are mostly arranged in lines ; the petals 
are longer than those of neveuni, and have a downward 
direction. Nice plant, with 1 growth, 4 leaves ... ... 5 5 
„ Armstrongianum (Boxallii atratum x Spicerianum 
magnificum). This is a beautiful hybrid, recently 
flowered in the collection. See painting by Macfarlane. 
'J'he flower is of good size and well formed. The dorsal 
sepal is white, densely suffused with reddish purple, 
with lines of deeper colour extending a little more than 
halfway up, having a broad medium band of deep 
reddish purple extending to the apex. Petals are much 
undulated, of a pale purple heavily suffused with reddish 
purple, veined with a deeper colour, the lower halfs 
being much spotted. Lip of a similar colour, staminode 
puce purple, with a paler margin, deep yellow centre. 
A remarkably handsome thing. The only plant with 
1 strong flowered growth and strong unflowered growth 15 15 
,, Astrgei (Lmvigatum x Spicerianum). Very fine plant, 
2 strong unflowered growths ... ... ... ... 1 11 
„ barbatum. Fine variety. Fine plant, with 12 strong 
growths ... ... ... ... ... 0 5 
., ,, Good plant, with 6 growths ... ... ... 0 2 
,, ,, Fine plant, 8 strong growths, seed sown 
(Niveum x Charlesworthii) ... ... 0 7 
„ barbatum biflorum. Grand plant, with 14 strong 
growths ... ... ... 0 7 
,, „ „ Two fine plants, 11 growths ... 0 3 
„ ,, ,, Three good plants, 8 and 0 
growths ... ... ... 0 2 
,, ,, ,, Very fine plant, !) strong 
growths, seed sown (Law- 
reuceanum x Niveum) ... 0 7 
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