May 3', 1895. 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
477 
C. Mendeli Rex, with its large petals and sepals of the purest 
whiteness, and lip of a rich crimson. An exceptionally fine plant 
was noted in C. Mendeli chelense, one of the most superb in 
the whole group, having petals and sepals equalling in purity those 
of the former, with a long lip pleasingly fimbriated, and in colour 
of the deepest crimson. 
As already mentioned, Laelias form a feature, and one fine 
plant of purpurata was noted carrying twenty-two large flowers. 
Amongst others of this charming variety L. purpurata Victoria is 
different shade, being rosy red. Very distinct in character to the 
above are many well-grown plants of 0. citrosmum, and amongst 
these particularly worthy of mention are 0. citrosmum punctatum, 
a beautifully spotted form ; O. citrosmum sulphureura, with large 
buff-coloured petals and sepals ; and 0. citrosmum concolor, which 
has one deep shade of pink throughout the whole flower.Ji 
Cypripediums are well represented in the show, chiefly with 
small plants placed here and there in groups. Among these are 
C. grande, C. Curtisi gigantea, C. Lawrenceanum superbum, and 
Fig. 83.—MILTONIA BLEUfANA VIRGINALIS. 
very censpicuous. This is a magnificent form, bearing large sub¬ 
stantial flowers with petals and sepals of the purest white and lip 
of very deep crimson fading into the throat, which is of a bright 
canary yellow prettily striped. Another fine plant is that of 
L. purpurata rosea with several spikes carrying six blooms of fine 
character, and shaded with rose throughout. Not so striking as 
these, but still very pretty, are L. purpurata Russelliana and 
L. purpurata Bella, a form of much lighter shade. 
A Jarge number of well-flowered plants of Odontoglossum 
vexill^ium adds much to the beauty ot the show, and amongst 
these 0. vexillarium albescens is particularly effective with its fine 
white flowers of extraordinary size slightly shaded with crimson. 
O. vexillarium rubrum superbum bears excellent flowers of a much 
exceptionally fine forms of C. niveum majus. Cymbidiums are 
likewise conspicuous, amongst otheis being a fine specimen of the 
rare variety Cymbidium coi color, together vilh many handsome 
spikes of C. Lowianum. Several well flowered Oncidiums claimed 
attention, amongst others being 0. macranthum, 0. Marshallianum, 
0. pulvinatum, with bright blooms of the pret'y 0. Kramerianum, 
or the Butterfly Orchid. 
Mention must be made of the rare and exceedingly pretty little 
Phaius bicolor, with its chocolate coloured sepals and petals and 
lip of delicate purple. Masdevallias were also noted, amongst 
others being the pretty though miniature form of M. Schroderiana, 
together with Comet, one of the brightest flowered of its class. 
Many curiosities are also displayed, such as Scuticaria Hadweni, with 
