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tensive and very profusely-flowered group of Orchids. The most 
of them consisted of Odontoglossum cxispum in variety, but 
there were also well-flowered Cattleyas and Dendrobiums 
more or less hidden in the recesses, between which, again, nestled 
small Orchids, such as Sophronitis grandiflora. They had a 
massive piece of Musdavallia veitchiana grandiflora, also equal ly 
well-flowered pieces of Miltonia vexillaria, Cypripedium grande, 
Laelio-cattleya Aphrodite, Vanda teres, Onciclium concolor, and 
many fine varieties of Odontoglossom Adrianae, including O. A. 
ma<mificum, with very handsomely-spotted flowers. A good 
thin», also, was O. triumplxans latisepalum. Amongst them 
also we noted varieties of 0. andersonian un and O. ruckerianum. 
The plants of Dendrabium Bensoniae were notable for their 
dwarf habit and profusely-flowered character. 
Messrs Charlesworth and Co., Heaton, Bradford, exhibited 
. very lar"e group of Orchids, the bulk of which were made up 
of Cattleya Mossiae, Laelia 
purpurata, Miltonia vexil¬ 
laria, Laelio-cattleya G. S. 
Ball, Phaius Norman, Odon- 
toglossunis, and Oncidums. 
Very choice were Odonto- 
olossum crispum the Kaiser, 
Laelio-cattleya striata. They 
had a massive piece of Cat¬ 
tleya skinneri. Tire plants 
were variously undulated, 
some of them being elevated 
on, pedestals, and the whole 
set up on a groundwork of 
Maidenhair Ferns. 
Messrs. Hugh Low and 
Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield, 
exhibited a very extensive 
group of Orchids, the finest 
of which was produced by 
Cattleyas, which were mostly 
shown in pieces of large size 
or else in closely-arranged 
groups of a kind or colour. 
They had, however, fine 
pieces of Cattleya skinneri 
and smaller pieces of C. 
mossiae Hercules, C. men- 
delii, C. skinneri alba, C. 
schilleriama, Brasso-cattleya, 
Imperatrice de Russie, Laelia 
purpurata, Vanda teres, 
Cymbidum lowianum, Chysis 
bractescens, Laelio-cattleya 
highburyensis magnifica, and 
Masdevallia veitcHianum 
grandiflora. They also had 
grandly-flowered pieces of 
Dendrobium bensoniae, On- 
cidium macranthum, and O. 
marshallianum. 
Mr. ,1. Robson, Bowdon 
Nurseries, Altrincham, sent 
a nice group consisting priiv 
cipally of finely flowered 
Odontoglossum Masdevallia 
Veitchii. Among the Cat¬ 
tleyas and Laelias were good 
varieties of C. Mendelli, C. 
Skinneri, and Laelia pur¬ 
purata. Prominent among 
Cypripediums were C. Cal¬ 
losum Pandora and C. 
Gowerii. 
Messrs. B. S. Williams 
and Son had a pretty group 
consisting of finely flowered 
Cymbidium Lowii, Vanda 
tricolor, Tliunias Cattleyas, 
Cypripediums, and Odontoglossum crispum. 
E. Ashworth, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Pilshy), sent a choice and 
pretty group of interesting and finely flowered Odontoglossums, 
the most prominent among them 'being O. crispum Grand 
Duchess, the ground colour white suffused with rose, and 
beautifully spotted with brown. 0. c. Marjory, belonging to 
the sunset forms of 0. crispum ; O. c. Priam Minuter, spotted 
with reddish-brown ; Cypripedium Callosum Sanderae, and 
Cattleya Schroderae alba. 
Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons, Bradford, sent hybrid Cat¬ 
tleyas and tine Odontoglossums. 
M. Jules Hye De Grom, Ghent, sent a fine variety of the 
hybrid Odontoglossum ardentissimum (Pescatorei and crispum) 
and 0. amoernum (Pescatorei and sceptrum), very finely 
flowered and bright in colour. 
M. Charles Vuylsteke, Ghent, had (>. Merifioum crispum an 1 
sceptrum, which resmbled the hybrid ardentissimum also shown. 
M. C. Maron, Brunoy, France, sent a remarkable hybrid 
Vanda between V. teres and V. suavis. 
Messrs. Stanley, Ashton and Co. sent Cattleya Mossiae 
Wagnerii var. Ashtoni, a lovely form, both in form ami 
substance. 
A magnificent 
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CALADIUMS. 
group of Caladinms was set up by Messrs 
Tomato Best of All. (See Fruit and Vegetables.)' 
John Peed and Son in the big tent, and was confined to this 
class of plant. The beautiful white-lea.ved Candiduni still holds 
its own for exhibition purposes. A tine plant also was that 
named Mme. J. R. Box, with soft rose pink leaves and mottled 
green edge. In this group also was the largest plant of John 
Peed we have seen ; the huge leaves are green with a red centre. 
Other exhibition plants of the largest size were Oriflamme, rich 
carmine-red and green edge ; Roncador, rose with green netting ; 
Diamantina, deep green mottled with pink and even carmine ; 
