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was  evinced  in  a  fine  collection  of  Crotons,  interspersed  with  Maidenhair 
Ferns,  which  was  staged  by  Mr.  J.  McLeod,  gardener  to  J.  Morgan,  Eeq  , 
Roehampton.  The  plants  were  all  sturdy,  varied,  and  well  coloured. 
Amongst  others  worthy  of  mention  were  Laingi,  Mrs.  Dorman,  Etna, 
Majesticus.  Earl  of  Derby,  Mr.  Bause,  Prince  of  Wales,  Reidi,  Queen 
Victoria,  Golden  Ring,  Sunshine.  Variegata,  Lord  Chelmsford,  Lady 
Zetland,  and  Angustifolius  (silver  Flora  medal). 
fordiense.  De  Barri  Crawshay,  Esq.,  Sevenoaks,  exhibited  a  grand 
specimen  of  Odentoglossum  Uro-Skinneri  Rosefield  variety. 
Messrs.  H.  Low&  Co.,  Clapton,  arranged  a  small  collection  of  Orchids 
intermingled  with  foliage  plants  ;  Cypripediums,  Cycnoches  and  others 
were  seen  amongst  the  Orchids.  A  group  of  Orchids  was  staged  by 
Messrs.  W.  L.  Lewis  &  Co.,  Southgate.  These  were  somewhat  stiffly 
arranged  over  a  groundwork  of  Ferns,  but  several  beautiful  kinds  were 
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Fig.  20.— LILIUM  JAPONICUM  COLCHESTER!. 
Orchid  Committee  — Present  :  Dr.  M.  T.  Masters  (in  the  chair)  ; 
with  Dd  B.  Crawshay.  H.  M.  Pollett,  W.  H.  White,  J.  T.  Gabriel,  H.  J. 
Chapman,  T.  Statter,  J.  Jacques,  E.  Hill,  T.  W.  Bond,  W.  Cobb,  A.  H. 
Smee,  ard  H.  Ballantine. 
Mr.  G.  W.  Cummins,  gardener  to  A.  H.  Smee,  Esq.,  The  Grange, 
Wallington,  staged  two  Orchids,  iEranthus  grandifolius  and  a  Catasetum 
species  for  naming.  Mr.  White,  gardener  to  Sir  Trevor  Lawrence, 
B.art.,  Dorking,  showed  plants  and  spikes  of  Orchids, lamongst  which  were 
noticed  a  fine  piece  of  Dendrobium  Hookerianum,  a  beautiful  Catasetum 
Bungerothi,  Odontoglossum  Krameri,  Stauropsis  phillippinensis,  Ouci- 
dium  Lanceanum,  0.  hrematochilum  and  Cypripedium  Morgani®  bur- 
noted,  such  as  Cattleya  gigas,  C.  Harriaona3,  Dendrobium  cruentum, 
Habenaria  Susannae,  and  Cypripediums  Evenor  superbura,  Hilnanthum 
and  Charlesworthi.  Mr,  Hughes,  gardener  to  E.  H.  Woodhall,  E?q., 
Scarborough,  sent  a  grand  Vanda  coerulea,  Cypripedium  Stonei  and 
Odontoglossum  coronarium. 
The  Orchids  exhibited  by  Messrs.  James  Veitch  &  Sons,  Chelsea, 
were  not  very  numerous,  but  were  as  usual  of  splendid  quality.  Most 
conspicuous  were  Grammatophyllum  Rumphianum.  Vanda  Sanderiana, 
Cattleya  Dowiana,  C.  Eldorado  alba,  Coelogyne  Veitchi  (see  below), 
Lmlio-Cattleya  Proserpine,  and  Cypripediums  tonsum  superbum,  warn- 
hamiense,  Charlesworthi,  Curtisi,  and  Charles  Canham  (silver  Flora 
