40 THE ORCHiD REVIEW. [Mar,.-APRIL, 1920. 
At the meeting held on February 5th, the members of the Committee 
present were: R. Ashworth, Esq. (in the Chair), Messrs. A. Burns, D. A. 
Cowan, J. C. Cowan, J. Cypher, J. Howes, J. McNab, D. McLeod, E. W. 
Thompson, and. H. Arthur (Secretary). 
First-CLass CERTIFICATES. 
Cypripedium Radium (G. F. Moore punctatum X Alcibiades superbum), 
a noble flower of perfect shape; dorsal sepal 3 inches across, striped with 
purple, and petals finely burnished ; and Odontoglossum A. E. Thompson, 
a fine form of the illustrissimum type; flowers of good size; sepals and 
petals chocolate brown, white at the tips; and lip large, with front lobe 
pure white; from P. Smith, Esq. 
Cypripedium Astarte (Psyche x insigne Sanderz), from Mrs. Slingsby. 
Cattleya Trianze Mooreana, a large flower of perfect shape; colour dark 
mauve, petals heavily tipped deep magenta, and lip large, intensely dark, 
with yellow throat, from S. Gratrix, Esq. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
Lycaste Skinneri vars. alba Great Rex, Phoebus, and Crimson Glow ; 
Odontoglossum Doris West Point var.; Cypripedium Perseus Queen 
Alexandra; Dendrobium dellense; and Sophrocattleya Saxa magnifica ; 
from S. Gratrix, Esq. 
Lycaste Skinneri var. His Excellency, and L. cruenta Bridge Hall var., 
from Mrs. Bruce and Miss Wrigley. 
Odontoglossum crispum var. Pearl White, from P. Smith, Esq. 
CULTURAL CERTIFICATES. 
To Mrs. Slingsby, for Cypripedium Astarte. 
To Mr. J. Howes, for Dendrobiums, and Odontioda Bradshawiz Colossus. 
A Gold Medal was awarded to S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. 
"J. Howes), for a magnificent group of winter-blooming Orchids, in which 
were many well-grown Cypripediums, Odontoglossums, Odontiodas 
Dendrobiums, Lycastes, and other good things. 
Silver Medals were awarded to Mrs. Bruce and Miss Wrigley, Bury (gr. 
Mr. A. Burns), and to F. A. Hindley, Esq., Bradford, for fine groups, the 
former consisting largely of Cymbidiums, Odontoglossums, varieties of 
Lycaste Skinneri, Ada aurantiaca, Lelia harpophylla, and others, and the 
latter of cut blooms of numerous choice Cypripediums. 
Interesting exhibits were staged by P. Smith, Esq., Ashton-on-Mersey 
{gr. Mr. E. W. Thompson) ; Mrs. Slingsby, Ticton Hall, Beverley, Yorks ; 
Messrs. Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham; Messrs. Hassall & Co., Southgate, 
and Mr. D. McLeod, Chorlton-cum-Hardy. 
é At the meeting held on Slices 1gth, the members of the Committee 
present were: The Rev. J. Crombleholme (in the Chair), Messrs. A. Burns, 
