AUGUST, 1922.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 255. 
Messrs. Flory & Black staged excellent examples of Disa, including the 
new Disa Julia A. Stuckey (Italia x grandiflora), with scarlet segments 
approaching D. grandiflora, but of easier cultivation. .D. Blackii and D. 
Italia were in fine form. 
Messrs. J. & A. McBean exhibited Cattleya Falco gloriosa (Dupreana X 
Dowiana), with a spike of four rich violet-mauve coloured flowers, the 
crimped lip ruby crimson, and Odontoglossum Doreen var. Rotunda, of fine 
shape and prettily marked. 
MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 
June ist, 1922. 
EMBERS of the Committee present :—Rev. J. Crombleholme (in the 
chair), Messrs. R. Ashworth, B. J. Beckton, A. Burns, A. Coningsby, 
D. A. Cowan, J. C. Cowan, A. T. Cussons, J. Cypher, J. Evans, W. Giles, 
A. Hanmer, J. Howes, J. Jackson, A. Keeling, D. McLeod, E. W. 
Thompson and H. Arthur (secretary). 
A Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to S. Gratrix, Esq., for a fine group of 
Odontoglossums ; Silver Medals to A. Hanmer, Esq., Capt. W. Horridge, 
and Messrs. J. Cypher & Sons. 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
Sle. Meuse, West Point var., flower of fine shape, sepals and petals deep 
mauve, lip intense purple; Odm. crispum Mariette, a fine variety of the 
Doin type; Bc. Albion var. Bianca, a well-shaped white flower with the 
the throat magenta; and Lc. Teucra gloriosa; a very large flower, with 
dark sepals and petals and the lip reddish-purple ; from S. Gratrix, Esq. 
Dendrobium Butterfly (chessingtonense x Ainsworthii), flowers yellow 
with blackish blotch on lip; and Miltonia Horridgeana (Bleuana x Lyoth), 
sepals white, petals white suffused rose, the lip bearing a blackish-crimson 
mask ; from Capt. W. Horridge. 
Miltonia Hyeana var. The Queen (Bleuana x G. D. Owen), large 
flowers, almost pure white, and with large blackish mask ; from P. 
Smith, Esq. 
Odontioda Joiceyi splendens (Odm. promerens X Odo. Coronation), the 
spike carried fourteen large flowers of perfect shape, and marked with 
regular blotches of intense colour, the outer edge deep pink; from Messrs. 
J. & A. McBean. A Gold Medal was also awarded to this plant. 
Awarps OF MERIT. 
Odm. eximillus superbum, and Oda. Hiawatha var. Edgemoor ; from 
A. Hanmer, Esq. 
Odm. crispum var. West Point Amazon ; from Mrs. Gratrix. 
Od. promerens xanthotes, West Point var. ; from S. Gratrix, Esq. 
