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orange-red blotch at the base of each segment, forms of O. Charlesworthii, 
Bradshawiz, Gladys, and others, and a cut spike of Disa Italia with five 
flowers, the lateral sepals red, passing to greenish at the apex, and the dorsal 
sepal much lighter in colour. 
Messrs. Stuart Low & Co., Jarvisbrook, received a Silver Banksian Medal 
fora bright and pretty group, including some well-flowered Sophronitis 
grandiflora and its hybrids, examples of Leliocattleya luminosa aurea, 
Dominiana and Ballii, Odontoglossum Wiganianum, the handsome Cattleya 
Cyrus, a selection of Cypripediims, the deep yellow Dendrobium chessing- 
tonense, and several other well-bloomed Dendrobiums. 
Messrs. J. & A. McBean, Cooksbridge, received a Silver Banksian Medal 
for a small group, including a few good Cymbidiums, Odontioda Diana, O. 
Charlesworthii, and a richly-coloured O. Goodsoniz, good forms of Leelio- 
cattleya Beatrice, Cattleya Cowanie alba, and others, and an interesting 
novelty in Adoglossum nanum (Ada. aurantiaca xX Odontoglossum Phcebe), 
most like the Ada parent in general character, but with more open flowers, 
which are orange-yellow with a few brown dots. 
Messrs. Sanders, St. Albans, received a Silver Banksian Medal for an 
interesting group, including the rare Odontoglossum nevium, a good form 
of Odontioda brugensis, Cattleya Snow Queen, Odontioda Rajah (Odm. Rio 
Tinto x Oda. Lambeauiana), having dark violet flowers with some white 
markings, a good O. Zephyr, and several others. 
Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, staged a select group, 
including a well-grown Sophronitis grandiflora with eighteen flowers, 
Odontoglossum Ajax (amabile x promerens), a fine thing, prettily spotted 
with claret-red on a light yellow ground, O. Ajax var. Armstrongia, having 
broader white segments with a zone of ruby-red blotches, Odontioda Jupiter 
(Oda. Coronation x Odm. eximillus), heavily marked with claret-red on a 
white ground, O. Ariadne (Oda. Coronation x Odm. Conqueror), most like 
the Odontioda parent in general character, and a few others. 
Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough, showed an interesting novelty in Cattleya 
Princess Ilene (C. Myra Peeters x Lueddemanniana alba), white with a 
light yellow disc to the lip. 
MANCHESTER AND NortH oF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
A meeting was held at the Coal I’xchange, Manchester, on February 6th, 
when the members of Committee present were :—The Rev. J. Crombleholme 
(in the chair), Messrs. R. Ashworth, D. A. Cowan, J. Cypher, J. Howes, 
A. Keeling, D. McLeod, E. Rogers, J. Benstead and H. Arthur (Secretary). 
ae First-class CERTIFICATES: 
Lycaste Skinneri vars. Rainbow and The Gem, from Mrs. Bruce and 
* Miss Wrigley. ; 
