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Cypripedium x Mrs. Rehder (Argus X Rothschildianum). a fine hybrid, 
with the dorsal sepal ovate, acuminate, and lined with green and purple on 
a pale ground; the petals tipped with light purple, and heavily blotched 
with blackish pnrple ; and the lip greenish tinged with brown in front. 
Col. Shipway, Grove House, Chiswick, showed a nice plant of Vanda 
Sanderiana bearing two spikes of flowers. 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, staged a 
very fine group, to.which a Silver Flora Medal was given. It contained 
several fine examples of Leelio-cattleya x callistoglossa and L.-c. X Nysa, 
L.-c. < ltpremi,:L.-c. ‘X:.,Parysatis; L.-c.. x Bryan. (Lb. crispacMeri 
Gaskelliana), L.-c. x Cornelia (L. pumila x C. labiata), L.-c. X Epicasta 
L.-c. X Isis (L. pumila x C. Mastersoniz), and L.-c. X Novelty, Laelia X 
splendens, Cattleya x Chloe (Bowringiana @ x bicolor 3), with rose 
purple sepals and petals, and a dark purple lip with rather small side lobes 
and the front lobe somewhat elongated; C. x Mantini, C. X Mrs. J. W. 
Whiteley (Bowringiana X Hardyana), somewhat resembling a large, rose- 
coloured form of the preceding; the handsome Cypripedium x Baron 
Schroder (cenanthum superbum X Fairrieanum), and various others. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield, sent a good Cattleya 
Gaskelliana alba, the handsome C. X Maroni (velutina x Dowiana) and 
Oncidium Papilio. 
MANCHESTER & NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID SOCIETY. 
A MEETING of this Society was held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on 
September 6th last, when the following members of the Committee were 
present :—Messrs. J. Leemann (in the chair), Duckworth, Holmes, Stevens, 
Upjohn, and Weathers (Hon. Sec.). 
G. Shorland Ball, Esq., Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Gibbons), showed 
Cypripedium Lawrenceanum xX Rothschildianum (A.M.) and C. X 
Harrisianum superbum concolor. 
J. Leemann, Esq., Heaton Mersey (gr. Mr. Edge), showed a fine group, 
for which a Silver Medal was awarded, and amongst which were Lelia 
lobata X Cattleya Gaskelliana, Lzlio-cattleya x elegans (A.M.), Lalio- 
cattleya X Clonia, var. Amy Leemann (F.C.), Cattleya punctulata, and 
Cypripedium xX Lawrebel. 
R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch (gr. Mr. Pidsley), showed Cypripedium 
X Massaianum (F.C.) and C. Charlesworthii superbum. 
Messrs. John Cowan and Co., Gateacre, staged a very fine group 0 
Dendrobium Phalzenopsis, for which they were awarded a Silver Medal. 
They also showed Oncidium Forbesii magnificum and Cypripedium 
Hermione, 
