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Schréder, The Dell, Englefield Green, for a splendidly-grown plant bearing 
a spike of ten pure white flowers, and much resembling the one certificated 
at the last meeting. 
GENERAL EXursirs. 
The Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim (Orchid-grower Mr. J. Smith), 
sent Cattleya President Wilson (labiata alba X Fabia Blenheim var.), a 
charming thing, having cream-white sepals and petals, and some crimson 
crimson markings on the front of the lip, and C. Vesuvius (Venus Iris), 
a brightly-coloured hybrid, but not yet fully developed. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park (gr. Mr. Collier), exhibited 
Brassocatlelia Antoinette (C. Portia coerulea xX BI. Helen), a really 
remarkable thing, the flowers being large, and having very broad bright 
purple segments, with a slight violet tinge, and the broad lip resembling 
that of C. Bowringiana in character, though with an obscure fringe. The 
plant, however, had more of the character of the pollen parent. It will be 
interesting to see what other seedlings are like. 
Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, received a Silver Flora 
Medal for a choice group, in which Cypripediums and the Cattleya group 
were well represensed. We noted a fine form of Cattleya Venus, of the Iris 
type, C. Moira magnifica, C. Maggie-Raphael alba, C. labiata Mrs. E. 
Ashworth, white with a purple blotch on the front of the lip, Leliocattleya 
Alma (Le. Ernestii x C. Dowiana), yellow, with some red veining on the 
lip, Cypripedium Germaine Opoix, Odontioda Diana, and other good things. _ 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, also received a Silver 
Flora Medal for a fine group, the centre being made up of a number of well- 
flowered Epidendrum vitellinum, interspersed with white Odontoglossums 
of the xanthotes type, giving a charming effect. We noted also examples 
of Odontoglossum eximium, Odontioda Hypatia (Odm. armainvillierense X 
Oda. Diana), claret-red with a few narrow white markings, the very distinct 
Sarcopodium Ccelogne, Cypripedium Germaine Opoix, Cattleya Portia and 
Miguelito, with other good things. 
Messrs. J. & A. McBean, Cooksbridge, staged a pretty little group, 
including well-grown plants of Odontioda keighleyensis and Lambeauiana, 
Brassocattleya Penelope (C. Fabia x Bc. Maroniz), Cattleya Bellona, 
Enid, and Fabiata, and Sophrocattleya Pearl. . 
Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough, sent a good form of Sophrocatlelia 
Eros, and a well-blotched Odontoglossum. 
MANCHESTER & NorRTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
A meeting was held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on Thursday, 
October 4th, 1917, when the members of Committee present were: The 
Rev. J. Crombleholme (in the chair), Messrs. R. Ashworth, D. A. Cowan, 
