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petals and pouch dark shade of chocolate brown ; and C. Selene (parentage 
unknown), a Jarge bold flower; dorsal sepal 3in. across, yellow edged 
with white; petals and pouch of same shade lightly tinged with brown, 
from H. J. Bromilow, Esq. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
Odontoglossum percultum var. Black Knight, Odontioda Diana West 
Point var., and Cypripedium Troilus The Tiger, all from S. Gratrix, Esq. 
Cypripedium Georgius-Imperator (Chas. Canham x Leeanum), from 
the Rev. J. Crombleholme. 
Odontoglossum Watsonianum Merle Dene var., from A. J. Oakshott, Esq. 
FirsT-cLAss CULTURAL CERTIFICATES. 
To Mr. E. Rogers, for general cultivation in group exhibited, and Mr. 
W. Gilden, for Cattleya Portia superba. 
At the meeting held on Thursday, December 16th, 1915, the members 
of Committee present were: R. Ashworth, Esg. (in the Chair), Messrs. H. 
Bell, J. Cypher, J. Evans, P. Foster, A. R. Handley, D. McLeod, W. J. 
Morgan, W. Shackleton, S. Swift, H. Thorp, and H. Arthur (Sec.). 
Cypripediums were greatly in the ascendant, and carried off three out 
of the four Silver Medals awarded, besides a Bronze Medal, while quite 
half of the remaining exhibits belonged to this useful genus. 
A Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch (gr. 
Mr. W. Gilden), for a very fine miscellaneous group, including numerous 
Odontoglossums and Cypripediums, with a few good Odontiodas, Cattleyas, 
Leliocattleyas, Sophronitis grandiflora, and others. 
Silver Medals were awarded to S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. 
Mr. W. W. Field) ; Wm. Thompson, Esq., Stone (gr. Mr. J. Howes) ; the 
Rev. J. Crombleholme, Clayton-le-Moors (gr. Mr. E. Marshall), and 
Messrs. Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, for fine groups, all but the first- 
named consisting of choice winter-blooming Cypripediums, Mr. Cromble- 
holme’s group including a number of home-raised seedlings. 
A Bronze Medal was awarded to Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons, Bradford, 
for a group of Cypripediums, including several seedlings and some cut blooms. 
Interesting exhibits were also staged by O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury (gr- 
Mr. E. Rogers); Mrs. R. le Doux, West Derby (gr. Mr. J. W. Fletcher) ; 
H. J. Bromilow, Esq., Rainhill (gr. Mr. W. J. Morgan); P. Smith, Esq., 
Ashton-on-Mersey (gr. Mr. E. Thompson), and Messrs. Sander & Sons, 
St. Albans, some of which appear in the list of awards. 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
Leliocattleya Alex Ashlands var. (L.c. Tunis X C. Dowiana aurea), 2 
well-shaped flower, suffused with peach colour, and with a broad, deeply- 
coloured lip, from R. Ashworth, Esq. 
