230 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [SEPTEMBER, 1916, 
Mr. C. F. Waters, Balcombe, staged a small group, including Vanda 
coerulea, Brassocattleya Maroniz, Cypripedium Maudiz, C. Venizelos 
(Lawrenceanum X Lord Ossulston), most like the former; Lzliocattleya 
Bucharest (Lc. Martinetit x C Caduceus), cream-white tinged with rose 
and the lip light purple, Le. Fleury (Lc. Issy  C. Dowiana aurea), with 
greenish yellow sepals and petals and lilac-purple lip, and Lec. Kavala 
(Le. Epicasta x C. Elvina). 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
At the meeting held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on August 
3rd, the members of Committee present were: Rev. J. Crombleholme 
(in the chair), Messrs. R. Ashworth, D. A. Cowan, J. C. Cowan, J. Cypher, 
J. Evans, P. Foster, W. Gilden, D. McLeod, S. Swift, and H. Arthur 
(Sec.). 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
Cattleya Dowiana aurea var. Troilus, a large well-set flower, very deep 
in colour, and with brilliant lip ; from R. Ashworth, Esq. 
Cattleya Dupreana superba (Warscewiczii X Warneri), a huge, well- 
balanced flower, of good colour, and with very broad petals; from Messrs. 
Stuart Low & Co. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
Cattleya Atalanta Carter Place var., Leliocattleya callistoglossa var. 
Worsleyi, Cypripedium Pytho var. Brutus (callosum Sanderze x Master- 
ianum), and Odontioda Bruin; frem Tom Worsley, Esq. 
Cattleya Sybil var. Reine de Saba, C. Rothschildiana var. Tiberis, and 
Odontioda Brewii var. highfieldiensis ; from R. Ashworth, Esq. 
Odontioda Brewii var. Rainbow; from Philip Smith, Esq. 
AWARD OF APPRECIATION. 
desis elon promerens album (eximium xX crispum), a home-raised 
seedling of the albino type; from R. Ashworth, Esq. 
A Large Silver Medal was awarded to R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch (gr 
Mr. W. Gilden), for a fine group of Cattleyas, Odontoglossums, Miltonias. 
and others, in which a highly-coloured variety of Vanda ccerulea was 
conspicuous. 
Interesting exhibits were staged by Tom Worsley, Esq., Haslingden 
(gr. Mr. T. Wood); Philip Smith, Esq., Ashton-on-Mersey (gr. Mr. E. 
Thompson); Messrs. Stuart Low & Co., Jarvisbrook, Sussex; Messrs. 
Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, and Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons, Bradford, 
several of which appear in the following list of awards. 
At the meeting held on August 17th, the members of Committee 
present were: The Rev. J. Cromhleholme (in the chair), Messrs. D. A, 
