248 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [ Aucust, “ 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
At the meeting held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on July 8th, 
the members of Committee present were: Rev. J. Crombleholme (in the 
Chair), Messrs. R. Ashworth, J. Cypher, P. Foster, A. Hanmer, Dr. 
Hartley, J. Lupton, D. McLeod, W. Shackleton, S. Swift, H. Thorp, Z. A. 
Ward, and H. Arthur (Secretary). 
R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch (gr. Mr. W. Gilden), staged a group, to 
which a Large Silver: Medal was awarded. It included Odontoglossum 
cfispum var. George, O. Bronze Dragon,’ O. Victor Hye’ de Crom, -and ‘0. 
Pescatorei’ xanthotes, Miltonia . Sunbeam,.’ Fairy. ‘Queen ‘and Queen 
Alexandra,’ Cypripedium gigas Corndean Hall, ‘niveum,‘ Veniis, callosum 
Sanderz, St. Alban, and Chamberlainianum, Lzliocattleya' Martinetii and 
Canhamiana, ce pele Cliftonii, Bollea Lalindei, and other interest 
ae 
‘Col. J. Rutherford; M.P., Blackburn (gr. Mr. Lupton), was also award 
a ‘Large Silver Medal for a group, composed of Cattleya Mossiz’ Wageneri, 
€. Gaskelliana alba, and Brassocattleya Maronii, with a fine’ batch of 
Miltonias of the vexillaria section, the most noticeable being space = 
ant Hyeana, with others: 
-O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury (gr. Mr. E: Rogers), staged fine examples’ of 
Phalenopsis amabilis Rimestadiana, see space Clowesii, Disa esas 
and'several interesting hybrids. © 
© J.-J. Bolton, Esq., Pendleton (gr. Mr. J. Law), sent a fine plant ‘of 
Oncidium crispum Heathfield var., a Cultural Certificate being ideas to 
the ‘gardener. 
' A.-J. Oakshott, Esq., Bidston (gr. Mr. Findlow), staged calc 
Duchess of Teck. | 
‘Messrs. Cypher’& Sons, Cheltenham, were awarded a Silver - Medi for 
a’mixed group, including Cattleya Olivia and gigas Sanderiana, Epidendrum 
vitellinum, Oncidium divaricatum, pulchellum, Vanda ccerulea, Bulbo- 
phyllum Lobbii, Macdevallia bella, Dendrochilum filiform? and tatifohuen, 
Brassia verrucosa, Stanhopea tigrina, ‘and others. 
Messrs: A. J. Keeling & Sons, Bradford, staged Oncidium Gardneri, 
Miltonia vexillaria Fairy Queen, Masdevallia muscosa, Cattleya’ F.' W. 
bade, pda tor aan Emperor of India, and: Palumbina candida. 
“AWARDS OF MERIT. — 
Oncidium crispum Heathfield vari, ‘from J. J. Bolton, ee: 
Odontoglossum Duchess of Teck, foal A. J. Oakshott, Esq. 
CULTURAL CERTIFICATE. 
To Mr. Jas. Law, gr. to’J. J. Bolton, Esq., for a fine example of 
Oncidium crispum. a Bronze Medal being aise awarded in snip neice of 
the excellent culture. . 
