278 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [SEPTEMBER, 1915. 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
At the meeting held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on July 22nd, 
_the members of Committee present were: Rev. J. Crombleholme (in the 
Chair), Messrs. R. Ashworth, J. J. Bolton, J. C. Cowan, A. G. Ellwood, 
J. Evans, P. Foster, A. R. Handley, J. Lupton, D. McLeod, S. Swift, 
H. Thorp, and H. Arthur (Sec.). 
~ Col. J. Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn (gr. Mr. Lupton), was awarded a 
Large Silver Medal for a group, composed principally of Cattleyas, and 
including a fine batch of C. Gaskelliana alba, Leeliocattleyas, a im 
Odontoglossums, Odontiodas, and others. 
J. Leeman, Esq., Heaton Mersey: (gr. Mr. S. Smith), was awarded a. 
Large Silver Medal for a group, including Cattleya Warscewiczii var. Frau 
Melanie Beyrodt (eight plants), C. Lord Rothschild, C. Comet, C. Gaskel- 
liana vars. The Pearl and albens, Leliocattleya Dominiana, Admiral 
Dewey, George Woodhams, and others. 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury (gr. Mr. E. Rogers), staged fine examples of 
Anguloa eburnea, Miltonia vee Maxillaria grandiflora, Disa grandiflora. 
and var. aurea. 
Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons, Bradford, staged Miltonia Queen 
Alexandra, Cypripedium Goweri magnificum, C. Argo-Lawrenceanum, 
Odontoglossum tripudians, Bulbophyllum Lobbii, and Masdevallia calara- 
Other interesting exhibits are recorded in the Award List. 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
Leliocattleya Mrs. Harold King (L.-c. epicasta X L.-c. callistoglossa), 
a large well-set flower of good shape and substance, with a well-rounded, 
deep purple lip, from Mrs. R. le Doux, West Derby (gr. Mr. J. W. Fletcher). 
Miltonia Leeana, a magnificent variety, the spike carrying eight flowers, 
and the bottom flower 43in. across and 5in. deep, from W. R. Lee, Esq, 
Heywood (gr. Mr. W. C. Branch). A Silver Medal was awarded in addition. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
Odontoglossum Lambeauianum var. violaceum, a home-raised seedling, 
and Lycaste Arthuriana (plana xX Balliz), from R. Ashworth, Esq., New- 
church (gr. Mr. W. Gilden). 
FirsT-cLass CULTURAL CERTIFICATE. 
To Mr. E. Rogers, gr. to O. 0. Wrigley, Esq., for Phalaenopsis 
Rimestadiana and Lycaste tricolor albens. 
SECOND-CLaSs CULTURAL CERTIFICATE. 
To. Mr. J. Lupton, gr. to Col. J. Rutherford, M.P., for Cattleya 
Gaskelliana albens. 
At the meeting held on Thursday, August 18th, the members of Com- 
mittee present were: Rev. J. Crombleholme (in the chair), Messrs. J- C. 
