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DENDROBIUM TRIUMPH (pulchellum (Dalhousieanum) X_thyrsiflorum). 
—A very fine thing, resembling the former, both in habit and floral 
character, but more white in the ground colour. The raceme bore five 
flowers. Exhibited by J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND. 
The following are the awards given at the meeting held on Decem- 
ber 17th, 1914, which was crowded out of our last report at p. 30 :— 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
Cypripedium Vashtii (Adrastus Marie x Leeanum giganteum), a 
grandly-shaped flower, the dorsal sepal rather finer than C. Alcibiades 
illustre, and C. Idina Lee’s var. (insigne Harefield Hall x Countess of 
Carnarvon), a very large and finely-shaped flower, with well-blotched dorsal 
sepal, both from W. R. Lee, Esq. 
Odontoglossum Admiral Sturdee (parentage unknown), an almost round 
flower, with very broad sepals and petals and the violet colour extending 
over the whole surface, from Messrs. J. & A. McBean. 
Awarps OF MERIT. 
Odontoglossum crispum Dr. J. E. Helm, O. eximium var. Zenith; 
Odontioda Brewii var. Rembrandt, and O. Diana Ashlands var., all from 
R. Ashworth, Esq. 
Odontoglossum Lawre-crispum (Lawrenceanum xX crispum), Cypri- 
pedium Actzeus Palatine (Leeanum giganteum X insigne Harefield Hall), 
C. Alabaster Walton Grange var. . (Alcibiades X Godsefhanum), and 
Cattleya Leda Walton Grange var. (Dowiana aurea X Percivaliana), all 
from Wm. Thompson, Esq. 
Cypripedium eboriacum Gratrixie (nitens Xx insigne Harefield Hall), 
and C. Bessie (aureum X Antinous), both from S. Gratrix, Esq. 
Odontoglossum Esthwaite, parents unknown, from A. R. Handley, Esq. 
Cymbidium Alexanderi rubellum, and Brassocattleya Eileen (B.-c. 
Fournieri x C. labiata albens), both from A. J. Keeling & Sons. 
Cypripedium Grand Duke, parentage unknown, from the Liverpool 
Orchid and Nursery Co. 
At the meeting held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on January 
7th, 1915, the members of Committee present were :—Rev. J. Cromble- 
holme (in the Chair), Messrs. R. Ashworth, J. C. Cowan, J. Cypher, 
J. Evans, A. J. Keeling, D. McLeod, W. J. Morgan, C. Parker, W. 
Shackleton, H. Thorp, Z. A. Ward, and H. Arthur (Secretary). 
R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch (gr. Mr. Gilden), staged a group, to 
which a Silver-gilt Medal was awarded. It included Odontoglossum 
Jasper, Blue John, eximium, Wilckeanum Empress of India, Lambeauianum 
