THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



■ hybrids, together with a 



Manchester and North of England Orchid. 

 A Meeting of this Society was held in the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on 

 May 15th, but owing to the fact of the Manchester Whitsuntide Show open- 

 ing on the following day, there were very few plants exhibited. 



R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch (gr. Mr. Fidsley), staged a small group 

 of fine things, including good forms of Cattleya Mendelii, C. Schrcederfe 

 alba, Odontoglossum crispum var. Varro, a handsomely spotted form, and 

 O. triumphans var. Jupiter, the two latter receiving Awards of Merit. 



M. Wells, Esq., Sale (gr. Mr. Lamb), received an Award of Merit for 

 Odontoglossum X Adrianse var. Charlemagne, a handsome pale form. 



Messrs. John Cowan & Co., Gateacre, sent an interesting collection of 

 Masdevallias from the Hincks collection, mostly hybrids, and received 

 Awards of Merit for M. X Fraseri, M. X Leda, and M. Harryana var. 



At the meeting held on June 5th there was again a fine display, and 

 certificates were awarded as follows : — 



S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. G. Cypher), received a First- 

 class Certificate for Odontoglossum Pescatorei virginalis, and Awards of 

 Merit for O. crispum Gratrixianum, O. c. West Point variety, Laelio-cattleya 

 X General Baden-Powell, and Laelia tenebrosa West Point variety, 



R. Ash worth, Esq., Newchurch (gr. Mr. Pidsley), received a First-class 

 Certificate for Odontoglossum crispum Calypso, and an Award of Merit for 

 Laelio-cattleya X Canhamiana ashlandense. 



Dr. Hodgkinson, The Grange, Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Woore), received a 

 First-class Certificate for Laelio-cattleya X Phcebe superba. 



A. Warburton, Esq., Haslingden (gr. Mr. Lofthouse), received a First- 

 class Certificate for the beautiful Odontoglossum crispum ardentissimum. 



William Bass, Esq., received an Award of Merit for Odontoglossum 

 crispum Mrs. Hamar Bass. 



T. Baxter, Esq., Morecambe (gr. Mr. Roberts), received an Award of 

 Merit for Odontoglossum X loochristiense Lord Kitchener. 



O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), received an Award of 

 Merit for Laelia majalis Bridge Hall var. 



Messrs. Chariesworth and Co., Bradford, were awarded a First-class 

 Certificate for Cattleya X Jupiter (Lawrenceana X g'^as), and Awards of 

 Merit were granted to Milton ia vexillaria albescens, Odontoglossum X 

 elegantius, and Ladio-cattleya X Lady Wigan. 



M. A. A. Peeters, Brussels, received a First-class Certificate for Odonto- 



