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nobilior, C. Dowiana aurea, the blush-white Laelia pumila Low's variety, 

 and a beautifully-spotted form of Lycaste X hybrida called Low's variety. 



Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, also received a Silver Banksian 

 Medal for a fine group, containing Laelio-cattleya X mollis (Mossise X 

 Boothiana), L.-c. X Gottoiana, L.-c. X Bowringiano-Clive, L.-c. X 

 Cassiope, L.-c. X luminosa, L.-c. X Berthe Fournier, Lselia X Euterpe, 

 varieties of L. pumila, Cattleya X Mantinii, C. X Maroni, two fine 

 examples of Vanda coerulea, Dendrobium Phalaenopsis hololeucum, Cypri- 

 pedium X Niobe, C. X Nellie (tonsum X Charlesworthii), C. X Transvaal 

 (Chamberlainianum X Rothschildianum), fairly intermediate in character,, 

 and C. Charlesworthii virginale. 



Mr. J. Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham, showed Lselio-cattleya X 

 Gottoiana Edenside var., a large and handsome form. 



Mr. H. A. Tracy, Twickenham, exhibited Laelio-cattleya X Proserpine 

 (L. Dayana X C. velutina). 



Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, showed Cypripedium 

 X Goweri magnificum, and a very good example of Laelio-cattleya X 

 Henry Greenwood. 



Messrs. John Peed & Sons, West Norwood, staged a small group, con- 

 taining a few good examples of Cattleya labiata, Cypripedium tonsum, C. 

 X Leeanum, and a few others. A Vote of Thanks was accorded. 



Manchester and North of England Orchid. 

 A meeting of this Society was held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, 

 on October 2nd, when a number of fine Orchids were shown. 



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

 class Certificate for Cattleya X Iris, a most beautiful hybrid, in which the 

 characters of C. bicolor and C. Dowiana are combined. 



O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), staged a handsome group 

 of Dendrobiums, hybrid Cypripedes, and well flowered plants of Cattleya 

 Loddigesii, a Silver Medal being awarded. 



T. Statter, Esq., Whitefield (gr. Mr. Johnson), received a Bronze 

 Banksian Medal for a good group of Orchids, including a hybrid Cypripe- 

 dium, said to have been derived from C. x Numa and C. Lawrenceanum. 



C. Parker, Esq., Ashton-on-Ribble, received an Award of Merit for 

 Cypripedium X purum (callosum X superbiens). 



H. Shaw, Esq., West Kirby (gr. Mr. Cliffe),' exhibited a good plant of 

 Dendrobium Calceolaria, which gained an Award of Merit. 



Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, staged a selection of 

 choice Orchids. Brassolaelia X Veitchii (L. purpurata X Brassovola 

 Digbyana) received a First-class Certificate, and Awards of Merit were 

 given to Laelio-cattleya X Violetta (L. purpurata X C. X Gaskelliana), 



