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Certificate), a fine series of Leelia purpurata varieties, &c. It also contained 
some good forms of Miltonia vexillaria, a fine series of Masdevallias, some 
good forms of Odontoglossum crispum, a very fine O. x Wilckeanum, 
O. Hallii, the rare Coelogyne asperata, &c. 
For a group of ten specimen Orchids, E. Ashworth, Esq., took the first 
prize, the most prominent examples being Masdevallia Harryana, some 
forms of Cattleya Mossiz, and two plants of Lelia purpurata Russelliana. 
A. Warburton, Esq., Vine House, Haslingden (gr. Mr. Lofthouse) obtained 
the second prize for a very good lot, mostly Cattleyas and Leelias, 
comprising dark and light forms of L. purpurata, a fine C. Mossiz, the 
handsome Lelio-cattleya Xx Canhamiana Iolanthe, and others. 
For the best group of Cypripediums, E. Ashworth, Esq., took the first 
prize, his collection containing about fifty varieties, and among them 
C. X Harrisianum superbum, C. Chamberlainianum, &c. 
For a collection of Cattleyas and Lelias, T. Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, 
Whitefield (gr. Mr. Johnson) obtained the first prize with a fine series of 
L. purpurata, some good C. Mossiz, C. M. Reineckeana, C. Mendelii, &c. 
The second prize went to Mr. J. Cypher, Cheltenham, for a very good 
group. 
R. I. Measures, Esq., Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell (gr. Mr. Chapman), 
received First-class Certificates for Cypripedium Godefroyz leucochilum, 
C. X Chapmanii, and a form of C. x J. Gurney Fowler called Rhemba. 
Mr. Briggs Bury, Bank House, Accrington (gr. Mr. Wilkinson), sent a 
fine Lelio-cattleya x Canhamiana Iolanthe, with four splendid flowers. 
In the Nurserymen’s class the first prize for the best miscellaneous 
collection went to Mr. James Cypher, whose group contained a splendid 
series of Lelia purpurata and Cattleya Mossie varieties, together with 
Dendrobium Bensone, Oncidium concolor, and various other Orchids, 
which were arranged in a most effective manner. 
Mr. J. Robson, Bowdon, took the second prize, his group including 
some fine Cattleya Mossie and Lelia purpurata, a splendid L. tenebrosa, 
a beautiful white Odontoglossum crispum, &c. 
The Society’s Large Gold Medal was awarded to three splendid groups 
exhibited, not for competition, by Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, 
Bradford, Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, and Messrs. F. Sander & Co., 
St. Albans. 
Among the noteworthy plants in Messrs. Charlesworth’s group were 
Lelio-cattleya x Canhamiana Lady Wigan, Cypripedium x Gowerianum 
magnificum, Lelia purpurata Backhouseana with flamed segments, and 
Tepresentatives of most of the showy species which flower at this season. 
Messrs. Low’s Sroup contained a fine series of Cattleya Mossiz forms, 
some well-cultivated Dendrobium Dearei, Cymbidium eburneo-Lowianum, 
