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THE ORCHID REVIEW. 345 
against a wall in a Warm house, but failing that, a pillar, or the end of 
the house is the next best. 
Cattleya Bowringiana will need very little water as soon as it has 
gone out of bloom, also C. maxima, a species that is not so extensively 
grown as it deserves. Most plants of this genus, and a large number 
of others as well, must be more than glanced at before giving water, 
and a pretty safe rule to follow, when in doubt as to the desirability of 
giving water to a plant or not, is to defer the operation until the 
morrow; procrastination in this case being better than miscalculated 
judgment. 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND 
ORCHID SOCIETY. 
THERE was a fine display of Orchids at the meeting of this Society on 
October 7th, and the awards comprised three Silver Medals, three First- 
class Certificates, five Awards of Merit, and one Cultural Certificate. 
G. Shorland Ball, Esq., Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Hay), staged a very fine 
collection, for which he was awarded a Silver Medal, and amongst which 
were noticeable Cypripedium x giganteum Harefield Hall variety (First- 
class Certificate), C. X Moensii (Award of Merit), C. tonsum giganteum 
(Award of Merit), and an exceedingly good dark-lipped Cattleya labiata. 
Thomas Statter, Esq., Whitefield (gr. Mr. Johnson), showed an excellent 
collection of Dendrobium Phalzenopsis, a mass of bloom, and received a 
Silver Medal. | 
William Bolton, Esq., Wilderspool (gr. Mr. Cain), showed a fine group, 
and was awarded a Silver Medal. Conspicuous amongst these was Cattleya 
x Hardyana Boltoniana, a beautiful variety, near Massaiana (First-class 
_ Certificate.) Some very fine forms of C. Harrisoniana were also included 
in this exhibit. 
John Leemann, Esq., Heaton Mersey (gr. Mr. Edge), showed a Very nice 
group, for which he received a Vote of Thanks. Some fine forms of 
Cypripedium were in this group, and a very fine dark variety of Cattleya 
labiata, als» Cattleya x Hardyana, which the Committee expressed a wish 
to see again when next in flower. 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury, showed some interesting Cypripediums. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Upper Clapton, showed Cattleya Dowiana 
Mrs. Gratrix (First-class Certificate), Cypripedium insigne Nellie Don 
(Award of Merit), and Lzlio-cattleya x Nysa splendens (Award of Merit.). 
Messrs. James Backhouse & Son, York, showed a magnificent specimen 
of Vanda ccerulea with about a hundred flowers upon it, which received an 
Award of Merit and Cultural Certificate. 
