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nificent plant of Cypripedium insigne Sandere carrying six fine blooms, and 
in the pink of condition (First-class Certificate and Cultural Certificate); C. x 
Alfred Hollington, the finest flower we have seen of this variety (Award or — 
Merit); C. x Leanum magnificum, an immense flower measuring three 
inches across the dorsal sepal and being of exactly the same form as C. 
Spicerianum, but with the true Leeanum colouring (First-class Certificate) ; 
Dendrobium Phalaenopsis album, a beautiful flower of excellent form and 
substance with pure white petals, sepals, and lip, but showing the faintest 
hair-like streaks of light pink in the throat (First-class Certificate), and the 
interesting and pretty Lycaste Youngiana with eight blooms (Award of 
Merit). 
S. Gratrix, Esq., West Point, Whalley Range (gr. Mr. McLeod), showed 
Cypripedium xX triumphans with fine bold flower (First-class Certificate) ; 
C. insigne giganteum (Award of Merit), and C. insigne Balleze with a very 
weak flower. 
J. Leemann, Esq., West Bank House, Heaton, Mersey (gr. Mr. Edge), 
showed Vanda ccerulea with a magnificent spike of flowers of the very finest 
form and colour (First-class Certificate) ; Cypripedium X cenanthum 
superbum (Award of Merit); a good Cymbidium Traceyanum (Award ot 
Merit), and another plant of the same carrying four large spikes of flowers 
(Cultural Certificate). 
T. Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Whitefield (gr. Mr. Johnson), showed 
Cypripedium xX Leeanum giganteum, the best form of this fine variety, and 
a well-flowered plant (Award of Merit); C. xX Phoebe (Award of Merit) ; 
C. insigne Sandere (First-class Certificate) ; C. x Leeanum Albertianum, 
a very distinct form, with the markings on the dorsal sepal very dark and 
profuse (Award of Merit), and Cattleya Dowiana aurea (Award of Merit). 
A. Warburton, Esq., Vine House, Haslingden (gr. Mr. Lofthouse), 
showed Cattleya xX Le Czar, a natural hybrid from granulosa and C. 
labiata. The lip is very flat and of a uniform rich dark cerise and the 
whole flower very pleasing (First-class Certificate). 
E. J. Sidebotham, Esq., Erlesdene, Bowdon (gr. Mr. Sheet); showed a 
good Cattleya labiata, to which an Award of Merit was given. 
H. Worthington, Esq., Abbey Lawn, Whalley Range (gr. Mr. Went), 
sent the handsome Catasetum X splendens Worthingtonianum, to which 
an Award of Merit was given. ; 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq, Bridge Hall, Bury (gr. Mr. hoe) oe ere 
fine selection of Cypripedium insigne, the best of which was a variety 
named magnificum, the distinctive feature being the peculiar eg a 
the upper portion of the dorsal sepal, the blotches Bente much larger te a 
a paler colour than in the typical variety. This received an Award 0 
Merit. 
