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Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, sent the striking Catasetum 
reflexum (Rolfe), having greenish sepals and petals barred with purple, and 
a curious reflexed and much divided lip. 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, sent two fine plants of Lelio- 
cattleya Dominiana, with bright rose sepals and petals, and a very dark 
purple-crimson lip. 
AWARD OF MERIT. 
Hou.vetia WALLIsII.—A striking Colombian species, whose history is 
given at page 27. Exhibited by Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. 
CULTURAL COMM ION 
AERIDES SANDERIANUM.—A_ very fine plant bearing four spikes. 
Exhibited by Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
AT the meeting held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on Thursday, 
August roth, the members of Committee present were: Rev. J. Cromble- 
holme (in the Chair), R. Ashworth, C. Parker, Z. A. Ward, J. Evans, Ws 
Holmes, A. J. Keeling, F. K. Sander, and H. Arthur (Secretary). 
Colonel J. Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn (gr. Mr. Lupton), staged a very 
nice group, to which a Silver Medal was awarded. It included several 
plants of Cattleya Gaskelliana alba, and a well-flowered specimen of the 
| type, C. Warscewiczii, Lzliocattleya callistoglossa, a good form of Brasso- 
cattleya Maroniz, Cypripedium Maudiz, and several others. 
Z. A. Ward, Esq., Northenden (gr. Mr. Weatherby), was also awarded 
a Silver Medal for an excellent group of Cattleyas and Cypripediums, 
including two good plants of Cattleya Atalanta, one a good dark form, 
several plants of C. Harrisoniana, a plant of C. Hardyana x Harrisoniana, 
bearing two well-formed bright flowers, Cypripedium Lord Derby, Roths- 
childianum, Burtonii, tixallense, and others, with a good Lzeliocattleya 
callistoglossa. 
- R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch (gr. Mr. Gilden), staged an excellent 
group, to which a Silver Medal was awarded. The Miltonias were a feature. 
and the Cypripediums were also good, the latter including C. Rothschild- 
ianum and several hybrids from it, notably a nice plant of C. Transvaal, 
It also included Leliocattleya bletchleyensis, Odontoglossum crispum 
xanthotes, a very nice form, O. Harryanum and others. : 
W. R. Lee, Esq., Heywood (gr. Mr. Woodh ), staged Odontoglossum 
crispum Perfection, and Miltonia vexillarium superba. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, staged nice plants of 
Odontoglossum Aireworth (Lambeauianum X crispum), O. crispum, with 
an exceptionally large flat lip, Sophrocatlelia Marathon, and Cypripedium 
Smilax, of the Charlesworthii type. 
