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C. Lawrenceana), Odontoglossum grande, Phalznopsis Esmeralda, Cypri- 
pedium tonsum, C. Euryades, and others. 
Mr. E. V. Low, Vale Bridge, Haywards Heath, staged a few good 
things, including the handsome Cirrhopetalum ornatissimum, Bulbophyllum 
cocoinum with four spikes, Oncidium incurvum album, Brassolelia 
Jessopii, Cypripedium Germaine Opoix, Rossetti, triumphans, langleyense 
and Wiertzianum with four spikes. 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE. 
ODONTOGLOsSsUM HaARWoopiI THE SHRUBBERY VARIETY (maculatum 
auriferum X Wiganianum).—A remarkably large and handsome form, 
having bright yellow flowers, spotted with brown on the lower part of the 
segments, the lip being an inch and a quarter broad, and bearing three 
large solid deep brown blotches. Exhibited by Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
CATTLEYA Mrs. FREDERICK SASSOON (Mantinii nigrescens X Dowiana 
aurea).—A very richly-coloured hybrid bearing three flowers, most like 
those of the former parent, but much larger, and having a more open lip, 
the sepals and petals bright rose, and the lip purple-crimson, with some 
yellow veining at the base. Exhibited by Francis Wellesley, Esq. 
EPIDENDRUM LAUCHEANUM.—A graceful and remarkable species, 
bearing two pendulous racemes over two feet long, and having two rows of 
greyish purple flowers with an orange-yellow lip. Exhibited by Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart. 
CULTURAL COMMENDATIONS 
HABENARIA MILITARIS.—A group of remarkably well-grown plants. To 
Mr. J. Hudson, gardener to Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. 
ZYGOPETALUM MAXILLARE.—A large and very finely-grown plant, bearing 
about two dozen spikes. To Mr. W. H. White, Orchid grower to Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
At the meeting held on Thursday, September 14th, the members of 
Committee present were :—Z. A. Ward, Esq. (in the Chair), R. Ashworth, 
W. R. Lee, C. Parker, H. Thorp, J. C. Cowan, J. Cypher, W. Holmes, 
A. J. Keeling, F. K. Sander, and H. Arthur (secretary). 
Z. A. Ward, Esq., Northenden (gr. Mr. Weatherby), was awarded a 
Silver-gilt Medal for a magnificent group of Cattleyas of the Iris section, 
prominent amongst which was a fine C. Iris Ward’s var., to which a First- 
class Certificate was given—a large flower, brilliant in colour, with intense 
lip. Amongst the Cypripediums were noticed Rossetti, triumphans, and 
Leeanum var. Corona. A Cultural Certificate and Bronze Medal were 
granted to the gardener for the excellent growth of the Cattleyas shown. 
