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At the meeting held on March 23rd there was again a good display. The 
members of the Committee present were: Messrs. Shorland Ball (in the 
chair), Law-Schofield, Leemann, Cypher, Johnson, and T. Mills 
(hon. secretary). 
G. Shorland Ball, Esq., Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Gibbons), was awarded 
First-class Certificates for the following :—Dendrobium Xx Rubens grandi- 
florum, D. nobile Amesiz, D. X Schneiderianum, D. x Sybil, D. x Juno, 
and Ceelogyne cristata alba; and Awards of Merit for D. x splendissimum 
Leeanum, and a heavily-spotted Odontoglossum crispum of good form and 
substance. 
Thomas Statter, Esq., Whitefield (gr. Mr. Johnson), was awarded First- 
class Certificates for the following :—Dendrobium x splendidissimum 
illustre, D. xX s. grandiflorum (Thompson’s var.), D. X Sybil, D. x Juno, 
D, X Clio, a cross between D. x splendidissimum and Wardianum, 
described on page 156 of our fourth volume, and Cypripedium insigne 
Luciani; and Awards of Merit for Dendrobium xX splendidissimum 
Leeanumand D. x Rolfeze. The same exhibitor also showed D. x Apollo, 
D. nobile Storei, and D. x Venus. 
John Leemann, Esq., Heaton Mersey (gr. Mr. Edge), showed 
Dendrobium nobile Amesiz (First-class Certificate), D. x Apollo, D. x 
Ainsworthii intertextum, Cattleya Trianz delicata (Award of Merit), C. X 
Louis Chaton, Cypripedium x Germinyanum, C. Dayanum, Odonto- 
glossum crispum Mrs. John Leemann (Award of Merit), and O. X 
Andersonianum. The same exhibitor obtained a Silver Medal for an 
excellent group in which the above and many other good things figured. 
G. W. Law-Schofield, Esq., Rawtenstall (gr. Mr. Shill), showed cut 
blooms of the following :—Dendrobium X splendidissimum, X Ethel, xX 
Sybil, Wardianum superbum, nobile Tresederianum, X Juno, X Clio, and 
a pretty seedling from D. amcenum x Cassiope, with pure white Sepals ans 
petals, and very much in the style of Cassiope, but much larger, wider in the 
segments, and of mre substance. 
D. B. Rappart, Esq., Liscard (gr. Mr. Nicholson), showed a very fine 
variety of Dendrobium Venus, which was awarded a First-class Certificate. 
H. Greenwood, Esq., Haslingden (gr. Mr. Gill), showed cut blooms of 
Dendrobium x Wiganie and D. X melanodiscus. 
Eric Shaw, Esq., Stockport (gr. Mr. Cliffe), showed a good form of 
Odontoglossum crispum. : : 
Messrs. Linden, Brussels, showed Odontoglossum intermedium 
Queen Victoria (the parentage given being crispum xX O. unknown). This 
Was a very interesting and beautiful flower, with sepals and petals suffused 
with light canary yellow and a few large spots of dark brown; lip = 
large and flat, nearly white, and with a few small spots of dark brown. The 
