58 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [FEBRUARY, 1912 
and the base tinged with yellowish green, while the petals and lip are 
yellow suffused with brown. Exhibited by Francis Wellesley, Esq. 
LALIOCATTLEYA Mrs. W. Hopkins (L.-c. Haroldiana x L. Iona 
nigricans).—A handsome hybrid, having the sepals and petals flame- 
coloured, flecked with rose, and the lip glowing violet-purple. Exhibited 
by Francis Wellesley, Esq. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM QUEEN OF THE Morn.—A very handsome 
white flower flushed with lilac-rose. Exhibited by Walter Cobb, Esq., 
Normanhurst, Rusper (gr. Mr. C. J. Salter). 
CULTURAL COMMENDATION. 
DENDROBIUM SPECIOSUM VAR. NITIDUM.—A noble specimen, with many 
flower spikes. To Mr. J. Collier, gardener to Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
Meeting of November 30th, 1911 (concluded from page 30). 
Messrs. J. Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham,. were awarded a Silver Medal 
for a group, composed principally of Cypripediums, the insignes being well 
represented in Harefield Hall var., Bohnhofianum, Sandere and Sanderi- 
anum, with C. Leeanum Coronag, iganteum, magnificum, virginale, Cypher’s 
var., and C. Lathamianum. 
Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons, Bradford, were awarded a Silver Medal 
for Cypripedium insigne and Leeanum in variety, Diomede Keeling’s var., 
villosum var. Brilliant, Charlesworthii var. Beauty, Thalia Mrs. F. Wellesley 
and Mary Beatrice (See Awards.) 
Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, staged Cypripedium Thalia var. 
splendens, Gratrixie and Alabaster. 
Mr. D. McLeod, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, staged Cypripedium Actzeus 
revolutum, triumphans, vexillarium, Zena, Cravenianum, and _ several 
seedlings (See Awards). 
Messrs. Stuart Low & Co., Enfield, staged several nice Cattleyas, C. 
Rhoda being very fine, and a good plant of Cypripedium Priam. 
Mr. H. Arthur, Blackburn, staged Cypripedium insigne Laura Kimball, 
Sandere,Chantinii Lindenii,and Aberdeen, with C. Arthurianum pulchellum. 
_FIRST-cLass CERTIFICATES. 
Odontoglossum crispum var. Briseis, a good round, heavily blotched 
flower, and O. Thais, another of the wonderful hybrids of uncertain 
parentage, from W. R. Lee, Esq. 
Cattleya Roehrsiana Ashworth’s var., a large well-set flower, of good 
colour, and C. Gildenii (Hardyana x Maggie Raphael), a beautiful hybrid, 
from R. Ashworth, Esq. 
Cypripedium Our King (insigne Harefield Hall var. x Niobe), a fine 
bold flower, the former parent predominating, from Wm. Thompson, Esq. 
