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Awards of Merit. I noted a very fine plant of Odontoglossum polyxanthum 
giganteum. 
R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch (gr. Mr. Gilden), sent a mixed group, 
which gained a Silver Medal. Odontoglossum X Aviator, of unknown 
parentage, gained an Award of Merit. The group included Cypripedium 
bellatulum var. Princess Clementine, C. b. Queen of Spain (very similar), 
C. Godefroy, and several good Cattleyas. 
W. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange (gr. Mr. Stevens), sent the 
beautiful Odontioda Charlesworthii superba, which gained a First-class 
Certificate. Odontoglossum x Wilsoni, Walton Grange var., gained the 
same award, and O. crispum var. Dorothy Arkle and O. X amabile 
punctatum received Awards of Merit. 
Dr. Hodgkinson, Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Woore), sent four distinct types of 
Cypripedium bellatulum, ranging from the beautiful C. b. album and C. b. 
Princess Clementine type to the darkly spotted variety. Leliocattleya 
Prince of Orange, of rich colour, gained an Award of Merit. 
W. R. Lee, Esq., Plumpton Hall, Heywood (gr. Mr. Woodhouse), 
gained Awards of Merit for Odontoglossum xX ardentissimum Leeanum, 
O. crispum Gloria Mundi, Lee’s var., and Cypripedum bellatulum plump- 
tonense, the second plant being of excellent shape, with deep red-brown 
blotches, and when stronger should develop into a grand variety. 
S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. Shill), sent a fine Odonto- 
glossum crispum named Samuel Gratrix, of fine proportions, well blotched 
and with crisped serrated edges (First-class Certificate). 
H. J. Craven, Esq., The Beeches, Keighley (gr. Mr. Corney), gained a 
First-class Certificate for Odontoglossum crispum Oak Bank, and an Award 
of Merit for O. X keighleyense, Beeches var. 
Clive Cookson, Esq., Wylam-on-Tyne (gr. Mr. Chapman), sent the 
beautiful Odontoglossum crispum Leonard Perfect, carrying a fine spike 
and fully bearing out its reputation as a crispum of the first rank (First- 
class Certificate), also an unknown seedling called O. X Ronald (Award of 
Merit). 
Mr. Wm. Bolton, Warrington, sent a very effective group of miscel- 
laneous plants, containing types of well-grown Odontoglossum crispum, a 
fine Cattleya Mossiz with mottled markings on the sepals and petals, 
Renanthera Imschootiana, &c. (Silver Medal). 
Messrs. J. & A. A. McBean, Cooksbridge, gained an Award of Merit 
for Cattleya Mendelii Pearl McBean, a specially fine typical Mendelii. 
Mr. J. Birchenall, Alderley Edge, gained a Silver Medal for a group, 
which contained Cattleyas in variety and several choice Botanical species. 
Votes of Thanks were accorded to Messrs. Arthur, Robson, Sander, 
Wrigley, Shackleton, and Keeling for small exhibits. H. TuHorp. 
