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E. Ashworth, Esq., who exhibited a large group, including the beautiful C. 
bellatulum album, and some fine forms of C. Chamberlainianum. T. 
Statter, Esq., took the second prize, C. philippinense and C. X Gertrude 
Holling being thy. F. Hardy, Esq., was third, among his best 
plants being C. Lawrenceanum Hyeanum, C. Druryi, and Selenipedium 
x leucorrhodum. 
For the best collection of Dendrobiums in bloom Mr. J. Cypher was 
first, and E. Ashworth, Esq., a good second. 
For the best collection of Odontoglossums, F. Hardy, Esq., took premier 
honours, his group containing some good O. Harryanum, O. crispum, and 
O. X Andersonianum, among others. Mr. John Robson was second, and 
staged some good O. crispum, Miltonia Roezlii, &c. 
In the Nurserymen’s class of the best Orchid in bloom, Messrs. Heath 
were the only exhibitors, and took the first prize with a well-grown plant of 
Lelia purpurata. 
Among the Orchids staged not for competition was a splendid group 
from Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, which received the award of a 
large Gold Medal. It contained a fine specimen of Cattleya Mossia 
Reineckeana, with other forms of this species, C. Mendelii, some good 
forms of Lelia purpurata, Cypriped cf 
longifolia with erect spikes of purple flowers, Oncidium varicosum Rogersii, 
various forms of Odontoglossum crispum, Epid Pp 
Randii, Dendrobium Bensone, some good Miltonia vexillaria, &c. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, exhibited a choice 
group, containing several good forms of Lelia purpurata and Cattleya 
Mossiz, a good C. Schilleriana, some fine forms of Odontoglossum 
crispum, and other good Orchids. 
Messrs. John Cowan & Co., Garston, near Liverpool, had a fine group, 
containing some good Cattleya Mossiz, including C. M. Reineckeana, a 
fine C. x Harrisii, Coelogyne pandurata, D drobi hy and D. 
superbum, fine specimens of Brassia verrucosa, Ada aurantiaca, &c. c 
A. Warburton, Esq., Vine House, H lingden, sent an P 
fine form of Cypripedium X Gertrude Hollington. aia 
C. Dibb, Esq. (gr. Mr. Brindrett), exhibited a Cattleya Mendelii with 
one of which carried six flowers, which had been grown 
and the pot was one mass of roots, 
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three fine spikes, 
in a greenhouse for the last seven years, ‘ 
showing that it had not been potted for a long period. : 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son staged some good Cattleyas and Lalias 
in a miscellaneous collection, also Od gl m X Wilck &e. 
Mr. H. J. Chapman, of Camberwell, ex 
dried Orchids, in which the colours were very well preserved. 
First-class Certificates were awarded to the following plants :— 
hibited a good collection of 
