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Mr. M. Shackleton, Bradford, received an Award of Merit for a good 
’ form of Cypripedium niveum. 
Mr. John Stott, Radcliffe, sent a good plant of Calanthe veratrifolia. 
The Annual General Meeting was held the same afternoon, and it was 
announced that the honours of the session had been won by W. Thompson, 
Esq., Walton Grange, Stone, who had gained the highest number of points 
for exhibits during the year, and who was accordingly presented with the 
Sander Cup. 
For the coming 1907-8 session four trophies are to be competed for. 
W. Thompson, Esq., offers a Cup, value £15, for the highest number of 
points. gained during the session, and a second Cup, value £5, for the 
second highest, with money prizes for the growers. Messrs. Sander & 
Sons offer a Sander Cup for Cypripediums, and Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., 
Enfield, also offer a Cup for Cattleyas and Lelias (hybrids excluded). 
THE first meeting of the 1907-8 session, held on June 13th in the Coal 
Exchange, brought forth a grand display of Orchids, the room being well 
filled. The members of the Committee present were :—E. Ashworth, 
Esq., Chairman, and Messrs. F. W. Ashton, J. Cowan, J. Cypher, A. J. 
Keeling, C. Parker, F. K. Sander, P. Smith, W. Stevens, A. Warburton, 
Z. A. Ward, and P. Weathers (hon. sec.). 
A. Warburton, Esq., Vine House, Haslingden (gr. Mr. A. Dalgleish), 
richly deserved a Silver-gilt Medal for his group. Intermixed with very 
fine Odontoglossums and Cattleyas were the following good varieties :— 
Odontoglossum ardentissimum Robsone (F.C.C.), the rich O. X A. 
Warburton’s var., O. crispum Mortebeekense, very fine, O. c. Mrs. A. 
Warburton, the beautiful O. c. virginale White Queen, and Cattleya 
Mossiz Queen of Denmark (A.M.). These with good Cypripedium niveum 
and C. callosum Sander made up a very pretty and effective group. 
W. Bolton, Esq., Wilderspool (gr. Mr. Cain), staged a very striking 
group of about 150 Miltonia vexillaria. The plants were excellently grown, 
and were awarded a Silver-gilt Medal. One end of the group was relieved 
by good plants of Cypripedium Lawrenceanum Hyeanum, C. callosum 
Sandere and the hybrid C. xX Maudie, with a very fine Cattleya 
Mendelii (A. M.). 
J. Leeman, Esq., Heaton Mersey (gr. Mr. Smith), put up a fine 
group composed of Cattleyas and Lelio-cattleyas, relieved by several 
good Odontoglossums, which gained a Silver-gilt Medal. The more 
noteworthy were several fine plants of the beautiful L.-c. Facinator, 
L.-c. luminosa, and L.-c. Canhamiana Rex, good plants of C. Mossiz 
Wageneri and C. M. Reineckeana, with a fine piece of the beautiful 
Odontoglossum crispum Britannia. 
