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sepals and petals were creamy white with slatey blue lip. The group also: 
contained many Cypripediums, Cattleyas, and Vanda Kimballiana and 
received a Silver Medal. 
Messrs. Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, received a Silver Medal for a mixed 
group. Cattleya x Portia gigantea was very fine, as also was Brasso- 
cattleya Hardyano-Digbyana and B.-c. gigas-Digbyana. Many other fine 
things were included in the group. 
Messrs. Moore & Co., Rawdon, Leeds, showed Cattleya Schroder var. 
Distinction, having sepals and petals pale mauve, with a yellow stripe 
running down the former. Several miscellaneous plants completed a group 
for which they gained a Bronze Medal. 
Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons, Bradford, staged a nice group, in which 
was the rare Cirrhopetalum ornatissimum with two spikes (A.M.) 
Messrs. Linden & Co., Brussels, showed a home-raised seedling. 
Odontoglossum crispum var. Reve d’Or, of good shape and well blotched 
(A.M). 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Enfield, received a Vote of Thanks for ar 
interesting exhibit. H. T. 
ORCHIDS AT OAKDENE. 
THouGH not a very large collection, the Orchids at Oakdene, Didsbury, 
near Manchester, the residence of Ed. Rogerson, Esq., will compare very 
favourably, for rarity, quality and value, with many more pretentious 
collections. Four years ago, when I visited the place, I was not much struck 
with the well-being of the plants, for the foliage, particularly of the 
Cattleyas and Cypripediums, looked sickly and unhealthy. Being in the 
neighbourhood the other day, I again called in, and the alteration in this 
respect was most marked, as under the care and skill of the new gardener, 
Mr. Price, the plants and foliage not only look more robust, but have taken 
on that deep shade of green which is dear to the heart of every cultivator of 
these beautiful plants. I believe that two or three seasons ago Mr. 
Rogerson was seriously thinking of giving up the cultivation of Orchids, 
but Mr. Price has managed to infuse new hope, and the visible results 
certainly justify the hope, and latterly Mr. Rogerson has added many 
choice plants and varieties to his already valuable collection. . 
Entering first the Cypripedium house, I found two men busily cleaning 
the pots, as Mr. Price believes that cleanliness, particularly in the winter 
months, is essential to good cultivation. A fine plant of the rare and 
beautiful Cypripedium X Priam, with two good flowers, at once ok the eye, 
and another plant-—a piece divided from the original—was growing strongly- 
Six good plants of C. X triumphaas, several showing for flower, I also 
noticed—indeed every plant seemed of the first.quality. ©. x aureum 
