January, 1906.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 15 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
A MEETING of this Society was held at the Corn Exchange, Manchester, 
on November 23rd,, when there was a fine display of Orchids, the awards. 
consisting of five medals, two First-class Certificates, and three Awards of 
Merit. 
G. W. Law-Schofield, Esq, Rawtenstall (gr. Mr. Shill), staged a choice, 
group of well-g C di to which a Silver-gilt Medal was given. 
A First-class Certificate: was given to C. X Euryades var. splendens, and 
Awards of Merit to C. X Bookeri, and C. X Leeanum New Hall Hey var. 
J. H. Craven, Esq., Keighley, Yorks (gr. Mr. Corney), also received a 
Silver-gilt Medal for a fine group, including several good plants of the 
brilliant Epidendrum vitellinum. 
W. Laverton, Esq., Nantwich, Cheshire (gr. Mr. Smith), received a 
Bronze Medal for a group of a dozen interesting Cypripedes, including a 
good C. X Lathamianum, a yellow form of C. insigne, and C. x Actzus 
Redcliffe var., the latter receiving an Award of Merit. 
Messrs. William Bull & Sons, Chelsea, received a First-class Certificate 
for Sophrocattleya Xx Doris, a handsome hybrid from Sophronitis grandi- 
flora and Cattleya Dowiana aurea. 
Messrs. James Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, staged a very fine group, to 
which a Silver Medal was given. It contained many good Cypripediums, 
specially noteworthy being a fine C. insigne Harefield Hall var., C. i., 
Luciani, several good forms of C. x Leeanum, C. x Fascinator, &c. ; 
also the beautiful Miltonia vexillaria var. Leopoldi. 
Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons, Bradford, received a Bronze Medal for 
a good miscellaneous group. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Heaton, Bradford, sent a form of 
Odontoglossum crispum having beeeny spotted flowers. 
Tue meeting held on December 7th was one of the most-successful the | 
Society has ever held, and a remarkable display of plants was on view. 
The awards included two Gold Medals, and six First-class Certificates. 
A magnificent group was staged by G. F. Moore, Esq., Bourton-on-the 
Water (gr. Mr. Page), which had required two pantechnicon vans to convey, : 
it to Manchester. The group hada frontage of about sixty feet, and was 
very tastefully arranged, with palms at the back and a few bright Codizums. 
A Gold Medal and a Special Vote of Thanks were awarded. The forms of 
Cypripedium insigne were remarkable, and included dozens of named 
varieties in fine condition. Other species and hybrids were also well 
represented, and the group was oe age up with some good Oncidium 
varicosum Rogersii and Dendrobi psis. First-class Certificates 
were given to C. x F. H. case (insigne magnificum X Leeanum 
