Marcu, 1906.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 87 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
A MEETING of this Society was held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on 
February 8th last, when there was a very good display of Orchids, and 
the awards included five First-class Certificates and six Awards of Merit. 
S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. Cypher), received an Award 
of Merit for Cypripedium x The Duchess, and First-class Certificates for 
C. X Mrs. Mostyn Chardwar var. and C. X chrysotoxum var. Victor. 
G. W. Law-Schofield, Esq., Rawtenstall (gr. Mr. Shill), received a 
First-class Certificate for Cypripedium X Mrs. Mostyn Chardwar var., and 
an Award of Merit for C. X Charles Turner. 
J. H. Craven, Esq., Keighley, Yorks. (gr. Mr. Corney), received a 
First-class Certificate for Cattleya Trianee Lady Brunner. 
E. Rogerson, Esq., Didsbury (gr. Mr. Price), received a Vote of Thanks 
for an interesting group, and Awards of Merit for Cypripedium x Roger- 
sonianum and C. X aureum var. Mrs. E. Rogerson. 
A. Warburton, Esq., Haslingden (gr. Mr. Raven), received an Award of 
Merit for ‘‘ Cypripedium x Adrastus superbum Vine House var.” 
S. Briggs-Bury, Esq., Accrington (gr. Mr. Wilkinson), staged an inter- 
esting group, to which a Vote of Thanks was accorded. 
Messrs. James Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, staged a very beautiful 
group, which received a Silver Medal, an Award of Merit going to a pretty 
hybrid derived from Cypripedium insigne Chantinii x C. Godefroye 
leucochilum. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Enfield, received a First-class Certificate 
for C. X chrysotoxum var. Victor. 
Messrs. J. Cowan & Co., Gateacre, and Messrs. Heath and Sons, 
Cheltenham, were accorded Votes of Thanks for interesting groups. 
At the meeting held on February 22nd there was again a good dis- 
play, the awards on this occasion including five medals, two First-class 
Certificates, and two Awards of Merit. wi? 
R. Le Doux, Esq., West Derby (gr. Mr. Davenport), exhibited a 
fine group, containing some well-grown Lycastes, which received a Silver 
Medal. } f 
G. W. Law-Schofield, Esq., Rawtenstall (gr. Mr. Schill), received a 
First-class Certificate for Cypripedium X Euryades var. magnificum, and 
Awards of Merit for C. villosum x C. insigne Sandere and C. X Beatrice 
Leake. ‘ : 
J. Leemann, Esq., Heaton Mersey (gr. Mr. Smith), received a First-class 
Certificate for C. x Amy Leemann. 3 
Philip Smith, Esq., Ashton-on-Mersey, received a Bronze Medal for a 
small collection of choice plants. 
