S44 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [NovEMBER, 1906. 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
A meeting of this Society was held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, 
on October 11th, when there was a fine display of plants, and the awards 
included five Medals, five Awards of Merit. and two Cultural Certificates. 
The members of the Committee present, were:—E. Ashworth, Esq., 
Chairman, and Messrs. R. Ashworth, F. Sander, H. Thorp, A. J. Keeling, 
E. Rogers, A. Warburton, W. Stevens, Dr. Ritchie, J. Cypher, J. C. 
Cowan, F. Ashton, C. Parker, J. E. Williamson, and P. Weathers 
(Hon. Sec.). 
W. Thompson, Esq., Stone (gr. Mr. Stevens), received a Silver Medal 
for achoice group, a Cultural Certificate for Odontoglossum crispum var. 
Belle, and Awards of Merit for C. x Rolfez war. leopardinum, Cypripedium 
x Cybele Walton var., and C. X Nora (tonsum X Harrisianum). 
W. Laverton, Esq., Nantwich (gr. Mr. Smith), staged an interesting 
group, to which a Bronze Medal was given. * 
G. W. Jessop, Esq., Leeds, obtained a Vote of Thanks for an interest- 
ing group, and an Award of Merit for the handsome Aérides Lawrenceanum. 
A. J. Oakshott, Esq., received a Cultural Certificate for Odontoglossum 
grande. . 
Messrs. James Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, staged a bright and 
attractive group, which received a Silver Medal, while an Award of Merit 
was given to Burlingtonia candida var. gigantea. 
Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons and Mr. W. B. Upjohn each received a 
Bronze Medal, while Mr. D. McLeod and Messrs. J. W. Moore were 
accorded Votes of Thanks, for interesting groups. 
CATTLEYA x LUCIENIANA. 
WHEN writing my recent notes on the above (pp. 208, 251) I overlooked, as 
I am reminded by Mr. Crawshay, another hybrid said to have the same 
parentage, namely, Cattleya x Pitti, which. received a First-class Certifi- 
cate from the R.H.S. on May 23rd, 1905, when exhibited by H. T. Pitt, 
Esq. It was described as ‘‘ a handsome thing, having purple-rose undulate 
sepals and petals, with a few brown spots, and a whitish lip closely striated 
with dark rose” (O. R. xiii. p. ry). It is not stated whether it is a natura 
or an artificial hybrid, nor is there any further clue as to its history, though 
presumably this could be traced. If a natural hybrid, it may have come 
out of the same importation as one of those previously mentioned as C. x 
Lucieniana, and at all events may be considered as a form of it from the 
Sass district. It would be interesting to have this point cleared up. 
