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Awards of Merit. Cypripedium Xx Swinburnei and Cattleya labiata 
Eugenie were also exhibited. 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), showed 
Cypripedium insigne Dorothy and C. xX Leeanum giganteum, both of 
which obtained Awards of Merit. He also sent C. X Niobe magnificum 
and a very effective group of C. insigne, with examples of most of the types. 
J. Leemann, Esq., West Bank House, Heaton Mersey (gr. Mr. Edge), 
showed a very pretty form of Cypripedium insigne (Award of Merit), 
a fine well flowered plant of C.i. punctatum-violaceum (Award of Merit), 
C. X Ashburtonz (Award of Merit), C. x A. expansum, C. X gigas, C. X 
Leeanum, and Cattleya labiata Rose Leemann. 
Edwin Stanley Clark, Esq., Oak Alyn, Wrexham (gr. Mr. Edwards), 
showed Cypripedium insigne Cecilia, C. i. Stuartiana, and other Cypri- 
pediums; also Odontoglossum Rossii majus, which latter obtained a 
Cultural Certificate. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, showed Cypripedium 
x Pollettianum (A. M.), C. xX Ceres (A. M.), C. X tessellatum porphyreum, 
a form of C. X Godseffianum called Jupiter, Miltonia Warscewiczii, and 
Oncidium cheirophorum. 
Messrs. Linden & Co., Brussels, showed Cypripedium X Beckmanii, 
a distinct and beautiful hybrid stated to be a cross between C. Boxallii 
superbum and C. bellatulum. It however shows very little trace of the 
pollen parent. The flower was not quite expanded and it was therefore 
impossible to tell whether the dorsal sepal would keep flat or reflex after 
the habit of Boxallii. The petals are very broad, especially towards the 
extremities, and are of a very dark purple colour, shading to a lighter tint 
at the base. It received an Award of Merit. The same firm also showed 
C insigne Luciani, which also obtained an Award of Merit. 
Mr. James Anderson, Wallace Avenue, showed Oncidium Forbesii 
splendidissimum (Award of Merit), Dendrobium X euosmum roseum, 
Cypripedium X Arthurianum and C. X Leeanum. 
Mr. John Robson, Altrincham, staged a very good group of Orchids and 
was awarded a Silver Medal. 
The last meeting of the year was held on December 16th, 1897, at the 
Manchester Coal Exchange, when there was quite a large gathering of 
Orchidists, and the meeting was in every way most successful. Fifteen 
members of the Committee were present, and fifty-two plants were sub- 
mitted, in addition to groups. Five First-class Certificates, sixteen Awards 
of Merit, and two Cultural Certificates were awarded. 
W. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Stone (gr. Mr. Stevens), showed 
a magnificent plant of Lelia Gouldiana with some fifty of its beautiful 
flowers fully expanded. It was awarded both a First-class and a Cultural 
