THE ORCHID REVIEW. 17 
SPECIMEN ORCHIDS. 
On several occasions we have given illustrations of specimen Orchids 1n our 
pages, and our readers will doubtless like to have a portrait of the beautiful 
plant of Cypripedium insigne Sanderz from the collection of G. Shorlani 
or 
Ball, Esq., Ashford, Wilmslow, to which four different awards were recently 
given. It obtained both a First-class and a Cultural Certificate from the 
Fig 1. CYPRIPEDIUM INSIGNE SANDER. 
Manchester and North of England Orchid Society on November 4th, a 
Cultural Commendation from the Royal Horticultural Society on November 
gth, and the Gold Medal of the Royal Botanical and Horticultural Society of 
Manchester on November 16th. The photograph, kindly sent by Mr. Ball, 
