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the following morning after fumigation has taken place, whereas if the 
blinds could have been run down it would have been avoided. The weather, 
as before remarked, being so exceptional throughout the winter for its mild- 
ness, it has been necessary to damp down but sparingly—in fact, many days 
have passed by without a drop of water being put down. Should we, how- 
ever, have a spell of hard, dry weather, the matter of supplying moisture 
must be attended to, as the sudden change from a saturated atmosphere to 
an excessively dry one is another source whereby during the early Spring 
many leaves turn yellow and sickly, and ultimately are lost. The beauty of 
an Orchid when not in bloom is its healthy green leaves, and as they are 
also the main source of strength of the plant, every possible means should 
be taken to preserve them. 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND 
ORCHID SOCIETY, 
THE first meeting of the year was held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, 
on the 13th January, 1898, when plants from ten exhibitors put in an 
appearance, and two First-class Certificates, fourteen Awards of Merit, 
and one Cultural Certificate were given. 
W. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Stone (gr. Mr. Stevens), 
exhibited Odontoglossum X_ deltoglossum Stevensii, a very beautiful 
form with distinct yellow margins round the petals and_ sepals; 
Cypripedium  X Sallieri, a very distinct yellow form with the white 
margin usually found round the dorsal sepal entirely absent; and C. xX 
Calypso; all of which obtained Awards of Merit. 
G. Shorland Ball, Esq., Ashford, Wilmslow (gr. Mr Hay), showed 
Cypripedium X triumphans, with a very large flower, good in colour 
(First-class Certificate) ; C. bellatulum album, with an exceptionally large 
flower (First-class Certificate) ; the beautiful and rare albino, C. venustum 
Measuresiaum (Award of Merit); C. x Leeanum giganteum, with four 
flowers (Award of Merit); C. X Swinburnei magnificum (Award of Merit) ; 
and Dendrobium Johnsoniz, with a spike of nine flowers. 
A. Warburton, Esq., Vine House, Haslingden (gr. Mr. Lofthouse), 
showed a yellow Cypripedium insigne, entered as Sandere. This plant 
must have either been grown in great heat or have been a long time in 
flower. The bloom was very small, poor in colour and the dorsal sepal 
much twisted. The Committee did not recognise it as Sandere and it 
obtained no Award. The same exhibitor also exhibited C. x Madame 
Georges Truffaut, which obtained an Award of Merit. 
Thomas Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Whitefield (gr. Mr. Johnson), 
