THE ORCHID REVIEW. 183 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND 
ORCHID SOCIETY, 
AT the meeting held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on May roth last, 
some very good Orchids came before the committee, of whom the following 
were present :—Messrs. G. Shorland Ball (in the chair), Gratrix, Leemann, 
Warburton, Backhouse, Weathers, Cypher, Johnson, Robson, Holmes, 
Bolton, and Mills (hon. secretary). 
G. Shorland Ball, Esq., Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Hay), showed a very fine 
form of Cypripedium bellatulum with numerous large dark spots (A. M.), 
and cut blooms of C. caudatum roseum, C. Curtisii virescens, Laelia 
purpurata alba, and a very distinct form of Lycaste Skinneri with an almost 
pure white lip. 
D. B. Rappart, Esq., Liscard (gr. Mr. Nicholson), showed Cattleya 
Skinneri alba, a pure white flower with the exception of the typical purple 
marking at the top of the throat (F. C. C.) 
Samuel Gratrix, Esq,, Whalley Range (gr. Mr. McLeod), showed 
Cypripedium X Gratrixiz (vexillarium xX bellatulum), a very pretty form, 
partaking of the pollen parent's characteristics in shape and size, and 
following the seed-parent in colour (F. C. C.), and C. x S. Gratrix 
(bellatulum X Godfroyz), an interesting and distinct flower (A. M.) 
John Leemann, Esq., Heaton Mersey (gr. Mr. Hedge), showed a fine 
plant and good variety of Cypripedium bellatulum (A. M.) Odontoglossum 
x Wilckeaum (A. M.) Cattleya Skinneri alba, a very fine plant with three 
large spikes of bloom, but showing slight colouring on the lower part of the 
labellum (A. M.), Cattleya Schroederz alba, a small flower, which would 
no doubt be better from a strong growth (A. M.), and Cypripedium xX 
Harrisianum superbum. 
Gustav Kleinjung, Esq., Alderley Edge (gr. Mr. Oakes), showed 
Maxillaria tenuifolia, which was awarded a Botanical Certificate. 
Duncan Gilmour, Esq., Sheffield (gr. Mr. Day), showed Cattleya 
Mossiz Black Prince, an excellent form with dark petals and sepals and 
specially dark lip (A. M.), C. M. Boadicea, a very large lighter form with 
beautiful striped well-expanded lip, together with three other good forms of 
C. Mossiz, and Odontoglossum citrosmum, a very pretty and distinct form 
with light buff petals and sepals and dark mauve lip (A. M.) 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), showed Cypripedium 
Rothschildianum and C. xX selligerum majus. 
Mr. James Cypher, Cheltenham, showed a very fine dark-lipped form of 
Cattleya Mendelii (A. M), and a very dark Miltonia vexillaria rosea 
(A. M.) 
Mr. John Robson, Altrincham, showed Odontoglossum xX Rochfordianum 
