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Cymbidium Tracyanum, and nice spikes of Odontoglossum crispum, O. 
Pescatorei, &c. (Bronze Medal). 
J. H. Craven, Esq., The Beeches, Keighley (gr. Mr. Corney), sent a 
strong plant with two fine flowers of C. x Archimedes var. Cravenianum, 
which was undoubtedly one of the finest things at the meeting. 
Mr. Wm. Bolton, Warrington, sent a fine Odontoglossum x Harryano- 
crispum, Cypripedium X aureum varieties Etoile, (Edippe, Hyeanum, 
virginale and Thalia, with C. x Ville de Paris and several fine unnamed 
hybrids (Silver Medal). 
Messrs. J. Cypher & Son, Cheltenham, staged a group of Cypripediums, 
in which I noted C. insigne Sanderianum, a fine C. x nitens, C. x 
Leeanum Corona, C. X Nogi, C. X Thompsonianum, C. x Mrs. Wm. 
Mostyn, C. X Fascinator, C. x Mr. F. Sander, &c. (Silver Medal). 
Messrs. Keeling & Sons, Westgate Hill, Bradford, sent, a nice mixed 
group of interesting plants. A well-flowered plant of Angraecum 
sesquipedale received a First-class Certificate, and Awards of Merit went to” 
Calanthe x Veitchii alba, Cypripedium xX Courtauldianum, C. x Bruno, 
Keeling’s var., and C. X Mons. de Curte, Keeling’s var. I noted also C. xX 
Hoyleanum magnificum, C. x Leeanum Keeling’s var., a fine plant with 
six flowers, and the distinct Odontoglossum X ardentissimum var. 
Ingleborough (Silver Medal). 
Mr. J. Robson, Altrincham, sent Cypripedium x Leeanum Chardwar 
var. (Award of Merit), C. x nitens Ball’s var., and several fine unnamed 
hybrids. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Enfield, sent the new hybrid Cattleya xX 
Maggie Raphael var. alba (aurea x Trianz), having white sepals and 
petals, and rose coloured lip veined with paler markings (First-class 
Certificate), also the rare Cypripedium venustum Measuresianum and C. X 
Juno. 
Messrs. W. Bull & Sons, Chelsea, showed Odontioda chelseiensis, of pale 
claret colour, which received an Award of Merit. [See figure on page 48.] 
Messrs. Sander & Son, St. Albans, sent Cypripedium x Lathamianum 
Sander’s var., a fine flower of good proportion (Award of Merit). 
Messrs. Owen & Co., Northwich, sent a nice selection of edna 
insigne varieties. 
At the meeting held on January 21st there were evidences of the falling 
off of the Cypripedium family, but there was a good show, and over fifty 
plants were placed before the Committee, which sat as follows: E. 
Ashworth (Chairman), H. Thorp, Z. A. Ward, J. Cowan, A. Warburton, 
J. E. Shill, A. J. Keeling, W. Holmes, F. W. Ashton, J. Cypher and 
P. Weathers (Secretary). 
