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abnormal C. Spicerianum Orchidhurst var. and C. X Mary Lee, Drewett’s 
var., received the same awards. 
rm Warburton, Esq., Vine House, Haslingden (gr. Mr. Dalgleish), 
staged a group of Cypripediums of uniform excellence, in which I noticed 
many previously certified plants, as C. X fulshawense, C. X Mrs. Cooper 
Quinn he x. Bye, C. - X Gaston Bultel var. King Edward VII., C. x 
Euryades Sander’s var., C. X Mrs. Tautz, &c. C. X Marjorie Warburton’s 
var. gained an Award of Merit, as also did a fine Oncidium Forbesii, in 
which all the spotting had solidified in one large blotch, having a narrow 
margin of yellow on each sepal. 
Richard Ashworth, Esq., Ashlands, Newchurch (gr. Mr. Fletcher), 
staged a very bright and interesting group of mixed plants, which merited 
the Silver Medal awarded. It contained such fine things as Cypripedium 
x Maudie, C. x Leeanum Keeling’s var., C. insigne Lucianum, C. i. Hare- 
field Hall var., Miltonia x Bleuana, Trichopilia suavis, a very pretty 
Lycaste Skinneri, &c. 
J. McCartney, Esq., Hey House, Bolton (gr. Mr. Holmes), also received 
a Silver Medal for a fine group, including Cypripedium insigne Harefield 
Hall var., C. i. Sanderz, C. X Arthurianum, C. X Milo Youngii, and half- 
a-dozen varieties of Lycaste Skinneri, well-leaved and flowered. 
Chas. Parker, Esq., Ashton-on-Ribble, staged a group of Cypripediums 
which gained a Silver Medal. I noted fine well-flowered plants of Cypri- 
pedium insigne Harefield Hall var., C. i. Sander, C. i. Youngianum, C. 
x Arthurianum Stand Hall var., C. X triumphans, some good forms of C. 
xX Leeanum, &c. 
H. Arthur, Esq., Blackburn, sent a mixed group, including Cymbidium 
x Winnianum, C. Tracyanum, Cypripedium Fairrieanum, several good 
varieties of C. insigne, &c. (Silver Medal). 
J. Stott, Esq., Radcliffe, staged a group, which included several varieties 
of Cypripedium X Leeanum and C. insigne, with Lycaste Skinneri, &c. 
(Bronze Medal). 
J. H. Craven, Esq., The Beeches, Keighley (gr. Mr. Corney), sent 
Cypripedium insigne Aberdeen, C. X Euryades splendens, and C. x 
Cravenianum. 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), sent two very 
pretty unnamed hybrid Cypripediums, from C. X Minos Youngii x C. x 
Euryades New Hall Hey var., and C. xX Sallieri Hyeanum x C. x 
cenanthum superbum. 
E. Ashworth, Esq., Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Holbrook), sent a good albino 
seedling raised by crossing Cypripedium insigne Sandere with C. i. Kim- 
ballianum, in which all the spotting of the former and the dark hairs of the 
latter were entirely suppressed. It is curious to note that of four plants 
