26 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JANUARY, 1900. 
AT the meeting held on December 17th there was a magnificent exhibition 
of plants and flowers of a high degree of excellence. Over seventy exhibits 
were placed before the Committee, which sat fully two hours and a-half, 
and awarded five First-class Certificates, and sixteen Awards of Merit. 
Committee present: Messrs. E. Ashworth (Chairman), R. Ashworth, J. 
Cowan, jun., Z. A. Ward, A. Warburton, W. Holmes, G. S. Ball, A. J. 
Keeling, J. E. Shill, F. W. Ashton, H. H. Smith, F. K. Sander, J. Cypher, 
C. Parker, H. Thorp, and P. Weathers (Secretary). 
H. J. Bromilow, Esq., Rann Lea, Rainhill (gr. Mr. Morgan), staged a 
magnificent group of Cypripediums, relieved with ferns, which covered over 
thirty feet of staging and gained the Society’s Gold Medal. In the centre 
were many choice albinos, C. X Minos Youngii, C. X Sir Redvers Buller, 
C. X St. Alban, C. X Goldona, and other well-known things, with several 
good C. insigne varieties. At one end stood a nice group of C. Fairrie- 
anum, several of which had very dark dorsal sepals. 
Z. A. Ward, Esq., Cringlewod, Northenden (gr. Mr. Weatherly), staged 
a very choice group, consisting chiefly of Odontoglossums, which received 4 
Silver-gilt Medal. I noted the highly-coloured O. x Vuylstekei with a fine 
spike, O. X crispo-Harryanum, O. X loochristiense, O. X Rolfez, O. X 
ardentissimum Lawrencei, O. X Jaspar, O. x Lambeauianum, and a well- 
flowered O. X Wilckeanum, with a few good Cypripediums bearing 
upwards of half-a-dozen flowers each. 
Ed. Rogerson, Esq., Oakdene, Didsbury er Mr. Price), staged a nice 
group of Cypripediums of extra quality. Cypripedium X ardwickense 
gained an Award of Merit, also C. X Charles-Hitchinsiz (Charlesworthii X 
Hitchinsiz), a fine flower with nearly circular dorsal sepal, and C. X 
Troilus Fielden Park var. I noted also C. X Leeanum Keeling’s var., still 
one of the best, C. xX Actzus langleyense, C. X Maudiw, C. x Venus 
Oakdene var., the well-blotched Odontoglossum crispum Rogersone, and 
O. c. Stanley Rogerson with a spike of thirty flowers (Silver Medal). 
G. Shorland Ball, Esq., Burton, Westmorland (gr. Mr. Herdman), sent 
a well-grown batch of plants, all of good quality. The beautiful Cypri- 
pedium X Germain Opoix Westfield var. gained a First-class Certificate, 
while C. x A. Dimmock and Chondropetalum Fletcheri received Awards of 
Merit. I noted a very fine Cypripedium Charlesworthii, C. x The Earl, 
C. X Miss Louise Fowler, C. x Alcibiades, C. x Ville de Paris, C. X 
Minos Youngii, C. X Prospero majus, &c. 
D..O. Drewett, Esq., Riding Mill-on-Tyne (gr. Mr. Renwick), gained a 
Silver Medal for a fine group of well-grown Cypripediums, chiefly seedling 
insignes, raised by intercrossing the best varieties: CC. i. James Renwick, 
specially fine in form and markings, gained a First-class Certificate, while 
C. i. Northumbria and C. i. The Sultan gained Awards of Merit. The 
