£20 THE ORCHID. REViEW. [APRIL, 1909. 
I noted Odontoglossum X Japonais, O. x Rolfez, O. crispum, O- 
triumphans, Odontioda Bradshawie, &c., with a few Dendrobiums, including 
D. Wardianum album, D. nobile Ballianum, Cymbidium concolor, Lycaste 
Skinneri alba, Cypripedium xX Minos Youngil, C. x Titian, &c. 
‘J. McCartney, Esq., Hey House, Bolton (gr. Mr. Holmes), sent a good 
group of Cattleyas of good quality, many varieties of C. Triane, C. 
Schreederee, &c. (Silver Medal). Cattleya Triane var. Lowie, a richly- 
coloured flower, gained an Award of Merit. 
J. Stott, Esq., Radcliffe, sent a small group of Cypripediums, mostly C. 
villosum and C. x Lathamianum, for which he received a Bronze Medal. 
Ed. Rogerson, Esq., Oakdene, Didsbury, sent a good plant of Cypri- 
pedium xX Beeckmanii. 
 H. Arthur, Esq., Blackburn, sent Lelia anceps var. Schroederiana. 
Messrs. Moore & Co., Rawdon, Leeds, staged an excellent miscellaneous 
group of Cypripediums, Odontoglossums, &c. O. x Lawrenceanum Dis- 
_ tinction gained an Award of Merit. I noted a distinct O. x Rolfez, a 
good O. X Adriane, O. X altum, O. x percultum, Dendrobium x Wiganiz 
xanthochilum, Cypripedium x Maudie, C. x Olga Bagshaw, &c. (Silver- 
gilt Medal). 
Messrs. Keeling & Sons, Westgate Hill, Bradford, sent a small but 
interesting group, including Dendrobium x Wiganiz, Scaphyglottis Behrii, 
Pleurothallis ornatus, and many others of botanical interest. 
Mr. W. Shackleton, Great Horton, Bradford, sent several varieties of 
Odontoglossum crispum, Cypripedium x Thompsoni, C. x Charlesianum, 
C. insigne Sanderianum, C. i. King Edward, &c. (Bronze Medal). 
Mr. J. Birchenall, Alderley Edge, sent an Odontoglossum triumphans 
with rich dark markings. 
Mr. J. Robson, Altrincham, gained Awards of Merit for Odonto- 
glossum crispum Supreme and Cypripedium x Actzus Robson’s var. He 
also sent Odontoglossum x armainvillierense xanthotes. 
At the meeting held on March 18th, the room was well filled with 
exhibits, several of the groups being specially interesting. The Committee 
present were Messrs. E. Ashworth (Chairman), Thorp, Cowan, Ward, 
Warburton, Sander, Upjohn, Shill, Keeling, Holmes, Collier, Ashton, 
Parker, and Weathers (Sec.). 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart, Gatton Park, Reigate (gr. Mr. Goiiens sent 
about fifty plants of very choice varieties of Dendrobiums. The remarkably 
fine D. X Lady Colman, a flower of fine form and size, is probably one of 
the best hybrids yet raised, while for colour effect D. x Sybil is hard to 
displace. I noted several varieties of D. x Thwaitesiz, also D, x chessing- 
tonense, D. X Wiganiz, D. x Cybele, Gatton Park var., a very fine, D. X 
