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varieties of Pescatorei and crispum, O. X altum, O. X loochristiense, O. X 
-excellens, O. X amabile,O. X Phoebe, &c. 
Mr. J. Robson, Altrincham, staged a good group of bright and varied 
plants, in which I noted two hybrid Odontoglossums, both of good shape 
-and well blotched; also many well-flowered Dendrobium Wardianum, 
Coelogyne cristata alba, a well-flowered Cypripedium xX Thompsonianum, 
C. X Maudiz, &c. (Silver Medal). 
Mr. Shackleton, Great Horton, Bradford, staged a small group. Odonto- 
_glossum crispum Shackleton’s var., a bright rosy form of good shape and 
substance, gained an Award of Merit. I noted also a good Cypripedium 
-exul, Bifrenaria Harrisonez, &c. (Bronze Medal). 
Messrs. Keeling & Sons, Westgate Hill, Bradford, staged a nice group, 
~which included Dendrobium Cambridgeanum superbum and Cypripedium 
x Eurybel (Euryades x bellatulum), both of which gained Awards of Merit. 
I noted also a very distinct Odontoglossum nebulosum, Leliocattleya x 
Millie (L.-c. Ernestii x L. Jongheana), Masdevallia x Imogen, X Rushtoni, 
-Shuttleworthii, &c. 
Mr. W. Bolton, Wilderspool, sent a very choice group of Cattleya 
-Schroederz and the beautiful Odontoglossum crispum Lucienianum. 
Mr. J. Birchenall, Alderley Edge, sent a quaint species of Lycaste, and 
Oncidium abortivum. 
Messrs. Jensen, Lindfield, Sussex, sent examples of Cattleya Mendelii, C. 
-Schroederze and Odontoglossum crispum, all of good quality. 
At the meeting held on April 15th there was a very good exhibition, most 
-of the well-known species of the season being represented. Committee 
present: Messrs. E. Ashworth (Chairman), R. Ashworth, Thorp, Ward, 
Upjohn, Warburton, Keeling, Parkes, Holmes, Ashton, Cypher and 
Cowan. 
A. Warburton, Esq., Haslingden (gr. Mr. Dalgleish), staged a very fine 
group, or rather three sub-groups, Odontoglossums, Cattleyas and Leelias, 
and Cypripediums, gaining two Silver Medals, a Bronze Medal, and a Silver- 
gilt Medal for the whole group. Awards of Merit were given to Cattleya 
Schroederee The Queen, Odontoglossum xX Wilckeanum var. Vuylstekei, 
O. crispum Emperor Rex, Cypripedium niveum Vine House var., and C. X 
‘Quartus (villo-bellatulum x Dora Crawshaw). I noted a fine Leliocattleya 
Dominiana, Cattleya Schroeder White Queen, C. S. Empress, Odonto- 
-Zlossum crispum Quotiens, O. c. moortebeekiense, and several fine 
Cypripediums. 
J. McCartney, Esq., Hey House, Bolton (gr. Mr. Holmes), staged a fine 
and well-flowered group of Cattleyas, &c., including many varieties of C. 
Schroeder and C. Mendelii, all of good quality, gaining a Silver-gilt Medal. 
