at4 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JuLY, 1909. 
M. Maurice Mertens, Mont-St.-Amand, Ghent, showed a few good hybrid 
Odontoglossums, Odontiodas, and Cattleyas. 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
THE meeting of this Society held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on 
June toth marks the close of the twelfth year, and a good muster of members 
attended the Annual Meeting, which was held at three o’clock. The 
Society, which three or four years ago showed evidence of being in a 
moribund condition, is now in a very healthy and flourishing state, and not 
least, with a comfortable balance at the Bank. The various competitions 
resulted as follows :— 
A. Warburton, Esq., Vine House, Haslingden, was the winner of the 
handsome ‘‘ Charlesworth Cup” ; he also won the “ Bromilow Cup” and 
the ‘‘ Ward Cup” for Odontoglossums. 
The fine Cup presented by Messrs. Sander for Cypripediums was won, 
and will be held for twelve months, by J. H. Bromilow, Esq., Rann Lea, 
Rainhill. The ‘“‘ Low Cup” for Cattleyas and Lelias was won by J. 
McCartney, Esq., Hey House, Bolton. The Society’s Gold, Silver-gilt and 
Silver Medals, offered to exhibitors not competing for Cups, were won by 
Z. A. Ward, Esq., Northenden; Richard Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch; and 
Ed. Rogerson, Esq., Didsbury, respectively. The Gold, Silver-gilt and 
Silver Medals offered by the Society to amateurs not employing a gardener 
were won by C. Parker, Esq., Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston; H. Arthur, Esq., 
Blackburn ; and J. Stott, Esq., Radcliffe, in the order named. I under- 
stand that the same number of Cups will again be presented for competition, 
Mr. Ward altering his from Odontoglossums to the section for amateurs 
not employing a gardener. 
There was an excellent show of plants at the meeting, and the Committee 
sat as follows:—Messrs. E. Ashworth (Chairman), R. Ashworth, Smith, 
Ward, Cowan, Sander, Leemann, Thorp, Warburton, Keeling, Parker, 
Holmes, Ashton, Cypher and Weathers (Sec.). 
J. McCartney, Esq., Hey House, Bolton (gr. Mr. Holmes), staged a fine 
group of Cattleyas and Lelias, which gained a Silver-gilt Medal. Miltonia 
vexillaria var. delicatissima, Cattleya Mossiz var. Jaffa, C. Mendelii 
Viscount Bury, and C. M. nobilior all gained Awards of Merit, a Cultural 
Certificate going to C. M. Castle Hill var., a well-flowered plant of this 
handsome Species. 
A. Warburton, Esq., Vine House, Haslingden (gr. Mr. Dalgleish), 
showed a well-flowered group of Cattleyas, and a small but choice group of 
Odontoglossums, which included O. X eximium and O. crispum xanthotes, 
both gaining Awards of Merit. I noted also O. c. King of England, O. c. 
Britannia, O. c. Mrs. B. Walker, Cattleya Mossiz Wageneri, C. M. 
