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F. Wellesley, Esq., Woking (gr. Mr. Gilbert), sent a richly-coloured 
form of Cattleya Percivaliana, and three good Cypripedes. 
Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, staged a fine group, which received 
a Silver Banksian Medal. It contained some good examples of Phaius 
x Marthe and P. x Norman, Lycaste Skinneri, Odontoglossum apterum 
candidulum, Epidendrum xX Endresio-Wallisii, Cattleya Trianz, several 
good Cypripedes, Lelio-cattleya xX Pallas, a fine dark L.-c. x bletch- 
leyensis, and L.-c. X novissima (C. Gaskelliana x L. anceps), a fine hybrid 
most like the latter in habit, the long spike bearing four flowers, with 
blush sepals and petals, and the lip purple in front, and nearly entire? 
but retaining the anceps-like markings on the disc. A First-class Certificate 
was given to Zygopetalum X Sanderi (Perrenoudi X Mackayi), a very 
fine dark hybrid with fragrant flowers. The sepals and petals were very 
heavily marked with dark purple-brown, and the greater part of the velvety 
lip purple, with darker nerves. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, staged a very pretty little 
group, containing Cattleya Trianze Atalanta, C. T. Cleopatra, and C. T. 
Lowie, the lattera large blush white form with orange disc to the lip; also 
a very richly coloured C. Percivaliana, two examples of the pretty 
Cynerchis Lowii, one of them bearing eight spikes, some good Lelia 
anceps Sanderiana, Cypripedium niveum, C. X Crossianum aurantiacum, 
a richly-coloured form, and a very richly-coloured hybrid between C. 
Charlesworthii and C. Lawrenceanum, having the flower almost entirely 
suffused with dark ruby red. 
MANCHESTER AND NorTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
A MEETING of this Society was held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, 
on December 11th last, when there was a fine display of Orchids. 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), staged a splendid group of 
Cypripedes, which gained a Gold Medal. A Cultural Certificate was given 
to a fine example of Cypripedium X Arthurianum, and Awards of Merit 
to C. X Euryades incomparabilis, and C. x E. Wrigley’s var. 
W. Thompson, Esq., Stone (gr. Mr. Stevens), staged a fine group, 
which gained a Silver Medal. Awards of Merit were given to Odonto- 
glossum xX loochristiense var. Annie, and Cypripedium X Charlesianum 
Walton Grange var. 
A. Warburton, Esq., Vine House, Haslingden (gr. Mr. Bailey), 
received a First-class Certificate and a Silver Medal for the very beautiful 
Odontoglossum crispum Le Merveil. 
W. Duckworth, Esq., Flixton (gr. Mr. Tindall), received a Cultural 
Certificate for Cypripedium insigne Sander, and Harefield Hall variety. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Bradford, received a Bronze Medal for a 
