54 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [ FEBRUARY, 1903 
‘small group, and an Award of Merit for Cypripedium x Rosita (callosum 
x Charlesworthii). 
Messrs. John Cowan & Co., Gateacre, sent a small group which 
received « Vote of Thanks. Cypripedium x Acteus magnificum gained an 
Award of Merit. 
THE first meeting of the year was held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, 
on January 8th, and brought together a very fine display of Orchids. 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury, received a Silver Medal for a 
choice group of Cypripedes, together with Cattleya quadricolor (chocoensis) 
albens. Awards of Merit were given to Cypripedium xX Melia, C. X 
Tityus superbum, and C. xX Pollettianum superbum. 
S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. Cypher), received a First- 
class Certificate for Cattleya Percivaliana West Point var., and an Award 
of Merit for Cypripedium xX Great Rex (C. insigne Sandere x villosum). 
G. W. Law-Schofield, Esq., Rawtenstall (gr. Mr. Shill), received an 
Award of Merit for a good group of Cypripedes. First-class Certificates 
were given to two new seedlings of unknown parentage. 
Mr. J. Cypher, Cheltenham, received a Silver Medal for a fine group, 
including some good forms of Lelia anceps, six fine pans of Sophronitis 
grandiflora, Angraecum sesquipedale, and some fine forms of Cypripedium 
insigne, C. X Leeanum, &c. 
M.A. A. Peeters, Brussels, received a Bronze Medal for a small group 
of choice things. A First-class Certificate was given to Cypripedium X 
aureum Surprise, and Awards of Merit to C. xX Cardosoanum and C. X 
Madame Alfred Bleu. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Enfield, received a Bronze Medal for a good 
miscellaneous group. 
Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons, Bradford, also received a Bronze Medal 
for a good group of Cypripedes. 
Messrs. John Cowan & Co., Gateacre, received an Award of Merit for 
Cypripedium X Kubele, a pretty hybrid raised by R. Young, Esq., from 
C. X cenanthumand C. X Youngianum. 
AT the meeting held on January 22nd very few Orchids were exhibited. 
S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. Cypher), received a First- 
class Certificate for the fine Cypripedium x Hindeanum (Godefroye X 
insigne Harefield Hall var.), and an Award of Merit for C. x Samuel 
Gratrix (X Leeanum X nitens superbum). 
G. W. Law-Schofield, Esq., Rawtenstall (gr. Mr. Shill), received a 
First-class Certificate for Cypripedium x aureum var. Surprise, and an 
Award of Merit for C. X Angus, a hybrid of unknown parentage. 
