MARrcH, 1903.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 87 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
A MEETING of this Society was held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, 
on February 5th, when a good show of Orchids was seen. 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), received 
a Silver Medal for a fine group of Cypripediums. 
S. Gratrix, Esq., West Point, Whalley Range (gr. Mr. Cypher), was 
awarded a Bronze Medal for a good group, containing Dendrobium x 
Apollo album, Odontoglossum X Harryano-crispum West Point var., 
O. crispum West Point variety, a large round flower destitute of markings ; 
and Cypripedium X Rex (Harrisianum X villosum), a very large form, 
the two latter each receiving an Award of Merit. 
Mrs. Tunstill, Brierfield, Burnley (gr. Mr. Balmforth), gained a First- 
class Certificate for Cypripedium X Priam (insigne Chantini x Niobe 
superbum), a magnificent hybrid, said to be a unique plant. 
Mrs. Gratrix, West Point, Whalley Range, showed a good example of 
Lzlio-cattleya  luminosa. 
Messrs. J. Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, received a Silver Medal for a 
fine group, consisting chiefly of Dendrobiums, and including D. xX 
Leechianum giganteum, and D. x Ainsworthii Cypher’s var., both of which 
received Awards of Merit, some well-flowered plants of Sophronitis 
grandiflora being also noteworthy. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, were awarded a Bronze 
Medal for a good group of Orchids, including the fine Cattleya X 
Adonis (Mossiz %X gigas), which received a First-class Certificate, and 
Cypripedium X resplendens (Cleopatra X Lawrenceanum), to which an 
Award of Merit was given. 
Messrs. J. Cowan & Co., Gateacre, staged a fine group of Lycaste 
Skinneri, for which a Bronze Medal was awarded. A First-class Certificate 
was given to Stanhopea Amesiana. 
Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, exhibited the handsome and richly 
~ coloured Lelio-cattleya x bletchleyensis var. excellens, which received an 
Award of Merit. 
Mr. W. Holmes, Egerton Nursery, Timperley, received an Award of 
Merit for a very handsome variety of Cattleya Trianz called ‘‘ Our Queen.” 
Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons, Westgate Hill, Bradford, showed 
Cypripedium xX Pollettianum and C. X Charlesianum. 
Mr. J. Robson, Altrincham, exhibited fine examples of Odontoglossum 
x Adriane and O. x Harryano-crispum. 
AT the meeting held on February 19th, a very good display of Orchids. 
was again seen. 
J. Leemann, Esq., Heaton Mersey (gr. Mr. Edge), was awarded a Silver 
