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Mr, W. Holmes, Timperley, also received a Vote of Thanks for a 
fine selection of cut flowers, chiefly Dendrobes. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, showed the interesting 
Odontoglossum X tentaculatum. 
Tue first April meeting was held in the Gardens, Old Trafford, in 
conjunction with the Spring Show of the Royal Botanical and Horticultural 
Society of Manchester, and an excellent show of Orchids was the result. 
E. Ashworth, Esq., Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Holbrook), staged a splendid 
group of choice things, in which Dendrobiums prodominated, some two- 
hundred plants being included. A Gold Medal was awarded. 
'S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. G. Cypher), received a 
Silver-gilt Medal for a choice group, in which a noble Lycaste Skinneri 
alba and some good Odontoglossums were conspicuous. O. crispum var. 
Captivation received an Award of Merit, and Dendrobium X Gratrixize 
(parentage unknown) a First-class Certificate. 
J. Leemann, Esq., Heaton Mersey (gr. Mr. Edge), also received a 
Silver-gilt Medal for a group of splendidly-flowered Dendrobium X 
Venus; also a First-class Certificate for Lelio-cattleya X luminosa 
nigrescens, and an Award of Merit for L.-c. X Lucia (L. cinnabarina X 
C. Mendelii). 
~O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), received a Silver Medal 
for a good group, chiefly of Dendrobes and Cypripedes. 
W. J. Crossley, Esq., received a Cultural Certificate for a fine 
Dendrobium nobile Cooksonianum. 
Messrs. John Cowan & Co., Gateacre, received a Gold Medal ora fine 
general collection; also a First-class Certificate for Cattleya Schilleriana 
Gateacre var. 
Messrs. J. Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, also received a Gold Medal 
for a fine group, in which Dendrobiums and good forms of Cattleya 
Schroeder and Odontoglossum crispum were conspicuous. 
The Stone Orchid Co., Stone (gr. Mr. F. Stevens), received a Gold 
Medal for a fine group of well-grown Odontoglossums. O. X Adriane 
Babette gained a First-class Certificate. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Bradford, received a Silver-gilt Medal for a 
choice group, in which Phaius hybrids were conspicuous. Cattleya Schroe- 
dere Minerva and Lelio-cattleya X Mercia each received an Award of Merit. 
Mr. W. Holmes, Timperley, received a Silver Medal for a small but 
choice collection of Dendrobiums. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Enfield, received a Bronze Medal for a 
small group; also a First-class Certificate for Cattleya Triana Rajah, and 
an Award of Merit for C. T. aurantiaca. 
