216 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JULy, 1903. 
and a Cultural Certificate for a most beautiful group of fourteen plants of 
‘Lelia grandiflora (majalis), finely grown and flowered.* 
E. Ashworth, Esq., Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Holbrook), received an Award 
of Merit for Cattleya gigas Ashworthiana, a large and richly coloured 
form. 
Messrs. John Cowan & Co., Gateacre, received a Bronze Medal for a 
small group of showy things, and an Award of Merit for Cypripedium X 
‘Tautzianum var. Youngii. 
Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons, Bradford, also received a Bronze Medal 
for a small group, including Lelio-cattleya x Martinetii, and a good 
-Odontoglossum Xx Adrianz. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Bradford, received an Award of Merit 
for Odontoglossum Pescatorei Beauty, having well-formed flowers prettily 
spotted with purple. 
AT the meeting held on June 26th there was again a good display of 
Orchids, and awards were given as follows :— 
A Silver Medal was given to W. Duckworth, Esq. ; and Bronze Medals 
to Messrs. James Cypher & Sons and Messrs. John Cowan & Co., for good 
groups. Votes of Thanks were also given to Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons 
and Mr. D. McLeod for smaller groups. 
Awards of Merit were given to T. Mitchell Eccles, Esq., J.P., for 
‘Oncidium Saintlegerianum; to H. Shaw, Esq., for Cattleya Mendelii 
Mrs. Shaw; and to Messrs. James Cypher & Sons, for Cattleya Warneri 
gemma and Lelio-cattleya x Martinetii var. flavescens. 
ORCHID HYBRIDISATION. 
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Ir the capsules survive the period mentioned in our last paper they will 
probably mature and ripen, and as this stage approaches it is advisable 
to watch for the first sign of splitting, otherwise some of the seeds may be 
lost. The capule may now be cut, or tied up securely in a piece of tissue 
paper for a few days, so as to allow the seeds to mature fully. The next 
thing is to open the capsule, or tap it gently over a piece of paper and 
thus secure the seeds. A careful examination should now be made with a 
lens to see if any of the seed appears good. If it appears plump in the 
centre, and diminishes considerably towards the pointed ends it may be 
considered good, but if it appears like hairs or chaff, without any thickening 
in the middle, it is probably bad, that is to say the embryo has not 
developed. It the latter case a very careful examination should be made 
before discarding it as useless, for it frequently happens that a capsule 
contains a few good seeds among a large amount of chaff, and, although 
