310 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [OcToBER, 1903. 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
A MEETING of this Society was held at the Botanical Gardens, Old 
Trafford, on September 11th, when there wasa very good display of plants, 
medals being awarded to four of the groups. 
S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. Cypher), staged a choice group,. 
which gained a Silver-gilt Medal. Among the more noteworthy plants were 
Brassocattleya XX heatonensis (Cattleya x Hardyana x _ Brassavola 
Digbyana), a handsome thing which gained a First-class Certificate, 
Sophrolzlia x heatonensis (Sophronitis grandiflora x Lelia purpurata), a 
very richly coloured hybrid, Cypripedium xX Charltoni, a fine hybrid 
between C. Charlesworthii and C. x Harrisianum, and C. x Eisman- 
nianum grandiflorum, each of the three latter receiving an Award of 
Merit. 
E. Rogerson, Esq., Didsbury (gr. Mr. Blomily), gained a Silver Medal 
for a fine group, First-class Certificates being given to Cattleya X 
Massaianum superbum and C. x Iris magnifica, while Awards of Merit 
were given to Cattleya x Boadicea, C. xX Maroni var. Olive, and 
Cypripedium x Para (bellatulum x Charlesworthii). 
T. Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Whitefield (gr. Mr. Johnson), also received 
a Silver Medal for a good group, an Award of Merit being also given to the 
natural hybrid Cattleya x Brymeriana. 
Messrs. Sander & Sons also sent a good group, which gained a Silver 
Medal, an Award of Merit being given to Cattleya x Ella var. superba 
(bicolor x Warscewiczii). 
Messrs. John Cowan & Co., Gatacre, exhibited the handsome Cypri- 
pedium Lawrenceanum Gratrixianum, which gained a First-Class Certificate , 
Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons, Bradford, received a Vote of Thanks for 
a small group, and an Award of Merit for Masdevallia macrura. 
Mr. S. Allen, Sale, also sent a small group, for which a Vote of Thanks 
was given. 
ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 
A THREE-FLOWERED inflorescence of the pretty little Cattleya x Winniana. 
(Gaskelliana x Forbesii) is sent from the collection of the Right Hon. 
J. Chamberlain, M.P., Highbury, Birmingham, by Mr. Mackay. The 
sepals and petals are rosy lilac, and most like C. Gaskelliana in shape, with 
the lip strongly three-lobed, somewhat similar in colour, except that the 
disc and interior of the side lobes are light yellow, and have the characteristic 
markings of C. Forbesii. It is delicately fragrant, and has improved since 
it was described at Page 326 of our last volume. A good dark form of 
Lelio-cattleya X elegans is also enclosed. 
