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plants, including Cypripedium xX Baron Schréder, C. X Boadicea mag- 
nificum, C. insigne Wigan’s var., C. i. Laura Kimball, &c. 
Mr. W. Bolton, Warrington (gr. Mr. Cain), gained an Award of Merit 
for Cymbidium x Holfordianum. I also noticed a good dark Cypripedium 
Fairrieanum, a very pale Odontoglossum xX Rolfez, and Cattleya x Portia 
(Bronze Medal). 
E. Rogerson, Esq., Didsbury (gr. Mr. Price), showed Cypripedium xX 
Acteus var. Simonii, a bright clean flower with distinct markings (Award 
of Merit). 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Bradford, staged a most interesting exhibit. 
A First-class Certificate confirmed was given to the beautiful and rare 
Cattleya Dowiana Rosita, having the fawn coloured sepals and petals 
richly streaked and blotched withcrimson. C. x Millie received an Award 
of Merit. The group also included Lycaste xX Tunstillii, Liparis grossa. 
Oncidiumincurvum album, and many others of good quality (Silver Medal), 
G.S. Ball, Esq., Burton, Westmorland (gr. Mr. Herdman), received a 
Silver Medal fora good group, and an Award of Merit for the following: 
Cypripedium xX Leeanum var. Underfell, C. insigne Chantini Lindeni 
Ball’s var., C. i. maculatum nigrum, and C. i. Aberdeen. A very fine C. i. 
var. Eric, C. X Maudie, &c., completed a nice group. 
J. H. Craven, Esq., Keighley (gr. Mr. Corney), staged an interesting 
group, which contained a fine Cypripedium xX Thalia, x C. insigne 
Aberdeen, C. X Germaine Opoix, and C. X Evansianum (Silver Medal). 
Mr. J. Robson, Altrincham, gained a Bronze Medal for a few Cypri- 
pediums of good quality, including a fine pot of C. X Arthurianum, C. x 
Leeanum Clinkaberryanum, and other varieties of Leeanum and insigne. 
Mr. D. McLeod, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, showed a small but interesting 
group which contained many fine but unnamed varieties of C. insigne, also 
a fine C. x Acteus and C. x Niobe (Bronze Medal). : 
S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. Shill), showed a fine Cypri- 
pedium insigne sylhetense nigrum, and was given an Award of Merit for C. 
x Mary Barff and C. insigne nitens Cobb’s var. 
J. H. Pease, Esq., Moreton Grange, showed several good Cypripediums, 
including C. insigne Cobbianum, C. x Jeanette, and afine C. Charlesworthii. 
R. Farrer, Esq., Ingleborough, was given an Award of Merit fora fine 
variety of Cypripedium Fairrieanum. 
Ziba A. Ward, Esq., Northenden (gr. Mr. Weatherby), showed a nice 
variety of Cypripedium insigne called cringlewoodense. 
AT the Meeting held on December 19th, the show was by far the best held 
by the Society under ordinary circumstances, and over one hundred plants 
* were placed before the Committee. 
