124 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [APRIL 1908p 
A. Warburton, Esq., Vine House, Haslingden (gr. Mr. Dalgleish), staged 
a splendid group of plants, which for Cup competitions was divided into — 
three, and was awarded two Silver Medals and one Silver-gilt Medal. The . 
group was rich in new and good things, as the following awards will show. 7 
First-class Certificates were awarded to Cypripedium x Stepmanii superbum, s 
Cattleya Dormaniana, very fine both in size and colour, and the lip intense 
purple-crimson, Odontoglossum X ardentissimum xanthotes, pure white - 
with lemon blotch on lip, O. crispum Perfect Gem, well blotched and of — 
good shape, O. x Lambeauianum var. Purple Gem, a well-shaped flowet 
with a fine blotch on white ground, while Awards of Merit were given to — 
Cypripedium xX Warburtonz, C. x CEdippe superbum, Cattleya Schroedere 4 
var. Prunus, C. S. var. Goldem Gem, C. x Miss Harris var. E. Ashworth, s 
C. x Mont Blanc (Wavriniana alba X intermedia alba), and Odontoglossum : 
crispum Bachhousez. I noted a good seedling Cypripedium X Floral — 
Marguerite. The group also contained many well-flowered Cattleyas and — 
Odontoglossums. 
Messrs. Cypher & Son, Cheltenham, showed a good group of all the — 
leading Dendrobiums. I noted D. x Apollo album, D. nobile Dormanil, — 
D.n. Ballianum, D. n. album, D. n. Statterianum, and numerous others. : 
(Silver Medal). 
Ed. Rogerson, Esq., Oakdene, Didsbury (gr. Mr. Price), showed the 
beautiful Odontoglossum crispum Luciani and O. c. The Pearl. 
J. McCarthy, Esq., Hey House, Bolton (gr. Mr. Holmes), showed 4 
fine group of well-flowered Cattleyas Triane and Schroedere, backed with — 
floriferous Dendrobium Wardianium. The group was divided for the cup 
competition, and gained two Silver Medals. 
Ziba A. Ward, Esq., Northenden (gr. Mr. Weatherly), staged 4 
splendid group of Odontoglossums, the long arching sprays with their many 
shades of colour making the group very effective. O. xX amabile, Ward's 
var., a very rich flower, gained a First-class Certificate, while On & 
Rolfe, Ward’s var., O. X ardentissimum, Ward’s var., and Odontioda 
Bohnhoffie, very highly coloured, each gained an Award of Merit. | 
noted several fine spikes of Odontoglossum Hallii and O. X mulus, 4 
a nice O. X Adriane var. Fascinator, &c. (Silver Medal). 
G. Shorland Ball, Esq., Burton, Westmorland (gr. Mr. Herdman); 
showed Cypripedium x Leeanum Adrian Lefebre, C. x Alfred Dimmock, 
C. X Yellow Prince (villosum x nitens), each gaining an Award of Merit. 
I noted a well-flowered D. nobile album and D. x xanthocentrum. 
Dr. Hodgkinson, The Grange, Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Woore), gained 4 
First-class Certificate for Cymbidium Sanderi. The plant carried tW° 
spikes, each with eight or nine flowers, and is a beautiful addition t? the 
Cymbidium family. | Het 
