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Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Enfield, gained a Gold Medal for a fine 
display of Orchids, in which I noted a nice blotched Odontoglossum 
crispum, the markings almost forming a circle, Epidendrum Eudresio- 
Wallisii, Oncidium olivaceum, Lycaste Skinneri alba, Cattleya Mendelii 
alba, many good Odontoglossums, a fine show of Dendrobiums, some 
excellent Cattleyas, &c., &c. : 
W. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Stone (gr. Mr. Stevens), showed 
Cypripedium xX Dowlingianum, C. X Hindeanum, and Odontoglossum x 
exultans, the last-named gaining an Award of Merit. 
Messrs. Keeling & Sons, Westgate Hill, Bradford, staged a good group 
of mixed plants, many of them of botanical interest, including Bulbo- 
phyllum Careyanum, Masdevallia Estrada, M. Arminii, Epidendrum macro- 
chilum, the quaint and rare Odontoglossum (Erstedii, &c. Dendrobium 
xX chessingtonense gained an Award of Merit, and the group a Silver 
Medal. 
J. McCartney, Esq., Hey House, Bolton (gr. Mr. Holmes), was awarded 
two Silver Medals for good groups of choice Cattleyas, Odontoglossums, 
Dendrobiums, &c. I noted a good Cattleya Trianz grandis, C. Schroederze 
albesens, Lzelio-cattleya Gottoiana, &c. 
The Liverpool Orchid & Nursery Co. gained a Silver-gilt Medal for a 
fine show of Orchids, which included almost everything in season. 
Norman C. Cookson, Esq., Wylam-on-Tyne (gr. Mr. Chapman), gained 
a First-class Certificate for Phaius X Clive and an Award of Merit for 
Phaio-calanthe delicata. © 
Messrs. Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, staged a fine display of plants 
and flowers, the best of which were Brassocattl eya Thorntoni gigantea with 
an exceptionally fine lip (Award of Merit), Lzlio-cattleya callistoglossa, 
“ The Sultan,” with a distinct yellow throat (First-class Certificate), Phaius 
grandifolius, very good, Cattleya intermedia nivea, a fine plant of Odonto- 
glossum triumphans var. Othello with six spikes, O. X excellens Gratrixiz, 
O. Cervantesii, Epidendrum alatum, &c. (Gold Medal). 
£lijah Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall, Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Holbrook), 
made a fine show with a seasonable lot of flowers, the group containing 
many choice Odontoglossums. I noted Odontioda heatonensis, the beautiful 
Chysis Limminghei, Odontoglossum crispum Queen Victoria, many Cypri- 
pediums, Cattleyas, Lzelio-cattleyas, Lycastes, &c., &c. (Silver Medal). 
On both days of the show Mr. Chapman, gardener to Norman Cookson, 
Esq., exhibited a good number of lantern slides, taken by himself, and 
gave a brief description or a few interesting remarks as each slide mg inet 
The greatly enlarged pictures were beautifully coloured, and his ‘* Orchid 
Chat’ was greatly enjoyed by a numerous audience, a Vote of Thanks 
being heartily accorded. H. Tuorp. 
