314 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [OCTOBER, 1908. 
Cypripedium xX bingleyense superbum, C. x Lawrebel magnificum and 
Cattleya x Iris var. Othello, all of which received Awards of Merit. 
S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. Shill), showed the beautiful 
new hybrid albino Cypripedium xX Rossetti (C. insigne Sanderianum x 
Maudie), in good form, and which was figured and described in detail at 
page 265 of your last issue. The plant was given the only First-class. 
Certificate of the meeting. 
Messrs. Moore & Co., Ltd., Rawdon, Leeds, staged an interesting group, 
which included many botanical species and_ varieties. Centrally stood a. 
well flowered plant of Stanhopea oculata, and I noted also a nice Cypri- 
pedium XX barbato-Charlesworthii, and several other Cypripediums, 
Lzlio-cattleya Cassandra, L.-c. Geo. Woodhams, L.-c. Edwena, Cattleya X 
Iris, C. X elatior, &c. (Silver Medal). 
AT the meeting held on September 24th the following members of the 
Committee were present :—Messrs. E. Ashworth (Chairman), Smith, 
Thorp, Ward, Warburton, Shill, Ball, Keeling, Holmes, Ashton, Cypher, 
Parker, and Weathers (Sec.). Over fifty plants were brought before the 
Committee. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Enfield, staged a fine group, the beautiful 
Cattleya x Iris predominating. I noted also a nice hybrid between Cattleya 
dolosa and labiata, two plants of Lelio-cattleya Ophir, Cypripedium X 
Maudie, Oncidium Lanceanum, Zygopetalum rostratum, &c. (Silver 
Medal). | 
Max Isaac, Esq., Blundellsands, Liverpool (gr. Mr. Driver), showed 
Cattleya bicolor and C. X Maroni, Odontoglossum Harryanum, and a 
hybrid Cypripedium in which C. Charlesworthii was very apparent (Vote: 
of Thanks). 
J. McCartney, Esq., Hey House, Bolton (gr. Mr. Holmes), showed a 
fine group of Cattleya and Lelia species, including C. Harrisoniana, C. 
Gaskelliana, a fine C. Aclandie, C. X Maroni, Lelio-cattleya Phryne 
inversa, a fine L.-c. elegans, and Odontoglossum grande; whilst Cattleya. 
x Adula, C. x Pittiana var. Princess Patricia, and C. Dowiana aurea, Hey © 
House var., all gained Awards of Merit. The group, being divided, gained 
a Silver and Bronze Medal. 
G. Shorland Ball, Esq., Burton, Westmoreland (gr. Mr. Herdman), 
staged a mixed group of good quality, many fine Cypripediums being 
included. C. X Niobe, Underfell var., and Oncidium Papilio, Underfell 
var., gained Awards of Merit ; while a First-class Certificate was given to 
Cymbidium erythrostylum. The best of the others were Cypripedium X 
Maudie, C. x Victory, C. x Leeanum var. Lord Ossulton, C. x A. de 
Lairesse, C. x Baron Schréder var. ardens, &c. (Silver and Bronze Medals)- 
