﻿THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



[January, 1904. 



excellent group, containing Cymbidium Tracyanum, Cypripedium X, 

 Euryades, C. X Leeanum magnificum, C. insigne Statterianum, C. i. Monk's 

 Cowl, with a concave dorsal sepal, C. i. Mrs. F. W. Moore, a yellow 

 variety with a few pale purple blotches on the dorsal sepal, C. i. Dormani- 

 anum, and Odontoglossum crispum. 



Mr. J. Cypher, Cheltenham, gained a [Silver Banksian Medal for a 

 small group of Cypripediums, containing C. X Leeanum giganteum, the fine 

 C. X Charlesianum (C. X Leeanum var. X Sallieri Hyeanum), the hand- 

 some C. X Queen of Italy (insigne Sanderse X Godefroyae leucochilum)^. 

 and others. 



Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Hollo-way, exhibited a good 

 group, for which a Silver Banksian Medial was awarded. It contained 

 varieties of C. X Leeanum, C. insigne grandifiorum, C. i. violaceo- 

 punctatum, several fine forms of C. X Harrisianum, C. X Williamsianum, 

 C. X Pitcherianum Williams' variety, Calanthe X Sandhurstiana, C. X 

 Oweniana, and Laelio-cattleya X Sallieri. 



M. Chas. Vuylsteke, Loochristi, Ghent, exhibited Odontoglossum X 

 loochristiense ornativum, O. X Wilckeanum, O. X ardentissimum radicans,. 

 having large flowers spotted with purple, and the large Miltonia vexillaria 

 robusta autumnalis. An Award of Merit was given to the large and. 

 handsome Odontoglossum X Harryano-crispum virens. 



Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, showed a group containing Cypri- 

 pedium X Clio magnificum, C. X Garrett A. Ilobart inversum, C. Charles- 

 worthii albino, forms of C. X Leeanum and C. insigne, Laelia anceps 

 Amesiana, Laelio-cattleya X Helvetia, L.-c. X bletchleyensis, Cattleya X 

 Adonis, etc. 



Mr. H. A. Tracy, Twickenham, showed a nearly yellow form of 

 Cypripedium X Chas. Canham, called variety aureum. 



MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 



A meeting of this Society was held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester,, 

 on December 4th last, when there was a very good display of Orchids. 



E. Rogerson, Esq., Didsbury (gr. Mr. Blomeley), staged a rich group,, 

 which gained a Silver-gilt Medal. First-class Certificates were given to 

 Cypripedium X Para (Charlesworthii X bellatulum), a beautiful claret- 

 coloured flower, of intermediate shape, and [C X Queen of Italy (C. 

 Godefroyae leucochilum X insigne Sanderse), a very pretty cream-yellow^ 

 lightly-spotted flower, and an Award of Merit to C. X Stanley Rogerson 

 (C. Charlesworthii x callosum). 



Walter Laverton, Esq., Victoria Park, Manchester, staged a very 

 interesting group, consisting chiefly of Cypripediums, which gained a. 

 Bronze Medal. 



