﻿THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



Silver Flora Medal was awarded by the Floral Committee. The 

 remarkable Lizard Orchis, Orchis hircina, attracted much attention, and 

 Cypripediums parvirlorum, montanum, and spectabile were very beautiful. 



MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 



A meeting of this Society was held on April 15th, in conjunction with the 

 Spring Show of the Royal Botanical and Horticultural Society of 

 Manchester, when there was a very hue display of Orchids, and no less 

 than twelve medals of different kinds were awarded. 



A. Warburton, Esq., Haslingden (gr. Mr. Bailey), received a Gold Medal 

 for a very choice group, together with a First-class Certificate for 

 Odontoglossum X ardentissimum, Vine House var., and an Award of Merit 

 for O. crispum Queen Alexandra. 



R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch (gr. Mr. Pidsley), received a Silver-gilt 

 Medal for a fine group, with First-class Certificates for Odontoglossum 

 crispum Carnusianum and Laelio-cattleya X G. S. Ball var. superba, and 

 an Award of Merit for L.-c X Lucia superba. 



E. Ashworth, Esq., Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Holbrook), also gained a 

 Silver-gilt Medal for a fine group, a First-class Certificate for Dendrobium 

 X Apollo grandiflorum, and an Award of Merit for D. X Cybele 

 Ashworthianum. 



S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. G. Cypher), obtained a Bronze 

 Medal for a small group, together with First-class Certificates for 

 Odontoglossum crispum Gratrixise and O. c. Robsonianum. 



W. Thompson, Esq., Stone (gr. Mr. Stevens), received Awards of 

 Merit for each of the three following : — Odontoglossum X waltonense, 

 O. sceptrum nobilior, and Mesospinidium vulcanicurn. 



Interesting groups were also staged by W. Duckworth, Esq., Flixton 

 (gr. Mr. Tindall), and E. Rogerson, Esq., West Didsbury (gr. Mr. 

 Blomeley), in each case a Bronze Medal being awarded. 



Messrs. John Cowan & Co., Gateacre, staged a fine group, which gained 

 a Silver-gilt Medal, and a First-class Certificate also went to Odonto- 

 glossum X mirificum splendens. 



Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, and Messrs. J. Cypher & 

 Sons, Cheltenham, also each received a Silver-gilt Medal for a fine group. 



Mr. S. Allen, Sale, and Mr. J. Robson, Altrincham, each received a 

 Silver Medal for a good group of Orchids, while Messrs. Hugh Low Co., 

 Enfield, received a Bronze Medal. 



Messrs Stanley, Ashton & Co., Southgate, received a Vote of Thanks for 

 a small group, and an Award of Merit for the rare and pretty Mexican 

 natural hybrid Odontoglossum X Duvivierianum. 



Mr. D. McLeod, Chorlton, received a Vote of Thanks for a small group. 



