﻿July, 1904.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 2Xj 



that the existing rule be retained. On being put to the vote, the voting was 

 equal, eleven voting for and eleven against the motion, and the Chairman 

 thereupon gave his casting vote in favour of the amendment. 



MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 



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

 on June 16th, when there was a choice, if rather small, display of Orchids. 



W. Thompson, Esq., Stone (gr. Mr. Stevens), staged a small group of 

 choice well-grown Odontoglossums, including a good plant of the fine O. 

 Pescatorei giganteum, O. X ardentissimum var. Fascinator, and O. X 

 Crawshayanum, Thompson's var., the two latter each receiving an Award 

 of Merit. A splendid example of Cochlioda Ncetzliana bearing nine spikes 

 was awarded a Cultural Certificate. 



J. Leeman, Esq., Heaton Mersey (gr. Mr. Edge), received a First-class 

 Certificate for Odontoglossum crispum var. Campania, a handsome form 

 having roundish rich red-brown blotches regularly arranged on all the 

 segments. 



Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, staged a fine group of showy 

 hybrids, consisting chiefly of Laslio-cattleyas, which gained a Silver-gilt 

 Medal. A First-class Certificate was given to L.-c. X Martinetii var. 

 Jupiter, a very fine variety having the sepals and petals rich bronzy brown, 

 and the lip extremely dark, and Awards of Merit went to the varieties 

 Saturn and Sunset, the former having dark rose segments, with some purple 

 veining on the lip, and the latter bronzy yellow sepals and petals, and a 

 claret-purple lip with a yellow disc. 



Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Enfield, sent Cypripedium X Baron Kuroki, 

 said to have been derived from C. insigne Chantini X C. Lowianum, but 

 the Committee thought there was a distinct trace of C. Kothschildianum in 

 the flower, and owing to the doubt respecting the parentage no award was 

 made. 



Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons, Bradford, and Mr. D. McLeod, Chorlton, 

 each sent a small group, to which a Vote of Thanks was accorded. 



DENDROBIUM FALCONERI, 



Dendrobium Falconeri is a very distinct and beautiful plant, differing from 

 all others in the genus in habit, and requiring special culture. The growth 

 consists of large numbers of small stem-like pseudo-bulbs, only a few inches 

 in length, each rooting separately from its base. To allow these to ramble 

 away at will without anything tangible to cling to is to court failure at the 

 outset, for each one should be within reach of something that the roots can 

 lay hold of. 



