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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[NovemI)er, 191 5. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY 



September 23rd, 1915. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

 J. Crombleholme (in tlie chair), Messrs. R. 

 Ashworth, J. J. Bolton, J. C. Cowan, J. Cypher, 

 J. Evans, P. Foster, A. R. Handley, A. 

 Hanmer, J. Lupton, D. McLeod, W. J. 

 Morgan, S. Swift, H. Thorp, Z. A. Ward and 

 H. Arthur (Secretary). 



A Silver-gih Medal was awarded to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch ; Silver Medals 

 to Col. J. Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn ; J. J. 

 Bolton, Esq., Pendleton ; and Messrs. Cypher 

 and Sons, Cheltenham. 



A Special Vote of Thanks was accorded to 

 O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury, for an exhibit 

 containing 45 plants of Cypripedium Maudias. 

 Other exhibitors included S. Gratrix, Esq., 

 Whalley Range ; A. J. Oakshott, Esq., 

 Bidston ; and Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons, 

 Bradford. 



First-class Certificates. 



Brasso-Laslio-Cattleya Wotan var. Mrs. J. 

 Leemann, a fine well-set flower with deeply- 

 fringed labellum, from J. Leemann, Esq. 



Cattleya Venus " Rann Lea var.," good 

 colour, with elongated lip, from H. J. 

 Bromilow, Esq. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossum crispum mirabile and 

 Cattleya Katie (aurea x fulvescens), both from 

 R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cattleya Snowdon (Suzanne Hye de Crom 

 X labiata alba), and Laelio-Cattleya Mrs. 

 McMaster var. splendens (luminosa x aurea), 

 both from J. Leemann, Esq. 



First-class Cultural Certificates 



To Mr. E. Rogers, gr. to O. O. Wrigley, 

 Esq., for Cypripedium Maudias and 

 Odontoglossum grande. 



October 7th, 191 5. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

 J. Crombleholme (in the chair), Messrs. J. 

 Cypher, A. G. Ellwood, J. Evans, P. Foster, 



A. R. Handley, A. J. Keeling, J. Lupton, 

 D. McLeod, L. Sander, W. Shackleton, S. 

 Swift, H. Thorp, Z. A. Ward and H. Arthur 

 (Secretary). 



A Gold Medal was awarded to W. R. Lee, 

 Esq., Heywood, for a very fine exhibit of 

 Cattleyas and Cypripediums. A Large Silver 

 Medal was given to R. Ashworth, Esq., 

 Newchurch ; and Silver Medals to Mrs. R. le 

 Doux, West Derby ; Col. J. Rutherford, M.P., 

 Blackburn ; J. J. Bolton, Esq., Pendleton ; 

 and Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans. 



Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons, Bradford, 

 staged some interesting Cypripediums, as 

 well as Ccelogyne Mooreana and Odonto- 

 glossums. 



First-class Certificates. 



Odontoglossum Charlesworthii " Marlfield 

 var.," large flower, intense colour, from Mrs. 

 R. le Doux. 



Cattleya Fabia " Rossendale," good shaped 

 flower, from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cattleya Peetersii " West Point var.," flower 

 of good form, pure white sepals and petals, 

 lip brilliantly marked, from S. Gratrix, Esq. 



Cattleya amabilis " The Knowle var.," 

 flowers of excellent form and substance, 

 sepals and petals pure white, lip nicely 

 marked, from J. Hartley, Esq. 



Cattleya Peetersii " Lee's var.," large 

 flowers of good form and even colour, from 

 W. R. Lee, Esq. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cattleya Britannia var. Melanie, C. Minnie 

 de Larrinaga, Odontoglossum eximium 

 " Marlfield var.," all from Mrs. le Doux. 



Cattleya Amiel "West Point var." 

 (Dusseldorfei x fulvescens), C. Venus " West 

 Point var.," both from S. Gratrix, Esq. 



Odontoglossum illustrissimum var. Janua, 

 from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cypripedium Hildalgle, from the Rev. T. 

 Crombleholme. 



Odontoglossum Jasper var. J. J. Bolton, 

 from J. J. Bolton, Esq. 



Cattleya Ajax " Orchidhurst var.," from 

 Messrs. Armstrong and Brown. 



