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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[February, 1916. 



A Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch ; and Silver 

 Medals to Wm. Thompson, Esq., Stone ; 

 Rev. J. Crombleholme, Clayton-le-Moors ; S. 

 Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range ; Messrs. 

 Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham ; and Messrs. 

 A. J. Keeling and Sons, Bradford. Other 

 exhibitors included O. O. Wrigley, Esq., 

 Bury; Mrs. le Doux, West Derby; H. J. 

 Bromilow, Esq., Rainhill ; P. Smith, Esq., 

 Ashton-on-Mersey ; and Messrs. Sander and 

 Sons, St. Albans. 



First-class Certificates. 



Lcelio-Cattleya Alex " Ashlands var." 

 (L.-C. Tunis X C. aurea), well-shaped flower, 

 suffused peach colour, with broad deep- 

 coloured lip, from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cypripedium Thora, a large flower, dorsal 

 sepal well spotted, from H. J. Bromilow, Esq. 



Odontoglossum crispum var. Luna umbra, 

 large round flower of good substance, from S. 

 Gratrix, Esq. 



Cypripeduim Alcibiades " Su' Douglas 

 Haig," large flower, dorsal sepal over 3 inches 

 across, flat petals, slightly lined, from P. 

 Smith, Esq. 



Cypripedium Alcibiades " Thunderer," large 

 flower, dorsal sepal slightly waved, over 

 3 inches across, from Wm. Thompson, Esq. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cattleya Evelyn Sander (Trianas alba x 

 Dusseldorfei Undine) and Cattleya Dragon 

 (Fabia x fulvescens), both from S. Gratrix, Esq. 



Cypripedium Golden Gem (insigne San- 

 deras x Antinous), from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Award of Appre(tation. 



Cypripedium Walton Gem (Mdm. Jules 

 Hye X Earl of Tankerville), from Wm. 

 Thompson, Esq. 



Cultural Certificate. 



To Mr. W. W. Field, gr. to S. Gratrix, Esq., 

 for batch of Laslia Gouldiana. 



January 6th, igi6. 

 Members of the Committee present: Rev. 

 J. Crombleholme (m the chair), Messrs. R. 

 Ashworth, J. Cypher, J. Evans, P. Foster, A. 

 R. Handley, A. Hanmer, D. McLeod, W. 

 Shackleton, S. Swift, H. Thorp, and H. 

 Arthur (Secretary). 



Large Silver Medals were awarded to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch ; S. Gratrix, Esq., 

 Whalley Range ; A. Hanmer, Esq., Chester ; 

 and Messrs. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham 

 A Silver Medal was granted to T. Worsley, 

 Esq., Haslingden ; and Bronze Medals to F. 

 A. Hindley, Esq., Bradford ; and Messrs. A. 

 J. Keeling and Sons, Bradford. Other 

 exhibitors included O. O. Wrigley, Esq., 

 Bury ; P. Smith, Esq., Ashton-on-Mersey ; 

 Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans ; and 

 Mr. W. Shackleton, Bradford. 



First-class Certificates. 



( yprn)edium Cavalier \ar. Mrs. S. Gratrix, 

 a noble flower, the round dorsal heavily 

 spotted and margined with white, from S. 

 Gratrix, Esq. 



Brasso-Cattleya Doris (C. Mendelii x B.-C. 

 The Baron), a large flower with broad and 

 well-set fringed lip, brilliant lines of colour in 

 the throat, from P. .Smith, Esq. 



Awards ok Merit. 



C) pripedium Wm. Rees (Hitchinsia? x Milo), 

 C. Lord Wolmer " Worsley's var.," and C. 

 viridissmuim " Carter Place var.," all from 

 Thos. Worsley, Escj. 



Odontoglossum crispum Jaiiua, from R. 

 Ashworth, Esq. 



Cypripedium Nydia \ar. Gratri\ia\ from S. 

 Gratrix, Esq. 



Odontioda Diana " fladdon House var.," 

 from P. .Smith, Esq. 



y\wARD OF Appreciation. 



Odontoglossum An/.ac (parentage un- 

 known), from P. -Smith, Esq. 



Cultural Certificate. 



Mr. E. Rogers (gr. to O. O. Wrigley, Esq.) 

 for Laslia Gouldiana and Calanthes in variety. 



