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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[March, igi6. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY 



January 20th, igi6. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

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

 Ashworth, J. Cypher, P. Foster, A. R. Handley, 

 A. Hanmer, A. J. KeeUng, D. ]\lcLeod, W. 

 Shackleton, S. Swift, H. Thorp, G. Weatherby 

 and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



Siher-gilt Aledals were awarded to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch ; and Messrs. 

 Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham. Large Sih-er 

 Medals to Rev. J. Crombleholme, Clayton-le- 

 Moors ; S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range ; 

 and Thos. Worsley, Esq., Hashngden. A 

 Silver Medal to F. A. Hindley, Esq., Brad- 

 ford ; and a Bronze Medal to Messrs. A. J. 

 Keeling and Sons, Bradford. 



O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury, exhibited choice 

 Cypnpediums ; E. Houghton, Esq., Appleton, 

 staged Zygopetalum Mackayi " Houghton's 

 var." ; J. J. Bolton, Esq., Pendleton, exhibited 

 Odontoglossum crispum " J. J- Bolton " 

 (Empress of India x Rossendale) ; and Mrs. 

 Gratrix showed Cypripedium Rossettii var. 

 Mrs. S. Gratrix. 



First-class Certificate. 



Cattleya Trianae " General Townsend," a 

 large flower of good form and colour, the 

 finest yet seen in the north of England. From 

 S. Gratrix, Esq. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cypripedium V enus var. Cupid ; Cyp. 

 Queen of the Belgians " Carter Place var." ; 

 Cyp. Mrs. F. Godman ; Cyp. Alliance (Alcides 

 X Leeanum) ; and Cyp. Hera var. Victoria, 

 all from T. Worsley, Esq. 



Cypripedium Illustre var. Alexis, and Cyp. 

 Lord Wolmer var. St. Mary, both from Rev. 

 J. Crombleholme. 



Cypripedium Conquest "Woodside var.," 

 from F. Houghton, Esq. 



Award of Appreciation. 



Laslio-Cattleya Mygdon " Ashworth's var.," 

 from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



February 3rd, 191 6. 

 Members of the Committee present : R. 

 Ashworth, Esq. (m the chair), Messrs. J. Cypher, 

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

 Hanmer, A. J. Keeling, J. Lupton, D. :McLeod, 

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

 Arthur (Secretary). 



A Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch. Large Silver 

 Medals to A. Hanmer, Esq., Chester ; Col. 

 Sir J. Rutherford, Bart., M.P., Blackburn ; T. 

 Worsley, Esq., Hashngden ; and Messrs. 

 Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham. A Silver 

 ^ledal was granted to Messrs. Sander and 

 Sons, St. Albans ; and a Bronze Medal to 

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



First-class Certificates. 



Odontoglossum crispum var. Gloria, a fine 

 flower of good shape and heavily blotched, 

 from R. Ashworth, Esq, 



Odontioda Royal Gem var. The Knowle, a 

 round flower of deep purple shade with 

 lighter margin, from J. Hartley, Esq. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cypripedium chrysotoxum var. Carter 

 Place, C. Desdemona " Worsley's var.," C. 

 Caruso, C. The Pearl, and CO. C. Evans, all 

 from T. Worsley, Esq. 



Odontioda Rubro Primus (Oda. Goodsonas 

 X Oda. Hippolyta), O. Schroderiana var. 

 ignea ; and Odontoglossum \\'ilckeanum var. 

 Emperor, all from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cypripedium Ruby King, C. Marphil, and 

 Odontoglossum crispum var. Northern Glory, 

 all from P. Smith*, Esq. 



Cattleya Octave Doin var. West Point, from 

 S. Gratrix, Esq. 



Odontoglossum amabile var. The Knowle, 

 from J. Hartley, Esq. 



Odontioda Zenobia Houghtonii, from F. 

 Houghton, Esq. 



First-class Cultural Certificates. 



Mr. J. Lupton (gr. to Col. Sir J. Rutherford, 

 Bart.) for Cypripedium insigne Sanderas. 



Mr. B. Wilson (gr. to A. Hanmer, Esq.) for 

 Cypripedium Thompsonianum. 



