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Messrs. Flory and Black were awarded a 

 Silver Flora Medal for a neatly-arranged 

 exhibit containing many fine varieties of 

 L.-C. Gladiator (C. Mossiae x L-.C. callisto- 

 glossa), strong plants of Disa Luna and D. 

 Blackii. Other gems included Cattleya 

 Mossiae var. Peter, a white flower with slaty- 

 blue lip, C. Mendelii Imogene, Cypripedium 

 Shillianum, Chysis bractescens, and Odonto- 

 glossum hybrids, of which the best was O. 

 promerens var. Lilian. 



Mr. Harry Dixon received a Silver Flora 

 Medal for a group containing Odontoglossum 

 Ceres with a spike of ten flowers, the interest- 

 ing Anguloa Clowesii, Cattleya Mossiae 

 aurifera, Lycaste macrophylla and Dendro- 

 bium Alpha (Regium x euosmum). 



Mr. C. F. Waters obtained a Silver 

 Banksian Medal for an exhibit containing 

 good Dendrobiums, fine varieties of Odonto- 

 glossum crispum, Miltonia vexillaria, and 

 Laelio-Cattleyas. 



Mrs. Norman Cookson exhibited Odonto- 

 glossum crispum Millicent bearing a spike of 

 sixteen handsomely blotched flowers. 



Chas. Webb, Esq., Oaken Court, Codsall, 

 staged Bifrenaria Harrisoniae, with numerous 

 flowers. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID 

 SOCIETY, 



April 13 th, 1 91 6. 



Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

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

 Ashworth, J. Cypher, A. G. EUwood, J. 

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

 A. J. Keeling, D. McLeod, W. Shackleton, 

 S. Swift, H.» Thorp and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



.Silver-gilt Medals were awarded to Tom 

 Worsley, Esq., Haslingden, and Messrs. 

 Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham. Silver Medals 

 to Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. and Messrs. 

 J. and A. McBean. 



First-class Certificates. 



Odontoglossum crispum Alport Emperor, 

 a large white flower of good substance ; 



Dendrobium Thwaitesiae "West Point var.," 

 4 inches across ; Odontioda General Towns- 

 hend, a round flower, yellow ground blotched 

 with brown. All from S. Gratrix, Esq. 



Odontoglossum General Townshend, a 

 large round flower heavily blotched with light 

 purple ; Miltonia vexillaria Worsleyi, a bril- 

 liantly coloured flower. Both from Tom 

 Worsley, Esq. 



Odontoglossum crispum xanthotes " Cloth 

 of Gold," a large flower of good form with 

 bright golden markings. From Mrs. Gratrix. 



Oncidium McBeanianum (superbiens x 

 macranthum), a fine flower, showing the 

 characteristics of both parents. From Messrs. 

 J. and A. McBean. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cypripedium His Majesty (Pollettianum x 

 Germaine Opoix), Cyp. Alma Gevaert, and 

 Odontoglossum promerens " Carter Place 

 var." All from Tom Worsley, Esq. 



Cypripedium Louvanii (aureum x 

 Lathamianum). From Rev. J. Crombleholme. 



Odontoglossum ardentissimum "Haddon 

 House var." From P. Smith, Esq. 



Lycaste Imschootiana aurea (cruenta x 

 -Skinneri). From Messrs. A. J. Keeling and 

 Sons. 



April 27th, 1 916. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

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

 Ashworth, J. Cypher, A. G. Ellwood, J. 

 Evans, A. R. Handley, A. Hanmer, J. 

 Lupton, D. McLeod, W. Shackleton, S. Swift 

 and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



Large Silver Medals were awarded to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch, and Tom 

 Worsley, Esq., Haslingden. Silver Medals 

 were awarded to Messrs. Cypher and Sons, 

 Cheltenham, and Messrs. Sander and Sons, 

 St. Albans. Other exhibitors included O. O. 

 Wrigley, Esq., Messrs. J. and A. McBean, 

 and Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons. 



First-class Certificates. 



Odontoglossum Phoebe " Asliworth's var.," 

 large flower, intensely spotted ; Miltonia 

 Charlesworthii "Rossendale," large flower of 

 good colour. Both from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



