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'IHE (JRCHID WORLD. 



[October, 1916. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID 

 SOCIETY. 



August 17th, igi6. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. J. 

 Crombleholme (m the chair), Messrs. D. A. 

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

 A. J. Keeling, D. McLeod, Dr. Craven 

 Moore, F. K. Sander, W. Shackleton, S. 

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



A Silver Medal was awarded to J. J. Bol- 

 ton, Esq., Pendleton ; and a large Silver 

 Medal to Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. 



First-class Certificates. 



Odontioda Mrs. F. M. Ogilvie var. 

 Conyngham, a good round flower of brilliant 

 colour. From Dr. Craven Moore. 



Odontoglossum cn^pum xanthotes var. 

 Perfect Gem, a large flower with distinct 

 yellow markings ; Cattleya Serbia gigantea, 

 a large well-balanced flower of good colour. 

 Both from Mr. J. Evans. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cattleya Lord Rothschild albescens var. 

 Conyngham and Odontioda Diana " Uplands 

 var." Both from Dr. Craven Moore. 



Oncidioda Cybele, Odontoglossum arden- 

 tissimum var. Pintadeau, and Laslio-Cattleya 

 Appam. From Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. 



Cattleya Nesta "Ruth." From Mr. J. 

 Evans. 



September 7th, 1916. 



Members of the Committee present : Rev. J. 

 Crombleholme (m the chair), Messrs. R. 

 Ashworth, D. A. Cowan, J. C. Cowan, Dr. 

 Craven Moore, J. Cypher, A. G. Ellwood, J. 

 Evans, P. Foster, W. Gilden, A. R. Handley, 

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

 Arthur (Secretary). 



Large Silver Medals were awarded to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch, and W. R. 

 Lee, Esq., Heywoofl. Silver Medals to S. 

 Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range, and Messrs. 

 Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham. 



A Special Vote of Thanks was awarded to 

 O. O. Wrigley, Esq., for a fine exhibit 

 of Cypripedium Maudiae, 46 plants, 

 V anda coerulea, and Epidendrum vitellinum 

 autumnale. 



Tom Worsley, Esq., Haslingden, staged 

 Cypripedium Maudias, The Dell variety. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean exhibited 

 Cattleya Venus, C. Gladys, C. Lord Roths- 

 child alba and Odontioda Charlesworthii. 



Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons staged 

 Cattleya Sylvia, L.-C. Henry Greenwood, and 

 excellent Cypripedium hybrids. 



First-class Certificates. 



Cattleya Sybil var. Georgius Rex, of good 

 shape and colour, sepals and petals yellow, 

 labellum crimson. From W. R. Lee, Esq. 



Laelio-Cattleya St. Gothard var. Hamilton, 

 a large flower of rich colour. From J. 

 Walker, Esq. 



Cattleya Venus var. Evansiae, a splendid 

 flower of good form and substance. From 

 Mr. J. Evans. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cattleya Naidia var. Ruby and C. Naidia 

 rubella. Both from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cattleya Sybil var. Lord Kitchener and 

 Cattleya Anubis. Both from W. R. Lee, 

 Esq. 



Cattleya Sybil " Houghton's var." From 

 T. Houghton, Esq. 



Miltonia Warscewiczii. 



