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Other Exhiuits. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 

 awarded a Sil\ er Banksian Medal for a group 

 of interesting and well-cultivated species, 

 including" Vanda Kimballiana alba, Peristeria 

 aspersa, Lycaste Iinschootiana, Coelogyne 

 brunnea, the pretty Dendrobium eriaeflorum, 

 the handsome Zygopetalum Sanderae and the 

 rare Cirrhopetalum Rothschildianum. A 

 number of autumn-flowering Cattleya hybrids 

 were also shown. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, secured a Silver Banksian Medal for 

 an attractive group in which were the curious 

 Catasetum Randii, good forms of Dendrobium 

 formosum, the bright yellow L.-C. Thyone, 

 L.-C. Golden Oriole, Cattleya Fabia and C. 

 Ena. Also various Odontiodas and good 

 varieties of Brasso-Cattleya Moneta and B.-C. 

 Queen Alexandra. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 staged some excellent examples of Cattleya 

 Fabia, C. Iris with extra broad petals, and C. 

 Lord Rothschild alba. Cymbidium hybrids 

 were represented by Schlegelii and Doris, and 

 Odontiodas by varieties of Diana. The 

 interesting Odontonia brugensis and Brasso- 

 Cattleya Ins were in good form. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, exhibited some choice hybrids, includ- 

 ing the new Cattleya Snowdon, a promising 

 pure white flower ; Cattley a Princess Royal, 

 of rich coloration ; and the attractive L.-C. 

 sandhurstiana with golden-yellow sepals and 

 petals. 



Messrs. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 staged a good selection of Dendrobium 

 Phalasnopsis, fine forms of Cattleya Fabia 

 and L.-C. Cappei, and Cypripedium Rossettii, 

 Lee's var. 



Messrs. E. H. Davidson and Co., Twyford, 

 exhibited Cattleya labiata Empress and C. 1. 

 Rubens, both exceptionally fine forms ; 

 Cattleya O'Brieniana alba with a spike of 6 

 large pure white flowers ; and two excellent 

 Brasso-Cattleyas. 



Messrs. Flory and Black, Slough, showed 

 Zygopetalum Blackii (Perrenoudii x crinitum), 

 the greenish sepals and petals heavily blotched 



witli purplc-ijrown, the hair) labcllum white 

 veined with rich violet-purple. 



Messrs. Ilassall and Co., Southgatc, staged 

 Cattleya Sylvia (aurea x Fabia), a boki flower 

 of good substance ; and Cattleya Minucia, 

 with attractive flowers of yellowish tint. 



Col. F. C. France-Hayhurst, Bostock Hall, 

 Middlewich, exhibited Cypripedium Rolfei, 

 var. Col. Hayhurst, an excellent flower with 

 very dark markings. 



Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park, Surrey, 

 showed Brasso-Cattleya Cliftonii, var. The 

 Globe, with 2 large flowers, exceptionally 

 well-formed, the petals measuring over 

 3 inches in breadth. 



T. J. Finnic, Esq., Claygate Lodge, 

 Claygate, showed a specimen Cattleya labiata 

 with no less than 28 excellent flowers ; also 

 two smaller plants cultivated on blocks of 

 wood selected from the same forest in which 

 the plants were collected. 



Arthur Meyer, Esq., Briars, Whetstone, 

 exhibited Cattleya Ledru Rollin (Carmen x 

 Fabia), a new hybrid carrying a richly- 

 coloured flower of attractive form and likely 

 to still further improve as the plant gains in 

 strength. 



His Grace the Duke of Marlborough, 

 Blenheim Palace, showed Laelio-Cattleya 

 luminosa, Blenheim var., with rich canary- 

 yellow sepals and petals, the labellum bright 

 purple. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 



September 24th, 1914. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

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

 Ashworth, J. Bamber, J. J. Bolton, J. C. 

 Cowan, J. Cypher, J. Evans, A. J. Keeling, 

 J. Lupton, D. McLeod, W. J. Morgan, C. 

 Parker, W. Shackleton, J. Smith, H. Thorp, 

 Z. A. Ward, G. Weatherby, and H. Arthur 

 (Secretary). 



Silver-gilt Medals were awarded to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch ; and Col. J. 

 Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn. 



Silver Medals were granted to Wm. 

 Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange ; Messrs. 



