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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[February, 1915- 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 



December i/th, 1914. 



A Gold Medal was awarded to O. O. 

 Wrigley, Esq., Bury, for a very fine group of 

 about 1 50 plants, Cypripediums being well 

 represented, while Laelia anceps and L. 

 Gouldiana were in prominent positions. 



Large Silver Medals were granted to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch ; Z. A. Ward, 

 Esq., Northenden ; and Messrs. A. J. Keeling 

 and Sons, Bradford. 



Silver Medals were awarded to Wm. 

 Thompson, Esq., Stone ; Col. J. Rutherford, 

 M.P., Blackburn ; Messrs. Sander and Sons, 

 St. Albans ; and Messrs. Cypher and Sons, 

 Cheltenham. A Bronze Medal was granted 

 to Mrs. R. le Doux, West Derby. 



First-class Certificates. 



Cypripedium Vashtii (Adrastus Mariae x 

 Leeanum giganteum), of excellent shape with 

 fine dorsal ; Cypripedium Idina " Lee's var.," 

 very large with white petals, both from W. R. 

 Lee, Esq. 



Odontoglossum Admiral Sturdee (parentage 

 unknown), almost round flower, with violet 

 colour extending over the whole surface, from 

 Messrs. J. and A. McBean. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossum crispum Dr. J. E. Helm, 

 Od. eximium var. Zenith, Odontioda Brewii 

 var. Rembrandt, and Od. Diana " Ashlands 

 var.," all from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Odontoglossum princeps (Lawrenceanum x 

 crispum), Cypripedium Actaeus Palatine, Cyp. 

 Alabaster " Walton Grange " and Cattleya 

 Leda, all from Wm. Thompson, Esq. 



Cypripedium Romulus var. Gratrixias 

 (nitens x insigne Harefield Hall), and Bessie 

 (aureum x Antinous), from S. Gratrix, Esq. 



Odontoglossum Esthwaite (parentage 

 unknown), from A. R. Handley, Esq. 



Cymbidium Alexanderi rubellum and 

 Brasso-Cattleya Eileen, both from Messrs. A. 

 J. Keeling and Sons. 



Cypripedium Grand Duke (parentage 

 unknown), from the Liverpool Orchid Co. 



January /th, 1915. 



Members of the Committee present Rev. 

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

 Ashworth, J. C. Cowan, J. Cypher, J. Evans, 

 A. J. Keeling, D. McLeod, W. J. Morgan, C. 

 Parker, W. Shackleton, H. Thorp, Z. A. 

 Ward and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



A Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch, for an excellent 

 exhibit of Odontoglossums and Cypripediums. 



Silver Medals were granted to Mrs. le 

 Doux, West Derby ; Rev. J. Crombleholme, 

 Clayton-le-Moors ; F. A. Hindley, Esq., Great 

 Horton, Bradford ; Messrs. Cypher and Sons, 

 Cheltenham ; and Messrs. Sander and Sons. 



A Bronze Medal was awarded to Mr. 

 W. Shackleton, Bradford. Other exhibits 

 included Col. J. Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn ; 

 the Hon. Robert James, Richmond, Yorks. ; 

 H. J. Bromilow, Esq., Rann Lea ; Mrs. 

 Gratrix, Whalley Range ; Mr. J. Evans, 

 Congleton ; and Messrs. A. J. Keeling and 

 Son.s, Bradford. 



First-class Certificates. 



Cypripedium Tracyanum var. Lady Evelyn 

 James (Leeanum Lavertonianum x aureum 

 virginale), a large flower with an attractive 

 dorsal sepal, from the Hon. Robert James. 



Cypripedium Lathamianum var. Cardinal 

 Mercier, a large flower of reddish colour, 

 raised and shown by the Rev. J. Cromble- 

 holme. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cypripedium Hassallii var. St. Mary, and 

 Actasus var. St. Mary, raised and exhibited by 

 the Rev. J. Crombleholme. 



Odontioda Rossendale (Ceres x Charles- 

 worthii), and Oncidium varicosum var. 

 Buttercup, both from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cypripedium Richmond, from the Hon. 

 Robert James. 



Award of Appreciation. 



Calanthe Jezebel (atrorubens x Wm. 

 Murray), from the Hon. Robert James. 



