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THi: ORCHID WORLD. 



[March, 1915 



Baron Bruno Schroder, Englefield Green, 

 exhibited flowers of Cattleya Tnanae The 

 Premier and Mooreana. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., staged Cattleya 

 Trianas albida, with white sepals and petals, 

 the lip flushed with rose ; also Sophro- 

 Cattleya Cleopatra. 



Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher, Rawdon, 

 exhibited Odontioda Joan (Odm. ardentis- 

 simum x Ocla. Charlesworthii), with bright red 

 flowers, the hp freckled with rose. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY 



January 2 1st, 191 5. 



Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

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

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

 Cowan, J. Cypher, }. Evans, J. Howes, 

 A. J. Keelingi D. ^IcLeod, C. Parker, W. 

 Shackleton, H. Thorp, Z. A. Ward, and H. 

 Arthur (Secretary). 



Silver-gilt Medals were awarded to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch ; and Wm. 

 Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, for 

 excellent groups. 



Silver Medals were granted to Col. J. 

 Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn ; F. A. Hindley, 

 Esq., Bradford ; Messrs. Cypher and Sons, 

 Cheltenham ; Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons, 

 Bradford ; and Mr. W. Shackleton, Bradford. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans ; Mr. 

 J . Evans, Lymm ; and O. O. \\'rigle\-, Esq., 

 also exhibited various Orchids. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossum Nerissa (njevium x crispum), 

 Cypripedium Mrs. Arkle, C. Hera var. 

 Rex, and L.-C. waltonensis, all from Wm. 

 Thompson, Esq. 



Cypripedium Nobilior (insigne Harefielcl 

 Hall X Beeckmanni), and Odontoglossum 

 crispum Sir Trevor, both from R. Ashworth, 

 Esq. 



Cypripedium Longford Plall (insigne 

 Harefield Hall x alportense), from S. Gratrix, 

 Esq. 



Odontioda Schroderi a urea, from Mr. W. 

 Shackleton. 



Cattleya Percivaliana " King of the 

 Belgians," from Mr. J. Evans. 



February 4th, 1915. 



Members of the Committee present : Z. A. 

 Ward, Esq. (in the chair), Messrs. R. 

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

 Cowan, J. Cypher, J. Evans, A. Hanmer, Dr. 

 Hartley, J. Flowes, A. J. Keehng, J. Lupton, 

 D. McLeod, C. Parker, H. Thorp, G. 

 Weatherby and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



A Silvcr-gilt Medal was awarded to R. 

 Ashw orth, ELsq., Newchurch ; Large Silver 

 Medals to Wm. Thompson, Esq., W^alton 

 Grange ; Z. A. Ward, Esq., Northenden ; Col. 

 J. Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn ; and Messrs. 

 Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham. 



Siher Medals were awarded to Mrs. R. le 

 Doux, West Derby; Messrs. J. and A. 

 McBean, Cooksbridge ; Messrs. Cypher and 

 Sons, Cheltenham ; and Messrs. Sander and 

 Sons, St. Albans. A Bronze Medal was 

 granted to F. A. Hindley, Esq., Bradford. 

 Other exhibitors included O. O. Wrigley, 

 Esq., Bury ; Mrs. Armitage, Windermere ; 

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

 and Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate. 



First-class Certificates. 



Odontoglossum lUustrissimuiii " Sultan " 

 and Od. eximium " Cairo," both very fine 

 flowers, from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cattleya Trianae alba " Snowflake," from 

 Mrs. R. le Doux. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossum Walton Ruby, Od. amabile 

 Thompsonianum and C)pripedium aureum 

 Hyeanum " Thompson's var.," all from Wm. 

 Thompson, Esq. 



Cypripedium Lord Fisher (Alcibiades 

 superbum x chrysotoxum Victor), from Mrs. 

 Armitage. 



Brasso-Cattlcya Brenda " Ashlands var.," 

 from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



