May, 1915.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, 

 secured a .Silver Banksian Medal for some 

 excellent varieties of Cattlcya Schroderae and 

 Mossiae. 



Mr. Harry Dixon, Wandsworth Common, 

 obtained a Bronze Banksian Medal for an 

 exhibit of Miltonias and good Cattleyas. 



Richd. G. Thwaites, Esq., Streatham Hill, 

 exhibited a selection of hybrids raised in his 

 collection. 



Baron Bruno Schroder, Englefteld Green, 

 exhibited a flower of his new Laelio-Cattleya 

 Ivanhoe (Dowiana x eximia), particularly rich 

 m coloration. 



Right Hon. the Earl of Craven, Coombe 

 Abbey, exhibited Laelio-Cattleya Corneliensis 

 (Schroderae x Haroldiana), of a pleasing- 

 pinkish colour. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, 

 showed his new L.-C. Eldorado (L.-C. 

 Canhamiana alba x C. Eldorado Wallisii), and 

 a fine plant of Oncidium monachicum. 



F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., Oxford, 

 exhibited Cattleya Mendelii " Queen Mary," 

 a very beautiful white flower, the labellum 

 blush-pink. 



W. Cobb, Esq., Rusper, showed Laelio- 

 Cattleya Lucia, of bright yellow colour, and 

 others. 



W. Bird, Esq., West Wickham, Kent, 

 showed a good variety of his new Odontioda 

 Gladys. 



Messrs. Flory and Black, Slough, staged 

 L.-C. Fascinator-Mossis var. Imogene, a 

 beautiful hybrid with white sepals and petals, 

 the labellum bright purple. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY 



March i8th, 1915. 

 Members of the Committee present : Z. 

 A. Ward, Esq. (m the chair), Messrs. R. 

 Ashworth, J. C. Cowan, J. Cypher, A. G. 

 EUwood, J. Evans, A. Hanmer, Dr. Hartley, 

 J. Howes, A. J. Keeling, J. Lupton, D. 

 McLeod, W. J. Morgan, C. Parker, W. 

 Shackleton, H. Thorp, G. Weatherby and H. 

 Arthur (Secretary). 



A Large Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to 

 O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury ; and Silver-gilt 



Medals to R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch, 

 and Wm. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange. 



Large Silver Medals were granted to Z. A. 

 Ward, Esq., Northenden, and Col. J. Ruther- 

 ford, M.P., Blackburn. Silver Medals were 

 awarded to Messrs. Cypher and Sons, 

 Cheltenham, and Messrs. Sander and Sons, 

 St. Albans. 



A Bronze Medal was granted to F. A. 

 Hmdley, Esq., Bradford. Other exhibitors 

 including A. J. Oakshott, Esq., Bidston ; S. 

 .Swift, Esq., Gathurst ; Messrs. Charlesworth 

 and Co., and Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons. 



First-class Certip^icates. 



Odontoglossum V.C., a large flower of 

 unknown parentage, from Z. A. Ward, Esq. 



Odontoglossum illustrissimum " Pompei," 

 of good form, sepals and petals of bright 

 maroon, with white margin, from R. Ashworth, 

 Esq. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossum illustrissimum " Etna," O. 

 Jasper " Leopardmum," O. eximium " rotundi- 

 florum," Odontioda Schroderi " Flamingo," 

 and O. Madeline " Queen Elizabeth," all from 

 R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Odontoglossum Adneum (Adrianas x illus- 

 trissimum), O. Euryades, Odontioda Brad- 

 shawLi" "Walton Grange," O. Madeline 

 " Solum," Dendrobium Thompsoni, Cattleya 

 Schroderae " Distinction," all from Wm. 

 Thompson, Esq. 



Odontoglossum ardentissimum " Beardwood 

 var.," from Col. J. Rutherford, M.P. 



Odontoglossum amabile " Pink Pearl," from 

 A. J. Oakshott, Esq. 



Odontoglossum crispum " Gathurst," from 

 S. Swift, Esq. 



Odontonia Magali Sander " xanthotes," 

 from Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. 



April 1st, 191 5. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

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

 Ashworth, J. C. Cowan, J. Cypher, A. G. 

 Ellwood, J. Evans, Dr. Hartley, J. Howes, 

 A. J. Keeling, J. Lupton, D. McLeod, C. 

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

 and FI. Arthur (Secretary). 



