July, 191 5.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



237 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY 

 Competitions for 1915-16. 



J. J. Bolton's Gold Medal.— To be 

 awarded to the amateur who gains the highest 

 number of points for Cypripediums during 

 the session. A Silver-gilt Medal will be given 

 as a Second Prize. A prize of One Gumea 

 (in each case) will be given to the gardener 

 of the winners. 



Royal Botanic Society's Gold Medal. 

 — To be awarded to the amateur who gains 

 the highest number of points for Odontiodas, 

 Oncidiodas, and Miltonias, of the vexillana 

 and Roezlii section. 



Charlesworth's Objet d'Art. — To be 

 awarded to the amateur who gains the most 

 points during the session for New Awards, 

 i.e., plants that have not been previously 

 certificated by the Society. A Prize of One 

 Guinea will be presented to the gardener of 

 the winner. 



Cypher's Gold Medal. — To be awarded 

 to the amateur who gains the most points 

 during the session for groups, extra points 

 being awarded for general excellence and 

 arrangement. A prize of One Guinea will be 

 awarded to the gardener of the winner. 



A. Hanmer's Silver Cup. — To be 

 awarded to the amateur who gains the highest 

 number of points during the session for 

 groups and individual plants. A prize of Two 

 Guineas will be given to the gardener of the 

 winner. 



The Hassall Silver Cup. — To be 

 awarded to the amateur who gains the highest 

 number of points for Cattleyas, Laelias, 

 Brasso-Cattleyas and Laelias, Sophro- 

 Cattleyas and Laelias, during the session. 

 Any plant with Cattleya or Laclia as a parent 

 will be eligible in this competition. Two 

 Guineas will be given to the gardener of the 

 winner. 



Oakshott's Prizes. — A first prize of 

 Three Guineas, second prize of Two Guineas, 

 and third prize of One Guinea to the gardener 

 gaining the most points in Cultural Certificates 

 during the session. 



P. Smith's Prizes. — A first prize of Three 

 Guineas, second prize of Two Guineas, third 



prize of One Guinea to the gardener 

 exhibiting the greatest number of groups 

 during the session. 



Z. A. Ward's Siia'er TROPHY.^For 

 Odontoglossums, to include species, varieties 

 and hybrids. A prize of Two Guineas will 

 be awarded to the gardener of the winner. 



Society's Prizes. -The Society offers a 

 Gold Medal, Silver-gilt Medal and Silver 

 Medal for the amateur who (not engaged in 

 other competitions) gains respectively the 

 highest, second highest and thirrl highest 

 number of points from June 3rd, IQ15, to 

 April 27th, igiO. Similar awards, under 

 similar conditions, will be made to amateurs 

 who grow Orchids without the aid of a 

 gardener, a minimum of 50 points to qualify 

 for the Gold Medal. The usual Medals will 

 be awarded for occasional groups where not 

 engaged in other competitions. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



June 8th, 191 5. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair). Sir 

 Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Sir Harry J. Veitch, 

 Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), Gurney 

 Wilson, F. Sander, W. Bolton, R. G. Thwaites, 

 F. Menteith Ogilvie, J. Charlesworth, Stuart 

 Low, Pantia Ralli, W. Cobb, T. Armstrong, 

 J. Cypher, H. G. Alexander, W. P. Bound, R. 

 Rolfe, A. Dye and C. H. Curtis. 



First-class Certificates. 



Cypripedium Curtisii Sanderae, from 

 Messrs. Sander and Sons. — An elegant and 

 most interesting albino variety of the species, 

 and making a companion to insigne Sanderae 

 and callosum Sanderae. The large flower is 

 entirely of light green colour slightly tinged 

 with yellow, and is in every way a most 

 welcome addition to the genus. It appeared 

 in a consignment of C. Curtisii imported some 

 three years ago. 



Odontoglossum Princess Mary, from J. 

 Gurney Fowler, Esq., Brackenhurst, Pembury. 

 — A very fine hybrid of unrecorded parentage. 



