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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[July, 1915. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY 



May 13th, 191 5. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

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

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

 Hartley, J. Howes, J. Lupton, D. McLeod, 

 F. K. Sander, W. Shackleton, H. Thorp, G. 

 Weatherby and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



Silver Medals were granted to R. Ashworth, 

 Esq., Newchurch, and Wm. Thompson, Esq., 

 Walton Grange. Other exhibitors included 

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

 Wrigley, Esq., Bury ; A. J. Oakshott, Esq., 

 Bidston ; Hy. Bell, Esq., Garstang ; Messrs. 

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

 W. Shackleton, Bradford. 



First-class Certificates. 



Odontoglossum Vulturia (Vuylstekeae x 

 triumphans), of good shape, golden-yellow, 

 heavily blotched with chestnut-red, from P. 

 Smith, Esq. 



Odontoglossum polyxanthum " Walton 

 Grange var." and O. Hermione, from W. 

 Thompson, Esq. 



La;lio-Cattleya Fascinator-Mossia; var. 

 Imogene and Odontoglossum Capt. Turner, 

 from Col. J. Rutherford, M.P. 



Miltonia Princess Victoria " Garstang var.," 

 from Henry Bell, Esq. 



Cultural Certificate 



To Mr. Findlow, gr. to A. J. Oakshott, Esq., 

 for a plant of Odontioda Bradshawias, with a 

 spike of 78 fully expanded flowers. 



June 3rd, 1915. 

 Members of the Committee present : R. 

 Ashworth, Esq. (in the chair), Messrs. J. C. 

 Cowan, J. Cypher, J. Evans, P. Foster, A. 

 Hanmer, A. R. Handley, Dr. Hartley, J. 

 Lupton, D. McLeod, W. Shackleton, S. Swift, 

 H. Thorjj and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



Large Silver Medals were awarded to R. 

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

 Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn. Silver Medals 



to Messrs. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 and Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans ; 

 and a Special Vote of Thanks to O. O. 

 Wrigley, Esq., Bury. 



First-class Certificates. 



Cattleya Mossias Wageneri " Ashlands 

 \ ar." and Miltonia Hyeana " Ashlands var.," 

 both from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cattleya Mossia; alba " Mrs. R. le Doux," 

 from Mrs. R. le Doux. 



Cattleya Warneri alba "A. C. Madoux," 

 from Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossum illustrissimum " Scipio," 

 Cattleya Mendelii " King Albert," L.-C. 

 Fascinator " Mermaid," and L.-C. Cowanii 

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



Cattleya Mossias Reineckiana " Marlfield 

 var." and C.-M. " Magali Sander," from Mrs. 

 R. le Doux. 



Cattleya Mendelii " Fascination " and S.-C. 

 Thwaitesii " Jarvis Brook var.," both from 

 Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. 



Maxillaria Sanderiana, from Messrs. A. J. 

 Keeling and Sons. 



Odontoglossum crispum Irene, from Mr. W. 

 Shackleton. 



Cultural Certificate 



To Mr. W. W. Field, gr. to S. Gratrix, 

 Esq., for a fine example of Dendrobium 

 thrysiflorum. 



Holland House Show. — This Exhibition 

 will be held July 6th, ;th and 8th, 191 5. 

 Group judging commences at 10 a.m., the 

 Orchid Committee will meet at 10.30 a.m., 

 the Show opens at 12 noon, and at i p.m. the 

 Council will entertain the Committees and 

 other invited Guests at Luncheon. The 

 Coronation Challenge Cup will be awarded 

 by the Council to what in their opinion is 

 the most meritorious exhibit in the Show 

 (excluding the winners of either of the two 

 previous years). 



