September, 1915.] 



THE ORCHID WORM). 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY 



July 22nd, 1915. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

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

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

 Ellwood, J. Evans, P. Foster, A. R. Handley, 

 J. Lupton, D. McLeod, S. Swift, H. Thorp 

 and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



Large Silver Medals were awarded to Col. 

 J. Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn, and to J. 

 Leemann, Esq., Heaton Mersey, for excellen: 

 groups. 



Other exhibitors included O. O. Wrigley, 

 Esq., Bury ; R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch ; 

 W. R. Lee, Esq., Hey wood ; Mrs. R. le 

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

 Keeling and Sons, Bradford. 



First-class Certificates. 



Laelio-Cattleya Mrs. Harold King (L.-C. 

 Epicaste x L.-C. callistoglossa), a large well- 

 set flower of good shape and substance, Ijp 

 of excellent shape, deep purple. From Mrs. 

 R. le Doux. 



Miltonia vexillaria Leeana, a magnificent 

 variety, with a spike of 8 flowers, the largest 

 4I inches across and 5 J inches deep. From 

 W. R. Lee, Esq. A Silver Medal was also 

 awarded. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossum Lambeauianum violaceum 

 and Lycaste Arthuriana (macrophylla x 

 Balliae), both from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cultural Certificates. 



First-class to Mr. Rogers, gr. to O. O. 

 Wrigley, Esq., for Phalaenopsis Rimestadiana 

 and Lycaste tricolor albens. 



Second-class to Mr. J. Lupton, gr. to Col. 

 J.Rutherford, for Cattleya Gaskelliana albens. 



INDEX. 



brides, 90; maculosum Schroderi, 205; 



Vandarum, 193. 

 Albinism, 121. 



Albino Cattleyas, 61 ; result, i, 25. 



Ancistrochilus Thom.sonianus, 36. 



An5,^ra>cum armeniacum, 241; birrimense, 8; 



caudatum, 2G1 ; Leonis, 176; rectum, 73. 

 Anguloa Rolfei, 244, 258; Ruckeri, 12. 

 .\rachnanthe Cathcartii, 255. 

 .Arundinia subsessilis, 108. 

 Ashtead Park, Surrey, 227. 

 Assisting- Nature, 197. 

 Back bulbs, 169. 



Barkeria eleg-ans, 39 ; Lindleyana, 39 ; 

 Skinneri, 39. 



Beauties of Orchids, 217. 



Belg^ians, assistance for, 123. 



Brasso-Cattleya Admiral Jellicoe, 57; A. J. 

 var. Pink Pearl, 93; Aquila, 80 ; Cliftonii 

 albens, 119; C. Fowler's var., 190; C 

 Sir John French, 166; C. The Globe, 226; 

 Dig^byano-Schrodera; .Shrubbery var., 165; 

 Eileen, 113; Fusilier, 113; Ida, 80; Lady 

 Hanbury, 57; sulphurea, 57; Vilmoriniana, 

 190. 



Brassocattlaelia Constance, 203 ; Gordon High- 

 lander, 58; Seaforth Highlander, 58. 

 Brasso-Lselia Moonbeam, 80. 

 Broughtonia sanguinea, 177. 

 Bulbophyllum dichromum, 171. 

 Calanthe Branchii, 53, 70. 



Cattleya Ajax, 46; amabilis Fowler's var., 24; 

 Antiope, 45 ; .Argosy, 204 ; Astron, 6g ; 

 Beatrice, 40; Bellona, 57; Bronze King, 

 41 ; Claesiana alba, 26; Clio, 80; Crates, 

 80; dubiosa, 204; Empress Frederick, 

 150; General French, 40; General Pau, 

 40; General Pulteney, 80 ; General Smjth- 

 Dorrien, 41; Gladys, 15; Hermione, 182; 

 iridescens aurifera, 23; Katie, 15 ; labiata, 

 50; Lady Rowena, 193; Ledru Rollin, 41 ; 

 Leopoldii alba, 2; Lieut. Holbrook, 114; 

 Lueddemanniana, 1 11 ; Maroniris, 40 ; 

 Nestor, 58; Olympus, 165; Orduna, 258; 

 Panama, 181; Pandemus, 40; Paula, 

 238; Phyllis, 113; Portia, 49; Princess 

 Royal, 45; Pretoria, 80; Queen Bess, 

 182 ; Queen Elizabeth, 163 ; Queen of the 

 Belgians, 225; Quibo, 58; Raphael, 79; 

 Rhoda Fowler's var., 45 ; Rosalind, 15 ; 

 Sibyl var. Lord Kitchener, 23 ; Skinneri, 

 58; Snowflake, 113; Sulla, 223; Tityus 

 Rex, 214 ; Trianae alba var. Queen Eliza- 

 beth, 142 ; venusta, 13; Warscewiczii, 

 189. 



Cattleyas, yellow, 30. 

 Chamberlain, Mr. Joseph, 27, 169. 

 Cirrhopetalum formosanum, 108; robustum, 

 234- 



