December, 1913.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



7' 



flower with broad segments, pure white, the 

 hp having a yellow centre. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., 

 Burford, showed Brassocattlslia Triune, with 

 a broad rich purple hp. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 

 exhibited Laeho-Cattleya Mauretania (Mar- 

 tinettii x Canhamiana), of good shape ; 

 Cypripedium Royal Monarch (bingleyense x 

 Leeanum Clmkaberryanum), with a very 

 broad dorsal, flushed with rose ; and Cyp. 

 insigne Louis Sander (insigne Harefield Hall 

 X insigne McNabianum), a bold flower with 

 dark spotting. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, showed Odontoglossum promerens var. 

 Bristowianum, handsomely blotched, and 

 Cypripedium Arthurianum Orchidhurst 

 variety, a very elegant and distinct form, 

 different from all others of its kind, the flower 

 taking more after the insigne parent. 



E. H. Davidson, Esq., Twyford, staged a 

 distinct and pretty hybrid between Sophro- 

 Laelia Marriottiana x Laslia cinnabrosa ; 

 Odontoglossum nigrescens, previously given 

 an Award of Merit ; Odontioda Red Riding 

 Hood (Od. Rossii x Odontioda Bradshawiae) ; 

 and several excellent Odontoglossum hybrids. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cypripedium Cyclops (Actaeus x Alportense), 

 from Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford, 

 K.C.V.O., Westonbirt. — A well-balanced 

 flower, with the broad dorsal incurved at the 

 base, light greenish-yellow, the upper part 

 white, and with brown spotting. The petals 

 very broad. 



Laelio-Cattleya Feronia Charlesworth's var., 

 from Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. — A beau- 

 tiful result, the spike carrying 5 large flowers 

 with broad segments of a rose-purple colour. 



Angrascum recurvum, from Messrs. Charles- 

 worth and Co. — An elegant specimen of this 

 Madagascan species, carrying 13 pure white 

 flowers. 



Miltonioda Harwoodii The Shrubbery var., 

 from Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tun- 

 bridge Wells. — The finest form of this very 

 attractive hybrid between Miltonia vexillana 

 and Cochlioda Noezliana. 



Cypripedium Baron Schroder var. Kentore, 

 from Messrs. Armstrong and Brown. — A very 

 dark and distinct form of this well-known 

 hybrid between oenanthum and Fairrieanum. 



Dendrobium Leeanum Langley var., from 

 Messrs. Flory and Black, Slough. — An 

 unusually fine variety, with dark purple 

 flowers carried on arching spikes. 



Cultural Commendation 



To Mr. H. G. Alexander, Orchid grower to 

 Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford, for Cattleya 

 Portia Westonbirt var., a strong plant with 

 three spikes, having an aggregate of 21 large 

 flowers. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY 



October i6th, 1913. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. J. 

 Crombleholme (in the chair), Messrs. R. 

 Ashworth, J. Bamber, J. Cypher, A. G. 

 Ellwood, J. Evans, A. Hanmer, C. Parker, W. 

 Shackleton, Z. A. Ward, G. Weatherby, A. 

 Warburton, and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



A Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch, for a fine exhibit 

 of various Orchids. 



Large Silver Medals were awarded to A. 

 Warburton, Esq., Haslingden, and to Z. A. 

 Ward, Esq., Northenden. 



Silver Medals were granted to Wm. 

 Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange ; Messrs. 

 Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham ; Messrs. 

 Sander and Sons, St. Albans ; and to 

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



Other exhibitors included O. O. Wrigley, 

 Esq., Bury ; the Rev. J. Crombleholme, 

 Clayton-le-Moors ; Mr. W. Shackleton, Great 

 Horton ; and Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., 

 Haywards Heath. 



First-class Certificates. 



Laelio-Cattleya Excelsis (L.-C. Haroldiana 

 X C. Hardyana), of even colour, with 

 deep-maroon lip ; Cattleya Purity (labiata 

 " Harefield Hall " x Warneri alba), large 

 flower, white segments, both from Richd. 

 Ashworth, Esq. 



