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THF. ORCHID WORLD. 



[January, 1914. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cypripedium Charlesianum smaragdiniim 

 (Leeanum aureum x nitens Hyeanum), from 

 Fred. J. Hanbury, Esq., East Grinstead. — A 

 very interesting result, the whole flower being" 

 a uniform emerald-green, which colour the 

 varietal name signifies. There are a few 

 black hairs around the base of the column, 

 and a w hite margin on the dorsal. 



Cypripedium Bourtonense (insigne Hare- 

 field Hall X Blanche Moore), from G. F. 

 Moore, Esq., Bourton-on-the-Water, Glos. — 

 An immense flower, the dorsal sepal very 

 broad, yellowish-green, with a little spotting. 

 The ventral sepal is almost as large and 

 similarly coloured. Petals light brown. 



Odontoglossum Cleopatra, Rosefield variety, 

 from de Barri Crawshay, Esq., Sevenoaks. — 

 An elegant hybrid between Carmania and 

 Vuylstekei, and having large thick textureci 

 flowers of reddish-brown colour, the large 

 white lip having a central crimson blotch. 



Odontonia Langowoyi (Od. Uro-Skinneri 

 X Mil. Schroderiana), from Messrs. Charles- 

 worth and Co. — A very interesting hybrid 

 with rich reddish-brown sepals and petals, the 

 white labellum marked at its base with 

 crimson-purple. An illustration of the 

 Miltonia parent appears in Vol. IIL, p. 153. 



Odontonia Langowoyi. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 



November 27th, 1913. 

 Members of the Committee present: — Rev. 

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

 Cypher, A. G. EUwood, J. Evans, A. Hanmer, 

 W. H. Hatcher, J. H6wes, D. McLeod, C. 

 Parker, F. K. Sander, W. Shackleton, W. 

 Thompson, H. Thorp, A. Warburton, Z. 

 A. Ward, G. Weatherby, and H. Arthur. 



A Large Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to 

 R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch, for a very fine 

 group. Large Silver Medals were granted 

 to A. Warburton, Esq., Haslingden ; Wm. 

 Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange; and Messrs. 

 Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham. 



A Silver Medal was awarded to H. H. 

 Bolton, Esq., Newchurch; and other exhibitors 

 included Z. A. Ward, Esq., Northenden ; the 

 Hon. Lady Neeld, Gnttleton, Wiltshire ; 

 O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury ; Messrs. A. J. 

 Keeling and Sons, Bradford ; Messrs. Charles- 

 worth and Co., Haywards Heath ; and Mr. W. 

 Shackleton, Bradford. 



First-class Certificates. 



Cypripedium mirum (Hera " New Hall Hey 

 var." X Alcibiades), a very large flower, the 

 well-set square dorsal marked with crimson- 

 purple spots ; a Gold Medal being also 

 awarded. Exhibited by Wm. Thompson, Esq. 



Cypripedium Queen Alexandra " Walton 

 Grange var.," the best of this variety yet seen; 

 Cyp. Hermes, round dorsal, well spotted ; 

 Cyp. San Actasus " Our Queen," an excellent 

 flower of good shape, the green tinted dorsal 

 devoid of spots ; Odontioda Queen Mary 

 " luminosa," round flower, very distinct 

 markings and good lip. All from Wm. 

 Thompson, Esq. 



Awards of Merit. 



(Cypripedium Draco Grittleton variety, from 

 the Hon. Lady Neeld, a very attractive form 

 of this hybrid between Hera and insigne. 



Cypripedium Lathamianum Thompson's 

 variety, from Wm. Thompson, Esq. 



Odontoglossum amabile " Ruby Gem," the 

 ]jroperty of Z. A. Ward, Esq. 



Laslio-Cattleya Thyone, from R. Ashworth, 

 Esq. 



