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THF. ORCHID WORLD. 



(Ffbruarv, 1014. 



insigne yet seen. Petals and Inbellum of pale 

 primrose colour, dorsal sepal pure white with 

 slight greenish yellow base, and devoid of any 

 spots. All shown by Wm. Thompson, Esq. 



Odontoglossum amabile, Ashworth's var., 

 round flower, brilliant colour, and V^anda 

 coerulea, from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cypripedium Nirvina (Alcibiades x aureum 

 virginale), a magnificent flower, to which a 

 Silver Medal was also given ; Odontoglossum 

 Arachne (Vuylstekei x eximium), a nol)le 

 flower, well-marked ; both the projierty of 

 W. R. Lee, Esq. 



Odontoglossum eximium The King, almost 

 solid colour, from Messrs. Charlesworth. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossum Lambeauianum "Hesperus," 

 Od. crispum graphicum, Cypripedium Hera 

 Mostyn, Cyp- Curlew, Cyp. Draco "Walton 

 Grange," and Cyp. Alice Mary, all the 

 propert}' of Wm. Thompson, Esq. 



Cypripedium Lady Evelyn James (Laver- 

 tonianum x aureum), Cyp. Palladium, and 

 Calanthe Veitchn, from the Hon. Robert 

 j ames. 



Odontoglossum eximium Zenith and 

 Cypripeduim Estella, from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cyp. Lady Evelyn James and Cyp. Hecla, 

 both from W. R. Lee, Esq. 



Odontoglossum Meteor, the property of J. 

 Butterworth, Esq. 



Cypripedium Actasus var. Ethel, from 

 Messrs. Cypher and Sons. 



Vanda coerulea var. Fairy Queen, from 

 Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. 



A Cultural Certificate and Bronze Medal 

 were awarded to Mr. Lupton, Orchid grower 

 to Col J. Rutherford, for Cypripedium 

 Leeanum giganteum. 



January i 5th, 1914. 

 Members of the Committee present: — Rev. 

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

 Ashworth, J. Bamber, J. Cypher, J. Evans, 

 A. Hanmer, J. Howes, J. Lupton, D. McLeod, 

 W. J. Morgan, C. Parker, W. Shackleton, 

 Wm. Thompson, H. Thorp, Z. A. Ward, G. 

 Weatherby, and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



A Silver-gilt Medal was awarder] to Messrs. 



Cypher and Sons for an attractive group. 

 Large Silver Medals were granted to R. 

 Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch, and A. War- 

 burton, Esq., Haslingden, for good exhibits. 

 Messrs. Sander and Sons obtained a Silver 

 Medal for a group of Laslia Gouldiana. 



Other exhibitors included H. Arthur, Esq., 

 Blackburn, who showed Oncidium serratum 

 with a spike of 41 flowers ; Col. J. Rutherford, 

 Blackburn ; Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons, 

 Bradford ; Messrs. Hassall and Co., South- 

 gate ; Mr. W. Shackleton, Bradford ; and 

 Mr. D. McLeod, Chorlton-cum-Hardy. 



First-class Certificates. 



Odontioda Thompsoniae, a fine large flower, 

 ■.ih inches across, solid scarlet, margined with 

 white ; Od. Flercules, massive flower, 4^ inches 

 across, dark chestnut with white veins ; Od. 

 Papilion, a fine flower, white flushed with 

 rose, blotched and spotted with bright purple; 

 Cyp. waltonense magnificum (Rupert x 

 Thompsonianum), massive flower, with broad 

 dorsal, 3^ inches across, inner portion suffused 

 and spotted with dark rose, white margin. 

 All the property of Wm. Thompson, Esq. 



Od. illustrissimum var. Nonpareil, a fine 

 round flower with brilliant colouring, from 

 R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Awards OF Merit. 



Od. amaranthum and Od. illustrissimum 

 var. Creole, both from Wm. Thompson, Esq. 



Od. illustrissimum var. Janua and 

 Odontioda Floryi (Od. Andersonianum x C. 

 Noezliana), both from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Cyp. lona (bellatulum x Fairrieanum), from 

 Flis Grace the Duke of Marlborough. 



Cyp. Zealandia, a variety of Lord Wolmer, 

 from the Rev. J. Crombleholme. 



Brasso-Cattleya Menda, from Richd. le 

 Doux,_ Esq. 



Cyp. leyburnense " Fern Bank," from 

 Chas. Parker, Esq. 



Lycaste Beryl, from Messrs. Cypher. 



LEelio-Cattleya Cecilia (C. Trian^ x L.-C. 

 luminosa), from Messrs. Hassall and Co. 



A Cultural Commendation and Bronze 

 Medal was granted to Mr. Dalgleish for. Cyp 

 aureum virginale. 



