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IHI-: ORCHID WORLD. 



lJune, 1914. 



First-class Certificates. 



Cattleya Mendelii alba Ashlands var., 

 and Laelia purpurata lineata, from R. 

 Ashworth, Esq. 



Odontioda Flamingo, large flower of 

 brilliant colour, and Odontoglossum Princess 

 Mary, from Wm. Thompson, Esq. 



Odontoglossum Pharos, large flower, well 

 spotted, from J. Leemann, Esq. 



Miltonia Charlesworthii Marlfield var., 

 fine flower with dark crimson-purple blotch 

 on lip, from R. le Doux, Esq. 



First-class Botanical Certificate. 



Cirrhopetalum Cumingii, from R. Ashworth, 

 Esq. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossum crispum Christopherson, 

 Od. Nebulum (nebulosum x aspersum), Od. 

 Jasper Purple King, Od. crispum flaveolum, 

 Od. Raymond, Od. Fascinator waltonense, 

 all from Wm. Thompson, Esq. 



Od. Mendelii Brilliant, Od. caudatum 

 aureum, Od. crispum Puritan, Od. Darkei, all 

 from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Od. Domingo de Larringo (Harryanum x 

 illustrissimum), Od. ardentissimum Minnie, 

 Od. Lambeauianum " Dr. John Utting," all 

 from R. le Doux, Esq. 



Od. eximium Cleome, from J. Leemann 

 Esq. 



Miltonia Bleuana Beardwood, from Col. J, 

 Rutherford, M.P. 



Cultural Commendation 



To Mr. Gilden, gr. to R. Ashworth, Esq., 

 for Dendrobium Victoria Regina 



May 14th, 1 9 14. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

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

 Ashworth, J. Bamber, J. Cypher, J. Howes, 

 A. J. Keeling, J. Lupton, D. McLeod, W. J. 

 Morgan, C. Parker, W. Shackleton, H. Thorp, 

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

 (Secretary). 



A Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to A. 

 Warburton, Esq., Haslingden, and a Silver 

 Medal to R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch. 



O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury, staged two 

 magnificent plants of Dendrobium Falconeri. 



First-class Certificate. 



Miltonia vexillaria memoria G. D. Owen, 

 from R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossums Aeroplane, exquisitum, 

 and Jasper " Ashland's var.," from R. 

 Ashworth, Esq. 



Odontoglossums Prometheus " Merle Dene 

 var.," from A. J. Oakshott, Esq. 



At the Annual Meeting the balance sheet 

 was adopted. R. Ashworth, Esq., was 

 re-appointed President and Hon. Treasurer ; 

 S. Gratrix, Esq., and C. Cookson, Esq., were 

 added to the list of Vice-Presidents. The 

 Rev. J. Crombleholme was re-appointed 

 Chairman, with Z. A. Ward, Esq., as Vice- 

 Chairman, and H. Thorp, Esq., Hon. Auditor, 

 with H. Arthur, Secretary. The Committee 

 was also elected. The prizes were presented 

 to the successful exhibitors as follows: — 



The President's Cup to R. Ashworth, Esq., 

 who presented same to the Society, for 

 competition during the coming session. 



J. J. Bolton's Gold Medal to A. Warburton, 

 Esq. ; Gardener's Prize to Mr. A. Dalgleish. 

 J. J. Bolton's Silver Medal to R. Ashworth, 

 Esq. ; Gardener's Prize to Mr. Gilden. 



Botanic Society of Manchester's Gold 

 Medal to R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Charlesworth's Objet d'Art to Wm. 

 Thompson, Esq. ; Gardener's Prize to Mr. J. 

 Howes. 



Cypher's Gold Medal to R. Ashworth, Esq. 



Davidson's Silver Trophy to R. Ashworth, 

 Esq. ; Gardener's Prize to Mr. Gilden. 



Evans' Gold Medal to Wm. Thompson, 

 Esq. ; Gardener's Prize to Mr. J. Howes. 



The Sander First Prize to Mr. A. 

 Dalgleish ; Second Prize to Mr. W. Gilden ; 

 Third Prize to Mr. J. Howes. 



The Society's Gold Medal to Z. A. Ward, 

 Esq. ; Silver-gilt Medal to Col. Rutherford ; 

 Bronze Medal to the Rev. J. Crombleholme ; 

 Gold Medal (Small Amateur's) to H. Arthur, 

 Esq. 



