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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 
September 8th, 1910. 
J. Rutherford, ,Esq., Blackburn, sent a nice 
group, in which were good plants of Cypri- 
pedium Maudia?, C.Rossetti, and Cyp. hybrids, 
several distinct Cattleya Ins, a fine variety of 
Laslio-Cattleya callistoglossa, and the rare 
Odonto. Rossii album. 
Messrs. Keeling and Sons exliibited the 
following : — Catasetum macrocarpum, Onci- 
dium St. Legerianum, Sigmatostalix radicans, 
Odontoglossum loochristiense, and others. 
H. J. Bromilow, Esq., exhibited an interest- 
ing group composed of Cypripedium Charles- 
worthii Bromilowianum, C. Fairrieanum, C. 
Lord Ossulston, C. Rajah Ran Lea variety, 
C. Rappartiana, etc. 
The Liverpool Orchid Co. set up a nice 
group, in which we noticed several good 
varieties of Odonto. crispum and Pescatorei, 
a very dark variety of Od. Harryanum, 
Oncidium macranthum, Cattleya Robert de 
Wavrin, and Cypripedium Rossetti. 
Mr. Edward V. Low sent Cypripedium bel- 
latulum, two very fine Cattleya Adula, C. Iris, 
the pretty Odontioda Thwaitesii, and some 
Cypripediums. 
Ziba A. Ward, Esq., made a nice display 
with many fine varieties of Cattleya Adula, 
C. Mrs. Pitt, C. Atalanta, C. Maronae (velutina 
X aurea), a good C. Pittiana (Schofieldiana 
X aurea), and C. Ashtonias. 
Mr. John Robson sent a good broad-petaled 
Cattleya Hardyana, with a large lip and broad 
petals. . 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. brought some 
very choice. Odontoglossum hybrids, which 
when grown on will make some excellent 
varieties. 
Mr. Birchenall sent the following: — 
Chondrorhyncha fimbriata^ Miltonia Lamar- 
kiana, Eria bicolor, and Acineta chrysantha. 
First-class Certificates were given to Odon- 
toglossum illusrtissimum (Lambeauianum x 
ardentissimum), and Cypripedium Rossetti 
var. Leeanum. Both from W. R. Lee, Esq., 
Awards of Merit to Cattleya Venus, Plump- 
ton variety, C. Venus Leana, C. Minucia Hey 
House variety, C. Crown Prmce (Leopoldi x 
Hardyana), Acineta chrysantha, C. Oriel 
(Mantinii x Hardyana), Cypripedium Donald 
McCartney (Goweriana x ciliolare), C. Hitch- 
ensias Plumpton var., and Cattleya Adula 
Wivelsfield variety. 
A Botanical Certificate was given to 
Chondrorhyncha fimbriata. 
September 22nd, igio. 
A VERY good meeting, the quality of the 
exhibits being higher than usual. The Com- 
mittee sitting were : E. Ashworth, Esq. (chair- 
man), Messrs. W. R. Lee, G. S. Ball, Arthur, 
Parker, Cypher, Holmes, Thorp, Bolton, and 
P. Weathers (secretary). 
G. S. Ball, Esq., Under Fell, Burton, West- 
morland (gr., Mr. Herdman), exhibited a very 
good groups for which a Silver Medal was 
awarded. Amongst the best things in the 
group were Cyp. The Earl, C. leyburnensis, 
C. Daisy Barclay, C. Actaeus Revoluta, C. 
Victory ; also Cattleya Iris and C. Adula. 
W. R. Lee, Esq., Plumpton, Heywood (gr., 
Mr. Woodhouse). This group contained many 
good things, but on account of being entered 
for the Ashworth Cup competition it did not 
receive any award. The finest plant was 
Cattleya amabile (Lueddemanniana Stanleyi 
X Fascinator albens), which received a First- 
class Certificate. The . following plants 
obtained Awards of Merit: — Laelio-Cattleya 
Priam, Odontoglossum W. R. Lee (amabile x 
crispum), Sophro-Catt.-Ljelia Olive (S.-L. 
Psyche x C. Enid), Cattleya iridescens Leeana 
and Cyp. Plumptonense (Clinkaberryanum x 
Hitchensae), a large flower spotted in a similar 
way to Clinkaberryanum. Amongst other 
plants in the group were Cattleya Phrygia, 
Miltonia W. R. Lee, and Odonto. illustrissi- 
mum (Lambeauianum x ardentissimum). 
Col. Rutherford, Bearwood, Blackburn (gr., 
Mr. Lupton), also exhibited for the Ashworth 
Cup, showing Cattleya Gaskelliana alba, C. 
