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O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), 
staged a nice lot of Cypripediums, one of 
which was the rare C. Bo'ltonii. 
F. A. Hindley, Esq., Great Horton, 
Bradford (gr. Mr. Fox), staged a group of 
plants, to which a Silver Medal was awarded. 
Ziba. A. Ward, Esq., Northenden (gr. 
Mr. Weatherby), w^as aw^arded a Silver Medal 
for a collection of Cyprip?diums containing 
many yellow varieties. 
W. Thompson, Esq. (gr. Mr. Stevens), sent 
Odonioglossum exultans var. Minerva, and 
Cypripedium Ed. Guest. 
A. Hanmer, Esq., Marple, exhibited Cypri- 
pedium Hitchensae. 
Mr. H. A. Innes, Croft Spa, Yorks., had a 
nice selection of Orchids which was awarded 
a Silver Medal. 
Messrs. J. and A. A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 
sent the distinct Odontoglossum cnspum 
solum. 
Messrs. Keeling and Sons, Bradford, 
exiiibited Cattleya labiata var. King George 
v., which received an xA.ward of Merit. 
Mr. P. Weathers, IManchester, obtained an 
Award of Merit for Cattlej^a Bowringiana 
concolor. 
Other exhibitors were Messrs. Mansell and 
Hatcher, Rawdon ; !\Ir. W. Shackleton, 
Bradford ; Mr. J. Birchenall, Alderley Edge ; 
and the Liverpool Orchid Co. 
November 17th, 1910. 
Committee present : Messrs. E. Ashworth, 
R. Ashworth, Ashton, Parker, Keeling, Ward, 
Cowan, Cypher, Thorp, Shill, Ste\-ens, 
Weathers, hon. sec. 
W. R. Lee, Esq., Heywood (gr. ^h. Wood- 
house), made a fine display of good orchids 
which were in competition for the " R. Ash- 
worth " Cup. In this group Cypripedium 
Antinous, Cattleya Luegae magnifica, and 
Odontoglossum Ceres Plumpton Hall var. 
were awarded First-class Certificates. A w-ell- 
grown example of Odontoglossum Harrj-ano- 
crispum was voted a Cultural Certificate. 
W. Thompson, Esq., Stone (gr. Mr. 
.Stevens), exhibited a few interesting plants. 
Odontoglossum Thompsonii var. pumilum, O. 
cnspum var. Eclipse, and O. ardentissimum 
var. Graireianum received Awards of Merit. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Streatham Hill (gr. 
Mr. Black), exhibited some nice examples of 
Cattleya ]\Iaggie Raphael alba. Vote of 
Thanks. 
F. A. Hindle\-, Esq., Great Horton, Bradford 
(gr. Mr. Fox), was awarded a Silver Medal 
for a miscellaneous display, Cypripediums 
and Cattleyas being principally represented. 
Col. J. Rutherford, Blackburn (gr. Mr. Lup- 
ton), was awarded five points in the " R. Ash- 
worth " Cup Competition. Some good Odon- 
toglossums and a few nice Cypripediums were 
included. 
S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. 
.Shill), received a First-class Certificate for 
Cypripedium Queen Mary, a good hybrid 
between C. Aeson giganteum and C. insdgne 
Haxefield Hall. 
J. H. Craven, Esq., Keighley (gr. Mr. 
Corney), received an Award of ]^Ierit for 
Cypripedium Fairrieanum Beeches var. \^ery 
pretty and distinct. 
IMessrs. Cypher and -Sons, Cheltenham, 
were awarded a Silver ]\Iedal for a good 
group of well-grown showy orchids, including 
mo'St of the popular hybrids. 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 
staged a nice group of good Odontoglossums 
in variety, CypripediumiS, and Cattleya 
hybrids. Vote of Thanks. 
Messrs. James and A. A. McBean, Cooks- 
bridge, exhibited Cattleya Suavior alba and 
Odontoglossum Harryano-crispum var. The 
King, both of which gained Awards of Merit. 
Other exhibitors to whom V otes of Thanks 
were awarded were : Messrs. Stuart Low and 
Co., Mr. E. V. Low, The Liverpool Orchid 
Co., Mr. W. Shackleton, Mr. J. Birdienall, 
and E. Ashworth, Esq. 
P. W. 
Obituary. 
\\'ILLL-\M BOXALL. — This well-known man, 
who was without doubt the most successful 
collector the orchid world has seen, passed 
away at his residence, 186, Brooke Road, 
Clapton, on August 28th, in his 66th year. 
He was for many years in the service of 
