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very attractive colouring. The dorsal sepal 

 is broad and flat, beautifully veined and suf- 

 fused with rose-purple ; the base bemg 

 emerald green. The broad petals are purplish- 

 brown, the lip mahogany colour. 



Cypri:j>edium Royal George (Harrisianum 

 superbum x Minos Youngii), from Messrs. 

 Armstrong" and Brown, Tunbridge Wells. 

 A bold and extremely large Cypripedium. 

 The dorsal sepal, three inches in breadth, 

 shows much of the Minos Youngii, being broad 

 and flat, with distinct dotted lines of purple. 

 The yellowish-green petals have their upper 

 halves tinged with purplish-brown. One of 

 the best hybrid Cypripediums. The stock 

 has passed into the noted collection of 

 Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking. 



Odontioda Euterpe (Cochlioda Noezliana 

 X Odontoglossum Uro-Skmneri), from 

 Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath. An elegant hybrid, with brilliant-red 

 flowers having a crimson-coloured hp. 



Other Exhibits. 



E. H. Davidson Esq., Borlases, Twyford 

 (gr. Mr. F. Cooper), sent Laelio-Cattleya 

 Davidsonaae (L.-C. Bella x C. labiata), a very 

 pretty hybrid with rose sepals and petals, and 

 a good purple lip. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, 

 exhibited Cattleya Hassallii (labiata x 

 Empress Frederick), a good hybrid showing 



great promise, the seedling being as yet only 

 four years old. Also C. Parthenia Prince of 

 Wales. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, showed Odontoglossum grande aureum 

 Charlesworth's variety, a very fine flower, the 

 hp being almost white ; also Stanhopea platy- 

 ceras, and Gongora maculata. 



Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher, Rawdon, 

 Yorks, sent Miltonia Candida superba, a very 

 large form, the lip being white with a purple 

 blotch ; and a creamy-white variety of Catt- 

 leya aurea. 



J. Brisdon Seatle, Esq., Fairfield, Putney 

 (gr. Mr. T. W. Paice), exhibited a large speci- 

 men of Miltonia Karwinskii. 



Mr. E. V. Low, Vale Bridge, Haywards 

 Heath, sent Cattleya Thurgoodiana Wivels- 

 field variety, a large form ; and Cattleya 

 Norba, of unknown parentage, but showing 

 the characteristics of C. granulosa. Also C. 

 labiata Italia, a new variety flowering for the 

 first time, the sepals and ]>etals pure-white, 

 the hp with a slight pink tinge. 



Messrs. J. and A. A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 exhibited a good plant of Miltonia vexillaria 

 Leopoldii, the last made bulbs having three 

 spikes with a total of eighteen flowers. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, showed Cypripedium Thyone (Pre- 

 wettii X Fairrieanum), C. Dallas (Curtisii x 

 Fairrieanum, and C. Thisbe (Beechense x 

 Fairrieanum). 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 



September 28th, igii. 

 Members of the Committee present:- — Rev. 

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

 R. Ashworth, J. Bamber, C Parker, H. 

 Thorp, Z. A. Ward, J. Cypher, J. C. Cowan, 

 J. Evans, W. Holmes, A. J. Keehng, D. 

 McLeod, and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers), 

 staged a magnificent group, over 150 plants 

 being included. Odontoglossum grande, 

 Vanda coerulea, Cypripedium Fairrieanum, 

 Cattleya Iris., and several others were well 

 represented. A Gold Medal was unani- 

 mously granted. 



W. R. Lee, Esq., Heywood (gr. Mr. Wood- 

 house), also staged a fine group, a feature 

 being a fine collection of Dendrobium 

 Phalaenopsis Schroderianum (which gained 

 for the gardener a Cultural Commendation 

 and Bronze Medal) ; several fine forms of 

 Cattleya aurea and C. Iris were also shown. 

 A Silver-gilt Medal was aweu'ded. 



Z. A. Ward, Esq., Northenden (gr. Mr. 

 Weatherby), was also granted a .Silver-gilt 

 Medal for an effective group of Cattleya s and 

 Cypripediums, a very fine display of C. 

 msiigne Sanderae being a feature. 



J. McCartnc)-, Esq., Bolton (gr. Mr. 



