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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 



November 2nd, 191 1. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

 J. Crombleholme (in the Chair) ; R. Ash- 

 worth, J. Bamber, W. R. Lee, C. Parker, G. 

 H. Peace, H. Thorp, Z. A. Ward, J. C. Cowan, 

 J. Cypher, W. Hohnes, A. J. Keehng, D. 

 McLeod, W. Stevens, and H. Arthur 

 (Secretary). 



Ziba Ward, Esq., Northenden (gr. Mr. 

 Weatherby) received a Silver-g"ilt Medal for 

 a fine group of Cypripediums, a special 

 feature being the albino forms, of which fifty 

 plants were shown of Cyp. insigne Sanderje. 

 Several good Cattleyas received awards. 



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

 house), was awarded a .Silver-gilt Medal for 

 a good group of Dendrobiiim Phalrenopsis, 

 Cattleyas, and Cypripediums. 



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

 exhibited a very nice group which was 

 awarded a Special Vote of Thanks One of 

 the most interesting plants in this exhibit was 

 Odontoglossuro crispum with a spike almost 

 four feet long carrying twenty-eight flowers. 



J. McCartney, Esq., Bolton (gr. Mr. 

 Holmes), was awarded a .Silver Medal for a 

 group containing many good Cattleyas, excel- 

 lent Cypripediums, and Odontoglossums. 



Col. J. Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn (gr. 

 Mr. Lupton\ rerened a Bronze Medal for 

 a group consistnig of varieties of Cattleya 

 labiata and its hybrids, and various Cypri- 

 pediums. 



Rev^ J. Crombleholme, Clayton-le-Moors 

 (gr. Mr. Marshall), received a Bronze Medal 

 for a good group of Cypripediums. 



R. le Doux, Esq., West Derby (gr. Mr. 

 Fletcher), staged Cattleya labiata alba var. 

 Richard le Doux. 



Wm. Thompson, Esq., .Stone (gr. Mr. 

 Stevens), exhibited a fine form of Odonto- 

 glossum crispum hololucum Walton Grange 

 variety, and several excellent Cypripediums. 



J. J. Holden, Esq., Southport (gr. Mr 

 Johnson), exhibited a fine form of Cattleya 

 Harrisoniana alba with two flower spikes, and 

 several Cypripediums. 



G. H. Peace, Esq., Monton Grange (gr. Mr. 



Mace), showed a good plant of Oncidium 

 ornithorynchum album with several good 

 spikes. 



J. H. Craven, Esq., Keighley (gr. Mr. 

 Corney), staged fine examples of several 

 excellent Cypripediums. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 were awarded a Silver Medal for a good 

 group of various Orchids. 



Messrs. A. J. Keeling and .Sons, Bradford, 

 showed Cypripedium Mellone (Hitchense x 

 insigne), and others. 



Messrs Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, showed several good Cattleya hybrids. 



Messrs. .Stuart Low and Co, Bush ITill 

 Park, staged four fine plants of Cattle\-a 

 Fabia. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, 

 exhibited some interesting Cattleya hybrids 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificates. 



Cattleya labiata var. Richard le Doux, 

 from R. le Doux, Esq. ; Cattleya labiata var. 

 W. R. Lee, from W. R. Lee, Esq. ; Oncidium 

 ornithorynchum album, from G. H. Peace, 

 Esq. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cattleya labiata var. Helene, and Lnelia 

 Pelihi (purpurata x majalis), both from \\'. 

 R. Lee, Esq. 



Cattleya Armstrongia" Ward's var. ; C. 

 Armstrongia; var. Mrs. Ward ; C. Miss Wil- 

 liams ; Cypripedium Perfection Ward's var. ; 

 C. Actaeus Ward's var. ; all from Z. A. 

 Ward, Esq. 



Cattleya Fabia var. Prince John, from 

 J. McCartney, Esq. 



Cypripedium Pyrrha Thompson's var. ; C. 

 Grittleton (Stevensii x Curtisii) ; C. h\'brid 

 (Spicerianum x Thompsonii) ; Odontoglos- 

 sum crispum hololucum Walton Grange var. ; 

 all from W. Thompson, Esq. 



