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Heath, exhibited Laeho-Cattleya Myrrha 

 fiavescens (L.-C. Gottoiana x aurea rosita), 

 a pleasing flower with amber-yellow sepals 

 and i3etals, and a rosy-purple marked lip ; 

 also Odontioda Cooksoniae venustum, of 

 excellent colour, and Oncidium anthocrene 

 having two spikes with an aggregate of over 

 ninety flowers. 



Mr. E. V. Low, Vale Bridge, Hay^vards 

 Heath, showed Cypripedium Samuel Gratrix, 

 with a large, broad dorsal sepal ; C. Napoleon, 

 a good-shaped flower with a large white 

 border to the dorsal ; C. Beryl Westpoint 

 var. ; C. The Maharajah ; and C. The Gaek- 

 war (Ceres x Leeanum). 



M essrs. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, exhibited 

 Cypripedium Snowdon, a beautiful albino 

 form, C. Clionia, and Laelio-Cattleya Nella 

 (see Awards). 



From Tracy's Nursery, Amyand Park Road, 

 Twickenham, came Laslio-Cattleya Floryi 

 (see " New Plants ") and Cy])ripedium vil- 

 losum Tracy's variety, a distinct form. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 

 Park, Enfield, showed an almost pure-white 

 form of Vanda Amesiana. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 

 showed Cypripedium Troilus invincible, a 

 large flower resembling insigne Harefield 

 Hall, and an unnamed Cypripedium of merit. 



The Royal Horticultural Society exhibited 

 from their gardens at Wisley a variety of 

 Calanthe, which the Committee thought to be 

 Calanthe Sedenii. 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificate. 



Lselio-Cattleya Nelbi, from Messrs. Veitch 

 and Sons, Chelsea. See " New Plants." 



Cypripedium Royal Sovereign (Hera x 

 Urania), from Messrs. Sander and Sons, 

 St. Albans, a beautiful result. The large 

 white dorsal sepal is flushed with rose, and 

 prettily marked with vertical lines of purple 

 spots. The hp is large and of a bright rosy- 

 brown tint. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cypripedium Lord Wolmer Westonbirt 

 variety, from Lieut-Col. Sir George Holford, 

 K.C.V.O. (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander).~A very 

 distinct and beautiful hybrid with a broad 

 white dorsal sepal prettily spotted with 

 purple, the base being tinged with green. 

 The ventral sepal is broad and somewhat 

 similarly marked. The petals are yellow, 

 almost covered with light brown, and of 

 excellent form. 



Cypripedium insigne Gatton Park variety, 

 from Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton 

 Park, Reigate. — A home-raised seedling 

 between insigne montanum and insigne Hare- 

 field Hall. The flower is large, the dorsal 

 flat, spotted with purple, and with a broad 

 white margin. Altogether a grand variety. 



Odontoglossum crispum Alcyone, from J. 

 Gurney Fowler, Esq , Glebelands, South 

 Woodford. — One of the prettiest varieties of 

 this popular species. The petals are very 

 broad, crisped at the margin, and with 

 numerous purple spots, the sepals having 

 larger spots. The plant carried a long spike 

 with many flowers, and was greatly admired. 



Cypripedium Actasus var. Durbar, from 

 Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Hay wards 

 Heath. — A large thick-set flower with mas- 

 sive segments. The green dorsal sepal is 

 spotted with brown, and has a broad white 

 margin. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 



November 30th, igii. 



Members present: — Rev. J. Crombleholme 

 (in the chair), R. Ashworth, W. R. Lee, C 

 Parker, H. Thorp, A. Warburton. Z. A. Ward, 

 J. Cypher, J. Evans, W. Holmes, A. J. 



Keeling, D McLeod, and H. Arthur 

 (Secretary). 



W. R. Lee, Esq., was awarded a Silver- 

 gilt Medal for a good group, in which were 

 some very fine Odontoglossums, Cattleyas, 

 and Cypripediums. 



