THE ORCHID WORLD. 



Awards of Merit. 



Zygo-Colax Charlesworthii " Cobb's var.", 

 from W. Cobb, Esq. — A great improvement on 

 previous forms of this elegant hybrid ; the 

 labelhmi is broad and richly marked with 

 violet-purple. 



C)/pripedium Duke of Marlborough, from 

 the Duke of Marlborough. — A large flower 

 with a broad white dorsal sepal, the other 

 segments being equally well formed. 



ZygopetaJum Mackayi Charlesworthii, from 

 Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. — An extremely 

 beautiful albino form of the true Mackayi, 

 sepals and petals greenish-yellow, labellum 

 pure white. 



Cymbidium .Schlegelii (Wiganianum x in- 

 signe), from Messrs. J. and A. McBean. — A 

 pretty hybrid intermediate in form and colour 

 between both parents, and apparently a good 

 grower. 



La?lio-Cattleya amabilis (L.-C. Fascinator 

 X speciosissima), from Messrs. Charlesworth 

 and Co. — One of the prettiest hybrids. Sepals 

 and petals pure white, labellum mottled with 

 rosy purple. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To G. Hanbury, Esq., Blythewood, Burn- 

 ham, for Calanthe Wm. Murray. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 



December 28th, igii. 



Members of the Committee present : Rev. J. 

 Crombleholme (in the chair), R. Ashworth, 

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

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

 McLeod, and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



Silver Medals were awarded to — 



Wi R.' Ij&e, Esq., Heywood, for a group 

 chiefly composed of Cypripediums. 



Z. A. Ward, Esq., Northenden, for a group 

 of Odontoglossums and Cypripediums. 



R. le Doux, Esq., West Derby, for choice 

 Cypripediums and Odontoglossums. 



Col. J. Rutherford, Esq., Blackburn, for good 

 Laslia anceps, Odontiodas and Lycastes. 



R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch, for a good 

 group containing many choice Orchids. 



J. McCartney, Esq., Bolton, for some 

 excellent Laelia anceps and Cypripediums. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and .Sons, Cheltenham, 

 for an excellent exhibit. 



Mr. J. Evans, Congleton, for a small but 

 choice group. 



Bronze Medals were awarded to — 



Rev. J. Crombleholme, Clayton-le-Moors, 

 for a small group of Cypripediums. 



O. O. Wrigley, Esq., for a group of about 

 20 plants of Vanda coerulea. 



The Liverpool Orchid Co., Gateacre, for 

 Cypripediums. 



Others exhibitors included — ■ 



S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. 

 Brown) ; J. J. Holden, Esq., .Southport ; H. J. 

 Bromilow, Esq., Rami Lee ; Messrs. A. J. 

 Keeling" and Sons, Bradford ; Messrs. Hassall 

 and Co., .Southgate ; and Mr. W. Shackleton, 

 Great Horton. 



AWARDS. 

 First-class Certificates to 



W. R. Lee, Esq., for Odontoglossum cris- 

 pum Anami, a very fine variety with heavily 

 blotched segments ; O. crispum xanthotes var. 

 Golden Gem, with yellow markings on seg- 

 ments ; and Cypripedium Helen II. " Weston- 

 birt var.," a very fine variety. 



S. Gratrix, Esq., for Cypripedium Royal 

 .Sovereign, a magnificent flower ; and Cyp. 

 Helen II. " Westonbirt var." 



Awards of Merit to 



.S. Gratrix, Esq., for Cypripedium Magog 

 (Adrastus x Euryades splendens). 



J. J. Holden, Esq., for Cypripedium Aurora 

 Borealis. 



R. le Doux, Esq., for Cypripedium Bernal 

 Bagshaw (Alcibiades x .Standard), Cyp. Hazel 

 Vicars (Lord Ossulston x Acta-us), and Cyp. 

 Dora Jameson. 



R. Ashworth, Esq., for Cypripedium Actasus 

 ashlandense Nos. i and 2 ; and Odontoglossum 

 CEsopus, parentage unknown. 



