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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



chessingtoneiise var. J. M. Black, the plants 

 being very well flowered, Cattleya Ludde- 

 manniana Stanleyi in good form, and Cypri- 

 pedium aureum surprise with 7 flowers. 



Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Royal Exotic 

 Nursery, Chelsea, exhibited a richly coloured 

 hybrid between Laelio-Cattleya bella and 

 L. purpurata. 



Mr. James H. Hill, Burgess Hill, showed 

 Dendrobium Austinii var. James H. Hill, a 

 noble flower, of good size and shape, the 

 blotch of colour in the centre of the lip being 

 very dark. 



Mr. C. F. Waters, Deanlands Nursery, 

 Balcombe, showed Lycaste Skinneri Watersii, 

 a very distinct variety. 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificate. 



Odontoglossum crispum Samuel Gratrix, 

 from Samuel Gratrix, Esq., West Point, 



Whalley Range, Manchester (gr. Mr. Brown). 

 — A very beautirul variety, the large flower 

 having petals of considerable breadth heavily 

 blotched with scarlet-purple. In every 

 respect a remarkable variety. 



Awards of Merit 



Cattleya Dirce (Miss Harris x Warsce- 

 wiczii) from Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford, 

 K.C.V.O. (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander).— A hand- 

 some flower of good substance, the rosy- 

 purple segments being large and of excellent 

 shape. The labellum shows the dark purple 

 veining derived from Cattleya Scliilleriana, 

 one of the parents of Miss Harris. 



Odontoglossum Queen of Gatton (tri- 

 umphans x percultum), from Sir Jeremiah 

 Colman, Bart., V.M.H., Gatton Park, Reigate 

 (gr. Mr. Collier). — A very handsome flower, the 

 broad sepals and petals are dark yellow 

 heavily blotched with brown, the labellum 

 having bright rose markings. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 



February 22nd, igi2. 



The meeting held on Thursday, February 

 22nd, was a joint meeting with the North of 

 England Horticultural Society, the following 

 constituting the Committee on the occasion : 

 — Rev. J. Crombleholme (in the chair), 

 Messrs. J. Bamber, C. Parker, W. Thompson, 

 A. Warburton, Z. A. Ward, W. Bolton, 

 J. C. Cowan, J. Cypher, J. Evans, W. Hatcher, 

 W. Holmes, A. McBean, A. J. Keeling, 

 D. McLeod, F. K. Sander, W. Stevens, and 

 H. Arthur (Secretary), with the Rev. J. 

 Bernard Hall, Secretary of the North of 

 England Horticultural Society. 



The proposal to hold a joint meeting met 

 with great success, there being no less 

 than twenty groups staged and twenty-six 

 exhibitors in all. 



Z. A. Ward, Esq., Northenden, was 

 awarded a Gold Medal for one of the finest 

 groups which has been seen in the room, the 



Odontoglossums being specially well-grown. 

 A Gold Medal was also given by the 

 North of England Horticultural Society. 



O. O. Wngley, Esq., Bury, was awarded a 

 Gold Medal for a wonderful exhibit of 

 Lycaste Skinneri, about fifty plants in all 

 being staged. The variety alba carried 

 thirty-one flowers and buds. The North of 

 England Horticultural Society also awarded 

 a Gold Medal to this group. 



W. R. Lee, Esq., Hey wood, received a 

 Silver Medal for a good group of Odonto- 

 glossums and Cypripediums, etc A Silver 

 Medal was given by the North of England 

 Horticultural Society. 



R. Ashworth, Esq., was awarded a Silver 

 Medal for a group consisting principally of 

 Odontoglossums, several of which obtained 

 awards. The North of England Horticultural 

 Society awarded a Large Silver Medal. 



R. le Doux, Esq., West Derby, received 



