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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



Messrs. A Peeters and Sons, Brussels, 

 staged Miltonia vexillaria Jurval, an elegant 

 variety with rose flushing and a brownish- 

 yellow disc. 



Mons. F. Claes, Brussels, exhibited three 

 plants of his very distinct variety of Cattleya 

 Mendelii, and several good forms of Cattleya 

 Schroderae. 



H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill, 

 staged a few plants, of which mention must be 

 made of Cypripedium Chapmanii and Laelio- 

 Cattleya Rosslyn. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, were 

 awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a good 

 group of various Orchids. Those of special 

 merit included La?lio-Cattleya Cora var. ignea, 

 the new L.-C. rigida, and some excellent 

 specimens of Dendrobium Devonianum. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 staged an attractive group which received a 

 Silver Flora Medal. In it were several good 

 Masdevallias, Miltonia stellata, and a large 

 form of Dendrobium primulinum. 



Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, were 

 awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a group 

 containing many good varieties of Laelio- 

 Cattleya Olivia, the elegant Trichopilia 

 Backhouseana, the pretty Epidendrum Stam- 

 fordianum, and many good Cymbidiums. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal 

 for some choice hybrids, including Odontioda 

 Charlesworthii, Brasso - Cattleya Queen 

 Ale.xandra, B.-C. Digbyano-Warneri, and 

 BrassocatlEelia Joan, a new hybrid between 

 C. Octave Doin and B.-L. Mrs. Gratrix. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill Park, 

 Enfield, received a Silver Banksian Medal for 

 a group containing many useful Dendrobes. 

 A number of Odontiodas, Odontoglossum 



hybrids, and the rare Cymbidium Devonianum 

 were also shown. 



Messrs. McBean, Cooksbridge, were 

 awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a group 

 of choice Orchids. Included in it were some 

 very fine Odontiodas and Odontoglossums ; 

 O. solon and O. ardentissimum being specially 

 good. 



The Liverpool Horticultural and Nursery 

 Co. received a Silver Banksian Medal for an 

 effective group of hybrids, those of Laelia 

 cinnabarina predominating. 



AWARDS. 



F"IR3T-CLAS3 CERTIFICATE. 

 Odontoglossum crispum Saga, from J. 

 Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South 

 Woodford. — A remarkably fine crispum 

 carrying a spike of 1 7 flowers of excellent 

 shape and richly blotched with reddish- 

 purple. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cattleya Mendelii Thule, from J. Gurney 

 Fowler, Esq. — An almost pure white variety, 

 the only colour being a slight blush tint on the 

 labellum. 



Lselio-Cattleya Bertram (L.-C. Hopkinsii 

 X L.-C. Cappei), from Francis Wellesley, Esq., 

 Westiield, Woking. — A very distinct hybrid of 

 a golden-yellow colour, the sepals and petals 

 being effectively flushed with crimson. The 

 labellum is very dark ruby-red. 



Cultural Commendation 



to Mr. Stables, gardener to de Barri Crawshay, 

 Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks, for a magnificent 

 plant of Odontoglossum Souvenir de Victor 

 Hye de Crom. The spike was 6ft. 4in. in 

 height and carried 21 flowers and buds. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 



March 21st, 191 2. 



Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

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

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

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



Keeling, D. McLeod, and H. Arthur 

 (Secretary). 



Silver-gilt Medals were awarded to Z. A. 

 Ward, Esq., Northenden, and Samuel Gratrix, 

 Esq., Whalley Range. 



Silver Medals were awarded to W. R. Lee, 



