THE ORCHID WORLD. 



Esq., Heyvvood, Col. J. Rutherford, Black- 

 burn, and J. McCartney, Esq., Bolton. 



A Bronze Medal was granted to Rev. J. 

 Crombleholme, Clayton-le-Moors. 



Mrs. S. Gratrix, Whalley Range, staged 

 Lycaste Susan, a natural hybrid. 



O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury, exhibited a 

 plant of Lycaste Skinnen alba with 26 

 flowers fully open. 



A. Warburton, Esq., Haslmgden, C. Parker, 

 Esq., Preston, H. Thorp, Esq., Middleton, 

 and H. Arthur, Esq., Blackburn, exhibited 

 various Orchids. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, Charlesworth and 

 Co., A. J. Keeling and Sons, and Stuart Low 

 and Co., were among the trade exhibitors. 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificates. 



Odontioda Charlesworthii " Ward's var.," 

 flowers not very large but intensely dark, 

 from Z. A. Ward, Esq. 



Odontioda Schrbderi var. Leeana, a very 

 fine flower, three inches across. 



Cymbidium Parishii " Rutherford's var.," 

 pure white flowers with purple markings on 

 the lip, from Col. J. Rutherford. 



Awards of Merit. 



Lycaste Susan, from Mrs. Gratrix ; Od. 

 amabile var. Monarch, Od. crispum Ethel, 

 Odontioda splendens, and Cyp. The Chair- 

 man, from Z. A. Ward, Esq. ; Cattleya 

 Suzanne Hye " Gratrix's var.," and Cyp. 

 Prince Albert var. Alport Derby, from S. 

 Gratrix, Esq. ; La^lio-Cattleya bella Leeana, 

 Odontoglossum Cobbi^, and Dendrobium 

 nobile Leeana, from W. R. Lee, Esq. ; 

 Cymbidium Pauwelsii, from Col. J. Ruther- 

 ford ; Od. Rossii immaculatum, from H. 

 Arthur, Esq. ; Cattleya SchroderjE enfield- 

 ensis, from Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. 



Cultural Certificate and Bronze 

 Medal 



to Mr. Brown (gr. to S. Gratrix, Esq.), for a 

 plant of Odontoglossum crispum Samuel 

 Gratrix carrying a magnificent spike. 



The plant of Odontoglossum Delhi (F.C.C.) 

 exhibited by J. J. Holden, Esq., Southport, 

 on January nth, igi2, has been entered on 

 the records of the Society as Odontoglossum 

 promerens var. Delhi. 



April 4th, igi2. 

 Members of the Committee present : Rev. 

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

 Ashworth, C. Parker, H. Thorp, Z. A. Ward, 

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

 McLeod, and H. Arthur (Secretary). 



A Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to Z. A. 

 Ward, Esq., Northenden. 



Silver Medals were awarded to Col. J. 

 Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn; Rev. J. 

 Crombleholme, Clayton-le-Moors ; and J. 

 McCartney, Esq., Bolton. 



Other exhibitors included W. R. Lee, Esq., 

 Heywood ; J. J. Holden, Esq}, Southport ; 

 A. Warburton, Esq., Haslingden ; R. le Doux, 

 Esq., West Derby ; Samuel Gratrix, Esq., 

 Whalley Range ; Mr. J. Birchenhall, Alderley 

 Edge ; and Mr. J. Evans, Congleton. 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificates. 



Cattleya Osiris (Enid x Octave Doin), a 

 magnificent flower of good form and colour ; 

 Odontoglossum ardentissimu.m plumptonense, 

 a very round flower of almost solid colour, 

 and with a white margin to the segments, 

 both from W. R. Lee, Esq. 



Odontoglossum IVIacNabianum 

 (Wilckeanum x Harryanum), a magnificent 

 flower, of rich solid colour, 4 inches across, 

 broad flat lip, from Z. A. Ward, Esq. 



Cymbidium Pauwelsii (Lowianum x 

 insigne), creamy white flowers with colour on 

 the hp, from Col. J. Rutherford, M.P. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cattleya Trianae var. Iris, and C. Schroderse 

 var. CEnone, both from W. R. Lee, Esq. 



Brasso - Cattleya Marias var. Maggie 

 (Warneri alba x B. Digbyana), and Cattleya 

 Schroderae var. Luminos, both from J. J. 

 Holden, Esq. 



