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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



a Silver Banksian Medal for a good group 

 containing maji)- excellent hx brids. 



R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, 

 Streatham Hill, was awarded a Silver Bank- 

 sian Medal for a good exhibit of Odonto- 

 glossums and distinct h\brids. 



Messrs. J. and A. ^McBean, Cooksbndge, 

 Sussex, were awarded a Silver Banksian 

 Medal for an exhibit of special!}' fine 

 varieties of Odontoglossum crispum. Several 

 good Cattleyas were also shown. 



Mrs. Norman Cookson, Oakwood, \\'\ lam, 

 staged Odontoglossum Solon var. Roland, 

 and a good blotched form of crispum. 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificate. 



Cymbidium Woodhamsianum Fowler's 

 variety (eburneo-Lowianum x Lowianum), 



from J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, 

 South Woodford. — A very beautiful and 

 distinct hybrid with apricot-yellow flowers. 

 The labellum is white at the base, with red 

 spots on the side lobes ; the front lobe has 

 a chestnut-red blotch. 



Award of Merit. 



Laelio-Cattleya Apollo (C. Schroderae x 

 L.-C. Warnhamensis), from C. J. Lucas, Esq., 

 Warnham Court, Horsham. — A pretty flower 

 of delicate salmon-pink colour, the labellum 

 veined with rose. 



Cultural Co:\lmendatiox 



to Mr. W. H. White, Orchid grower to Sir 

 Trevor Lawrence, Bart., for a well flowered 

 plant of Dendrobium Loddigesii. 



MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 



May 2nd, igu. 

 IMembers of the Committee present : Rev. 

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

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

 Ward, J. C}'pher, J. Evans, Holmes, 

 A. J. Keeling, D. McLeod, and H. Arthur 

 (Secretary.) 



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

 a Silver-gilt Medal for an excellent group of 

 Odontoglossums, etc. 



Col. J. Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn, 

 received a Silver Medal for a nice group of 

 Odontoglossums and others. 



J. McCartney, Esq., Bolton, was awarded 

 a Silver Medal for a group consisting prin- 

 cipally of Cattle\'as. 



H. Thorp, Esq., Rhodes, secured a Silver 

 ^ledal for a group of Orchids. 



O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury, exhibited many 

 excellent specimens. 



J. J. Holden, Esq., Southport, staged 

 Brasso-Cattleyas and Cypripediums. 



A. Warburton, Esq., Hashngden, staged 

 several excellent forms of Od. crispum. 



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

 exhibited Cypripediums. 



Messrs. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham ; 

 Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Ha}'wards 

 Heath ; ]\Iessrs. Keeling and Sons, Bradford ; 

 Mr. W. Shackleton, Great Horton ; and Mr. 

 D. McLeod, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, also staged 

 interesting exhibits. 



AWARDS. 

 First-class Certificates. 



Odontoglossum crispum Perfect Gem, a 

 large flower of excellent shape, with blotches 

 on the sepals and petals. A Silver Medal 

 was also awarded to this plant. — From A. 

 Warburton, Esq. 



Brasso-Cattleya Mariae var. Alaggie, a 

 very fine form, almost white, from J. J. 

 Holden, Esq. 



Awards of Merit 



Odontoglossum St. Peter var. Hilda and 

 Od. amabile, from Z. A. Ward, Esq. 



Odontoglossum eximium Rutherfordianum, 

 from Col. J. Rutherford. 



Cypripedium Gre\-i claytonense, from the 

 Rev. J. Crombleholme. 



