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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
[December, igi2. 
MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 
October i/th, igi2. 
Members of the Committee present : Rev. J. 
Crombleholme (m the chair), Messrs. J. 
Bamber, J. C. Cowan, J. Cypher, J. Evans, 
Dr. Hartley, W. Holmes, J. Lupton. D. 
McLeod, H. Morgan, C. Parker, H. Thorp, 
Z. A. Ward, A. Warburton, and H Arthur. 
A Large Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to 
A. Warburton, Esq. ; a Silver-gilt Medal to 
Mrs. A. K. Wood ; a Large Silver Medal to 
Z. A. Ward, Esq., R. Ashworth, Esq., Col. J. 
Rutherford, J. McCartney, Esq., Messrs. J. 
Cypher and Sons, Messrs. Charlesworth and 
Co. ; Silver Medals to Rev. J. Crombleholme, 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, and Mr. J. Evans. 
AWARDS. 
First-class Certificates. 
Cattleya Adula "Marlfield variety," a large 
flower with bronzy segments ; Cattleya labiata 
Mdm. le Doilx, sepals and petals pure white ; 
Cattleya Mrs. Pitt " Charlesworth's variety," 
one of the finest forms seen. All ihe above 
from R. le Doux, Esq. 
Cattleya Enid "Ward's variety," a large 
well-set flower, from Z. A. Ward, Esq. 
Cypripedium Our Queen (Leeanum x 
.Stevensii), from Wm. Thompson, Esq. 
Cattleya labiata " Queen of Spam," white 
sepals and petals; Cattleya Enid "Orchid 
Dene variety " ; Brasso-Cattleya heatonense 
var. virginale ; Ljelio-Cattleya Colmaniana 
" Orchid Dene variety." All from Mr. E. E. 
Davidson. 
Awards of Merit. 
Odontoglossum scintillans (Rossii x Wilck- 
eanum), from Wm. Thompson, Esq. 
Cattleya Portia magnifica, from Mr. E. F. 
Davidson. 
November 7th, igi2. 
Members of the Committee present : Rev. 
J. Crombleholme (m the chair), Messrs. R. 
Ashworth, J. Cypher, J. Evans, A. Hanmer, 
Dr. Hartley, W. Holmes, A. J. Keeling, 
J. Lupton, D. McLeod, H. Thorp, Z. A. 
Ward, A. Warburton, and H. Arthur. 
A .Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to A. 
Warburton, Esq. ; Large Silver Medals to 
Z. A. W'ard, Esq., and Messrs Sander and 
Sons ; Silver Medals to Col. J. Rutherford, 
M.P., Rev. J. Crombleholme, J. McCartney, 
Esq., Messrs. A. J. Keeling and Sons, and 
Messrs. J. Cypher and .Sons ; A Special Vote 
of Thanks to O. O. Wrigley, Esq. 
AWARDS. 
First-class Certificates. 
Cattleya Iris " Ashworth's var.," from R. 
Ashworth, Esq. 
Cypripedium Jasper (Alcibiades x Hit- 
chensag), from Z. A. Ward, Esq. 
Cypripedium Hassallii "Hindley's var.," 
(Charlesworthii x bingleyense), from E. A. 
Hindley, Esq. 
Award of Merit. 
Odontoglossum crispum " Arthur," from 
Z. A. Ward, Esq. 
November 14th, 1912. 
Members of the Committee present : Rev. 
J. Crombleholme (in the chair), R. Ashworth, 
J. Cypher, J. Evans, W. Holmes, J. Lupton, 
C. Parker, H. Thorp, Z. A. Yvard, and H. 
Arthur (Secretary). 
Gold Medals were awarded to W. R. Lee, 
Esq., Col. J. Rutherford, M P., and Messrs. 
J. Cypher and .Sons ; Silver-gilt Medals to 
Mrs. A. K. Wood, A. Warburton, Esq., and 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. ; Large Silver 
Medal to R. Ashworth, Esq. ; Silver Medals 
to Rev. J. Crombleholme and ]. McCartney, 
Esq. 
AWARDS. 
First-class Certificate 
Cattleya labiata " Cyme," pure white sepals 
and petals, from Col. J. Rutherford. 
Awards of Merit. 
Cattleya labiata "Vestalis," Cyp. Actaeus 
"Ashlandense No. 2," and Cyp. insigne 
Rossendale (Sanders x Laura Kimball), all 
from R. Ashworth, Esq. 
Cultural Certificates. 
To Mr. Gilden for Cattle\-a Portia, and to 
Mr. Gould for Vanda coerulea. 
