192 THE 
MANCHESTER ORCHID SOCIETY. 
March 20th, 1913. 
Members of the Committee present : Rev. j. 
Crombleholme (in the chair), Messrs. R. 
Ashworth, Dr. Hartley, F. A. Hindley, A. J. 
KeeHng, D. McLeod, C. Parker, H. Thorp, 
Z. A. Ward, A. Warburton, and H. Arthur 
(secretary). 
A Gold Medal was awarded to Z. A. Ward, 
Esq., Northenden, for an excellent group. A 
Large Silver Medal was granted to Col. J. 
Rutherford, M.P., Blackburn. 
A Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to R. 
Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch, and a Silver 
Medal to F. A. Hmdley, Esq., ]3radford. 
A Bronze Medal was awarded to Rev. 
J. Crombleholme, Clayton-le-Moors, and a 
Special Vote of Thanks to O. O. Wrigley, Esq. 
Mr. W. Shackleton, Great Horton, and Mr. 
J. Birchenall, Alderley Edge, also exhibited. 
AWARDS. 
First-class Certificates. 
Odontioda daltonensis (Od. Phoebe x C. 
Noezliana). Good flower, 3 inches across, 
even colour, from J. H. Craven, Esq. 
Odontoglossum Rossii " Ward's var.," large 
well-set flower, 3I niches across, rosy form, 
from Z. A. Ward, Esq. 
Oncidioda Cooksonia; " Ashland's var.,"' 
(On. macranthum x C. Noezliana), flowers of 
the macranthum shape, bronzy-scarlet in 
colour, from R. Ashworth, Esq. 
Awards of Merit. 
Odontoglossum tripudians " Ward's var.," 
crispum Snowball, and Miltonia vexillaria 
" Cringlewood var.," all from Z. A. Ward, Esq. 
Odontoglossum triumphans " Hesperidas," 
Cattleya Trianae " Ida," and Od. illustrissimum, 
from R. Ashworth, Esq. 
April 3rd, 191 3. 
Members of the ('ommittee present : Messrs. 
Z. A. Ward (in the chair), J. Cypher, J. Evans, 
A. Hanmer, A. J. Keeling, J. Lupton, D. 
McLeod, W. Morgan, C. Parker, Wm. 
Thompson, H. Thorp, A. Warburton, and H. 
Arthur (secretary). 
WORLD ;.M;iv ryis 
A Gold Medal was awarded to Z. A. Ward, 
Esq., Northenden, for an excellent group. 
Silver-gilt medals were granted to A, 
Warburton, Esq., Haslingden ; Samuel 
Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range, who also 
obtained a Silver Medal for Odontoglossum 
crispum Samuel Gratrix ; Wm. Thompson, 
l^sq., Walton Grange ; and Col. J. Rutherford, 
M.P., Blackburn. 
A large Silver Medal was awarded to 
R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch ; and Silver 
Medals to W. R. Lee, Esq., Heywood, and 
A'lessrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham. 
Bronze Medals were granted to Rev. J. 
Crombleholme, Clayton-le-Moors, and Messrs. 
A. J. Keeling and Sons, Bradford. 
H. Arthur, Esq., Blackburn; Mr. W. 
Shackleton, Great Horton ; and Messrs. 
Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge Wells, also 
exhibited. 
AWARDS. 
First-Class Certificates. 
Odontoglossum eximium Tlene and Od. 
Prmcess Mary, of alm^ost solid colour, from 
Wm. Thompson, Esq. 
Brasso-Cattleya Cliftonii magnifica, magni- 
ficent flower of perfect shape, from W. R. 
Lee, Esq. 
Odontoglossum Harlequm West Point 
variety, flower brilliantly marked, from 
Samuel Gratrix, Esq. 
Odontoglossum amabile Fairlight, flower 
very large, fully 4 inches across, from Col. J. 
Rutherford, M.P. 
Awards of Merit. 
Cattleya Gratrixae, Lycaste Fairy Foot- 
steps, B.C. Md. Chas Maron West Point 
variety, and Odontoglossum Royal Purple, all 
from S. Gratrix, Esq. 
Odontoglossum Walton Gem, Od. eximium 
Violetta, Od. eximium Wm. Stevens, Od. 
amabile His Majesty, and Od. amabile 
Dorothy, all from Wm. Thompson, Esq. 
Laelio-Cattleya Lady Blanche and 
Odontoglossum Yellow Prince, both from J. 
Rutherford, Esq. 
Odontoglossum Purple Queen, from Z. A. 
Ward, Esq. 
Odontoglossum Thompsonianum Vine 
House variety, from A. Warburton, Esq. 
ORCHID 
