38 THE GARDENER. [Jan. 



Marie Stuart, and ^Miss Xightingale. The classes for cut-blooms are the most 

 popular with the growers, as they are invariably well filled — some of the 

 exhibits being really extraordinarily good. The way they are shown unfor- 

 tunately mitigates greatly against them. Complaints are often made of the 

 formality of the approved method of exhibiting cut-Roses ; but they compare 

 most favourably with the Chrysanthemums, as, in addition to their own good 

 foliage, they have a groundwork of beautiful Moss, whereas the Chrysanthe- 

 mum has nothing but the green boards to show them up. Why not use Moss 

 in this case also ? Real lovers of this flower, doubtless, do not heed the sur- 

 roundings, but there are many who do. Although good growers are numer- 

 ous in the south, the premier collection of cut - blooms of the year was 

 undoubtedly that which gained Mr Sunnington of Liverpool the Champion 

 Challenge Yase at the Kingston and Surbiton Show. It must be admitted 

 that the Liverpool growers are somewhat atmospherically favoured : at the 

 same time, there is no doubt that Mr Sunnington is thoroughly "at home" with 

 the Chrysanthemum, and for this reason his selection is instructive. Of 

 incurved varieties he staged Novelty, Inner Temple, Beauty, "White Venus, 

 Mrs Dixon, Jardin des Plants, Empress of India, Golden Empress of India, 

 Prince Alfred, Queen of England, John Salter, Sir Stafford Carey, Mrs Heale, 

 Lord Derby, Venus, Hero of Stoke Newington, Mrs G. Rundle, Princess of 

 Wales, Nil Desperandum, Lady Hardinge, White Beverley, Prince of Wales, 

 George Glenny, and White Venus ; and of Japanese varieties. La Nymphe, 

 Comtesse de Beauregard, Fleur Parfait, L'lncomparable, Apollo, Fulgore, 

 Laciniatum, La Frissure, Baronne de Frailly, Nuit d'Automne, Mdlle. 

 Moulix, Chang, Cry Kang, Meg Merrilees, Elaine, the Sultan, Bismarck, 

 Peter the Great, Soleil Levant, Hero of Magdala, Fair Maid of Guernsey, 

 Arlequin, M. Crousse, and Fulton. To the former selection may well be 

 added Lady Talfourd, Mrs Haliburton, Mr Brunlees, Isabella Bott, Miss 

 Mary Morgan, Dr Brock, Bella Donna, Golden Eagle, Mr Gladstone, Princess 

 of Teck, Lady Slade, Baron Beust, Here ward, and Yellow Perfection. Other 

 Japanese varieties that have been well shown are Magnum Bonum, Hiver 

 Fleur, Gloire de Toulouse, Grandiflora, Striatum, Triomphe du Nord, the 

 Daimio, Red Dragon, Dr Masters, Red Gauntlet, Meteor, Purpureum album, 

 James Salter, Bouquet Fait, the Mikaido, and Oracle. On account of their 

 greater novelty the stands of Japanese varieties command the largest share 

 of attention, and no private collection can be called complete without a good 

 selection of them being included. They are too stiff in growth for training ; 

 but grown as standards they are wonderfully attractive, and being rather late- 

 iiowering, help to prolong the season considerably. Those incurved varieties 

 recommended for training into specimens are the best for growing for cut- 

 blooms and decorative purposes ; and probably no four more useful varieties 

 exist than the "Rundle family "and Julie Lagravere, and should be grown 

 in great quantities if the demand is large. 



" A Southern Coerespondent. 



CATTLEYA LABI AT A AT BOTHWELL CASTLE. 

 A FINE specimen of this magnificent Orchid has recently flowered at 

 Bothwell Castle. It had 22 blooms open on it at once. Three spikes 

 had 4, three had 3 blooms each ; and one leaf, where there was no ap- 

 pearance of a stem or spike, showed 2 blooms, but brought only one 



