ISO 



THE GARDENER. 



[June 



Laird & Sinclair also sent a neat tray of spring flowers from their 

 Monifieth Nurseries, amongst which were the two very fine Narcissi, 

 " Emperor" and "Empress," the two best varieties of this interesting 

 genus ; several very })retty Primulas, including P. ciliata purpurea, 

 P. denticulata, P. margin ata, and the com})arutively new P. platy- 

 petala, the blue-flowered Arobus cyan us, the interesting Trillium 

 grandiflorum, etc. All these exhibits were much admired, and were 

 minutely inspected by many of the members at the close of the meet- 

 ing. Hearty votes of thanks were awarded the several speakers, and 

 the meeting terminated. 



ORCHIDS IN BLOOM 



At Newbattle Gardens, May lOrii, ISSl. 



iErides Fieldingi. 

 Cattleya citrina. 

 II Mossite. 

 Cypripedium barbatum. 

 Dendrobium Bensonia?. 



11 chrysotoxLira. 



II crystallinum. 



II Dalhousianutn. 



11 densiflorum. 



II Devonianum. 



II Falconeri. 



II Jamesianum. 



M literifloruni. 



Epideudrum vitellinum majus. 

 Oongora maculata. 

 Lffiha purpurata. 

 Lvcaste Skinnerii. 

 Masdevallia amabilis. 



Masdevallia b^lla. 



II Hirryana. 



II igiiea. 



n Liiidenii. 



II Veitchiana. 



Odontoglossum Alexandrse. 

 II cirrhosum. 



Hallii. 

 II Pescatorei. 



II Roezlii. 



Oncidium concolor. 

 II flexuosum. 



AVelltonii. 

 Phajus graadiflulius. 

 Saccolabium ampullaceum. 

 Vanda gigautea. 

 II siiavis. 

 II tricolor, 



W. Pkiest. 



[One of the varieties of Odoatoglossum— Pescatorei — at Newbattle, is the 

 most distinct and beautiful we have ever seen, the peculiarity of its markings 

 being a large purplish blotch, or rather spot, in the centre of each i)etal, 

 which makes it very effective and distinct. Anent the price of Orchids in those 

 days, a small plant of a new Cattleya was sold a few days ago by Messrs Thom- 

 son & Sons, of Tweed Vineyard, for 200 guineas. — Ed.] 



THE ASPARAGUS COMPETITION. 



This will be held in the horticultural department of the Bath and 

 West of England Society's Show at Tunbridge Wells, commencing on 

 Monday, June 6th. Notice from those desiring to compete should be 

 given to the secretary of the horticultural department, the Hon. and 



