430 THE GARDENER. [Sept. 



Messrs Kelway for their Gladioli, to Messrs Cannell for their Petunias, and 

 to Messrs Lee for the hardy plants. 



First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants : — 



Cattleya Chamherlainiana (Veitch). — A beautiful hybrid between C. Leopold! 

 and C, Dowiana, the former parentage predominating. The sepals and petals 

 are narrow, of a purplish crimson hue, the lip being fringed and rich purple in 

 colour. 



Boicvardia Alfred NewiRr (Bull). — The double American Bouvardia which 

 has been repeatedly described in these pages. Some of the umbels on the 

 plant shown had over a dozen flowers of neat form. 



Adiantum ancitense (Bull). — One of the pedate section of ]Maidenhair Ferns, 

 the pinnules being oblong in shape and very closely placed, forming a neat 

 frond of moderate size. 



Adhiiojderis australis (Bull). — A pretty but well-known little Fern with 

 neat palmately divided fronds, the divisions being linear in form. 



Gladiolus Vdargo (Kelway). — A handsome variety. Flowers large, of a rich 

 scarlet colour, with a few darker streaks. The blooms are very closely placed 

 in the sj^ike, which is massive and imposing in appearance. 



Asplenium xttcrioides. — Mr C. Green, The Gardens, Pendell Court, Bletch- 

 ingley, was accorded a first-class certificate for a Fern under the above 

 name. It is a native of Lord Howe's Island, and has pinnate dark-green 

 fronds, the pinnte having narrow tooth-like segments closely set on the stalks. 

 In general outline the frond is acutely elliptical, 8 to 12 inches long, the 

 pinnae 1 to 4 inches long. 



C er eus pect'matus {Crowoher). — A species with peculiar barrel-shaped stems, 

 covered with reddish spines, form quite a close network on the surface. 



Cereus gigantcus (Croucher). — A strongly ribbed form with greyish or blush 

 spines, much larger than the last. 



EchinocactnsWistizenii (Croucher). — Also strongly ribbed. The spines very 

 strong and long, curved at the extremity. A few white filaments are dibtri- 

 buted amongst the spines. 



Abies canadensis varicgata (Waterer). — A variegated form of the Canadian 

 Abies, the young shoots being very prettily marked with white. 



Malva moschata alba. — Messrs H. Cannell & Sons were awarded a first-class 

 certificate for this plant, which is a beautiful variety of Mallow with pure 

 white flowers. These are produced in great abundance, and the plant being 

 quite hardy, it is a really valuable addition to the list of border plants. No 

 doubt the flowers would prove very useful for cutting. — Journal of Horticulture. 



THE WEATHER TN THE SOUTH-WEST OF SCOTLAISrD. 



This has been one of the coldest, most sunless, and damp summers 

 on record. Excepting about ten days in the latter part of May, there 

 has, up till the time we write, not been anything like a summer day. 

 The night temperature in July was often at 40°, and on the morning 

 of the 3d of August, there was ice as thick as a sixpenny-piece found 

 on the glass of cold frames between six and seven o'clock a.m. 



D. T. D. 



