October 23, 1915 



HORTICULTUKE 



535 



CYPRIPEDIUM ROTHSCHILDIANUM 



Among the large family of ladies' slippers one finds 

 some very interesting and peculiar members, one of them 

 being C. Eothsehildiamim. A glance at the accompany- 

 ing picture will plainly sliow the characteristics by which 

 it differs from the ordinary run of cypripediums, chief 

 among them being the singularly shaped staniinode, 

 with its whorls, of white-tipped hairs which gives the 

 flower a very fantastic appearance. The main color of 

 the flowers is a deep chocolate brown laid over a dull 

 green ground. This cypripedium will succeed under the 

 treatment usually given the warm growing section of 

 the genus and the wannest place one can find for it 

 will not be any too warm. Small receptacles will be 

 found best and as a compost a good quality of osmunda 

 fibre with the addition of a little fibroiis loam or live 

 sphagnum moss, but fibre alone will do should it be 

 diflicult to obtain the latter two ingredients. It will be 

 found well to grow them susjiended from the roof of the 

 warm house, shading them hut slightly during the warm 

 summer months. Cypripediums should never be al- 

 lowed to remain dry at the roots for any length of time 

 and the atmosphere in which they are growing should 

 be charged with moisture at all times by frequently 

 damping down the walks and between the plants and on 

 all bright days the plants may be sprayed overhead t<i 

 keep down insect pests. 



Xaugatuck, Conn. 



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BRITISH HORTICULTURE. 



The Horticultural Trades Association. 



At tlie annual meeting of this Asso- 

 ciation, a satisfactory report was pre- 

 sented of tlie year's working. W. Cutli- 

 bertson, of Dobbie & Co., Edinburgh, 

 president; C. A. Pearson, secretary, 

 and the members of the Council were 

 re-elected. E. A. Bunyard, W. Thom- 

 son, and E. Merryweather were ap- 

 pointed to fill vacancies on the Coun- 

 cil. The president alluded to the 

 severe loss the Association had sus- 

 tained by the deaths of D. W. Thomson, 

 of Edinburgh, a member of the Council 

 and T. A. H. Rivers, a former presi- 

 dent, and on his proposal a vote of 

 sympathy with the relatives was 

 passed. 



Autumn Roses. 



.■\ splendid array of blooms was seen 

 at the autumn show of the .National 

 Rose Society, in London, on Sept. 16. 

 A high standard prevailed throughout, 

 the competition in most of the class- 

 es being exceedingly keen. The Cory 

 cup, presented by Reginald Cory for 

 the best new seedling climbing rose 

 shown at all or any of the Society's 

 shows this year was won by Wni. Paul 

 & Son, with Paul's Scarlet Climber, a 

 meritorious variety, which lias pre- 

 viously received honors at the Society's 

 summer show, and at the R. H. S. show 

 at Chelsea. The chief award in the 

 premier class for 36 blooms of exhibi- 

 tion roses, was obtained by Alex. Dick- 

 son & Sons. Amongst the new intro- 

 ductions, S. M. McGredy & Son, the 

 well-known Irish raisers, received a 



gold medal for Golden Emblem, a dec- 

 orative garden rose, of the Rayon d'Or 

 type. The same firm were awarded cer- 

 tificates for Modesty, a H. T., pink, 

 fiushed creamy white. National Em- 

 blem, velvety crimson H. T., and Tip- 

 perary, a deep saffron yellow H. T. 



National Dahlia Society. 

 Owing to the Crystal Palace being in 

 the hands of the military authorities 

 the venue of the dahlia show was trans- 

 ferred to the Royal Horticultural Hall, 

 in London. The Cory cup, given for 

 a group of decorative garden dahlias, 

 was taken liy W. Treseder, Ltd., of 

 Cardiff. Collarette dahlias, which ap- 

 pear to be increasing in popularity, 

 produied a good show. Cheal & Son. 

 gained the first prize in singles with a 

 fine display. W. H. ."Vosett. 



SOLANUMS 



Solanuins may be iiropagated by cut- 

 tings, although seeds are more com- 

 monly used commercially. January is 

 perhaps the best time to plant the 

 seeds. Cuttings may be taken from 

 old cut-down plants that have started 

 into growth. They are inserted in 

 sand with bottom heat. They will root 

 quickly and are planted singly into 

 pots. When well established the tips 

 are pinched back to induce a bushy 

 growth. 



The seedlings should be planted into 

 pots as soon as possible. In June they 

 are planted out into the open ground. 

 Here they may remain until Septem- 

 ber giving them careful cultivation 

 freiinently. If for any reason the 

 plants can not be set into the open 



field, give them an airy house in order 

 to insure the moving of the pollen to 

 fertilize the flowers. 



hi September the plants are potted 

 up. The soil used consists ot three 

 parts loam, one part well-rotted cow 

 manure, or leaf mold, and a little sand. 

 Plenty of drainage should be put in 

 each pot. When the plants need it a 

 little liquid manure may be applied 

 from time to time, 



Solanum Pseudo-capsicum is the 

 "Jerusalem Cherry," an old fashioned 

 plant reaching a height of three to 

 four feet and bearing an abundance of 

 scarlet or yellow fruit. It is often 

 seen in window gardens. Solanum cap- 

 sicastruin attains a height of but two 

 feet. It has orange red or scarlet 

 fruit and is also used in window gar- 

 dens. This is known also as the "Win- 

 ter Cherry." These two are the species 

 commonly used for Christmas sale. 

 There are many other Solaiiums and 

 some are of value to the florist. For 

 sub-tropical gardens we have S. robust- 

 um, S. gifjanteum, and S. Warscewiczii. 



Solanum crispum has very fragrant, 

 bluish-purple flowers prodiued abun- 

 daiitly in large corymbs. It grows to 

 a height of fourteen feet against a wall 

 and is moreover, hardy. 



S. Wendlandii, S. jasminoides, S. 

 Se;iforlhianum, and S. pensile make 

 fine greenhouse climbers. The first is 

 one of the best climbers grown. It has 

 bright, blue-purple flowers borne in en- 

 ormous terminal clusters. It may be 

 propagated by cutting the old vine into 

 short pieces and inserting in sand. 

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.Amherst, .Mass. 



