Jusa 8, 1895.) THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 721 
the stigmas, and fertilise the ovules. There The Large Gold Modal of the Society was awarded it, Ar jarge specimen of Dendrobium infundibulum, è white Onttleys 
is, therefore, cient mechanism for at one and ranged charming new foliage plants were supab Momia, ©. Lawrenosana, Lailia tenehrom, and some good 
the same tims facilitating a cross, and et the same time Orchids, as bright end fresh-looking as when they leti Odontogiossum 
» if not ting, self-fertilisation or pollination. the nursery, Their number was so great, thet it will suffice In the ot Orabide te 
The include: a number of species, such as the Dog- to name only a few of the best, Of these, perhaps, the bioom), for purserymen, et, Mr, Jas. 
Violet, V. canina, the little marsh Violet, V. palustris, specimen of the white Lelia-like Dendrobium Johnsonia, This group was set owl with the vanene of Læha 
pretty 
and the yellow alpine Vio'et, V. bifora. The protean V. 
type offers certain points of great interest, inasmuch 
as it bas originated in some fashion or other the present races 
Fans e and bedding Violas, once distinguishable by definite 
portant part i ly history of the cultivated p may 
point ont that the natural result of inre t fertilisation, ou d 
r ** é 1 1 ee lea to 
1 to reversion which 
a plants pose The third method is to endea- 
vour to build up the Pansy again, as indeed M. Carr àre is said 
to have done, and to have thus produced from the wild V. tri- 
color (whatever that may be) plants very like those of the 
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at on side, Mesers. F. SANDER 
& Co., of St. Albans, arranged a brilliant display of the 
Tare species and of new plants, the group having 
a frontage of over certainly one of the finest 
and most * 
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novel and besutiful apecias and variation, 
and the sicgularlooking hy 0. 
Rackeri, and a fine white form of it; 
white Diss, were 
Continuing the groups not for petition, and 
which form the bone of howe, we 
a grand group staged by Messrs. B. 8. WII aaa & BOR 
Victoria and Paradise Nu t owny, pro 
minent among whose good th were a new white form of 
Zygopetalum (Pescatoren) Roerlii, the “red tipped 
Zygopetalum (Pesostores) - rubena, some 
grand plants of Vanda tares Andar- 
8 Oalanthe veratrifolia, the 
Epidendrum majos, E. Imperator, and other pretty 
flowered, and the group wee creditable in every reapect. The 
aud prize fell to F. Harpy, g., Tyntesfield, Ashton-on- 
purpurata seh be knows so well how t cultivate, arranged 
With them being plants of Miltowis vesiliaria, i 
anà E, x O'Brienianum, end other el! 
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the lee were represented bette then in amy 
ether collection, which contained a «pectmen of Subralia 
Fag., Mave field Hall, Wilmslow, 
principally Oettleyas, among were iwe 
te O, Mosina; end Mr. Jas. Cypraea wae Bed, with 
ich Latine > 
For the bost ot 
ist; K. Anon., Bag., Wimaow, 
n A shton- on-Mer ey, Bd, the ashes being good 
and well-arranged group embraced 
hy were the 
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the fine ©. è ame large 
oriepum, of which the moet notewor 
blotched O, ©, Alfred, the large pure white O, 6. 
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the best collection of swnd- 
lings went to Taos. @taTTem, Eq. ; ond the 2n4 prize to 
K. Aswworrn, Esg, neither collection being remarketie, 
although Mr & when wih. + EN a oh 41 4 6 4 
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which chararterises bis exhibite. 
The following Plan's reosived op eg rere 
pce a hag sod Ash worth’s White. from E. Ashworth. . 
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Sobralia x ee Le 
Sobralia x Veitchii roses, F. Bandar & Co. 
Rriocneme sandorm, from F Bander A Co, ee ee 
