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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[БЕртЕмвив 14, 1895, 
through the woods on the heights above the 
town, which form delightfully shaded and shel- 
tered walks, affording charming glimpses of the 
bay and surrounding hills. Here come the 
townspeople in the evenings of week-days during 
summer, and it is a favourite walk on the Sab- 
bath evening after kirk, The English visitor 
is struck with the quiet peacefulness of the 
Sunday in Rothesay, no vehicle plying for hire 
on land, and no boat upon the sea. ver 
ae a is closed, and no element of discord 
is heard i 6: public streets, What would 
incite to a elo on in London, is here 
acquiesced in, and more—appreciated. 
The horticultural features of Rothesay are many 
interestin and planta, regarded 
as tender in are hardy during the 
winter, — violent storms in November last, 
ed by scathing winds, and followed by the 
February, left their mark on many 
е aget show the effects of rough 
winds, Evergreens are plentiful, and they give the 
line of the shore а furnished appearance at mid- 
winter. The neighbourhood of Rothesay is famous 
for the fine quality of the Strawberries and Goose- 
berries grown there; considerably over 100 acres of 
land being devoted to the growth of the former fruit, 
The overflow after supplying the wants of Rothesay, 
finds a sale at Glasgow and elsewhere, Flowers 
has on either side lofty and wide-spreading trees, 
Two magnificent Ash trees of great age, which from 
At Son thbank, about 3 miles from the town, 
resides Will pencer, Esq., who possesses an 
admirably-furnished place, where there are seve 
glass erections, a select a of Orchids, Wiese, 
and other foliaged plan ta; indeed, all that one could 
0 
A few m 
eee eee with all its a rt treasures and 
ons, was destroyed by a 
fire which took ы! in 1876, but fortunately, —.— 
valuable pictures —most of them family portraits 
saved. 
of "eise charm. The visitor feels that 
the hands of t Mr. Michael "cien the — m 
en s de 8 d gardens are in safe 
; — cru vm plant- 
1 
flowers from low to high levels т, quality ; and he 
considers his work is not yet completed. While 
filling municipal office, he was an — florist, 
growing Pansies, Hollyhocks, &c., and joining in the 
fray on the exhibition stage. His enthusiasm led 
him to resign his ordinary avocation and start a florist 
in the handsof hi me ( Cuthbertson, 
The business of Dobbie & Co. 
ry in Rothesay, and 
"wis and Fyfe, 
ist 
hibitor, } 15 a nursery here; he is a raiser of very fine 
me. M ieties, а grower and exhibitor of Dahlias, 
ons, &c, Near him is Mr. Michael Cuthbert- 
en pem has an extensive collection of hardy plants, 
and like his neighbours, makes & specialty of Pansies 
i Vi And when the visitor is at Rothesay, 
e renowned Kyles of Bute, 
drew ТЫ another famous Pansy grower, 
has a —ͤ— R. D 
NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PLANTS, 
DENDROBIUM SANGUINEUM, Rolfe, n, sp.* 
RED Dendrobium is certainly 
something novel. No such species has before appeared 
in cultivation, so far as I have been able to discover, 
and if such an one has ever been described, I have 
The plant has been submitted to Kew for determi- 
nation, and has received the above name, in allusion 
to its unusual and brilliant colour. It belongs to 
the section Clavipes, and has sler stems about 
3 feet long, with a fusiform thickened part, some 3 to 
4 inches long, and with eight ridges 
in which respect it resembles D, 
Swartz. 
The lip is small, much undulate in front, and whitish 
with some purple lines and spots. It was intro- 
buan, North Borneo, and will probably 
т Maiayan = сэз 
as floriferous as D, crumenatum, a good plant won ld 
ing object. The flower produced is 
the first one after importation. In any case, it is 
very interesting discovery, on account of its 
sane. Ra ete — 
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ORCHID NOTES 9- AND G LEANINGS, 
ODONTOGLOSSUM Um ОВО - SKINNERI, 
CRAWSHAY'S VAR. 
ALTHOUGH imported many “cg 0, O 
, d ng 
glossum Uro-Skinneri is a ма iil dul 
varieties of it are — гө? One of the 
with eight ridges. 
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8 
e-lobes 
obtuse, undulate : : dise . — thickened 
saccate-oblong, 3 lines Colum 
pals and petals — 
spots at the margin; call 
Borneo, R. А. Rolfe, callus yellow. Nativo 
largest and best is in the possession of De 
Crawshay, Esq., at Rosefield, Sevenoaks, From the B. 
tip of the upper sepal to the apex of the lip the bn 
measures 24 inches; the petals p. E e: * 
and the lip 14 inches across. 
petals are pale greenish-white, "e „ 
purplish-brown, the lower sepals being also ful 
with purple. The lip is white, densely Spotted with 
light rosy-lilac. Striking features in the flower 
beyond its size are the breadth and eve n arrange | 
ment of the segments, and the uniformity of their 
spotting. | 
CYPRIPEDIUM Bye Hort, Sander, бтп | 
merican Gardening, | 
With Wie. to the эзе ып 1 p by the writer 4 
in the Orchid Review (Gardener onicle, Set, 
p. 266), in explanation of his error pen | 
plant, to the effect that there are two plante us 
Cypripedium <a on it would. be well ii 
he calls C, praestans, Y Was s published. In Чү 
note, he refers to C. præstans Kimballianum, which 
d 
— er which are ancient history to to Ordi | 
grow 
The voluntary description of C. Kimballimum - 
too, given (Gardeners’ Chronicle -— 7, 1895 u 
equally 5 The plant was prope - 
described by Mr. Gr merican Gardening, mi. 
courtesy demands chat the work of our 
cousin should be recognised, J. OB. 
F м ANCE, 
M. N x ВвїАпЕВ is те 
as a locii of planta, ри ёт: of Orchids and. 
iums, His fine garden is e cultivated by hit 
gardener, M. Dauvinat. through m | 
d'Epernay. This variety is of dw: 
habit, with stout petioles, and leaves of a fine dull 
colour ; it will soon become popular, bi 
the same purposes as are C. rp peer 
argyrites, We were surprise вее two | 
Agave americana in full жеө + їп — 5 feet 4 
The flower-spikes measure a foot in rers 
base, and are nearly 8 yards in ee 
numerous branches, with heavy umbels of yellow 
flowers, the whole plant suggesting an ‘am 
usual 
continent, we admired a good collec 
bloom, and a splendid lot of Phlox, carefally selected | 
for веей, the collection of dwarf white and e 
ties were excellent. We cannot say too m 
seen, amongst th 
hybrid PET 
S. Wendlandii x S. controversus, the er 
yet named, but will soon be described, it 
free-flowering and quick growing. We hr 
describing this hybrid, to give also а Р 
reproduction of it. 
