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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[Mar 28, 1887. 
paste is not so ат but the form of petal superb ; it 
is rich dark m 
Ru ms 1 be the best of its class so far. The 
ana are broad, and what the fanciers term Rose- 
ved. 
esten certificated were Edward  Pohlmann 
handsome grey-edged quce эр good properties, the 
colours bright and well bal 
Abbé Lizst (Douglas) ewe to be a good green- 
edge. I have but three plants of it, and they have 
obtained three First-class Certificates this year. 
The truss and flowers are of very much the same 
type as чана Lightbody (Headley), the edge is а 
good green. Si Hewett (Douglas) has also 
been nady times certificated this year, so that they 
white paste. 
observe that in the eleven exhibitions the grey-edged 
Auricula George Lightbody (Headley) won “ уме, 
mium" five times. The exceptions were 1880, when 
Mr. Horner won “ premium " with Page's Champion ; 
in 1881 Mr. Douglas won with his seedling Mabel ; 
in 1883 the same exhibitor took “premium” with 
another seedling, Conservative; Mr. «эман won 
in 1884 with Prince of Greens ; Mr. Horn 
with his fine seedling grey-edge, “Greyhound: and 
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in the whole extent of the exhibition, selected a: 
where from the prize stands. J. Douglas. 
NARCISSUS GLORY OF LEYDEN. 
Ovr illustration of this new Narcissus (fig. 134) 
was taken from the specimens exhibited on May 10 
at the meeting of the Royal Ho: Itural Society 
This flower has E or е n 
rhaps hade light 
latest addition to the bioólor section, however, con- 
ower, an idea of which 
egg a First-class Certificate for it. The raiser 
s Mr. De Graaf, of Leyden 
HYPERIC UM CHINENSE. 
Tuts handsome St. John’s Wort, of which we give 
choice. o of greenh ouse · voee 
est Indies. ‘Ansty 4% Dii Miller the 
he wrote, some ten — later, it was 
warmer parts of the kingdom it does not, so far as 
our experience goes, flower freely in the open air. 
Hy monogynum is another name for it. For 
our illustration (fig. 135) we are indebted to Mr. K. 
L. Davidson, of Wernoleu, South Wales 
THe LIFEBOAT 
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last ‘concert of the Covent Garden 
FUND. 
rthat £70 was the result ‘a 
Lifeboat 
CALANTHES AND THEIR CUL- 
тя TURE. 
Ovr plants of the deciduous species which did 
not show signs of starting so early as "m this 
year were potted as soon as they енд ke. I wrote оп 
the introduction and culture of them at p. 105, vol. 
ix.; since that time I have noticed their growth in 
many gardens. Sometimes they are seen growing with 
the greatest vigour, at other times they are far from 
satisfactory. It is not difficult to explain the reason 
vember and December, or as cut flowers, the spikes 
Fic, 134,—narcissus GLORY OF LEYDEN. 
lasting two a three weeks in а moderately ё001 
room. Where they do not succeed, the failure is to 
be attributed ^» growing the plants in an unsuitable 
compost, and as many 
persons cannot obtain it, this will be good news to 
them. Turfy loam three parts, one part leaf-mould, 
nd decayed cow-manure, will grow them 
well. It may be necessary to add some rough sand 
and broken up charcoal. The pots require to be 
well-drained, but not so much as for Cattleyas, 
ntogl з, & Too low а temperature i 
ause of unsatisfactory results. The} 
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е better—they rather е - € the 
country in the rains. Sometimes an error is made 
of the gr 
they take a goodly supply of water. 
that a 5-inch pot should contain three small or 
medium-sized bulbs, and a 6-inch pot three large 
ones. 
I tried ten years ago to set the public - 
as regards the names, some of them bei 
sarily long. The first introduced species was c. 
vestita, white, with a yellow blotch in the centre. It 
is one of Dr. Wallich's discoveries in Moulmeing was ' 
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foit phe r4 ueni Street, and 
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the highest ever given in nt Street. adi 4 
variety with the red blotch was introduce 1d 
ies same time. C. Turneri Turne 
and C. ri 
also introduced by Messrs. i through 
collector, Mr. Thomas Lo Јах 
species is confounded with C. gue idi , bu 
re both deciduous, dati is! 
gigantea. 
the species is deciduous, the roots remain P 
It is very vigorous, and an pe 
addition to this section ; the flowers are и 
long spikes, are large in size, creamy-white, | 
