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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Aucvsr 30, 1919, 
Clusiana and T. ste 
ellata—but in all of these the 
inner surface is unbroken by amy such streak of 
colour. 
re are several Tulips Yon. when 
the 
way, so that the flower was E 
indistinguishable from typical examples 
Meis wee” roblems: involved are ied 
V. E. Dykes, Charterhouse, 
Godalming. 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
GRANDIFOLIUS. 
px on of splend M flowered speci- 
wi hree 
ese are inserted = а 
Ж a ee 
they will form young р plants. 
291,.Hornby Road, 
CATTLEYA DAMARIS. 
A NOBLE flower of this handsome Cattleya, 
raised at tonbirt, is sent by Mr. H. G. 
Alexander, Orchid grower to тае Coh Өр Сео 
Holford, My ge = etbury as ob- 
tained by crossing C. Lord Кеи (Саз- 
kelliana owiana aurea Artemis 
(Gaskelli x Iris), rais bi Ww birt, and 
from the Royal зү пові on July 2, 
1912; the obj and im 
троп the fas cei and colou 
that showy 
success: 
e 
large fowered Cattleyas in its paren 
carry on improve 
louring Fat the lip of 
hybrid, an effort which has ei 
y accomplished. Eia of the 
tained, C. Iris not appearing except in np crt 
2d of the sepals and petals, which are 
white, delicately rga with rosy-mauve. The 
lip is one of the largest and most perfect in form: 
of any of the Cattleyas, the broad, wavy-edged, 
. well-rounded front being bright purplish crim- 
son, s * ding over the margins of 
the side disc base of p x 
lo The and 
are bright tir rome yellow, Жаага with o 
in the centre and chan 
the margin. ба 
and yellow 
CATTLEY A oar 
fidis IETY 
anging to white fowanls 
tube a icu ~~ Be natn € 
th, and the 
WIGAN'S 
obtained for this 
А Е 
fine Cattleya by ae pum Sir T Wigan at the 
House collection, Gravel ly 
wers 
The жаы як оа 
ан white 
4; 
the Roy od vem n" Society on 
1901, and hree-flo wered 
AC: lines extend- 
, where there are two 
ing 
white herd one on each side. 
of these 
October Же 
na ue 
ped when 
white patches are 
P 
ad ot enc the boro which it 
А ед the bima sent instance, de ей: 
bloomed in its brighter, normal sea 
LAELIO.CATTLEYA eae sh 
spike of this pretty 
rid between Mp rere ‘Rhoda (Handy. 
ana (С. 
Dowiana x L, urata) is sent us by Messrs. 
age and Black, Slo ош, Ше дш with whom 
it is flowerin, e first ti n form 
th a slight rose 
ve tinged with yer 
low, p pos 2р bright purple ~ vith white lin 
beneath the 
Аа Lasuo carm A 
on 
5 oP fe ха (С. алде р в, grandiflora) 
Dayana) 
он also sent by Mess Flory Black. The 
flower is as large as aha Тай Catia para 
and like it in form. The hich a 
usually broad, are БИЕ. ma Ыр ihe 
uv 
penes petals being per p in onu but with 
veining of darker mauve. The much-frilled 
lip is light ре, with shaded orange base 
and lighter veining 
NDROBIUM AMOEN 
е of this pretty little н-к аге 
saldo, Esq 
flowering in the collection of J. An 
Fic BASAL BLOTCHE ES OF 
(3) A red конт 
TULIPS. 
Tulip; ba black on 
Tulipa анон 45 
se 
yellow. (4) base _ black, 
edged with deep yellow. (See p. 113.) 
Sebaik adiri the home of a large number 
E curious species, as well as those 
Sat d iow; ge a ids. The eiat 
slender bear numerous fragrant flowers, 
one to three together, white, tipped with rose, 
the apex of the li g enta colour, an 
the base havi liam d s. It was firs 
Burma and the e Himalaya region; 
ed Bes of the size and showiness of the 
from the different 
marked It is o et MIN MEN HN NR D P iren 
the na ccs npe ir ре р. esochiorum D. marmora 
lower 
PARRE ' temperature 
Езен Dendrobiums, Haron ic а occupy а 
arm moist house in the g season. 1 
ATTLEYA die p DS. 
THERE are several i of DEN Fabia | 
(Doviana a aurea X [Aeris giving whi 
c way an 
forms when crossed Pee flows with 
intensified colouring w dul the other way. | 
irte pellet ie epe hen. crossed e 
a proportion of white : 
an à, which 
resulted in all rose-c bre progeny a Gard. 
a түне vai 1907, p. 21), the seedlings give © 
8 
“The Ж is ini grey E although the points 
as yet obscure. One thing is evident, and 
ч is uw the к °ї white- 
petalled f gage immensely under 
hs skilful pre of the hybridist. 
SWEET PEAS. 
most gardens t 1 у 
of iPad Pea is секис , аз 
greatly admired and ar — 
decorations. Nothi is. gained dao ` 
the plants to produce flowers oe so h le 
middle of April, because і 
sunshine the wth one per жетт h 
lack aar, and substance. The best 
AETR are ned from ants go 
under ао cool conditions in а ligh 
and ай house. Earl flowers may 5 
obtained from plants raised in September by 
n seeds in зен о А pots an i Ne 
seedlings growi y in a cold frame | 
in January, ba aa they should pire n 
ary i " January hey spot ge ре 
cool house and potted tow 
month. 
flowers for cutting 
own either in ‘boxes 0r 
ren vic yox or 
the ГК d. of 
be . 
be used, preference be given 5 
strong loam, enriched with some decayed manure 
and bone m lime ru ng adde К 
Р th 
the зеш 
most касык. 
the growth 
ar 
n 
genial by occasionally damping. 
Cere the plants o bright days. 
uring their aad: x active g 
Pea planis duda never b с 
isture at the root 
owi 
An intelli ent grow 
more » liberal treatment to Sweet x 
in a rest x | root area than кте 
trenches. there is any likelihood o оао 
supply of rem ‘teal ot t Mer 
Sw Peas a av: idee 
coi of plan to е ford 
shoots; some ge Pre pi je во ros 
aid in me a connection if applied to Ў 
in liquid 
es. of Sweet 
The aes і 
do best under 24-8 Marsan Holmes, 
White, Thos. Stevenson, W: d. 
Purple and Hercules ate excellent Р.Т. 
ep embrace most of the desirable colours. 1 
