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sulphur-yellow, but the lip is primrose-yellow. The large size 

 of the flower, equalling that ot the common S. macrantha, 

 and the graceful evergreen foliage render this one of tlie 

 tinest Orcliids in cultivation. Two very pretty forms of Cat- 

 telya Eldorado were noteworthy. One named Painted Lady, 

 from SirTrevor Law- 

 rence, had the sepals 

 and petals snow- 

 white, the lal)ellum 

 deep orange-yellow 

 in the -throat, and 

 adorned with a small 

 cri m s o n - ni a g e n t a 

 blotch at the lip. 

 The other form was 

 named Albo-splcnd- 

 ens, in which the lip 

 Avas m ore highly 

 colored. The variety 

 named W a 1 1 i s i i , 

 which is cjuite white 

 with the exception of 

 a yellow throat, was 

 also shown. These 

 Eldorado Cattleyas 

 are particularly valu- 

 able, as they always 

 flower at this season 

 when Orchid bloom 

 is scarce. Dendrob- 

 iiim revolutiim, a 

 ^mall inconspicuous 

 flowered species, but 

 interesting botanic- 

 ally, was awarded a 

 botanical certificate, 

 as was also Maxil- 

 laria fuscata with 

 reddish-brown flow- 

 ers not iniattractive. 

 One of the mostim- 

 portant certificated 

 plants was the new 

 Spiraa gigantea, a 

 hardy herbaceous 

 plant from Kamts- 

 chatka, and said to be 

 a form of 6". Kamts- 

 chatica. It is a noble 

 plant, rising with a 

 stout erect steni fully 

 eight feet high, 

 clothed with large 

 vine-like leaves near- 

 ly a foot across, and 

 terminated by a long 

 plume-like cluster of 

 white blossoms after 

 the manner of 5. ve- 

 niista or S. Vlmaria. 

 It will be a grand ad- 

 dition 'to our list of 

 plants that thrive on 

 damp soil, by the 

 margin of a stream 

 or lake, and no doubt 

 it will prove quite 

 hardy with you. It 

 was shown by 

 Messrs. Paul, of dies- 

 hunt. Another first 

 rate new hardy plant 

 wasSpath's variety of 

 the Siberian Dog- 

 wood {Cor)iics sib eri- 

 ca Spdthii), shown by 

 Messrs. Veitch. It is 

 one of the most strik- 

 ing variegated shrubs 

 I have seen, the 

 leaves being of a bright yellow, l)roadly margined and marked 

 with various shades of pale green. It showed no traces of 

 sun burning in the foliage, so common among bright-leaved 

 shrubs. In view of the hardiness and vigor of the Siberian 

 Dogwood, this variety will most likely prove as valuable for 



Fisj. 125. — Tigridia buccifei^a. — See |)age 4 



ornamental planting as any variegattd shrub we have, and will 

 be hardy, no dou.bt, in America. A good addition to single 

 Bouvardias we have in the new sort, Mrs. Robert (ireen, shown 

 by Mr. May, one of the leading maiket florists about London. 

 It is a sport from the President Cleveland variety and pos- 

 sesses all the good 

 points of that popular 

 sort. It is dwarf and 

 vigorous and pro- 

 duces large and 

 abundant trusses of 

 salmon-j^ink flowers 

 — a tint ditt'erentfrom 

 that of old sorts. It 

 will be a good plant 

 both for market- 

 grower and general 

 gardener. Two ex- 

 ceptionally hand- 

 some new ferns wor- 

 thily won certificates. 

 One was a pendulous 

 form of the common 

 Pteris s err. 11 lata, 

 named Plumosa. It 

 has long fronds, 

 crested or tasselled 

 at the extremities, 

 which hang in a 

 gracefifl way on all 

 sides of the ]3ot, which 

 is quite hidden by 

 them. It is sure to 

 become popular both 

 for pots and hanging 

 baskets. Mr. Cole- 

 man, of Timbridge 

 Wells, exhibited it. 

 The other fern was 

 Cyrtomiuin falcaium 

 Fensoiui, a handsome 

 form of a well-known 

 green-house fern, 

 having bold, deep 

 green, shining 

 fronds. Alltheabove 

 were novelties, but a 

 certificate was also 

 voted to the old Big- 

 nonia Cher ere, from 

 Ginnea, so as to em- 

 phasise the merits 

 of a green -ho use 

 climber, which was 

 formerly more com- 

 monly grown than 

 now. It is a strong 

 climber witli large 

 foliage, and pro- 

 duces, at this time of 

 the year, huge clust- 

 ers of long trumpet- 

 shaped flowers of a 

 deep maroon crim- 

 son. The specimens 

 came from Sir 

 George Mackay's 

 garden, one of the 

 most beautiful in Sur- 

 rey, teeming, as it 

 does, with a wealth 

 of beautiful plants 

 out of the ordinary 

 run. The lovely .5/>- 

 nonia ij'ecpmd) jas- 

 min aides, also a 

 green-house climber 

 with large clusters 

 of trumpet flowers, 

 white, with carmine 

 centres, was also shown in perfection from the same garden. 

 An important exhibit was that from Mr. Anthony Waterer, 

 of Knap Hill, consisting of about a score of seedling variefies 

 of Lilium auratuin, all difierent from the original forni, and 

 varying in color from a rich crimson to pure white minutely 



