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NEW PLANTS, ETC 



XAECI8SUS. 



Croesus. — One of the finest and motst bril- 

 liant of the flat-croAvned varieties. It has a- 

 fine cr-eam-wliite periantli, and a broad, 

 frilled, flattened crown of brilliant orange- 

 yellow shade. F.C.C., R.H.S., April 2. Mr. 

 A. M. Wilson, Shovel, Bridgwater. 



Pedestal. — A handsome trumpet variety 

 with a shapely and regular white perianth, 

 and a rather straight-cut golden trumpet of 

 deep shade. A.M., E.H.S., April 2. Mr. A. 

 M. Wilson. 



Ivilliccrankie. — A beautiful trumpet daffo- 

 dil with .soft creamy perianth and yellow, 

 frilled trumpet, A.M., E.H.S.. April 2. Mr. 

 A. M. "Wilson, Shovel, Bridgwater. 



PRIMULA MRS. JAMES DOUGLAS. 



Tliis handsome primula is of quite 

 auricula-like character, the stout leaves hav- 

 ing a little mealiness. The flower stem is 

 stout and erect, and carries a cluster of 

 bright purplii&h-blue flowers of about the 

 same size as a good alpine auricula. A.M., 

 R.H.S., April 2. Mr. Jas. Douglas, Great 

 Bookham. 



ROSES. 



3Irs. E. Alford. — A beautiful new H.T. 

 ro8e of good size and shape ; the colour is 

 rich pink. The outer petals have their 



gins rolled back a little after the fashion of 

 La France. A.M., R.H.S., April 2. Messrs. 

 Lowe and Shawyer, Uxbridge. 



Mrs. C Reed.— A large, full, and finely- 

 formed H.T. rose of soft cream colour, the 

 cream being faintly and exquisitely suffused 

 with the merest suggestion of pink. A lovely 

 H.T. variety. A.M., R.H.S., April 2. Messrs. 

 Lowe and Shawyer, Uxbridge. 



PRIMl'LA JULI^. 



A new hardy primula found in the Cau- 

 casus. It has smootli, crenate Leaves, and 

 produces its purple-mauve flowers after the 

 fashion of the common primrose. A.M., 

 R.H.S., April 2. Mr. Baker, Oxford Botanic 

 Gardens. 



PELARGONIUM AMBROSIA. 



A A^ery effective zonal pelargonium, and of 

 excellent habit for summer bedding. Tlie neat 

 leaves have a well-marked dark zohc ; the 

 flowens are large, borne in good trusses on 

 stout stems, and their colour is a pleasing 

 shade of pink. A.M., R.H.S., April 2. Mr. 

 Phillip Ladds, Sw^anley Junction. 



CYMBIDIUM PAUWELSI, THE DELL 



VARIETY. 



A splendid plant of this fine orchid was 

 shown, carrying a long arching spike of 

 twenty large flowers. The parents were C. 

 Lowianum and C. insigne. Tlie flowers are 

 creamy-buff, dotted and lined with rich 

 brown, and with heavier bright brown mark- 

 ings on the lip. F.C.C., R.H.S., April 2. 

 Baron Bruno Schroder (grower, Mr. Shill). 

 The Dell, Egham. 



L^LIO-CATTLEYA McBEANIANA. 



This charming hybrid waet obtained by 

 crot^sing La^lia anceps Schroderiana with 

 Cattleya Sclircklerfe. The floAvers are of good 

 cattleya size, with broad white sepals and 

 petals, boldly marked with deep purple. 

 E. ('.( ., RTFS., April 2. Messrs. J. and A. 

 McBoau, Cooksbridge. 



L^LIO-CATTLEYA ORAMA, 



This is a splendid orchid derived from L.-c. 

 Dominiana and L.-c. Bletchleyensis. It is 

 niuch like the former, but of finer size and 

 ricli colouring. The sepaKs and petals are 

 i^uh purple, Avkile the large lip is dark crim- 

 '■^on-purple. A.:\r., R.H.S., April 2. Messrs. 

 Jas. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea. 



CYPRIPEDIUM ROGER SANDER. 



A small, neat, and interesting flower that 

 jias resulted from crossing C. Godefroyae and 

 • .g/a^^t^f>phyllum. The ground colour is 

 ^^'hitish, and this is freely veined and shaded 

 }^!th deep red-purple. A.M., R.H.S., April 

 Messi-s. Sander and Sons, St. Albans. 



ODONTIODA COOK80NLE, COBB'S 



VARIETY. 



A very fine and showy variety with flowers 

 of good wize. The colouring is inten.'^e crim- 

 son-scarlet, flushed wnth I'ose towards the 

 edges of sepals and i)etals, and with a few 

 light whitish marks. The apex of the lip is 

 pure white. A.M., R.H.S., April 2. Walter 

 Cobb, Rsq. (gardener, Mr. C. J. Salter), Nor- 

 manhurst, Rusper, Horsham. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM HIS MAJESTY. 



A bold and handsome odontoglossum of 

 u)irecorded parentage. llie flowers are of 

 excellent size and tshnpe, and disposed with 



L.ELIO-CATTLEYA TRI3IYRA. 



A particularly beautiful hybrid obtained 

 by crossing Cattleya Trianae with L.c. Myra. 

 The s])ike shown carried three flowered, each 

 as large as a good C. Trian?e bl(x>ni. Tlie 

 colour is a lovely shade of rich, yet soft 

 orange-apricot, with a little deeper orange 

 shading in the wavy lip. F.C.C., R.H.S., 

 April 2. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, 

 (grower, Mr. W. H. White), Burford Lodge, 

 Dorkinff. 



L^LIO-CATTLEYA FREDERIC 



VEITCH S VAR. 



BOYLE, 



This 



one 



Laelia anceps as one parent. 



of the few hybrids having 



It is finer than 



NARCISSUS KILLIECRANKIE. 



\ fine daffodil with creamy perianth and yellow, frilled trumpet 



April 2. Mr. A. M. Wilson, Jhidgwater. 



A.M., R.H.S., 



wonderful regularity on the spike. The 

 bright and ricji puq)lif^li-brown colouring 

 has almost obliterated the creamy ground 

 colour. A.M., R.H.S., April 2. Lieut.- 

 Colonel Sir George Holford (grower, :Mr. H. 

 Alexander), Westonbirt, Tetbury, Glouces- 

 ter. 



VIBURNUM DAVIDI. 

 As shown, this is a low-growing evergreen 

 shrub with glossy leaves that are fairly large 

 for an evergreen species. The flowers are 

 white and borne in neat terminal clusters 

 Tliis newcomer was figured on page 273 ot 

 our issue of April G. A.M., R.H.S., April 2; 

 Messrs. J;hs. Vcitcli and Sons. Chelsea. 



the original hybrid, being larger and with a 

 bright golden-vellow throat to the purple- 

 tipped lip. A.M., IMl.S.. A]ni] 2. Messrs. 

 James Veitch and Sous, Chelsea. 



PKLMULA ^vAT^L^:YK^•sls. 



A tiny little plant. a> -hown, but a very 

 free-flowering one: even when in bloorn it is 

 only al>on1 two ineiie- liigh, Imt it.s ]>urplisli 

 lilac flowers are ol ipiitv good «ize. and tliey 

 are freely produced. Mn.-^ should Ik- a 

 rock garden plant if it ])r*p\e> .uncnai»ic to 

 cultivation. A.M., IMl.S.. April 2. Mi-s 

 Willmott. V.M.H. (irardener. Mr. Fielder. 

 V.M.H.), Warlev Place. (Jreat Warlcy. 



