Mat 11, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE, 



379 



Queen Alexandra by Mr. Wellesley a few 

 years ago. C. Trianse Purity is a lovely 

 cattleya. C. Freya Mrs. Sassoon carries 

 the hallmark of the R.H.S., as also does 

 Lselio-cattleya Momingtonise, a glorious 

 and first-class white and purple hybrid. 

 Brasso-<?attleya Wellesleya?, a lovely white 

 hybrid between Bra«sovola glauca and Catt- 

 leya Mossise Wagnei'i, may lack size as com- 

 pared with hybrids from Brassavola 



many hybridists have been endeavouring 

 to obtain. 



Westfield is finely situated as regards 

 light and air, and is a charming little 

 estate set in a ring fence in the middle 

 of a broad Surrey common, 

 famous for sweet 



orchids 



LOOSESTRIFES. 



The name of 



1 i 



loosestrife will recall 



The garden is 

 peas as well as for 

 and it contains a fine set of climb- 

 ing roses, some pretty rock gardening, and 

 some rare old hollies, while, inside the scenery 



memory pictures of those two sterling 

 groups of plants, Lythrums and Lysima- 

 chias, and certainly they are well worthy 

 of being bracketed together under the 

 popular old-world name, seeing that they 

 are so often utilised together in garden 



CYPRIPEDIUM ROYAL GEORGE. 

 A remarkably fine hybrid in the Westfield collection, ITie colouring is white, purple, brown, and greenish-yellow 



J|>igbyana, but it is of exquisite beauty 

 ne\ertheless. There are many other rare 



'"^^^^tif"! Iselio-cattlevas and brasso- 

 attievas ui the collection, and there are a 



otlontoglossums, these latter including 



f^-^^^'^'^g^' '^^'hi^^ Mr. Wellesley pur- 

 chased m 909 for a very large sum.^ It is 



niSr/^^"*' very large grandly. 



annroTv'*''^'^'?' P'^^?^^ colouring quite 



approachmg the -blue" shade for which 



comfortable old house, Mr. Wellesley has 

 the finest collection of silhouettes in the 

 kingdom, and a remarkably fine collection 

 of miniature paintings as well. 



DAHLIAS TO PERFECTION.— xV thorough guide 

 to the eucoesc^ful oulture of thf^5e popular flowere ie 



Dahliae and their Cultivation," b;^- J. B. Wroe, 

 price le. net, by post le. 2d. bound m cloth le. Od., 

 by poet, Is. 8d., from W. H. and L. Collingridge, 

 148, Aldersgate Street, London. 



One favours the inclusion of the better 

 species and varieties of both groups for 

 planting watersides, and their natural love 

 for moist places, together with their showy 

 appearance when in blossom, should recom- 

 mend them to the planter who is in search 

 of varied subjects for the waterside mar- 

 gins, the bog garden, and the cool spots of 

 the wild garden. Even in the herbaceous 

 borders the best forms are not out of place, 



