Mat 25, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



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this came Laelio-cattleyas Aphrodite, Can- 

 hamiana, Canhamiana alba, and other large- 

 flowered hybrids, and then, working out- 

 wards came pyramidal mounds of Miltonia 

 vexillaria, M. Bleniana, and M. B. nobilior, 

 huge assemblies of thousands of blooms. ^ In 

 the flanking groupings we noted glorious 

 Brasso-cattleya Princess Elizabeth, B.-c. 

 Diebvano-Schroderae, B.-c. Digbyano-Mossise, 

 and " wonderful odontoglossums, such as 

 a Lambeauianum, O. ardentissimum, the 



and fine O. Her Majesty, one 



new 



Maria, O. 



of the gems of the group, O. 

 Dora gigantea, O. Hamelini, of grand purple 

 colour, and O. illustrissimum, gorgeous in 

 purple, and the yellow 0. luteo-purpurea 

 Vuylstekeanum. Other excellent things 

 were Eulophiella Hamelini, Cattleya Law- 

 veuceanum Mary Regina (a feature of the 

 Temple Show of 1910), Dendrobium acumina- 

 tuu2. in grand form, the wonderful Odor^»> 

 glossum crispuni Solum Avith its blackish lip ; 

 Odontioda Queen Mary, glorious crimson 

 and purple, and one of the finest secondary 



labelled. Mons, Vuylsteke, Loochristy, 

 Ghent, showed the splendid Odontioda Queen 

 Mary, Odontoglossum illustre, 0. L'Aiglon, 

 and the purple O. azureum Enchantress — 



very distinct. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Enfield, se- 

 cured a first prize with a grand group of 

 orchids, which hadi IPhalaenopsis Rimesta- 

 diana as a central feature; this was flanked 

 by groups of Oncidium Marshallianum, the 

 brilliant Renanthera Imschootiana, masses 

 of Cattleya Mossiae, and such good things as 

 C. O'Brienianum alba and C. Skinneri alba. 

 Messrs. J. Cypher and Co. came second, and 

 they had Cattleya Mossiae in fine form, and 

 Vanda teres, with miltonias, Cattleya Skin- 

 neri, and Lailia purpurata associated with 

 cymbidiums, yellow oncidiums, Coelogyne 

 purpurata, and (Phaleenopsis Rimestadiana. 

 This firm was also successful in another class, 

 and here they had a grand lot of hybrid 

 odontoglossums, Laelio-cattleya Wellsiana, 

 L.-c. Fascinator, L.c. Aphrodite, and many 

 other lovely things. 



ing bold masses were composed of this fine 

 white phalaenopsis and the bright Renanthera 

 Imschootiana. Two big bays were filed v/ith 

 the choicest of choice things, each plant set 

 out alone. Here we noted the wonderful 

 Odontoglossum crispum Solum, O. amaibile 

 Princess Mary, O. eximium, the splendid O. 

 Jasper Superb, the dark O. eximium King 

 George V., and such glorious odontiodas as 

 O. ^Cooksoniao, O. c. magnificum, and O. or- 

 nata — very lovely. Overhead along the back 

 the firm had Cymbidiums Lowianum and in- 

 signe, oncidiums galore, and Laelio 

 purata. 



Mr. Collier, gardener to Sir Jeremiah Col- 

 man, Bart., Gatton Park, Reigate, won a 



second prize with a famous exhibit of odon- 

 tiodas and odontoglossums, very prettily dis- 

 posed. Odontoglossums were a great fea- 

 ture, and Laplio-cattleya Phoebe, fine forms 

 of Cattleya Mossiae, and brasso-cattleyas were 

 included, but the mound of odontiodas and 



white odontoglossums was the great feature. 

 Mr, F. Menteith Ogilvie (gardener, Mr. 



pur- 



hybrid^yet raised; Odontioda Edna, Brasso- 

 cattleya Vilmoriana, and Odontoglossum 

 eximium Princess Mary. 



A sweetly pretty exhibit of Vanda teres 

 and light forms of Odontoglossum crisimm 

 was set up by Mr. G. Reynolds, gardener to 

 ^opold de Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury 

 ^ark Acton. Probably no one grows the 



nnM riJ^^^^ teres better than Mr. Rey- 

 noics. Tliey are grown in large boxes, and 

 tnere were seventeen, besides these, some 

 plants, and in the whole set there 

 whit f^^^^rthan m) spikes of mauve and 

 onl f +1 purple flowers. This exhibit \— 

 \La I "lasterpieces of orchid culture, 

 vpaT^p. ^» ^asy orchid to flower 



' M ^^^^ ^ Reynolds manages it. 

 lovf^I ilf^* Pietrioh, Anderghen, had some 

 to«in% ^^",t^«<ias, odontoglossums, and mil- 



whoS'oH^^.-^^^^ ^^^^^^ Lambeai 

 ^>^e ^uS^'o'^P ^^^^ °- Chanticler, and 

 nianv Coronation were the pick of 



so^/^^'^^.r^^i^^- M. Jules Hye brought 

 splendid odontiodas and miltonias not 



EXAMPLES OF THE TOPIARY ART. 

 Exhibited by Messrs. Piper, Bayswater. 



\ premier award fell to Messrs. Arm- Balmforth), The ShrubHery, Oxford, beat 

 stronff and Brown who filled two bays with Sir Jeremiah Colman, and with a splendid 

 LX^cattleyas Aphrodite and Fascinator, exhibit, in which Cattleya ^Mos^^^^^^^^ 

 and had a glorious lot of beautiful unnamed 

 odontoglossums of hybrid origin in the centre 

 overhung with oncidiums and cymbidiums. 

 Along the front odontiodas were a great fea- 

 ture, their glowing colours and graceful 

 spikes arresting attention. Another premier 

 award fell to the same firm for a bank of 



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orchids that was very graceful by reason of 

 the splendid spikes of Cymbidium Lowianum 

 and Phalaenopsis Rimestadiana. Odontoglos- 

 um crispum Solum, with its very dark hp, 

 was prominent, and so were Cattleya SkMiiieri 

 alba, Coelogyne pandurata and Miltonia 

 vexellaria Leopoldi, with its butterfly hp. 



Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Alban's, filled 

 a huge space with a glorious contribution 

 -v-f orchids, and filled it gorgeously and ele- 

 o-antlv. At either end they massed the finest 

 ca'ttleyas and laelio-cattleyas ; in the 

 centre, miltonias led up to sheaves of 

 Phalaenopsis Rimestadiana, while mterven- 



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cattleva Aphrodite. L.c. Fascinator, L.c. 

 Dominiana, L.c. Wellesleyana, ^nd many 

 white cattlevas were boldly massed. Odonto- 

 glossums were finely represented, and in- 

 cluded O. Harwoodi, 0, Ossulstoni, and O. 

 ardentissimum Carmen. Cypripedium callo- 

 sum Sanderae, L.c. Golden Glory, Odonticda 

 Charlesworthi, O. Keighleyensis, O. Brad- 

 shawiae, and the lovely large-flowered Odon- 

 tioda Mrs. F. M. Ogilvie were just a few 

 other splendid things noted. 



An elegant and glowing display of orchids 

 from Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher. Raw- 

 don, Yorks, was very greatly admired. Here 

 there were an al>un(lanco of fine specimens f»f 

 Laelio-cattleya F\i>cinator, L.-c. Aphrodite, 

 L.^. Canhamiana alba, L.-c. Dominiana, all 

 massed towards the centre. In the bays 

 w^ere Phal;en<>])sis Rimestadiana and Renan- 

 thera Imschootiana. with dendrobiums. (\it- 

 tleva Skinneri alba, and cypripedmms; 



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