December 2S, 1912 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZIN 



903 



practical fruit growers. A ladies' hospitality 

 conuiiittee has also been formed. At the 



first public meeting the dates determined 

 upon were October 15 and 16^ but, owing 

 to representations made, and to meet the 

 wishes of the damson growers, the dates 

 were altered at the meeting of the Exec;i- 

 tive Committee to Wednesday and Thurs- 

 day, Septemher 24 and 25. The Executive 

 also settled upon the following programme 

 for the Congress: (1) Land Tenure and 



Tree Planting: in Canada. 



Twenty-five prizes, ranging from £10 to 



£120^ are being offered by the Canadian 

 Pacific Railway- Company to encourage tree- 

 jDlanting by settlers who have l>ought or 

 leased the company's land. Tlie prizes will 

 be awarded in the autumn of 1914 for plan- 

 tations set out next spring or later. The 

 chief points to be considered by the judges 

 win be: Preparation of soil, 30 marks; 

 cultivation and care of trees, 30 marLs ; 



Fruit Culture; (2) Organisation of the Dam- growth and appearance of trees at time of 



NEW PLANTS- 



sophro-l.^;lio-cattleya thisbe. 



For brilliant colouriug it would be difficult 

 to improve upon this beautiful hybrid, for, 

 though the flowers are of but medium size, 

 the (splendid rich ruby-crimson of the sepals 

 and petals, and the orange-crimson of the 

 flattened lip attract attention at once. Pro- 

 bably, as it grows strongfer, the spikes will 

 carry several flowers, as the parents are Catt- 



mm 



SQPHRO 



Flowers rich ruby-crimson with orange-crimson lip. 



December 



son Industry ; (3) Diseases of Potatoes ; and 

 (i) W inter Moths ; with demonstrations of 

 spraying machinery, fruit ibottling, and 

 pruning. It was originally thought that 

 the large Market Hall would be suitable for 

 the Congress, but, owing to the kind offices 

 oi Dr. Parkpr chairman of the Kendal 



J^-aucation Committee, there are excellent 

 pix>spects of the Museum, the la rge room, 

 and the lectvire theatre of the new technical 

 schools being placed at the disposal of the 

 Jl-xecutive ; in fact, it is hoped to open the 



judging, 30 marks ; and bush fruits, shrubs^ 



and flowers^ 10 marks. A free supply of 

 half the trees required^ and free advice^ are 

 also offered by the company ; while the 

 other half of the trees will be furnished for 

 £1 per 100 or £3 per 1,000 from their chief 

 farm. Most of the prizes are for residents 

 on the irrigation blocks, but eight of £10 

 each are reserved for settlers outside that 

 artNi. and one of £120 is for the best plan- 

 tation on anv C.P.R. land south of Town- 

 ship 28, on the strip of Southern Alberta. 

 160 miles wide, next to the United States. 



leya Iris 

 l.C.C. 



and 



Sophro-laelia 

 R.H.S., December 17 



Ogilvie, Esq. (gardener, Mr. \V 

 The Shrubbery, Oxford. 



4, ' 



Heatonensis'. 

 F. Menteith 

 . Balmforth), 



SOPHRO-Cx^TTLEYA WESTFIELDEXSIS. 



A strong-growing hy*brid with fairly large 

 flowers, in which the sepals and petak are 

 deep mauve-purple, while the lip Ls rosy- 

 crimson, veined with deep crimson. The 

 ])areuts are Cattleya labiata and Sophro- 

 tattleya eximia. F.C.C.. B.H.S., December 

 17. Francis Wellesley^ Esq., "\Vee>tfield, 

 Woking. 



