January 15, 1858. 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



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clergyman, schoolmaster, or other responsible person accustomed to examinations 

 will consent to supervise one on the society's behalf, and in accordance with the 

 rules laid down for its conduct. ( m 



13. A stamped and directed envelope must be enclosed with all communications 



requiring a reply. 



Scholarships. 



• Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., President of the Society and Past Master of the 

 Worshipful Company of Gardeners, very kindly offered a scholarship of £2$ a year 

 for two years, to be awarded, after the examination of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society in 1895, to the student who should pass highest, if he were willing to 

 accept the conditions attaching thereto. The main outline of these conditions is 

 that the holder must be between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two years, and 

 that he will study gardening for one year at least at the Royal Horticultural 

 Society's Gardens at Chiswick, conforming to the general rules laid down there 

 for students. In the second year of the scholarship he may, if he likes, continue 

 his studies at some other place at home or abroad which shall be approved by the 

 Master of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners, and by the Council of the Royal 



Horticultural Society. 



A similar scholarship was presented by Baron Schroder, V.M.H., after the 



1896 examination. 



Another was given after the 1897 examination by N. N. Sherwood, Esq., 

 V.M.H., Master of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners. 



Another similar scholarship has been kindly promised for 1898-9 by G. W. 

 Burrows, Esq., a member of the Court of the same Worshipful Company of 

 Gardeners. 



And yet another is promised for 1 899-1900 by the Right Hon. the Lord 

 Amherst. 



If the student who is at the head of the examination is for any reason unable 

 or unwilling to accept the scholarship, it is then offered to the next highest on the 

 list, and so on throughout the first class. 



New Plants, Flowers, and Fruits. 



Camoensia maxima* 



A handsome leguminous plant, and a strong growing West African climber with 

 woody stem. The trifoliate leaves have leaflets three to si< inches long, elliptic, 

 oblong, pointed and dark green. The flowers are of large size, sweet-scented, 

 white, with golden margins to the segments. Some idea of their size will be 

 obtained from the statement that the calyx tube is six or seven inches long ; the 

 sepals are green. The petals are the chief attraction, and the standard is three to 

 four inches across, and concave. The wing and keel petals are considerably 

 smaller, but still large and attractive. Racemes bearing sixteen to eighteen 

 flowers have been produced in the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens. Seeds of 

 Camoensia maxima were received at Kew in 1873, they germinated freely and 

 plants were widely distributed ; the first to flower was a specimen sent to Trinidad, 

 it flowered in 1882 ; a second, flowered in Ceylon in 1894 ; a third, at Mythe 

 Castle, Tewkesbury, in the same year ; a fourth, at Kew in November, 1896 ; and 

 a fifth, at Edinburgh in 1897, The Kew plant also flowered again at the close of 

 last year. Bot. Mag. t. 7,572. 



Strobilanthes Dyerianus. 



This fine addition to our handsome foliaged stove plants is a native of Burmah, 

 where it appears to have been found by Boxall, a well-known collector in the 

 employ Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., Clapton. Mr. Boxall gave specimens to the 

 Singapore Botanic Gardens, and from thence some were sent to Kew in 1892. 

 Young plants were duly distributed, and one was exhibited at Ghent in 1893 by 

 Messrs. Sander and Co., St. Albans, who gave it the name it now bears. Since 

 that date S. Dyerianus has become immensely popular for grouping, for table 

 decoration, and almost all uses to which plants are put by gardeners. It is an 

 acanthad and closely allied to the ruellias. It has elliptic-lanceolate leaves 

 measuring six to eight inches long ; these are bright green with bands of rose 

 between the nerves, the whole having a satiny lustre or silvery sheen ; the lower 

 surface is rosy purple. By the time they flower the plants are apt to become 

 l^ggy> but the erect spikes of pale violet-blue flowers are very pretty. A figure 

 showing foliage and flowers is given in the Bot. Mag. t. 7,574. 



( Chrysanthemums. 



Phyllis Fowler 1 incurved, a fine large yellow variety with broad but pointed 

 florets. A bold flower, and with a distinct shade of colour. F.C.C., N.C.S., 

 December 7, 1897. Mr. T.Robinson, gardener to W. Laurence, Esq., J.P., 

 Ilolhngbourne. n J 



*2 u' Cannin Z is a dee P chestnut-red variety of the old L. Canning ; it is a 

 very bnght, free-flowering, and useful market variety. Commended as a market 



Thames N ' CS * 0n December 7 last - Mr - M - A. Felgate, Henley-on- 



Cattleya Trianve Sander. k. 



A charming variety, with palest blush-tinted sepals and petals, and a fine violet 



Phrn f £k r - petals are very ,ar 8* and Pettily frilled along the margins. The 

 mroat ot the lip is yellowish orange, and the purple apex has a wire-edge of rose 

 running along the marginal frill. A.M., R.H.S., January 11. Messrs. F. Sander 

 and Co , St. Albans. 



LfcUA anceps Amesiana Crawshay's var. 



,nA Very - pretty form and rem *rkable for the crimson purple front lobe of the lip, 

 Siffk m ?*i n markin g s in ^e throat. The sepals are pale rose, tinged purple ; 

 Sp \SL I .u e P r ° Se shadin S t0 de ep purple at the tips. The outer side of the 

 SSL™ °* \ h l h P are greenish, but the tips and margin are deep purple. Disc 



KiL^J™^^°£ 5 front lobe intense crimson P ur P le - A.M., R.H.S., 

 Sevenr^ks. kCf 2 ardener to De B - Crawshay, Esq , Rnsefield, 



A . Cypripedium F. II. Roberts. 



other E2 y handsome hybrid, obtained by crossing C. niveum with some 

 with F22 n0t *<* 0fdeA (probably C. Curtisi). It is an interesting form 

 and !rf«y - a u d broad dorsal se P al > shaded with rose at the base, 

 tins and Sn 1 J 08 *' Petals *** broad ' sli S htl y turned back at the 



S^^iS^T^ « c i orsal u sepaI addkional s p° ttin e s or tin y 



butislorJJ a P p e ' . T he hp has the rounded opening seen in C. niveum, 

 flower i l ! eP u OSe Veined with darker rose ' and with a whitish base. The 



% half inches across - A - M -' R - H - s " i anuar y »- 



Exhibitions and Meetings. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, January 11. 



A month ago we reported the last R.H.S. meeting of 1897, now we have to 

 record the first for the year 1898. This, however, is the last meeting of the 

 R.H.S. year, for the February gathering and annual meeting closes one year and 

 commences another. The present display was a very fair one, not so large as 

 some of the January exhibitions have been, but still of great interest. Orchids 

 were not largely represented, and only three novelties were considered worthy of 

 award. Cyclamen and primulas made up the bulk of the show, and were very 

 well grown. Fruit was good for so late a date, and Mr. Bury's grapes were a 

 great source of attraction and interest. 



Floral Committee. 



Primulas and cyclamen were both abundant and good ; stove plants were 

 staged in good condition, but novelties were very few, and none gained awards. 



An effective exhibit of foliage and flowering plants, staged by Messrs. J. Laing 

 and Sons, Forest Hill, merited a silver Flora medal. Palms, dracaenas, crotons 

 of high colour, foliage begonias, nepenthes, Leea amabilis, Miconia magnificum, 

 Phyllotaeium Lindeni, Rhyncospermum jasminoides variegatum, aralias, cyclamen, 

 and Begonia Gloire de Lorraine were the most conspicuous plants in an interest- 

 ing display. A fine display of primulas came from Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, 

 Swanley; nearly two hundred plants were staged, and the majority were single 

 forms in about twenty-four varieties. Some of the specimens were scarcely at 

 their best, but the exhibit was a fine one, serving admirably to show the careful- 

 ness with which the Swanley firm have selected and perpetuated their strains. 

 Some particularly attractive sorts were White Perfection, Swanley Blue, Eynsford 

 Red, very bright ; Swanley Yellow, white, with a very large deep yellow central 

 area ; and Emperor Improved, a very bright and large rose form. The firm was 

 awarded a silver Flora medal for these singles, and a few good specimens of 

 Marchioness of Exeter, a handsome double white. Cyclamen from Messrs. II. 

 Low and Co., Clapton, were a fine display, the coloured forms were bright and 

 varied, while the white varieties were remarkable for their purity and profusion 

 of flowers. A small batch of Winter Scarlet carnation, a brilliant tree variety, 

 also came from Clapton ; a medal was awarded. 



Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading, staged a splendid lot of cyclamen, 

 arranging the neat and freely-flowered specimens in batches of one colour. The 

 whites were very fine, and afforded good contrasts with Vulcan, Salmon Queen, 

 Giant Purple, Giant Rose, and Giant Crimson and White, which were all greatly 

 admired ; silver Flora medal. Mr. J. R. Box, Croydon, secured a silver Flora 

 medal for a good exhibit of single primulas. The plants were in every instance 

 large, well grown, and freely flowered, most of them carrying three to six hand- 

 some trusses. About a hundred specimens were staged in fifteen distinct 

 varieties. A few of the most attractive were Princess Mary, pure white ; 

 Surprise, bright rose pink, much frilled ; Firefly, very rich scarlet ; Rosamond, 

 deep purple ; White Perfection, white, and much fringed and frilled ; and Mrs. 



Periera, a porcelain-blue shade. 



Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, showed four pans of the 

 charming Narcissus monophylla and Fritillaria oranensis. Some finely-flowered 

 sprays of the sweet Chimonanthus fragrans were sent by Mr. F. W. Moore, the 

 Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin ; Mr. Moore also sent Iris stylosa var. Empress 

 Elizabeth, a very bright purple form. Dracoena Distinction, from Messrs. J. 

 Laing and Sons, is a graceful narrow-leaved form. A curious dracoena from Mr. 

 Empson did not meet with much approval owing to its pure green leaves. A tray 

 of Javanico-jasminiflorum hybrid rhododendrons came from Messrs. J. Veitch and 

 Sons, Chelsea ; these were remarkably bright, and showed in a wonderful degree 

 their usefulness for a variety of purposes at this dull season of the year. 

 Especially attractive were Minerva, Monarch, multiflora Neptune, Thetis, Sybil, 

 Ceres, and luteo-roseum. This firm also sent baskets of flowering sprays of Garrya 

 elliptica, Hamamelis japonica Zuccariniana, and II. arborea. 



Orchid Committee. 



This body soon dispatched the business brought before it, for novelties were 

 scarce and the groups were small. There were several interesting orchids, and 

 Captain Holford sent a fine lot of cut blooms of cypripediums that deserved to be 

 staged in a much more attractive manner than merely placing half-a-dozen in an 

 earthenware vase. 



From Messrs. F. Sander and Co., St. Albans, came a small collection o. 

 orchids arranged with the graceful Dracoena Godseffiana ; Laelia anceps Daw- 

 soniana, L. a Sanderiana, and L. a Hilli were each represented; Lycaste 

 Skinneri in good variety, and several hybrid cypripediums were also shown. 

 Messrs. H. Low and Co. showed Odontoglossum crispum Jackianum, a yellowish 

 form, O. Halli in variety, O. Andersoni, Cypripedium Germinyanum, C. 

 Spicerianum, C. Lathamianum, C. Bellona, C. F. S. Roberts, a new and pretty 

 niveum cross with white segments marked with rose and put pie. Mr. T. 

 Stafford, orchid grower to F. Hardy, Esq., Tyntesfield, near Manchester, showed 

 an example of the rare Cypripedium insigne Sandene, a good form with one large 

 flower : also a spike of Odontoglossum Andersonianum, a moderate variety. 



Mr. Chapman, gardener to Captain Holford, Westonbirt, Gloucestershire, was 

 awarded a silver Banksian medal tor a group of cut orchids ; a remarkably good 

 lot of cypripediums were staged, including C. Niobe superbum, C. Leeanum, 

 Albertianum, C. Pitcherianum Williams' var., and C. insigne citrina ; L*ha 

 autumnalis in variety was also well shown. Mr. J. Carr, Twerton-on-Avon sent 



~* — *~ — all showing the influence of 



A nrrvl f • Pear President Barabk. Derby, Ribston Pippin, Beauty of Kent, Cox's Orange Pippin, Mere de Menage, 



inate £S£- US m i d * wint «r variety of continental origin, with rather small tur- Baumann's Red Winter Reinette, Tower of Glamis, and King ot the Pippins, 

 itact but <U' a? flavoured fr uits. The Fruit Committee on rising left one fruit Mr. C. Ross, Welford Park Gardens, Ross, gained the Veitch prize for the 



nlv material , dlsa PPf^ red > and a core and stalk with a scrap of rind were the best flavoured pear with Josephine de Mahnes. Colonel Brymer, M.P., 



1 /» ^ lc _ nais irom which vfcitnrc on *>™'n; M ^r*i T. rr- Dorchester, was placed second for apples with Claygate Pearmain. So far as we 



are able to discover no other prizes were awarded. 



_ Boxall 



this parent. Mr. F. A. Rehder, Gipsy Hill, showed Cypripedium Rehderianum 

 a curious dark purple and white form, whose parentage was not recorded. 



Fruit Committee. 



Mr. J. Bury, Petersham Vineries, Byfleet, Woking, was awarded a silver 

 Knightian medal for a handsome lot of grapes staged on boards, in a tray, and in 

 baskets ready for carriage to market ; the varieties were Muscat of Alexandria, 

 Black Alicante, and Gros Colmar, and all were splendidly coloured. Mr. J. 

 Miller, Ruxley Lodge, Esher, merited a cultural commendation for a fine lot of 

 mushrooms. Messrs. T. Rivers and Son, Sawbridgeworth, showed a fruiting 

 branch of a citron bearing four splendid fruits ; this firm also sent Directeur 

 Tisserand and Mrs. Pearson grapes ; well kept. A silver Knightian medal was 

 awarded Mr. W. J. Empson, gardener to Mrs. Wingfield, Ampthill House, Bed- 

 ford, for a collection of apples and pears. There were fine examoles of Lord 



only nuterials fmm^ ^ '-* nd a core and sta,k w,th a scra P ot rin ' 

 R.H.S Tanu.^T, \ 1S,tors could form an °P inion of *e variety. F.C.C., 



' J anual 7 II. Mr. W. Allan, r.untnn Park. ' 



