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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



ApRIL 30, 1898. 



Lawrence; 



held nail, wnmsiow, miuwcu cue ucauuiui uutleya Mendeli A^uT u> 

 pure white, save for a lemon tint in the throat. A beautiful form of r ^ 

 also came from the Harefield collection, and is named after it er 

 Mr. Barnes, gardener to the Duke of Westminster, Eaton Hall *™ 

 tty form of Odontoglossum Pescatorei named Duchess of Westmini^.7J 

 had a number of rosy-crimson spots over a pure white ground From q; t ™* 

 Lawrence's collection at Dorking Mr. W. White brought Mormodes Jnanthum " 

 verv curious species, with long spikes of rich ruby claret-coloured iW 

 iful Odontop-lossum enspum also came from Dm-binn- a £ • 1 



beautiful 

 unnamed . 

 This has a 



A most distinct ar>d 



ims nas a aviuumi mat** ui^^cu-uiuwii up ; it is probably a bwm 



of C. canaliculatum. Mr. S. Cooke, gardener to De Barri Crawshay yT 

 showed his magnificent form of Odontoglossum triumphans, named Lionel Craw' 

 shay ; this is a finely-formed and splendidly-coloured 

 unique specimen. Mr. H. Greenwood, Hasledene, sho 

 Odontoglossum Humeanum with cream lip and brown markings on the bi 

 sepals and petals. Mr. H. T. Pitt, Rosslyn f Stamford Hill, sent a h 

 coloured Odontoglossum triumphans. ^ 1 



Messrs. Linden and Co. , Brussels, staged a large exhibit of odontoglossums 

 and a few other orchids ; there was a splendid variety of forms and colours of 0. 

 trinmnhans. O. Andersonianum, O. crispum, O. Pescatorei. O. rirrWnm n 



Wilckeanum, U. Kuckenanum, ax. a snowy Miuonia vexillana occupied t 

 central position ; this was richly coloured, and named Memoria Lindeni. 0. 

 Wilckeanum Lindeni, white ground ; O. crispum Prince Albert, red spots, out 

 on each segment ; Cattleya Mendelli the Pearl, Cymbidium Lowianum, with rich 

 imson-tipped lip ; and Cypripedium Rothschildeanum were among the finest 

 chids staged in this group. A silver-gilt Flora medal, the highest award on this 



showy Miltonia vexillaria 



Garden ; the Tazetta varieties were largely represented and most fragrant ; larger 

 varieties were in force, and amongst the most attractive were \ ictoria, Apricot, 

 Mrs. Walter Ware, Mr. P. Milner, Gloria Mundi, Glory of Leiden Prince of 

 Orance, Weardale Perfection, Madame de Graaff (a grand bunch), Shakespeare, 

 Maxima, Poeticus poetarum, P. grandiflora, &c Some beautiful tulips, not for- 

 getting T. Greigi, made up a fine exhibit ; silver Flora medal. Messrs. J. R. 



Pearson and Sons Chilwell, contributed a large display of dattodils in variety, m. «uuw, u«u«*v. ~ — ^ " cauiunster, u&ton Hall sent 



staring them in neat bunches, and not crowded together; the Burbidgei varieties pretty form of Odontoglossum Pescatorei named Duchess of Westminster 

 were specially clean and fresh, and the trumpet forms also ; Glory of Leiden, had a number of rosy-enmson spots over a pure white ground. From Sir 

 Beluty of Haworth, J. B. M. Camm, Madame de Graaff, Weardale Perfection, T«-»«iWb mlW.rinn at Dorkine Mr. W. White ^ — , Iom ^'Trevor 

 Albicans, Emperor/ John Nelson, Maximus, and Princess Ida were all beautifully 

 taced ; Leedsi amabilis, Burbidgei Vanessa, Siddington, Barn Conspicuus, Sir 

 Watkin, Mrs. Langtry, Duchess of Westminster, Maurice Vilmonn, and John- 

 stoni Queen of Spain were among the finest and most interesting of the other 

 varieties on view ; this was a very pretty display, and contained not less than 



seventy very distinct varieties ; silver Flora medal. Daffodils also were shown in snowea nis maguiuccm iuim ui v«««wjjwwuui unumpnans, named Lionel Craw 

 grand form by Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea ; the bunches were staged s h ay ; t hi s is a finely-formed and splendidly-coloured variety, and probably an 

 rather closely together, but the flowers were all first rate, and looked handsome un ique specimen. Mr. H. Greenwood, Hasledene, showed a pretty form of 

 over the groundwork of maidenhair fern ; silver gilt Banksian medal. /v*-^— 1— — ™ th K« 1 — ■ ■ ----- 



Orchid Committee. 



The orchid committee had a large number of plants to adjudicate upon, and 

 among them were some of the finest novelties yet produced this season. The 

 groups were scarcely so extensive as on some occasions, but were nevertheless very 

 good and effective. 



Some particularly handsome forms of Cattleya Mendelli were exhibited by 

 Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., one, named Mrs. John Bradshaw, being especially 

 beautiful, by reason of its large and highly-coloured lip ; C. Lawre-Mosske, whose 

 parentage its name betrays, was a notable and handsome orchid, giving evidence 

 of its origin ; a handsome form of Odontoglossum Pescatorei and others of O. 

 cirrhosum, O. Andersonianum, O. crispum, and O. Ruckerianum attracted atten- 

 tion, as did Oncidium St. Legerianum, and masses of Dendrobium Bensoniae, 

 silver Banksian medal. Mr. Wiffen, gardener to J. Bradshaw, Esq., The Grange, 

 Southgate, showed a few charming orchids, including the chaste Cattleya inter- 

 media alba, Odontoglossum crispum Whiffeniana, O. luteo-purpureum sceptrum, 

 and Dendrobium Jamesianum ; a vote of thanks was accorded. Mr. Smith, 

 orchid grower to the Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, Highbury, Birmingham, sent 

 a few interesting hybrids, including several plants of Lrelio-cattleya Highburyensis, 

 obtained a few years ago by crossing C. Lawrenceana with L. cinnabarina ; 

 Kpicattleya guatemalensis, a cross between Epidendrum aurantiacum and Cattleya 

 Skinneri, is more interesting than beautiful ; a vote of thanks was accorded. 



From their Chelsea Nurseries Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons sent a large pan of 

 Masdevallia Veitchiana, with two dozen brilliant blooms, Lcelia Latona, finely- 

 flowered, and represented by six specimens : Brassia bracheata, Cattleya Philo, a 

 cross between C. iricolor and C. Mossise, and having blush sepals and a gold and 

 rose-purple lip ; and Lselio-cattleya Thorntoni, a grand hybrid between Lselia 

 Digbyana and Cattleya Gaskelliana, described fully elsewhere. Two other 

 grand orchids were Lrelio-cattleya Wellsiana Langleyensis and Cattleya 

 Schrcderae amabilis ; silver lUnksian medal. Mr. Howes, gardener to W. Cobb, 

 Esq., Tunbridge Wells, sent a freely -flowered plant of the rarely seen Dendrobium 

 albo-sanguineum, Cattleya amethystina Cobb's var., Cypripedium Gertrude 

 Hollington, with three flowers, and a fine variety of Odontoglossum polyxanthum. 



crimson - rr , , 

 orchids staged in this group 

 occasion, was awarded the Brussels e: 



Holloway, gained a silver Banksian medal lor tneir collection ot orchids, which 

 consisted of many handsome varieties of the beautiful Cattleya Mendelli and 1 

 large number of odontoglossums, principally first-rate O. crispum, 0. luteo pur- 

 pureum, O. Halli, and O. Harryanum forms, the latter especially good. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 



Vegetables were fairly well shown, and from Mr. H. Martin, gardener to Lord 

 Leigh, Stoneleigh Abbey, Kenilworth, came a splendid lot of seakale, that merited 

 a cultural commendation. Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, sent broccoli Market 

 Favourite, with close oval heads of great value at this season. Mr. J. Read, 

 Buthy Park, Burton-on-Trent, gained an award of merit for a new green flowered 

 sprouting borecole, evidently a late and free-growing sort. 



Mr. G. Wythes, gardener to Earl Percy, Syon House, Brentford, staged t 

 really good collection of vegetables for the time of year. There were asparagw, 

 seakale, Chelsea Gem and Carter's Early Morn peas ; Ne Plus Ultra and Early 

 Favourite French beans ; Veitch's Ashleaf, Sharpe's Victor, and English Beauty 

 potatos ; Telegraph and Seedling cucumbers, leeks, mushrooms, several sorts * 

 kale, broccoli, Ellam's Dwarf cabbage, spinach, cabbage lettuce, endive, Urly 

 Nantes carrots, and Conqueror tomatos were the principal varieties. This exhibit, 

 which gained a silver-gilt Banksian medal, illustrated in a marked manner mm 

 great variety of vegetables and salading has to be provided by a large establish 



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