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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



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May 28 



1898. 



and small groups of Lcelia purpurata in splendid form. Cattleya Skmnen and 

 Miltonia vexillaria were not only represented by charming varieties richly colour 

 tut by goodly specimens. Phaius Cooksoni, Masdevalha Veitchi grandma, 

 Cattleya Mendeli, Odontoglossum luteo-purpureum, and Dandrobiuai Dearei con- 

 tributed to the brightness and interest of the exhibit, bat, more than all else, the 

 new hybrids arrested attention. The chief of these were Cattleya I ernand Devis, 

 a beautiful and bold hybrid raised by crossing Cattleya AckTandue and C gigas ; 

 it has broad blush sepals and petals, and a spreading carmine-purple apex to the 

 lip. Lcelio-Cattleya radiata has been obtained by crossing L. purpurata and 

 Cattleya dolosa, has much of the appearance of the former, but has a more 

 compact flower. L.-c. Admiral I^wey isa lovely hybrid between Cattleya Warnen 

 formosa and Lcelia elegans Mastersi ; it has bold lilac segments and a glorious 

 labellum that ends in a rich crimson- purple apex ; this carried four fine flowers, 

 each about sevea inches across. Cattleya Lord Masham (C. Loddigesi and C. 

 superba) is distinct, and so is the brilliant Lcelia cinna-brosa, a pretty hybrid 

 between L. cinnabarina and L. tenebrosa. 



Forms of Vanda tricolor were conspicuous in the collection of orchids staged 

 hy Messrs. B. S. Williams and Son, Holloway ; they formed a tine screen against 

 the background of palms, and served to heighten the effect of Cymbidium 

 Lowianum, Lcelia purpurata, Oncidium concolor, O. Marshallianum, Odonto- 

 glocsam crispum in great variety, Miltonia vexillaria in abundance, Lcelio- 

 cattleya Lau na, Anguloa Clowesi, the interesting L.-c. intermedio-flava, Cattleya 

 Mendeli, rich forms, calanthes, and cypripedes. A small group of scarlet odonto- 

 glossum was the contribution of Mr. W. Stevens, gardener to VV. W. Thompson, 

 Esq , Walton Grange, Stone, Staffs. ; O. excellens, var. Letty Lind, with branch- 

 ing spikes of light flowers ; O. crispum Lily, rosy with crimson dots ; O. crispum, 

 caput ianum, with brownish red blotches in the centre of each segment ; O. 

 crispum Dorothy, pretty with light blotches on the sepals; O. tripudians, O. 

 crispum Thorn psonianum, large, with deep crimson blotches, and O. c. fastuosum, 

 an exquisitely-formed unspotted variety was the most beautiful sorts sent. Mr. 

 J. O. Clarke, gardener to Ludwig Mond, Esq., 20, Avenue Boad, Regent's Park, 

 arranged a small group of orchids, showing some pretty light forms of Miltonia 

 vexillaria, good Cymbidium Lowianum vars., the fragrant Odontoglossum citros- 

 mum, and several choice forms of cattleya and Mendeli 



A wonderfully choice selection of orchids was tastefully arrayed by Messrs. 

 Hugh Low and Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield ; the cattleyas were a beautiful lot, 

 1 nd naturally almost entirely forms of C. Mendeli and C. Mossice ; besides these 

 there were an abundance of spikes of the best forms of Odontoglossum crispum 

 and Lcelia purpurata. Especially rare and choice orchids in this handsome group 

 were Lcelio-eattleya elegans Lowice, with a crimson-purple apex to the lip ; Odon- 

 toglossum crispum Dieudonn6, a sweetly pretty form with intense spots ; O.-c. 

 In Memoriam W. E. Gladstone, with reddish-brown blotches ; Cattleya 

 Wagneri, C. Mossice Reineckiana, very beautiful ; Cypripedium Gertrude Holling- 

 ton, C. Rothschildeanum, Bulbophyllum Claptonense, Miltonia Bleuiana, and 

 Cirrhopetalum Colletti. The Messrs. Low and Co. show no falling off in their 

 orchids either in the matter of cultivation or excellence of variety. In the No. 4 

 tent Messrs. W. L. Lewis and Co. made an extensive display of beautiful orchids ; 

 it was a grand collection o! Lcelia purpurata, Cattleya Mendeli, Odontoglossum 

 crispum, Oncidium ampliatum majus, and other popular orchids. Cypripedium 

 Kvenor Southgate var. was a conspicuous plant, with two flowers; Cattleya 

 Schilleriana, a beautiful form of C. intermedia, Oncidium spilopterum, Cypri- 

 pedium grande atratum, C. Gertrude Hollington, Southgate var., Phalcenopsis 

 amabilis, and a huge flowered variety of Cattleya Mendeli named Amelia were 

 the most notable choice forms, not omitting a three flowered scape of Cypripedium 

 Rothschildeanum. 



A wonderfully pretty and elegant collection of odontoglossums came from 

 Messrs. Linden and Co., Brussels ; the strength of spikes, broad and substantial 

 blooms, together with robust foliage, rendered this a most interesting exhibit. In 

 addition to this was the wonderful diversity of variety in colour and spotting. O. 

 crispum zebrinum, finely spotted ; O. c. deliciosum, with big, reddish blotches ; 

 O. c. umbellum, curiously coloured ; O. c. decorum, pure white, with a few large 

 and intense spots ; O. Pescatorei Alicise, with violet-purple spots ; O Wilckea- 

 num illustre ; O. W. rufum, with brown markings ; O. W. excellens, O. W. 

 ?pectabile, and O. polyxanthum expansum were am >ng the leading forms. A great 

 beauty not to be omitted is O. venustum, a natural hybrid between O. crispum 

 and O. Hunnewelhanum, was a centre of interest by reason of its good form and 

 tree red-spotting all over the waved segments. There were several hundred grand 

 spikes of odontoglossums, and a small group of Cypripedium Lawrenceanum 

 grandiHorum m addition, making a splendid exhibit, to come from such a distance. 



yellow flowers ; < > scepirum, a fine form / O. Tordato-cr^ 

 Leysenianum, and Ladio-cattleya Hippolyta were all in good form and greatly 



admired. 



greatly 



Mons. A. Madoux, Anderghem, sent a few orchids, but these were staged too 



n?!Tm n ??r l ? eCtivC# 0dont <>g lossu ™ Charlesianum, a hybrid 



crispum form, prettily and heavily spotted, was a great feature, and this 



sim "sift ex / eiient > ms V^ 



r23^2*£ff2! . SpeC,men ? Wh Latona superba, besides a specimen of 



Dendrobiu 



^7. . t , . ■ % _ — r > ~ specimen of 



few orchids JSSt fP** MeSS "; J ' Backhouse and Son, York, showed a 

 Jew orcnids arranged with some stove plants ; Lzeli 



Crimson 



— ~ - ---- Bernardin, Francisca Kruger M H 



Chantenay, Juno, an old but beautiful variety which has lona l 

 great success at Slough, Souvenir de Madame E. Verdier M gf0Wn with 



Madame Lacharme, The Bride, Madame Victor Verdier MaH.m J ie ,.r Baumanr >. 



t>„,,i ~*>A Q nn Ar/MinifH rt „„ ~f .u. i r > ^aaame de Watteville. 



e Abel 

 grown with 



Kev." Alan CheaT 



...7 f , - r 7 ~~.ia purpurata, Miltonia vexillaria 



^?SSS«SSS S P° , ^ a j 1 V hum ' and 9n«peSi Rothschildeanum feet through. Mrs. George Jackman is The best white; Princess of vvaies ™ 

 conspicuously good, staged amid ferns, miconias, Asparagus Sprengeri, &c. blue ; Marie Lefebvre, paler blue, with dark centres to the segments ; Madame 



Edouard Andre, deep rosy-crimson ; Countess of Lovelace, doable blue , 

 chantress, double white ; La France, bright purplish-blue ; V urpur ^ p n ^ ort h 



a comparatively new hybrid perpetual, especially gooi in standaH f 

 so strikingly exemplified in the collection, and Crimson Rambler MeJ^nV* 

 Son also exhibited two beautiful varieties raised from Crimson Ramhl ulaad 

 Psyche, a charming blush-coloured rose, of which a description has heln ' T* y * 

 given in these pages, and Diana, a very distinct variety, with white roseu^? 

 flowers, which are produced in large clusters, as in the case of its parent 



A small but attractive collection of roses was shown by MesTra Frank r 

 and Co., Colchester, in the tent adjoining the large marquee \\[ t h 1 

 were well grown and admirably flowered, but the most noteworthy were thet 

 dards of Niphetos, Kaiserin Augusta, Victoria, Souvenir de S. A Priiw m J 

 Falcot, and Crimson Rambler. Messrs. F. Cant and Co.' also had isev 1 

 examples of Thalia, popularly known both in Europe and Ameiica as the UVr 

 Rambler, Mr. W. Rumsey contributed a group of roses in pots, which arranged 

 at one end of the tent adjoining the marquee, was very attractive. As in oth 

 collections, standards were used with good effect in association with bush-trained 

 specimens, and afforded another object lesson on their usefulness in the conserva 

 tory. Some of the best standards were those of Mrs. Rumsey, a beautiful hybrid 

 perpetual introduced by the exhibitor a few years since. Mr. Rumsey also ex- 

 hibited several hundred cut blooms all more or less good, Niphetos and Marechal 

 Niel being especially good. 



Mr. George Mount, Canterbury, exhibited a superb collection of cut blooms 

 a considerable proportion of which were staged with long stems, and presented a 

 highly attractive appearance. The varieties represented in the collection included 

 Mrs. W. J. Grant, Mrs. John Laing, Caroline Testout, Niphetos, Marie Van 

 Houtte, General Jacqueminot, La France, Ulrich Brunner, Catherine Mermet 

 (represented by some dozens of superbly developed blooms), Fisher Holmes, 

 Baroness Rothschild, and Mrs. Sharman Crawford. 



Caladiums, 



3L ror gorgeous colouring, bold leatage, and excellent cultivation the groups of 

 caladiums arranged were scarcely to be surpassed. Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, 

 Chelsea, were to the front with a very fine group of large size. The specimens 

 were marvels of high culture, both as regards size, colour, and general develop- 

 ment. The shades of cream, green, crimson, scarlet, golden green, and rose were 

 wonderful for their effectiveness and delicacy, and for the manner in which they 

 harmonise when the varieties are associated ; this was a very rich bank of colour. 

 The varieties were all of the best, and at the back was a huge example of Madame 

 John Box, and though it excelled all others in size, it was not better grown than 

 the dwarf Mikado, or yellow and rose Princess of Teck ; Prince Adolphede Roths- 

 child, Louis Van Houtte, Williamsi, a wonderful combination of scarlet, rose, and 

 cream ; Rose Laing, Madame E. Pynaert, crimson ; Martha Laforge, creamy- 

 green ; Duchesse de Mortemart, transparent white and dull green ; Trincesi 

 Royal, small foliage, golden green and rose : John Luther, crimson scarlet ; Sir 

 Julian Goldsmid, light green, shaded and veined scarlet ; and Cascapava, creamy, 

 with intense crimson-scarlet veins, were among the most attractive varieties. None 

 of the plants were crowded, but it was possible to see the full extent of each 

 specimen over the groundwork of maidenhair fern. 



Messrs. J. Peed and Sons, Roupell Park Nurseries, Norwood, S.E., put up a 

 grand lot of caladiums, arranging the specimens over a groundwork of maidenhair 

 fern. There were superb specimens of Excellent, of which we give an illustration, 

 Princess Royal, Candidum, Icaris, bronze and scarlet ; Henry Dixon, creamy, 

 with transparent spots ; John Peed, Sir W. Broadbent, scarlet veins over a light 

 green ground ; Mrs. J. Peed, Princess of Teck, Ibis Rose, Golden Queen, Reme 

 de Denmark, the beautiful Raymond Lemoinier, W. E. Gladstone, crimson, new ; 

 and Charlotte Hoffman, creamy, new, were among the most attractive varieties 

 in a splendid group ; the two latter are varieties raised at Norwood. Caladium 

 argyrites and C. minus erubescens made an agreeable edging to the whole. Messrs. J . 

 Laing and Sons, Forest Hill, were also extensive exhibitors of caladiums, putting 

 up a handsome group, in which the forward and smaller plants were somewhat 

 crowded. The plants were splendidly grown and th± colours well brought out ; 

 the brilliant rosy-crimson and green variety, John Laing, occupied a central posi- 

 tion, while large specimens of Triomphe de Conte, Allaire, FUmmui 

 Rose, and Baroo de Mamore were arranged along the back in front of the graceful 

 palms. In the foreground were beautiful plants of Guaratuguator, rich crimson, 

 new ; Raymond Lemoinier ; Sir Julian Goldsmid, Madame Imbert Koechlin, - Kose 

 Laing, Lillie Burke, Miracema, transparent pink ; Ladas, rosy-scarlet ; Mow. 

 Comte, whitish, with scarlet veins ; the two popular dwarf caladiums formea an 

 edging together with panicum. 



Clematis. 



Messrs. Richard Smith and Co., Worcester, once again brought their supei y 

 grown clematis, arranged as usual on balloon trellises, and covered witn ^ 

 flowers of great substance and beauty. About two dozen of these large s«w 

 mens, each measuring about four feet high by two and a half to three ana a 

 fppt rhrnucrh \f~ ci- t_ _i • .u- „,hifp • Princess of Wales is pwc 



Roses. 



° f ? e m ° St imp ° rtant and attractive features of the 

 Wil^ChuSsS wSSinlr^ ^ lhc gene J al Messrs. 

 im n^rV^S^^J^ CXhlbited a ^ficent group not 



development of the Itaf u4 ami th? k k ?• arr ^ n g ement lhan for the ample 

 pyramids were SLIriX ^^&22?? ? f the blo ° mS ' Stand *' d * and 



specimens added materia^ fo "he gene al St ^ pJS?^ the bush 



examples of Aurora, an ciceedin^ Especially noteworthy were the 



flowers of a glowi,*"^ hybrid tea with large finely-formed 



Madame Ucharme, Mrs. John of Waltham, Crimson Queen, 



most beautiful of the China Lerpl^ ^A' S^™' Duke of York > one of the 

 Crimson Rambler (especially eff-rt'iv^ ;I ' r ylphc ' Clio ' Bcaute Inconstante, 

 roses uere admirably shown by 3£ fi m YS^t f ° rm) ' ^ aman Cochet ' Cut 

 filled *ith Cho, Augustine GuinnoUelu n ? l*^ 5 and baskets; the basket 

 of which have been raised aT\\X^ r uke of ^ °rk, an d Crimson Queen, all 

 nu The end of the \Jp £t^^^^ "PecUly beautiful ? ' 



Char es Turner, Slougf S ^ t ^ >* k ° f ro5es from Mr. 



all of which were will specimen, 



deep purple; and Lawsoniana, lavender were" all superb varieties weu 

 cultivating. j o W kiflU 



A charming group of clematis came from Messrs. G. Jackson and Son ou£ 

 This exhibit was very fresh and interesting, as all the ^^J^t^SS 

 hybrids ; most of the specimens were arranged on balloon trellis, u ^ 

 were trained as pillars, and some o%-er rustic arches. In every »se J . h! 

 are tubular, and a selection of varieties would include Countess of Utam , ^ 

 rosy- red ; Duchess of York, blush white ; Duchess of Albany, "^^J' dcep 

 Darling, rich rose, a more starry form than most ; Sir Trevor jj»wr 

 crimson, the newest form ; and Admiration, pink, with the segroem * wol 

 with purplish-rose. A few spiraeas and some ferns gave this group » 

 appearance. 



Hardy Trees and Shrubs. MeSSrtj J. 



A most brilliant effect was produced with hardy-flowering plants r g oBie 



\ eitch and Sons, Chelsea, who had a large display in the Dig mm . vety 

 choice rhododendrons made up the centre, a light form named sapp IonD . 



prominent flanked by Lord Eversley, deep rose, and Prometheus, a ncu 



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