THE FLORAL 



MAGAZINE. 



grown, lasts long in beauty, and is best grown in a 

 pot with peat. 



A group of Cypripediums, mostly hybrid varieties 

 raised in their Nursery, were shown by Messrs. Veitch 

 and Son. These included C. Harrisianum, Euryandrum, 

 porphyreum, Arthurianum, (Hnanthum, vexillarium, 

 tessellatum, and the charming little C. Eairieanum, 

 one of the prettiest of all the species, but which is, 

 unfortunately, now becoming extremely rare. This 

 fine group of Lady's Slippers showed well the work 

 that had been done in originating beautiful new 

 varieties by means of hybridization within the last few 

 years, and what is remarkable is the fact that all are 

 distinct from each other, and, without exception, 

 handsome enough for general cultivation. Other Orchids 

 shown with these were — Ccelogyne ocellata, a beautiful 

 autumn species; Odontoglossum crocidipterum, Den- 

 drobium longicorne, and D. Curtisi, a new species in 

 the way of Secundum. Mr. B. S. Williams had a fine 

 group of Orchids, including Grammatophytum Huttoni, 

 Zygopetalum Gautieri, Cirrhopetalum Thouarsi, Mil- 

 tonia spectabilis radicans, Oncidium chrysothyrsus, a 

 species in the way of Varicosum, very bright and 

 beautiful with its rich yellow flowers ; some excellent 

 specimens of Odontoglossum grande, and the pretty 

 little Indian Crocus Pleione lagenaria. Mr. W. Bull 

 had Dendrobium heterocarpum Philippinense, a variety 

 that will eventually prove one of the most valuable of 

 autumn-flowering plants ; Odontoglossum tripudians 

 xauthoglossum, and a variety similarly named of 0. 

 Halli, both strikingly handsome ; and the fine Lilium 

 Neilgherrense, with its large creamy-white flowers, was 

 represented by a fine plant. Mr. James, Nurseryman, 

 Lower Norwood, sent some examples of the beautiful 

 Vanda coeruJea, treated as an epiphyte, a mode that 

 seems to suit this Orchid well ; the rare Odontoglossum 

 hebraicum, and Oncidium Weltoni, an Orchid that 

 deserves special cultivation on account of its continuous 

 flowering and handsome appearance. Among other 

 flowering specimens, Mr. Cannell had a fine display of 

 single varieties of the single Dahlia-, including Paragon, 

 Gracilis perfecta, scarlet ; Alba, pure white ; Yellow 

 Dwarf, Morning Star, bright scarlet ; and Painted 

 Lady, rosy-magenta, a new colour, very fine; and the 

 singular Cactus-flowered Dahlia Yuarezi was very 

 striking. 



Other novelties included Dahlia William Rawlings 

 (Rawling3 Brothers), a superb deep crimson Self; 

 Seuecio pulcher, very fine ; and Helenium autumnale, 

 one of the best of yellow composites : from Mr. J. T. 

 Riches, Grove Nursery, Tooting. 



PRESENTATION TO MR. J. DOMINY. 



On the retirement of Mr. J. Dominy from Messrs. 

 Veitch and Sons' Nursery, a few months ago, it was 

 determined to raise a presentation fund among those 

 who admired his excellent work in the way of 

 hybridiziug Orchids. The sum obtained enabled the 

 promoters to present Mr. Dominy with a purse of 

 200 guineas and a handsome gold watch. The presen- 

 tation was made in the Council Chamber of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society, on October 11, by Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, Bart., M.P., who, in doing so, stated that 

 for nearly forty-three years Mr. Dominy had been in 

 the service of Messrs. Veitch, a fact in itself which 

 spoke volumes in his favour ; and, indeed, his high 

 personal character was well known to them all. Mr. 

 Dominy was the first raiser in this country of hybrid 

 Orchids. In 1864 Mr. Dominy was presented with a 

 piece of plate by the Devon and Exeter Horticultural 

 Society, to commemorate the raising of his first hybrid 

 — the beautiful Cattleya Exoniensis, which was the 

 result of a cross between the Syon House variety of 

 Cattleya Mossiee and Laalia purpurata, and which grew 

 for seventeen years before it flowered. In 1865 Mr. 

 Dominy received a medal for Calanthe Veitchii. Mr. 

 Dominy had raised some twenty-three or twenty-four 

 hybrid Orchids alone, of which number nine were 

 exhibited on that occasion. The most remarkable of 

 his hybrids were — Cattleya Exoniensis, C. Dominii, the 

 result of a cross between C. Dowiana and the hybrid 

 C. Exoniensis — a most beautiful flower, which will 

 almost outstrip C. Exoniensis — and Calanthe Veitchii, 

 which was found in every collection, bringing a flush 

 of pink into the houses at a time when high colours 

 were scarce. The sum of over £250 had been sub- 

 scribed by 116 friends. The purse and gold watch 

 were then handed over to Mr. Dominy. Dr. Masters 

 added his testimony to the good work done by Mr. 

 Dominy and other hybridists in assisting botanists in 

 the pursuit of vegetable physiology and the unravelling 

 of species, and was glad that so much honour had been 

 paid to a hybridist whose operations at one time were 

 looked on askance. Mr. Dominy briefly returned 

 thanks, and remarked that he was much gratified to 

 know that his conduct through life had met with the 

 approbation of so many friends. What he had done 

 he had achieved by perseverance and a genuine love 

 of his work. 



