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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
t May 18, 1882. 
last week—viz., Barri conspicuus, and is scarcely less beautiful. 
It has pale yellow ovate reflexed petals, and a shallow open bright 
orange crown. 
Of several excellent varieties submitted to us by Mr. Ware from 
his large and choice collection we select the following dozen as 
especially worthy of notice : — Incomparabilis sulphureus and 
aurantius fl.-pl., odorus minor fl.-pl., bicolor maximus, abscissus 
biflorus, Macleayi, Nelsoni, Poeticus poetarum and ornatus, inter- 
medius bifrons, and Bulbocodium, all these being varieties of great 
merit. 
A VISIT TO SUDBURY HOUSE, HAMMERSMITH. 
Calling at this establishment the other morning I was much 
interested in what I saw when shown through the houses by the 
kind proprietor, J. T. Peacock, Esq., and the following are some 
of the plants I especially noted. Entering the garden from the 
house, and passing a well-kept lawn the beds on which were gay 
with Daffodils and other spring flowers, we first inspected the 
Agaves which are grown in a large span-roof house 50 feet long 
by 20 wide. Near the door is a fine specimen of Cereus peruvi- 
anus nearly reaching to the roof. On the stage in the centre are 
noble specimens of Agave applanata, A. potatorum, A. Hookerii, 
A. Ellemetiana, A. ferox, A. Warelliana, A. Peacockii, A. americana 
fol. lutea striata, Aloe cmsia Thraski, A. Salm Dyckiana, Opuntia 
monocantha, and many others. Leaving the Agaves we entered 
the Aloe and the Cactus house. In the former are good examples 
of Aloe ferox. A. arborescens, A. nobilis densa, A. soccotrina, 
A. microstigma, A. Bainesii, A. abyssinica, A. Greenii, and others 
of the same genus. Here also are large collections of Haworthias 
and Gasterias. In the Cactus house is a very fine specimen of 
Cereus peruvianus monstrosus, also C. chilensis, C. lividus, C. 
macrogonus, and C. Jamacara, with good collections of Echino- 
cactus, Echinopsis, Euphorbias, and Mammillarias. 
A large collection of Bromeliads is grown in a stove, among 
which are Lomatophyllum Saundersii, Tillandsia Lindenii, Guz- 
mannia picta, Yriesia speciosa, V. tessellata, V. regina, and others, 
also good specimens of Hyophorbe and other Palms, Alocasia 
zebrina, and fine pots of Eucharis amazonica. Hanging from the 
roof is a fine collection of Phalaenopsis in good healthy condition, 
and equally at home on a shelf near the glass are a large number 
of Cypripedium niveum and Calanthes making fine growths. The 
wall on one side of this house is covered with a fine plant of Hoya 
carnosa. 
The Camellia house contains fine healthy plants of the best 
varieties planted out in a bed in the centre. Mr. Peacock intends 
planting specimens of Lapageria rosea between the Camellia 
bushes, which when in flower will have a very pretty effect. 
Hanging close under the roof are upwards of a hundred plants of 
Laslia majalis, and the side stages are filled with fine specimens 
of Cypripedium insigne and Maulei. 
In the greenhouse at the present there is a mixed collection of 
plants. Amongst them are good specimens of Beaucarnea recur- 
vata, Euphorbia splendens, E. grandidens, and others. On the 
south side trained to the roof are strong plants of Tea Roses, two 
of which, Gloire de Dijon and Climbing Devoniensis, are now 
carrying hundreds of fragrant blooms. On the north side trained 
to the roof is a very strong plant of Lapageria rosea. 
Orchids are abundant and very satisfactory in all departments. 
The Cattleyas are distinguished by robust health and vigour, broad 
leaves, and stout pseudo-bulbs. The principal kinds are C. Men- 
dellii, C. Trianae, C. Trianae atalanta, C. chocoensis, C. Ruckerii, and 
a number of other fine species. Cypripediums and Odontoglos- 
sums have houses devoted to them. In the former fine plants are 
in flower, among them being the rare C. insigne Chantinii, C. vil- 
losum, C. Boxallii, C. Warneri, C. Argus, C. barbatum, and varie¬ 
ties. Here are also a collection of Oncidiums ; among them are 
two hundred plants of O. Krameri, many of which are in flower. 
0. sphacelatum, O. ampliatum majus, O. cucullatum, and others 
of the same genus in flower. The Odontoglossums are in robust 
condition, those in flower beiDg chiefly strong pieces of 0. cir- 
rhosum, O. maculatum superbum, O. pulchellum, O. polyxanthum, 
and O. cirrhosum Klabochorum, also Oncidium trilingue, 0. con- 
color, O. cucullatum, and Ada aurantiaca. 
In a large span-roof stove is a mixed collection of Orchids and 
plants. Among the former are Dendrobium Falconeri with pseudo¬ 
bulbs upwards of 3 feet long, flowering well; Zygopetalum crini- 
tum in flower. Here are four hundred pieces of Odontoglossum 
Roezlii, a hundred of 0. Phalsenopsis, all making strong growths, 
a collection of Stanhopeas, a number of Cattleya citrina, many of 
them in flower, and a good batch of Gardenias. A small lean-to 
house 50 feet long by 8 wide with a west aspect is filled with 
Masdevallias. Here are from three hundred to four hundred of 
these charming plants in strong healthy condition. Among those 
in flower are M. Harryana, M. Lindeni, M. Veitchi, M. Wagneri- 
ana, M. coriacea, M. tovarense, and others. The next is a lean-to 
house 160 feet long by 10 wide divided into three compartments, 
the first of which is an intermediate temperature. On the front 
stage is a fine batch of Odontoglossum vexillarium, a picture of 
robust health, a batch of Pleiones making strong growths. There 
are in flower fine pieces of Phalsenopsis Wallichii and grandiflorum, 
Oncidium sarcodes, O. serratum, and O. Weltoni, Miltonia cruenta, 
Trichopilia suavis, and the sweet Epidendrum fragrans. In the 
second division are collections of Vandas, Aerides, and Sacco- 
labiums, a dozen or more fine plants of Angracum sesquipedale, a 
batch of Odontoglossum Roezlii, with a piece of 0. Roezlii album 
having seven fine flowers open at once, also several good specimens 
of Anthurium Schertzerianum, A. Williamsii, and A. Andreanum. 
The third division is filled with Odontoglossums. Here are thou¬ 
sands of O. Alexandra and its varieties, all in robust health ; 
while in flower are many pieces of O. Halli, O. biotoniense, O. 
Pescatorei, O. triumphans, 0. Bluntii, O. gloriosum, O. cirrhosum, 
and 0. crispum, Masdevallia Backhousiana and M. bella. 
On the opposite side of the garden with an eastern aspect is a 
house of the same dimensions, and also divided into three com¬ 
partments. In the first division are fine batches of Odonto¬ 
glossum Saundersianum, 0. Alexandra, Epidendrum vitellinum 
majus, Coelogyne cristata, and Lycastes. In flower are plants of 
Coelogyne ocellata, Sophronitis grandiflora, Odontoglossum Rossii 
majus, O. Edwardsii, Leptotes bicolor, and Lycaste Skinnerii, with 
some very pretty varieties. In the second division is a collection of 
Dendrobiums. In flower are pieces of D. nobile, D. macrophyllum 
giganteum, D. Jenkinsonii, D. Wardianum ; D. chrysotoxum super¬ 
bum, D. Dalhousianum, D. Pierardii, D. Cambridgeanum, D. cras- 
sinode, and D. crepidatum. In the third division the principal 
Orchids were a part of Mr, Russell’s collection, lately purchased by 
Mr. Peacock at the sale. 
The above are but a few of the many gems which are to be 
found in this fine collection. Mr. Peacock has been long known 
to the horticultural world as one of the principal cultivators of 
succulents, and his Orchids have been collected from almost every 
importation for the last six or seven years, as well as from almost 
every private collection that has been sold. The general condi¬ 
tion of the place, and the health of the collections of plants, re¬ 
flects the highest credit on Mr. Vicary, the able head gardener.— 
W. Coomber, Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent's Parle. 
SILKWORMS AND SILKWORM REARING.—9. 
( Continued from page 328.) 
Insects, placed upon their food plants and displayed to the 
public gaze in natural circumstances so far as this is possible, are 
amongst the attractions of some resorts that profess to be semi- 
scientific. At such there have occasionally been exhibited silk¬ 
worms living at home upon their favourite Mulberry, and allowed 
to feed upon it wherever they please, and form their cocoons upon 
its branches. This is all very well for show, but in practice, and 
on a large scale, silkworms could not be advantageously fed in 
this manner. When rearing some of our British species of the 
order Lepidoptera it is found to be desirable, in order to maintain 
a supply of fresh food, that the caterpillars shall have the range 
of suitable plants in a growing state, or be put upon branches that 
are kept in water till the leaves have been stripped. It is not 
requisite to pursue such a plan with the silkworm (Bombyx Mori), 
since it thrives upon picked leaves of the Mulberry, but in the 
case of several of the “ new ” silkworms it has been tried success¬ 
fully. 
We have already stated that those qualified to judge have very 
emphatically given it as their opinion that the rearing of silk¬ 
worms could be made an important branch of industry in these 
islands. Both the caterpillars of B. Mori and their principal food, 
the Mulberry tree, subsist as well under our changeable skies as 
in other temperate climates ; but of course the former need to be 
housed, and to have their temperature and moisture of their abode 
duly regulated. The extension of the Mulberry must be persevered 
with through all suitable localities, and it is important to have the 
co-operation of those who are interested in horticulture, nursery¬ 
men especially ; for if these who do not by-and-by themselves 
experiment in silkworm-rearing, as we have hinted they might 
easily do, they might add to their returns by the sale of the leaves 
of the Mulberry during the silkworm season, supposing they had 
plantations of this tree. At present the difficulty of obtaining 
these leaves prevents some persons from keeping silkworms who 
would otherwise take up the pursuit, since rearing them upon 
Lettuce is seldom satisfactory, even on a small scale. It should 
be noted, however, that where the leaves of the Mulberry cannot 
be had daily fresh-picked, they may be stored, if received from a 
