December 21, 1893. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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for a long period. In my garden it has attained a height of only 
4 inches, and the sepals or outer segments are rather less than 
1 inch in length. In this species or variety, which an excellent 
authority on Snowdrops has recognised as only a variety of G. octo- 
brensis, the sepals appear to be more deeply fluted than any of 
the others in flower here. The leaves, which are narrow, present 
the great characteristic of the autumn and winter Snowdrop—the 
glaucous line down the centre—which adds much to the appear¬ 
ance of the plant. The flower scape, which is cylindrical, is of a 
beautiful glaucous green, 
Galanthus corcyrensis pr^cox (?). 
In a small consignment of G. corcyrensis which reached me 
through an Italian firm in 1892 was a fine Snowdrop, that 
flowered much earlier than the others of the same parcel last winter, 
and this year the same bulb produced a flower which was fully 
expanded on October 22nd, the same day as G, octobrensis flowered. 
As it is undistinguishable from the typical G. corcyrensis, except 
from its earlier period of blooming and its handsomer flower, I 
have named it provisionally G. corcyrensis prsecox. It has broader 
leaves than the species already spoken of, and grows to the top of 
the spathe valves to between 5 and 6 inches in height, while the 
floral segments, which are of good form and substance, are con¬ 
siderably over 1 inch in length. Last year this bulb produced two 
flowers, and this season it will produce the same number, but is as 
yet showing no signs of any offsets. 
Galanthus Rachel.^. 
I have to acknowledge, on the part of Mr. F. W. Burbidge, of 
Trinity College Gardens, Dublin, an act of great kindness in his 
sending me, quite unsolicited, a bulb of the true G. Rachelse, and 
also one of the true G. Elsae. I appreciate Mr. Burbidge’s kind¬ 
ness all the more highly in consideration of my being a total 
stranger to him, and the stock of these two rare Snowdrops being 
so small. Up to the time I write, while G. Ehse has made its 
appearance above the soil; G. Rachelse has not yet shown, but I am 
in hope it is still in existence. In 1892 I, however, received from 
the same source as the G. corcyrensis praecox, mentioned above, a 
Snowdrop under the name of G. Rachels. Last year I was very 
sceptical as to its truth to name, knowing as I did that it could not 
have come from the small stock brought from Greece by Professor 
Mahaffy. This year, however, it flowered about October 29tb, and 
I am more inclined to think that it may after all be from the same 
habitat as Professor Mahaffy’s plant. In G. Rachel® the flowers 
should appear before the foliage, and in the plant under notice the 
leaves are only noticeable when the flower appears. Whether 
correctly named or not, this Snowdrop is a very pretty one, of 
excellent form and colour, with sepals of 1 inch in length on a 
scape about 5 inches high, and with the pretty leaves just showing. 
Various other autumn Snowdrops have reached me this season, 
but they cannot be spoken of with any confidence at present. 
Crocus hyemalis var. Foxi. 
In walking round my garden a welcome greeting seemed offered 
by a clump of this pretty Crocus, which had come into flower 
while I was confined to the house. I have mentioned it before, 
but the fact of its thorough hardiness being well proved, and the 
beauty of its white flowers with black anthers and gold wire-like 
stigmas, make it worthy of this further passing notice. 
Anemone eulgens. 
This is at present in leaf here, and, attracting my attention, I 
was reminded that for some time I have intended writing a brief 
note upon this undeniably fine Anemone. For some time past 
complaints, which have been in accordance with my own difficulties, 
have reached me with regard to the non-flowering of A. fulgens 
after the first season from purchase. Generally speaking it proves 
satisfactory enough the first season, and the pleasure experienced 
at the sight of the brilliant scarlet flowers only intensifies the 
disappointment the following year. The obvious remedy for this 
unsatisfactory state of matters is to lift the roots when the foliage 
has died off, to dry them well, and replant in autumn. In many 
cases, however, my own being one of these, this involves too much 
work. Growing, as I do, a large collection of plants it is found 
exceedingly troublesome to grow many which require arnual 
lifting, drying off, and replanting. By accident I have, I am glad 
to say, discovered how to flower Anemone fulgens annually without 
lifting. 
In planting a number of roots a few years ago I placed one 
on a high position on a dry rockery fully exposed to the sun. This 
alone of the number I had has continued to flower from year to 
year, and I purpose increasing the number thus planted. I am 
aware that in many gardens no difficulty is experienced with this 
beautiful Windflower, but where this is felt the plan of planting 
on dry rockwork might be adopted with advantage. I refer, how¬ 
ever, to properly constructed rockwork in terraces which, while 
securing perfect drainage, do not allow the rainfall to run off 
without reaching the plants.—S, Arnott, Dumfries. 
Lycaste Imscuootiana. 
At the last meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society for thi& 
year, Messrs. Linden, L’Horticulture Internationale, Rrusselsj 
exhibited, amongst other Orchids, two very distinct new Lycsstes, 
on which more than ordinary interest was centred. One of these. 
FIG. 79. —lycaste IMSCHOOTIANA. 
L. Imschootiana, is depicted in the illustration (fig. 79). This fs a' 
hybrid from Peru, and is said to be the result of a cross between 
Lycaste Skinneri and Maxillaria nigrescens. In habit of growth 
it resembles the former parent, the flowers also being about the 
same size and shape. As regards colour, however, they are very 
distinct. The petals and sepals are pale yellow densely spotted 
crimson, whilst the lip is also yellow of a brighter shade. An 
award of merit was adjudged for this fine hybrid. 
L^lia Finckeniana. 
The illustration (fig. 80) published on page 557 reprtsents a 
plant of this beautiful L®lia, which was exhibited by C. W. Fincken,, 
