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JOURiSfAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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depended upon for a crop, which fetch a good price picked green if only 
very early sorts are grown. 
Maiden fruit trees are the best to plant where time and money are 
not expected to yield immediate results, and where it is intended to 
crop between the trees for a few years. On the other hand, splendidly 
rooted, strong, healthy bearing trees can be had from nurserymen, 
either as standards or dwarf bushes, at from 2s. 6d. to 3s. fid. each, which 
will return an immediate per cent, on the outlay; but fruit growing, 
like everything else, is made profitable or otherwise according to the 
amount of care and practical intelligence which is bestowed upon the 
trees. The greatest difficulty I have found with the cottagers and 
farmers in planting fruit trees has been the first cost in purchasing 
trees. Bush trees are best for cottagers, and now that small holdings 
and allotments are being multiplied it is to be hoped that nurserymen 
will eneourage amateurs and cottagers to buy well tried sorts of 
fruits by making the price per dozen of Strawberries, especially the 
newer varieties, as reasonable as they can. Of late I have often been 
applied to as to the price per dozen of new varieties of Strawberries in 
various catalogues, but when they have seen the diffeience between the 
price per 100 and per dozen they have exclaimed that nurserymen do 
not encourage the small grower to purchase new sorts.— John 
Chinnery. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
April 11th. 
Scientific Committee —Present: Dr. M. T. Masters (in the 
chair) ; Mr. Blandford, Professor Oliver, Mr. Michael, Mr. Wilson, Dr. 
Bonavia, Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, Rev. W. Wilks, Rev. G. Henslow, 
Hon. Sec. 
Californian Oranges. —Dr. Bonavia showed samples of this newly 
imported fruit. They are peculiar in having the rind open above, with 
a small Orange protruding from the apex. It appears to be an 
established variety of “ carpellary multiplication,” though incapable of 
propagation by seed, as these Oranges are seedless. It is of common 
occurrence in the variety called “ Mellarose ”—(“Teratology,” by Dr. 
M. T. Masters, p. 131). 
Gentiana acaulis. —Mr. Wilson exhibited about a dozen flowers of 
this plant, showing variations in the colours, from lavender to the 
deepest blue. Mr. Michael remarked that he had noticed very many 
about 2000 feet above Innspruck of the pale blue variety, the pink 
coloured variety being rare. Mr. Wilson’s were specimens cultivated at 
Weybridge and Wisley. 
OxUp, var. —Dr. Masters exhibited an umbel of the true Bardfield 
yellow Oxlip, P. elatior, which is rare in Britain ; and a red-flowered 
variety, from a clump originally introduced into his garden together 
with the former, which has hitherto borne only yellow flowers. 
Grainmatopiiyllum loith Sjnnescent Roots. — He also showed a 
specimen of the roots of this Orchid, remarkable for their much-branching 
character, the longer roots being covered with short spinescent branches 
half an inch in length. The thicker roots penetrated into decayed 
vegetable matter, developing absorbent root hairs, confirming the 
suggestion of Professor Oliver that the peculiar development was an 
adaptation to a saprophytism. The Secretary suggests that the short 
spiny lateraljroots may be arrested conditions, in consequence of their 
not having been buried in any nourishing material. 
Acaeia Galls .—Remarkable specimens were received from Baron 
von Muller from Australia. They were referred to Mr. Blandford for 
examination. 
Ricliardia, Monstrous. —Mr. Sheppard of The Toddington Orchard 
Company sent a specimen, one leaf of which was white like a true 
spathe. In another case there was a small supplementary spathe and 
spadix springing from the axil of a second spathe. Dr. Masters observed 
that if this could be perpetuated there might be a succession of bloom 
from the same stalk. 
A Valuable Orchid. 
By some it is thought that the days for “ fancy ” prices for 
Orchids are numbered amongst the things of the past, but such is 
not the case. At the Quorn House sale recently a plant of a very 
fine vaiiety of Cattleya Mendeli, with thirty-two psendo-bulbs, 
eight of these with sheaths, was sold by Messrs. Protheroe and 
Morris for the sum of 220 guineas, the purchasers being Messrs. 
Hugh Low & Co. of Clapton. 
CtELOGYNE SaNDERA^. 
This is a charming Orchid, and is quite distinct from the other 
species of Coelogyne. As will be seen by referring to the illus¬ 
tration (fig. 59), the flowers are small, and are borne on an erect 
spike. The petals and sepals are creamy white, with a faint tinge 
of lemon yellow. The lip is white, with a beautifully fringed 
margin, orange yellow centre, surrounded with longitudinal ridges 
of brown hair-like filaments. It is an exceedingly pretty species, 
and justly merits the first-class certificate awarded it by the Orchid 
FIG 59.—COELOGYNE SANDERHi:. 
Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society on Tuesday, 
March 14th, when it was exhibited by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., 
Sb Albans. 
PlIAL.ENOrSIS SCHILLERIANA VESTALIS. 
Albino forms of the beautiful Phalaenopsis Schilleriana, says 
“ The Orchid Review,” are excessively rare. The one above named 
was described by Reichenbach upwards of ten years ago from the 
collection of Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. of Clapton. A plant was 
exhibited by them at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society held on February 14th last, and was deservedly awarded a 
first-class certificate, ft is said to be the only plant known in 
England. The flowers are snow white, with the exception of some 
light brown spots on the inner halves of the lateral sepals, a few 
yellow-brown ones near the base of the side lobes of the lip, and a 
yellow crest. It is a chaste and very beautiful form. 
The variety immaculata differs in having no spots anywhere, 
the crest alone being pure yellow. There is, however, a faint flush 
of pale rose sometimes present in the flower. It was described by 
Reichenbach as long ago aa 1875 from the collection of J. T. 
Barber, Esq., of Spondon, near Derby, having been obtained from 
an importation made by Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. Another plant 
flowered in February, 1891, from an importation made by the 
same firm. They contrast effectively with flowers of the ordinary 
rosy form. 
