112 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND C0T1AGE GARDENER. [ August s, was. 
flowering or foliage, gained for Madame Le Grelle the first prize of a gold 
medal, but {the majority of the specimens were foliage plants; Marantas, 
Pothos, Anthuriums, Dieffenbachias, a grand specimen Licuala grandis, and 
a highly coloured Heliconia aurea-striata being the most noticeable. M. 
Moens, Lede, Antwerp, was placed second, and awarded a gold medal in 
this class for a very handsome group, in which Maranta Warneri, Cycas 
siamensis, Tillandsia tessellata. Alocasia Sanderiana, with Palms and 
Cycads, figured conspicuously. M. de Hemptinne, Ghent, was third with a 
varied and attractive group. The class for twenty-five species of ornamental 
plants comprised some very large Palms of many species, but the most 
remarkable plants were Zamia Leyi, with shining green graceful leaves 
8 feet in length; Aralia heteromorpha, 12 feet high and in vigorous health ; 
Hmmalonema marantsefolia, a handsome variegated plant, and Phormium 
variegatum, large and finely coloured. A similar award was granted for a 
collection of Marantas, which included all the finest varieties of these 
plants in cultivation, some plants, as Kegeliana, being 8 feet in diameter, 
with fresh healthy foliage, which in this form is very distinctly marked 
with green blotches on a silvery ground. Other good varieties were 
Makoyana, Wagneri, vittata, Buchemiana, Porteana, and Kerchoveana. A 
collection of Crotons from the same exhibitor were by far the best coloured 
in the Show, such forms as Morti, magnoliaefolius, and Baron de Rothschild 
being superb. A handsome collection of thirty species of Ferns, also from 
Madame Le Grelle-Dhanis, included good plants of the best Adiantums and 
Gymnogrammas, an uncommonly fine example of Acrostichum squammeum, 
with white downy leaves an inch or two in diameter and 6 to 10 inches or 
more in length, forming a most effective central specimen. The twenty-five 
variegated foliage plants comprised some handsome Dieffenbachias, a par¬ 
ticularly fine Alocasia metallica, with large superbly coloured leaves, a 
gigantic Monstera deliciosa, with Pothos aurea, Cyrtodeira fulgida, Schis- 
matoglottis Robelini, Cycads, and Palms. These fine groups formed the 
t reater part of the exhibits from Madame Le Grelle-Dhanis, and well 
eserved all the honours they obtained. 
Next in order of the principal exhibitors came Mr. Louis Van Houtte, 
Ghent, who well maintained the high credit of the firm with a series of 
magnificent groups and collections, for which a gold medal of 200 francs 
was awarded as the most important contribution from nurserymen. The 
most important of these was the premier group of fifty species or varieties 
of plants, in which Mr. Yan Houtte entered some of the best of his plants, 
deservedly winning the gold medal. In the centre of the group was an 
extraordinarily grand specimen of Anthurium Yeitchi with about two dozen 
fine leaves 5 feet long, and of that peculiar rich green which distinguishes 
this handsome form. Another notable plant was Dieffenbachia imperialis 
nobilis, with large very dark green leaves spotted with a lighter shade—a 
most effective and strong-growing variety. Licuala grandis, -1 feet high 
and with thirteen leaves, was very handsome ; Zamia Mitcheli, an elegant 
form with graceful leaves, the pinnae very narrow. A grand Yerschaffeltia 
splendida was prominent in the centre behind the Anthurium, and other 
notable plants were Schismatoglottis Robelini, Dracmna Lindeni, Cyano- 
phyllum magnificum, Tillandsia tessellata (very handsome), Sphmrogyne 
latifolia, Aralia Chabrieri, Anthurium Laucheanum, Washingtonia robusta, 
and Phyllotmnium Lindeni. The second prize in this class (also a gold 
medal) was awarded to MM. Jacob-Makoy, Liege, who had an admirable 
group, comprising large handsome specimens of distinct plants. Very 
notable was a central specimen of Eugenia glazioviana over 6 feet high, an 
uncommon species with closely set leaves rather suggestive of Boronia 
serrulata, graceful in habit, the branches slightly drooping. Yriesia Hille- 
geriana was remarkably bold-looking ; Oreopanax dactylifolium, with deeply 
and irregularly cut leaves, was distinct. Maranta Lindeni was in uncom¬ 
monly fine condition. Alocasia Putzeyi, a handsome plant in the way of 
A. Thibautiana, was noticeable ; as were also Anthurium macrolobum, with 
large irregular lobes, very bold and distinct; Dracaena Massangeana, 
tall and well variegated; Anthurium roseum, like a light-coloured A. 
ferrierense; and a fine pan of the bronze-coloured Liparis elegantissima, 
formed the chief features in this praiseworthy group. 
Mr. Van Houtte was again the premier exhibitor in the class for twenty- 
five variegated foliage plants, which comprised magnificent examples of the 
following amongst many others of slightly smaller size, but scarcely less 
beautiful:—Dieffenbachia magnifies, Alpinia vittata, Curculigo recurvata 
variegata, Maranta picturata, Dracaena Lindeni,Tillandsia fenestralis, Pothos 
aurea, Pandanus Veitchii, and Phyllotaenium Lindeni. A very close second 
in this class was M. A. D’Haene, Ghent, who had some well-grown plants, 
one of the most striking being a specimen of Bertolonia Van Houttei, which 
was in superb condition, the handsome foliage grandly coloured. 
Nepenthes were shown by several exhibitors, and the leading collections 
were extremely fine, especially the dozen with which Mr. Yan Houtte gained 
the first prize, a gold medal. These plants were all in vigorous health, and 
bearing in some cases several dozen pitchers, such forms as Mastersi and 
sanguinea being very highly coloured. The dozen comprised, in addition to 
the two named, Hookeriana, hybrida maculata, Dominiana, Chelsoni, 
Outramiana, hybrida, Courti, intermedia, Wrigleyana, and Veitchii. A first 
prize was also awarded to M. P. F. Boutmans, Lille, for a well-grown collec¬ 
tion, the three finest plants beiDg Mastersi with sixteen pitchers, Ire vis over 
5 feet high with several dozen pitchers, and ampullacea similarly good. 
For a collection of miscellaneous Pitcher Plants, including Nepenthes, 
Sarracenias, and Dionseas, M. P. F. Boutmans was first, showing Sarracenias 
flava, Tolliana, Swanniana, and Maddisoniana in excellent condition. 
Nepenthes Mastersiana, Morganise, phyllamphora, with two or three dozen 
pitchers, and Dionaea muscipula were all healthy plants. MM. Jacob- 
Makoy followed with Darlingtonia californica (very strong) and Nepenthes 
Mastersiana bearing eight large richly coloured pitchers. M. Van Houtte 
also exhibited new plants, as noted elsewhere, and in several other classes 
gained honours. 
A gold medal was also awarded to M. A. D’Haene, Ghent, for the 
extent and beauty of his numerous groups, an honour which was extremely 
well merited; for all his plants were distinguished by a vigorous health 
that is indicative of the most skilful culture. M. D’Haene also has a rich 
collection of plants that is fast increasing in importance, and includes many 
choice and beautiful species and varieties, several of which were represented 
at the Show. M. D’Haene’s courtesy as an official in connection with the 
Exhibition also deserves record, for he most willingly gave English visitors 
all the assistance in his power, which proved most valuable in several 
difficulties. 
NEW PLANTS. 
An important and interesting feature in the Show was the large number 
of new plants exhibited, many of which were of recent introduction, and 
have not yet found their way to English gardens. As in the other sections 
the foliage plants predominated, and among them were several very striking 
novelties. The principal class, the first in the schedule, was for twenty-five 
new plants introduced into Belgium since 1882, the prizes being a gold 
medal offered by the King, a much-coveted honour, and a second-prize gold 
medal, value about £5. Three competitors entered, and the leading position 
was, after careful consideration, awarded to MM. L. Jacob-Makoy & Lo., 
Liege, for an admirable collection of well-grown plants, representing the 
following:—Philodendron Mamei, a neat Aroid ; the leaves 12 inches long 
by 8 wide, and irregularly blotched with white ; introduced from Ecuador, 
1883. Selaginella cognata, one of the frondose forms, with pretty, closely 
branched fronds of a bright green colour. Caraguata Peacocki, a bold 
Bromeliad, with channelled leaves 12 to 10 inches long and 11 inch broad, 
curiously coloured with an intermixture of rosy purple and green ; Brazil, 
1885. Odontoglossum vexillarium Wioti, a white-flowered variety of good 
size and form. Dichorisandra Sieberti, leaves 15 inches long by 4 wide, 
oblanceolate, green, with white streaks; an elegant plant; Brazil. 1884. 
Pandanus discolor, chiefly distinguished by the brownish purple tint on 
the under side of the leaves, which were 2 to 2j feet long; India, 1884. 
Schismatoglottis decora Witteana, a pretty variety, with heart-shaped 
leaves 4 inches long and 3 inches wide, matted with green and silvery white, 
of dense habit, and apparently well suited for growing in large pans in the 
stove; Borneo, 1885. Alocasia Bernardi, Bomewhat suggestive of A. 
Yeitchi in shape, the leaves 12 inches to 2 feet long and 10 inches broad, 
green with silvery veins; a bold, handsome plant; Borneo, 188o. PLoplo- 
phytum robustum variegatum, an attractive variegated plant, introduced by 
the exhibitor from Brazil this year. It has narrow leaves, about 1 inch 
wide, but 18 inches or more in length, curving, and streaked from base, to 
point with clear white. Aralia Kerchoveana, a strong but graceful species, 
with palmate leaves of ten deeply serrated leaflets, bright shining green m 
colour; South Sea Isles, 1883. Carludovica rubricaulis, a distinct Palm, 
with leaves 2 to 21 feet long, divided into two lobes; the stalk or similar 
length, but the plant did not show the character indicated by the name. 
Introduced by MM. Jacob-Makoy from New Grenada,|1885. Piper ornatum, 
leaves cordate, green, with a silvery mottling and a slight rosy tint, a pretty 
form that will probably become a favourite stove plant.. It is an introduc¬ 
tion from Malacca this year. Dieffenbachia Jenmani, leaves light rich 
green, with parallel bars of white; a distinct effective form from British 
Guiana, 1884. Caraguata Osyana, a closely spreading Bromeliad, with green 
leaves, the centre leaves and bracts bright red, very showy ; Ecuador, 1885. 
Brochinia demeraraensis, a bold Bromeliad, with leaves 3 to 4 feet mug and 
G to 8 inches broad, light green, very strong in habit, and most effective ; 
introduced from British Guiana by the exhibitor, 1885. Alocasia Sanderiana, 
sagittate leaves, dark green, with silvery veins and an irregularly smuated 
silvery margin. Cryptanthus Regeli, a curious Bromeliad, with dull yellow 
and dark green mottled leaves, dwarf in habit; Brazil, 1885. Alocasia v an 
Houttei, bold bright green leaves, 2 feet long by 18 inches wide, heart-shape, 
very strong, the petioles curiously mottled. Leea amabilis splendens, a 
highly coloured form of this handsome stove plant, which is now well 
known in England. Maranta speciosa, leaves elliptical, 6 inches long by4 
wide, green, with silvery streaks, a pretty introduction from Brazil by MM. 
Jacob-Makoy. Croton Wetterianum, leaves dark green, with a gold centre, 
scarcely in character, but appears distinct. Kaempferia Gilberti, an elegant 
variegated plant, with narrow leaves, green, edged with white or yellow. 
Philodendron Sodiroi, a showy growing form, with leaves 12 inches long by 
10 wide, green, with a slight silvery hue, introduced by the exhibitor from 
Ecuador, 1883. Nidularium anthocrates, very distinct, the leaves broad and 
comparatively short, not exceeding a foot in length, the outer green, but 
the inner ones of a purplish violet tint; introduced by the exhibitor, Brazil, 
1884. Dieffenbachia regin®, leaves spotted and margined with green on a 
white or yellowish ground ; a bold, handsome, and distinct plant. 
M. Louis Van Houtte, Ghent, was awarded the second prize, a gold medal 
of 100 francs, also for a very fine collection, of which the following deserve 
special notice :—Heliconia aureo-striata, leaves veined with gold on a green 
ground ; Anthurium Schmidscheni, leaveB heart-shaped, bold, 2 feet long by 
1£ foot broad, bright green, with a velvety surface ; Massangea hieroglyphics, 
leaves 12 to 18 inches long, 2 to 3 inches broad, bright green, with darker 
transverse bars, pretty; Pandanus d’Haenei, a species from Madagascar, 
with glaucous leaves and slight darker mottling, the dried leaves shown 
with the plant in another collection being 9£ inches wide by 4£ feet long ; 
Nepenthes Mastersi had several good pitchers; Phoenix graculima, a 
graceful Palm with narrow pinme, something in the style of. the 1. dacty- 
lifera section; Alsophila Rebecc®, a handsome Fern with pinnate fronds, 
the pinnae regularly undulated; Philodendron Sodiroi, already noted; 
Pritchardia grandis, with three fine leaves about 18 inches in diameter , 
Alocasia Sanderiana and Dieffenbachia Jenmani, both in the preceding col¬ 
lection ; Nidularium Eechautei, a fine Bromeliad with green channelled 
leaves margined with red ; Gymnogrammaschizophylla gloriosum, a strong 
growing variety of this beautiful Fern, with fronds 2 feet long, drooping 
round the pot and quite hiding it; Anthurium Gustavi, leaves heart- 
shaped, green, 3 feet by 3, a magnificent Aroid, with five of the grand 
leaves, a most distinct and effective plant; Piper ornatum, Alocasia reginae, 
Dieffenbachia magnificum, Tillandsia Pastuchoffiana, a handsome plant of 
good habit, the leaves channelled, 2 feet long by 3 inches broad, with dark 
green lines irregularly distributed over the surface, mostly transverse, but 
some longitudinal; Schismatoglottis crispata, Anthurium splendidum, 
Selaginella grandis, Aglaonema picta, Heliconia metallica. something like a 
Canna, the ribs and under surface reddish : and Alocasia Van Houttei. 
M. Auguste Van Geert, Ghent, was third with the following plants, mos- 
of which have been noticed in the preceding collections :—Pandanus 
D’Haenei, Panax Victoria?, Cyclanthus discolor, Alocasia reginse, Dichori¬ 
sandra Sieberti, Kaempferia Gilberti, Pandanus discolor, Leea amabilis 
splendens, Alocasia Van Houttei, Nephrolepis Bausei, and Ptychosperma 
Van Geerti. 
For six new plants MM. Jacob-Makoy & Co. were again the premier 
