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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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•rather than their exact titles are here mentioned, and some of the 
nominated rea lers have yet to intimate their acceptance of the proposi¬ 
tions. 
Floral Committee. —Present : W. Marshall, Esq., in the chair ; 
and Messrs. H. Herbst, T. W.- Girdlestone, \V. Goldring, Lewis Castle, 
Frank Ross, B. Wynne, W. Holmes, H. Cannell, C. Noble, and G. 
Nicholson. 
Lord Penzance, Eashing Park, Godalminc, sent a collection of seed¬ 
ling Sweetbriars raised from various crosses, some very bright, and 
others delicate in colour. The Committee awarded a vote of thanks for 
them, and requested that they be shown at Chiswick on the occasion of 
the Rose Conference. A cross between Luxembourg (Moss) and 
Princess Christian (H.P.) was also shown, very large, light crimson, but 
too expanded. Ceropegia elegans was shown by Mr. F. Ross, with 
curious dull coloured flowers. 
A charming group of Shirley Toppies was shown by the Rev. 
W. Wilks of Shirley, the flowers varying in colour from pure white 
through pink to brightest scarlet., some being edged with white or having 
"white central zones. Mr. R. Dean, Ealing, also had some pretty varie¬ 
ties of Poppies of the same strain, together with seedling Carnations 
and flowers of the bright orange hardy annual Venidium fugax 
(Calendulaceum). Miss Roberts, Rose Hill House, St. Clement’s, 
Ipswich (gardener, Mr. J. Churchman), sent a H.P. Rose, named Miss 
Rose Roberts, of a crimson shade but wanting substance. Messrs. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, had some fine double tuberous Begonia 
flowers, double Petunias, Balsams, and Canterbury Bells, all fine and 
varied in colour. 
A pretty delicate purplish white greenhouse Rhododendron named 
The Czarina, a cross between R. Teysrranni and R. Princess Royal, was 
•shown by Messrs. J. Yeitch A Sons, Chelsea (vote of thanks). From 
the same firm came specimens of Andromeda speciosa. varieties pulve- 
-rulenta and cassinefolia, with pure white bell-shaped flowers. Styrax 
japonica with white flowers, the pink Ceanothus Marie Simon, and 
the white-flowered free Leptospermum baccatum were also shown. 
Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, had a group of Liliums and rare 
hardy plants of much interest, amongst them being Liliums pardalinum 
pumilum, a cross between L. parvum and L. pardalinum, three weeks 
earlier than the latter species ; the scarlet L. tenuifolium, and L. pom- 
ponium (verum), L. monadelphum var. Szovitsianum, L. elegans 
Horsmanni, L. elegans brevifolium, L. Martagon album, L. parvum, and 
L. Bolanderi ; the last named a Californian species with drooping bell¬ 
shaped flowers, dull crimson spotted with a darker shade. 
Mr. G. Phippen, Reading, had a coRection of Sweet Williams 
varied in colour (vote of thanks). Messrs. W. Paul A Son, Waltham 
Cross, had six boxes of Rose blooms, nearly all new varieties, of great 
promise (vote of thanks). Mr. It. Owen, Maidenhead, showed a double 
■salmon Tuberous Begonia named Mrs. A. Smith, very free and of good 
habit. Messrs. Kelway A Son, Langport, had fine collections of Pseonies, 
•Gaillardias, Delphiniums, and Pyrethrums (silver Banksian medal). 
Messrs. Barr A Son, Covent Garden, exhibited a large group of Irises, 
Lilies, and other hardy flowers (silver Banksian medal). Mr. W. Gordon, 
Twickenham, staged a handsome group of Lilies, for which a silver 
Banksian medal was awarded. 
CERTIFICATED PLANTS. 
Lilium Wallichi superbum (H. Low A Co.).—A handsome Lily, with 
stems 6 feet high, flowers 9 inches long and 7 inches in diameter at 
the mouth ; yellow fading to white at the tips of the petals. The leaves 
are narrow, and clothe the stem thickly. 
Lilium,Martagon album (Barr A Son).—A pure white variety of the 
well known Turk’s Cap Lily. 
Awards of merit were granted for the following from Messrs. 
Helway A Sons : — 
Delphiniums Britannia. —Extremely rich dark blue, and white 
•centre. The Shah. —Deep purple and blue, very large and handsome. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence. —Pale blue and mauve, very distinct and pretty. 
Banquo. —Very large, blue, edged with metallic purple; an imposing 
•variety. 
Orchid Committee. —Present : Harry J. Veitcb, Esq. (in the 
•chair), and Messrs. J. O’Brien, Lewis Castle, E. Hill, J. Dominy, 
"C. Pilcher, and Dr. M. T. Masters. Messrs. Heath A Son, Cheltenham, 
■eent a hybrid Masdevallia named Heathi, in the style of M. Chelsoni, and 
evidently possessing some of M. Veitchiana characters. The remarkably 
distinct Dendrobium Stratiotes, figured in this Journal, was shown by 
N. N. Sherwood, Esq., Dunedin, Streatham Hill (gardener, Mr. J. 
Jones). The plant was strong, and had two racemes, one with expanded 
flowers and the other unopen. Four expanded flowers had two erect 
greenish-white spiral petals, three pure white petals, and a white lip 
veined with purple. Mr. C. Ross, Pendell Court Gardens, Bletchingley, 
showed spikes of an Orchid under the name of foliosa, which was 
"thought to be an improved cultivated form of O. maculata. The floral 
portion of the spikes was 10 inches long, the stems and leaves also being 
•extremely strong (vote of thanks). Cattleya Mendeli Halli, shown by 
Mr. W. Hall, 14, Upper Tulse Hill, S.W., is a variety with a very rich 
•crimson lip and a slight streak in the petals. Cat’leya Gaskelliana 
Sunray, from Dr. Duke, Lewisham, was accorded a vote of thanks, but 
was not considered distinct enough for any special award. Messrs. 
J. Veitch A Sons, Chelsea, showed Zygocolax (Zygopetalum) leopar- 
dinum, a hybrid between Colax jug09us and Zygopetalum maxillare, 
with a deep purplish blue lip, and neat sepals and petals spotted with 
Ibrown. 
certificated plants. 
Masdevallia Ellistana (J. Veitch A Sons).—An interesting cross 
between M. ipea and M. Harryana, the colours of both parents being 
incorporated in the flowers of the hybrid, the veins being deep crimson. 
Cattleya Gaskelliana, Cooke's Variety (Mr. Malcom Cooke, King¬ 
ston Hill).—An award of merit was granted for this variety, which was 
distinguished by the delicate pale purplish mauve colour of the sepals, 
petals, and lip, the latter having a lemon centre. 
OXYLOBIUM CALLISTACHYS. 
How rarely do we see this greenhouse ornamental shrub grown, and 
yet it is well worth more extended cultivation. Either as small plants for 
FIG. 8G. —OXYLOBIUM CALLISTACHYS. 
the side stages of the conservatory or as plants 4 feet high in large pots 
it would be found very useful. Like most of the Australian plants 
Oxylobiums require only ordinary greenhouse treatment, but to make 
them flower freely allow them enough sun to thoroughly ripen their 
shoots. They will be found to thrive best in a compost of fibry loam 
and peat of about equal parts, with plenty of silver sand added. 
Oxylobium callistachys, shown in fig. 86, has bright yellow pea-shaped 
flowers produced in dense clusters, and is very showy, as are also many 
of the other species. The genus is a large one, but many of the species 
are not known in English gardens.—G. 
NOTES OF A RECENT VISIT TO MEXICO. 
I Read by C. T. Druery, Ea-i., at the monthly meeting of the Horticultural Club, 
L June 11th, 1689.] 
In taking a journey of over 6000 miles westward with a sufficient 
bend to the south to vary the climate from temperate to sub-tropical— 
i.e., to about the latitude of Egypt—anyone with a taste for botanical 
study is bound to observe so many interesting things that 1 hope I may 
