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THE GAKDENING WORLD 
November 6, 1886. 
themum has been the subject of discussion, in the 
course of which A speaks of them as “Chryses.,” B as 
“Mums.,” and the Japanese varieties are described as 
“Japs.,” all of which ignominious appellations and 
abbreviations are at once preposterous, and, to many 
that I am acquainted with, most contemptible ; and I 
opine, should this kind of slang nomenclature be 
tolerated, it will be advisable for some of the promoters 
to issue a new or revised floral dictionary, in which we 
then might find such alterations and abbreviations 
as these—Carnations, “Cars.”; Picotees, “Pics.”; 
Pansies, “Pans.” ; Polyanthus, “Pollys.” ; Primroses, 
“Prims.”; Delphiniums, “Delphs.”; Cinerarias, 
“Cins.”; Calceolarias, “Calcies.’’; Gloxinias, “Gloxs.”; 
Tropseolums, “Trops.”; Pentstemons, “ Pents.” ; 
Salvias, “Sals.”; Mimulus, "Mims.”; Camellias, 
‘ ‘ Cams., ” &c., &c. Should some enterprising advocate 
for this sort of thing be desirous of simplifying plant 
names, it might suit a certain class ; but I very much 
question if such an arrangement would be very grace¬ 
fully received by the more elite of floral associations.— 
George Fry, Lewisham. 
The Garston Nursery. —The accounts of places 
of note that appear in your paper are usually so interesting 
and accurate, that I feel it a duty to point out a slight 
misstatement that appeared in your issue of the 23rd 
iust., relative to Mr. Joseph Meredith, late of the 
Vineyard, Garston, near Liverpool. The Vineyard in 
question is not forty years old, nor quite thirty, and 
Mr. Meredith did not commence there as a Cucumber 
grower. Mr. Joseph Meredith (who will, I am sure, be 
proud of the flattering notice which you gave) com¬ 
menced on a field at Garston about 1858, and erected 
in that year a dwelling house, four permanent Vineries, 
two forcing pits with Vines turned out of pots for early 
fruiting, one house for miscellaneous plants, and one 
pit for Cucumbers.— TVm. A. Aldridge, 15, Meadow 
Bank, Altrincham. 
All the Year Round Lettuce. —Permit ns to 
correct an error in the article upon Lettuces in your 
last issue. “All the Year Round Cabbage Lettuce,” 
was sent out by us, and not by Messrs. F. & A. Dickson 
& Sons, Chester.— Dickson, Brown <k Tail, 43, 45, 
Corporation Street, Manchester. 
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ORCHID NOT ES AND GLEANINGS. 
The Orchid Growers’ Calendar. —The 
varieties of Ccelogyne cristata, and other Coelogynes of 
like habit, having now completed their bulbs, will be 
benefited by being kept a little cooler and drier than 
they have been, in order to prepare them for flowering ; 
it is not necessary to remove them into another house, 
but simply to alter their position in the house they are 
in. These plants are strictly evergreen, and require a 
fair supply of water in order to keep them plump, even 
although they are not actively growing. Care must be 
taken to put C. pandurata, C. Lowii, C. Dayana and 
others of that section, either in the warmest house, or 
in a part of the intermediate house where they will get 
a good amount of heat, and not stand any chance of 
being subjected to sudden variations of temperature ; 
as these Bornean Coelogynes are very quickly injured 
by anything like cold. 
The same remarks apply to the Bornean Cypripediums, 
and other varieties from hot countries, and, therefore, 
C. Stonei, C. Lowii, C. Playnaldianum, C. lievigatum 
must not be kept with the green-leaved Selenipedium 
section, of which C. longifolium and C. Sedeni are 
representatives, as these last-named do not require nearly 
so much heat; although, in consequence of a certain 
resemblance in habit, it is a common thing to see them 
grown together in collections. Information as to where 
plants come from is now so easily acquired, that it forms 
one of the best guides as to the treatment that the 
grower can possibly study, and at this season it is well 
to give the subject some consideration and determine 
at once, as to which of the plants are likely to be 
susceptible to injury from cold, and put them where 
they will be safe. 
The Temperatures for the month of November 
should be :—Warm house, East Indian, 65° to 70° by 
day, 60° at night ; Cattleya or intermediate house, 60® 
to 65° by day, 55° at night ; cool or Odontoglossum 
house, 55° to 60° by day, 50° at night.— James O'Bricn. 
Pescatoreas and Bolleas. —Three fine flowers 
fromG. Nevile Wyatt, Esq., Lake House, Cheltenham, 
prove that Mr. Simcoe, his grower, has completely 
mastered these difficult plants. The flowers are between 
3 ins. and 4 ins. across, and very fine in substance ; 
they are Pescatorea Lelimanni, purplish violet, with 
white lines in the petals ; P. Klabochorum, white, 
with violet tips ; and Bollea Laliudei, a beautiful blue, 
of various tints. 
Orchids in Flower. —The following Orchids are 
in flower in Messrs. John I.aing & Co.’s nurseries, 
Forest Hill, S.E. 
Catttleya Dowiana aurea, 
an extra fine 
variety 
,, Harrisonise 
,, ,, violacea 
,, Loddigesii 
,, maxima Backliousii 
Cypripedium barbatum 
,, Harrisianum 
,, insigne 
,, Lawrenceanum 
,, Schlimii 
,, Sedeni 
,, Spicerianum 
Dendrobium Dearei 
,, formosum 
giganteum, 
several extra 
fine varieties 
Epidendrum vitellinum 
majus 
Lselia autumnalis 
Lycaste Skinneri 
Miltonia Clowesii 
Maxillaria venusta 
Odontoglossum Alexandra 
,, constrictum 
,, Pescatorei 
,, Roezlii 
,, Pescatorei with 5 
branches 
Oncidium crispum 
,, flexuosum 
,, Jonesianum, some 
very finely spotted 
varieties 
,, Marshallianum 
,, orientalis 
,, ornithorrhyncum 
,, Papillio 
,, prsetextum 
,, tigrinum 
,, varicosum 
„ ,, Rogersii 
Pleoine lagenaria 
Pilumna fragrans 
Stanhopea aurea 
Scuticaria Steeli, extra fine 
varieties. 
Amateur Orchid Cultivation. —Is there any 
chance of the following Orchids being successfully 
grown in an Orchid house kept up to 60° at night now, 
later on 50° to 55° ? I could get the temperature lower 
by opening the window’s, but am afraid of cold draughts, 
and I also have several Cattleyas, &c. in it ; I have 
also a w T arm greenhouse where I grow ordinary green¬ 
house plants, and frames. Would any of them do better 
in the frames, well covered up in winter, or would some 
do better in a frame in summer and a house in winter? 
I have the following sorts in the house mentioned, but 
am afraid there is too much heat for some :—Odonto¬ 
glossum Alexandra, O. Cervantesi, O. Pescatorei, O. 
cirrhosum, O. citrosmum, O. Rossi majus, 0. grande, 
0. Insleayi, Cattleya citrina, C. Eldorado, C. marginata, 
Cymbidium ebumeum, Epidendrum, vitellinum majus, 
Ltelia aneeps, L. Dayana, L. majalis, Lycaste Skinneri, 
L. aromatica, Masdevallia ignea, Maxillaria grandiflora, 
Oncidium crispum, 0. macranthum and Sophronites 
grandiflora. —A. W. [All those you name may be 
grown successfully in the warmest house you describe, 
and certainly better there than in any of the other places; 
you need not give more than a reasonable amount of 
ventilation, but bring all the small-growing varieties 
as near the glass of the roof as possible and do not 
stint them for water, at the same time continually 
watch for and remove insects, which are so liable to 
come when plants are kept rather warm. Your green¬ 
house may be of use to put those in which are wanting 
to harden their mature bulbs ; but by moving the plants 
about, your one Orchid house ought to answer well 
if you keep the night temperature down as much as 
possible.—E d.] 
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FLORICULTURE. 
Auriculas. — The balmy open autumn weather 
appears to be keeping Auriculas growing much longer 
than usual; with the warm and occasionally bright sunny 
weather we have had drying winds, and watering had 
to be attended to, and given with greater freedom than 
is customary at this season of the year. The plants 
dried so quickly, that I found it necessary to immerse 
them in water, to make sure that the soil was moistened 
to the centre of the ball. But, despite their activity, 
I have been troubled with but very few autumn trusses 
of bloom—fewer than is usual. I give the plants 
plenty of air, a current of air passes through the house, 
and the plants look as healthy as one can desire. 
Green-fly has troubled me but very little also. I shall 
now only give water where it is absolutely required, 
and allow the plants to gradually subside to their 
winter’s rest. For the past two months seedling double 
varieties have been opening almost daily, and I have 
flowered a few extremely pretty things ; I have some 
200 more to flower in spring together with some 
seedling, show, and Alpine varieties of choice strains. 
The Auricula house or frame should now be kept well 
ventilated, decaying leaves removed and the surface 
soil kept stirred, taking care not to injure any of the 
delicate roots that may be spreading in it.— B. D. 
REVISED LIST OP CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOWS, 1886. 
Date. 
Name of Society. 
November 8 . 
„ 8, 9, 10 
9, 10 
10 , 11 
10 , 11 
10 , 11 
11 , 12 
11 , 12 
11 , 12 
Surrey, at Peckham Rye . 
Lambeth. 
St. Neots.. 
Kingston and Surbiton ... 
National Chrysanthemum. 
Bath. 
Croydon . 
St. Peter’s, Hammersmith 
Bury St. Edmund’s. 
Richmond . 
Portsmouth.. 
Reading . 
12, 13 
Finchley 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
1 1 
I 3 
f1 
1 1 
II 
11 
1) 
19 
11 
12, 13 
12, 13 
12, 13 
15, 16 
16 ... 
16, 17 
16, 17 
16, 17 
16, 17 
17 ... 
16, 17 
17 ... 
17 ... 
17, 18 
Huddersfield .. 
Lewisham and District .... 
Canterbury.. 
Sheffield and Hallamshire 
Yeovil. 
Watford . 
Southgate . 
Winchester.. 
Brighton. 
Dublin. 
Putney. 
Luton, Beds .. 
Chelmsford and Essex ... 
Hampstead. 
11 
11 
11 
11 
1 1 
11 
1 1 
1 1 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
17,18. 
17, 18, 19 ... 
18 . 
18 . 
18 . 
18, 19. 
19, 20. 
20 . 
20 . 
22, 23 . 
23, 24 . 
24 . 
24, 25 . 
Bristol. 
York . 
Hitchin . 
Chiswick. 
Taunton . 
Hull and East Riding .... 
Sheffield and West Riding 
Kettering. 
Ramsbottom . 
Leeds . 
Liverpool. 
Clonmel, Ireland . 
Birmingham . 
,, 25 ., 
December, 7 8 
Colchester and East Essex 
Edinburgh .. 
Name and Address of Secretary. 
G. R. Johnson, 13, Autill Road, Tottenham. 
T. F. Davison, 9, Union Square, S.E. 
William Ratehelous, St. Neots. 
T. Jackson, Fyfe Road, Kingston. 
W. Holmes, Frampton Park Nurseries, Hackney. 
B. Pearson, 14, Wilson Street, Bath. 
A. C. Roffey, Church Road, Croydon. 
T. Finch, Mulberry Cottage, West End, Hammersmith 
Peter Grieve, Orchard StVeet, Bury St. Edmund’s. 
J. H. Ford, 22, George Street, Richmond. 
W. Smith, 97, London Street, Reading. 
C. H. Mobbs, The Lodge, Elm Grange, Church End, 
Finchley. 
Henry Drake, 64, Limes Grove, Lewisham. 
E. Austin, Dorset Street, Sheffield. 
W. T. Maynard, Yeovil. 
C. R. Humbert, Watford. 
G. James, Chase Side, Southgate. 
R. Porter & J. B. Colson, 45, Jury Street, Winchester. 
Ambrose Balfe, Westland Row, Dublin. 
J. Gardner, 5, Regent Street, Luton. 
W. Duffield, Chelmsford. 
J. E. Anderson, The Conservatory, Belsize Park 
Gardens, N.W. 
Jno. Lazenby, Spurriergate, York. 
R. Falconer Jameson, Queen’s Dock, Hull. 
W. K. Woodcock, Oakbrook Gardens, Sheffield. 
R. Marklaml, 57, Bolton Street, Ramsbottom. 
E. Bridge, Tarbock Road, Liverpool. 
Thomas Phelan, Spring Gardens, Clonmel. 
J. Hughes, Northwood Yillas, Metchley Lane, 
Harborne. 
J. C. Quilter, 5, Head Street, Colchester. 
