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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
.June 4, 1887. 
upon the unfortunate tax-payers. Whilst the 
Royal Horticultural Society—free and unfet¬ 
tered—may do something for itself, allied to 
the Imperial Institute it would soon he crushed 
out of existence—its vitality would he utterly 
destroyed. As the recently published scheme, 
to which we have referred, seems thus to settle 
the aspirations of some members of the Council 
who may still have lingering tastes for South 
Kensington, there seems to be almost a provi¬ 
dential dispensation in that publicity at a 
critical moment in the fortunes of the society. 
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The Council of the Royal Horticultural Society 
have decided to hold the general meeting of the Fellows, 
announced in our last, on Tuesday, June 28th. 
Me. H. J. Veitch, Mr. H. J. Elwes and Mr. R. I. 
Lynch have been elected corresponding members of the 
Russian Imperial Horticultural Society. 
It is reported from Dorchester, that at the Bath and 
West of England Agricultural Society’s Show, which 
opened on Monday, there was an unusually good dis¬ 
play of Orchids. Mr. W. E. Brymer sent the principal 
contents of his Orchid house. 
“Lancastrian’’ writes, “Our forest and ornamental 
trees suffered terribly by the severe gale which passed 
over the country on May 20th, and on May 29th. I 
could not find a single Oak-apple. I wonder how many 
of your readers did see any.” 
The Horton Pansy Club’s Silver Medal, given 
for the best seedling Pansy, show or fancy, raised sub¬ 
sequently to 1883 by the exhibitor, and named but 
not in commerce, was won by Mr. James Simkins, with 
“Syren,” a perfectly-shaped variety with a rich blue 
margin. 
At the Hull Chrysanthemum Society’s Show, to 
be held on November 17th and 18th next, a Silver 
Challenge Yase, value fifteen guineas, will be competed 
for with forty-eight cut blooms. It must be won twice 
consecutively or three times altogether before it becomes 
the exhibitor’s property. 
We regret to hear of the death on Sunday morning 
last of Mr. George Jackman, of the Woking Nursery 
(aged fifty years), after a very brief illness, brought on 
by a cold. Mr. Jackman made his name famous as a 
raiser and exhibitor of Clematises, and in conjunction 
with the late Mr. Thomas Moore, published a most 
useful work on these showy flowers, under the title of 
The Clematis as a Garden Flower. He was present at 
the last Botanic Show, where he took high honours 
with his pot Roses. 
“ C. A. G. ” writes : ‘ 1 Can any raiser of Auricula seed¬ 
lings recommend a small watering-pot that distributes 
moisture so delicately and evenly as to be worthy of 
the name a ‘ Dew-pot ’ ? Drops are too heavy, even 
from such copper roses as I have seen ; a kind of spray 
seems to be what one wants—a gentle bederver of the 
surface, warranted not to indent it.” 
We are informed that the Tulips in the nursery 
of Messrs. E. H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem, are now 
in full bloom. There are four beds of Tulips under 
two spacious tents, covering together an area of more 
than 7,000 sq. ft. Two of the beds contain 700 bulbs 
in each, consisting of the best Dutch sorts in Violettes, 
Roses, and Bizarres. The other beds under a smaller tent 
each contain 840 different sorts of Byblcemens and Roses, 
all Flemish varieties of the most brilliant colours. The 
show is later than usual, owing to the character of the 
season, and may last till the middle of June if the 
weather be favourable. The collection of late Tulips of 
every description planted in the nursery is very large, 
and includes everything good and rare in Dutch and 
Flemish varieties, and also a fine collection of Flemish 
breeders, Yiolettes, and Roses in the most striking and 
brilliant colours. 
An Exhibition of the products of the Arts and 
Industries Relating to Horticulture is being 
organised at Antwerp, and will be open from June 19th 
to October 15th next. A special commission has 
been elected for the organisation of the exhibition, and 
a park of some 17 acres, and a large hall covering more 
than 5000 square yards of ground, afford ample space 
for the arrangement of exhibits. Intending exhibitors 
are required to send before the 10th of June, an exact 
and detailed list of the objects they wish to exhibit, and 
these will be received up to Thursday, June 15th. 
THE GRANGE, HAOKBRIDGE. 
By the kindness of Mr. A. H. Smee the gardens 
here, known as “ My Garden,” have been open for the 
inspection of the public all this week, and those who 
have not availed themselves of the boon, have lost a 
golden opportunity of seeing a quiet and secluded 
retreat full of interest to all, or anyone possessed of a 
love for flowers. 
“My Garden,” consisting of about eleven acres 
within the enclosure, was originally reclaimed from 
bog, and was, and is now, bounded on one side by the 
clear if slow running river Wandle, noted for trout and 
other fish. It is also variously intersected with brooks 
or rivulets of clear sparkling water, rich in animals and 
animalculse of many kinds, as we have evidence in the 
history of “My Garden,” written by the father of the 
present worthy proprietor. Typas latifolia, Carex 
aquatica and C. pendula, the great water Dock, and 
other aquatic wildings full of interest and attraction 
fringe the margin of the "Wandle, which here widens 
so as to resemble a natural and placid lake of great 
beauty. Towards one end a long rustic wooden bridge 
spans the water connecting the gardens with the fields 
beyond, gay with wild flowers, and bounded by various 
tall trees, the beauty of whose newly expanded foliage 
would be difficult adequately to describe. The bronzy 
tints of the black Poplar, Populus nigra, are at present 
very distinct and characteristic. 
We were highly interested in the collection of 
Orchids, and noted many valuable things. The bulk 
of those flowering at present are located in what was 
originally a fernery, the moist atmosphere of which 
seems peculiarly suitable to the occupants. Ferns still 
occupy the back part of the house appropriately, and 
we noted a fine specimen of Adiantum pedatum of 
considerable size. Cattleya Mossise, C. Mendelii, 
C. labiata Roezlii, C. Schroder®, (J. Skinneri oculata, 
and others kept the house aglow with their rich and 
varied colours. The specimens of C. Mossise were both 
numerous and lieavilj' flowered. Some of the forms are 
so distinct as to deserve a special varietal name, some 
exhibiting delicate and attractive tints, while others 
approach C. Mendelii in general appearance. The 
labellum of one variety had the rich golden blotch 
usually confined to the throat carried round the orifice, 
constituting a bold and handsome flower. The petals 
in one distinct and singular form are reversed, or droop 
backwards in a very conspicuous manner, and this 
habit seems constant, as eight to twelve flowers were 
precisely similar on the same plant. One variety of 
C. Schroder® exhibits a peculiar coppery yellow blotch 
instead of the normally yellow one, and is sweet- 
scented. There is a yellow blotch in the throat of 
C. "Wagneri, otherwise the large handsome flowers are 
of snowy purity. Not the least interesting is a specimen 
of C. Trian®, whose growth for the last two years has 
been made in the open air. The flowers are certainly 
not large, but of great substance, and have been open 
since the early part of March. The lasting qualities of 
Odontoglossum maculatum are even more notable. 
Some flowers that opened about the 8th or 9th of 
January (five months !) are still good. 
Several Cypripediums are to be noted in flower about 
the house, such as C. Argus, C. hirsutissimum and C. 
Lawrenciana. The flower of the latter was notable for 
its size and the unusually rich claret-purple colour of 
the dorsal sepal or standard. Dendrobiums are well 
grown, and we noted a healthy specimen of the rare 
Assam species, D. senile, the pseudo-bulbs of which are 
furnished with long shaggy grey or whitish hairs. The 
deep shining golden yellow flowers of D. clavatum are 
furnished with a conspicuous blackish crimson blotch 
in the throat, and resemble those of D. suavissimum, 
and as well as having evergreen or persistent leathery 
leaves ; but the clavate pseudo-bulbs are quite different. 
The tiny pseudo-bulbs, bearing large yellow flowers of D. 
Atkinsi, seemed happy grown on a block. D. Bensoni®, 
D. densiflorum and D. luteolum contributed their 
quota to make the house gay. The latter is a pretty 
and likeable flower, but never very abundantly pro¬ 
duced. D. Farmeri aureo-flavum, otherwise known as 
D. F. aureum, had flowered well, but was faded when 
we noted it. 
The terete-leaved Oneidiums are by no means common 
in gardens, but here, O. teretifolium or O. rotundi- 
folium—with erect leaves and panicles of bright yellow 
flowers—finds a place and receives attention. The 
large, soft, uniform yellow flowers of O. concolor are 
always more desirable than the last, and look very at¬ 
tractive in’pendent spikes. Equally curious in its way, 
as any, is O. Cavendishianum, with its leathery leaves, 
resembling those of O. luridum, flowering in another 
house ; the yellow flowers of the former are, however, 
the more attractive. Several noteworthy features are 
observable amongst Odontoglossums. Two newly- 
imported pieces of O. crispum—fastened to pieces of 
Fern stem and suspended—by the great size of the deep 
brownish red pseudo-bulbs, and the remains of the 
great flower spikes developed’ in their native haunts, 
give rise to lively expectations as to what the flowers 
are like. Some of the pseudo-bulbs are 4 ins. long 
by ins. to 3 ins. wide, and measure 8 ins. in circum¬ 
ference. They are the largest we have seen for this 
species, and, in anticipation, expect they will produce 
something fine. Few specimens of this species are in 
full flower at present, but many are well advanced in 
the bud state. A very interesting natural hybrid 
exhibited characters exactly intermediate between O. 
maculatum and O. eaudatum, having the petals and 
labellum of the latter with the colours of O. maculatum, 
but much paler. A fine specimen of the sweet-scented 
0. citrosmum, with unusually large flowers, was very 
conspicuous in the centre of the house. Amongst the 
varieties of 0. Rossii majus, one was noticeable for its 
ovate, very much elongated, not triangular lip. 
Masdevallias are represented by many species, but 
the small-flowered unassuming M. ochthodes, which 
has been in flower continuously for the last five years, 
must not be overlooked. In striking contrast to this, 
a noble form of M. chimsera engaged our attention, not 
only by its size, but by the length of its tails and the 
long shaggy grey hairs with which the sepals were 
thickly clad. The peduncles of this plant carry from 
one to eight flowers each, but only one expands at a 
time. M. epliippium (syn. trochilus), M. "Vagneri, M. 
ignea, M. Estrad®, M. Shuttleworthi, M. Harryana, and 
M. Lindeni vie with each other to attract attention, 
either by their brilliant flowers or their singularity. 
M. Benedicti and M. Simula are both very floriferous, 
and command due respect in collections. M. rosea 
was very fine, as was a hybrid form evidently having 
for its parents M. Yeitchii and M. Davisii, and ex¬ 
hibiting a broad orange band along the middle of the 
lower lip. 
Many other Orchids, now flowering, lend a varied 
and engaging interest to the different houses so recently 
accessible to the public. The delicious fragrance of 
Aerides Ballantynei adds greatly to the value of the 
delicately tinted flowers. An elegant little form of 
Vanda coerulescens, named Y. c. Boxalli, appeared 
almost specifically distinct ; the leaves are slender, and 
the flowers small with white sepals and petals and a 
blue lip. A distinct-looking Disa, with numerous 
flowers on a spike, had the two lateral sepals of a 
coppery red, while the upper one was marked with rich 
red veins on a pink ground. The primrose lip, and 
the rich brown, almost black, and brownish yellow 
sepals of Brassia Keiliana constitute this a very 
distinct species which might be oftener seen else¬ 
where. The pretty, but diminutive, Pleurothallis 
Barberiana, with purple spotted flowers, we hardly 
expected to find outside a botanic garden. Colax 
jugosus appeared at home judging from the size oi 
flowers and the purity of the white ground colour, 
which shows off the violet spotting to best advantage. 
Not the least valuable was a finely marked form of the 
rare rhahenopsis speciosa ; the rosy violet blotches 
extended over the whole of the upper part of the sepals 
and petals ; the heavy beard on the top is here a 
marked feature. 
It is impossible in the space at command, to mention 
all the fine things, whether grown under protection or 
in the open garden, but one cannot fail to see the 
attention bestowed on it by the proprietor, and the 
many cares devolving on Mr. Cummins, his gardener, 
who has to watch over and attend to the wants of a 
rich and interesting collection. The soil seemed 
favourable to Conifers, judging from a perfectly 
pyramidal specimen of Wellingtonia gigantea, with a 
fine tapering bole and feathered to the ground. Todea 
superba, grown as specimens in isolated glass cases, 
measured 6 ft. in diameter. Other fine Ferns were 
planted here and there in moist shady places, including 
Onoclea sensibilis, 0. (Strutliiopteris) germanica, 
Adiantum pedatum and Osmunda regalis in fine 
masses. Near a stream Digraphis arundinacea showed 
its determination to grow by pushing its rhizomes 
through an asphalted walk. In passing through the 
