June 16, 1888. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
661 
in the breeze, and we gathered Geranium pyrenaicum, 
a charming little flower. The hall stands upon the 
side of a hill—whence there is a grand view of the 
estuary of the Conway and the great mountains 
beyond—and is of ancient date. Half of it was burnt 
down many years ago, the outer walls of that portion 
only remaining. In each of what were two of the 
rooms trees are growing, which have reached the height 
of some 60 ft. In the garden we noticed the true 
Laurel in flower, and on ascending the steep path in 
the woods behind the house we saw Veronica montana, 
an indigenous shrub, and the Spurge Laurel (Daphne 
laureola). Returning by a different track we passed 
behind Bodysgallen, one of the oldest mansions in 
North Wales, and noticed a great patch of sward 
covered with the Primrose and the Bugle. Further on 
the Yellow Figwort (Scrophularia vernalis) was gathered, 
and many of the fields we crossed were white with 
Daisies ; indeed, we thought this lovely flower appeared 
everywhere in abnormal abundance. During the few 
days we spent in this district, I think we saw nearly 
every wild flower with which we are acquainted, and 
the leafage of the. trees, just reaching its full vigour 
and coloured with the tender green of spring, was a 
continual delight. The elegant Laburnums were 
masses of purest gold, and the sweet-scented Lilac and 
the Hawthorn were in their 
prime. 
For an ornithological treat 
we spent a few hours in 
the Gloddaeth Woods, and 
found the air filled with the 
songs of birds. The black¬ 
bird and the thrush appeared 
to be vying with each other 
as to which should pour 
out the richest, sweetest and 
most varied notes. It is 
curious to notice the low and 
rapid flight of the black¬ 
bird when disturbed. The 
pert little chaffinch added 
to the chorus, the pugnacious 
robin — his red waistcoat 
fast assuming its faded 
summer tint—would join in 
occasionally, and the cuckoo 
seemed to think his song 
equal to that of the best of 
them, for he kept it up 
incessantly. Then the lark, 
second only to the incom¬ 
parable nightingale, loaded 
the air with melody, and 
caused us to wonder that 
such floods of song could 
issue from a throat so small. 
Surely a typical spring¬ 
time is the most beautiful 
and enjoyable season of the 
year, for then nature is at 
her best and brightest. — W. 
H ., in Manchester Weekly 
Times. 
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NEW PLANTS CERTIFICATED 
By the Floral Committee of the R. H. S. 
June 12th. 
CATTLEYA WaGNERI StJPERBA. 
A magnificent specimen having five spikes of two 
flowers each. The individual blooms were of great 
size, measuring 7 ins. across the petals, and pure 
white, with the exception of a large bilobed yellow 
blotch in the throat of the lip. The plant was in 
robust health, and well furnished with large leathery 
leaves. Exhibited by Baron Schroder. 
Cypripedium BELLATULUM roseum. 
The upper sepal of this grand variety of a new species, 
which was certificated at the previous meeting, is rose- 
coloured on both surfaces, and dotted with purple on 
the inner face ; the outer surface, however, is the 
darker coloured. The petals have the customary 
large deep crimson almost black blotches, and the 
ground colour is marbled with rose. The lip is white, 
and beautifully spotted with deep purple. A very fine 
variety. Exhibited by Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. 
Phalainopsis gloriosa. 
This is a new hybrid, a cross between B. grandiflora 
and P. amabilis, recently described by Professor 
Reichenbach. The sepals and petals are of the purest 
white, while the labellum has a few purple stripes near 
the base. The epichile is narrow and elongated, ex¬ 
hibiting characters intermediate between the two species, 
both with regard to shape and the colour at the base. 
On casual observation the purity of the white is the 
most striking feature. Exhibited by Messrs. Hugh 
Low & Co. 
Odontoglossum nebulosum excellens. 
The whole flower of this form is of great size and sub¬ 
stance, and strikingly marked. The brown blotches 
are confined to the basal part of the sepals and lip, 
while on the petals they extend along for about three 
parts of their length. The conspicuous and bold crest 
is lemon, striated with orange. Four of these large 
flowers were borne on one spike. Exhibited by Messrs. 
F. Sander & Co. 
OdONTOGLOSSUM HALLII MAGNIFICUM. 
All the parts of the flower of this Orchid, of which we 
give an illustration, are well marked, but the broad 
labellum, which is jagged or lacerated at the margin, 
and yellow, blotched with brown, attracts attention as 
a bold and showy variety. The petals are profusely 
blotched with deep brown on a yellow ground, while 
the sepals are almost of a uniform rich chocolate, with 
Odontoglossum Hallii magnificum. 
a yellow tip and a few lines of the same colour. Ex¬ 
hibited by H. M. Pollett, Esq. 
Styrax Obassia. 
The flowers of this grand species are pure white, with 
the exception of the yellow anthers, and remind one of 
the Snowdrop tree to which the plant is allied. They 
are borne on long racemes, terminating the branches. 
The leaves are roundly cordate, deeply toothed at the 
apex, deep green above, glaucous beneath, and are 
notable for their size compared with the other species 
in cultivation. It is a hardy shrub from Japan. 
Exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Anthurium de Smetianum. 
The leaves of this plant are narrowly cordate, elongated, 
leathery, and evergreen. The wrinkled spathes resemble 
those of A. Andreanum, but are smaller and much 
more brilliant in colour, being of a crimson-scarlet, and 
shining with a glossy lustre. The short spadix is 
yellow at first, but soon becomes white. A showy 
stove plant. Exhibited by Mr. L. Linden, Brussels. 
Ramondia pyrenaica alba. 
This is a beautiful companion plant to the ordinary 
purple and typical form. The flowers are slightly 
tinted with pink in the bud, but expand of a pure 
white with some orange markings at the very base. 
The filaments are yellow, and the anthers orange. In 
other particulars it resembles the type. Exhibited by 
Messrs. Paul & Son. 
Sarracenia Williamsi. 
The bold pitchers of this hybrid carnivorous plant 
grow about 9 ins. or 12 ins. in height, and have very 
wide open mouths, with the operculum or lid reniform, 
convolute in the middle when young, and of great size. 
The whole leaf is green, but the lid is heavily veined 
with crimson, while similar but more slender markings 
run along the back. Exhibited by Mr. B. S. Williams. 
Tuberous Begonias. 
Camellia. —In this double scarlet variety there is a 
central rosette of petals, and numerous very small ones 
in the axils of the larger petals. The whole flower is, 
however, very compact, regular, and large ; and the 
plant is both dwarf and floriferous. 
H. Adcock. —Here we have another scarlet; but 
the two are very distinct, and the present is chiefly 
notable for the compactness of the flower, which has 
small, closely imbricating petals, which are slightly 
cut at the apex. The outer petals are longer, forming 
a guard. Both exhibited by Messrs. John Laing & 
Sons. 
Mrs. W. B. Miller.— 
The flowers of this double 
variety are of a salmony pink, 
very large and compact. 
The petals are arranged in 
several distinct rosettes, as 
in most other varieties with 
large flowers. The foliage 
is ample and good. Exhi¬ 
bited by Messrs. H. Cannell 
& Sons. 
Pyrethrums. 
Wega. —The rays of this 
double variety are blush- 
coloured, and being longer 
than those of the disk florets 
they constitute a guard. 
The disk florets are of a 
distinct clear yellow and 
deeply cut into lobes or teeth. 
It was certificated as a 
novelty in colour, the yellow 
being unusual in Pyrethrum 
roseum, of which it is a 
variety. 
Meteor. — The flower- 
heads of this variety are very 
deep and full, of a rich dark 
red, the disk being sur¬ 
rounded by longer florets, 
forming a guard. It is also 
a double and showy kind. 
Beatrice Kelway. —The 
flower - heads of this are 
single, with very long rays 
of a deep red colour. They 
measure from 3 ins. to 3J 
ins. across, and the ray florets 
are in numerous rows and 
imbricated. All exhibited by Messrs. Kelway & Son. 
Dendrobium macrophyllum Bleichroderianum. 
The flowers are finer than and quite distinct from those 
of D. macrophyllum Veitehianum, the only other form 
of this plant introduced to cultivation. The bristly 
appendages of the yellow sepals are very striking and 
peculiar ; they extend also to the ovary and pedicel. 
The petals are dotted with purple, and the large lip is 
beautifully and closely striated with purple. It comes 
from New Gujnea, and was awarded a Botanical Certi¬ 
ficate by the Scientific Committee. Exhibited by Mr, 
L. Linden, Brussels. 
By the Fruit Committee of the R. H. S. 
Cucumber, Lockie’s Perfection. 
A considerable number of fruits of this variety, which 
is said to be a cross between Verdant Green and Purley 
Park Hero, was shown at the meeting of the Fruit 
Committee, and the variety was awarded a First Class 
Certificate. They were of medium length, cylindrical, 
straight, with Very little neck at the base, and of a- 
uniform deep glaucous green colour. Specimens that 
were cut, showed that the seeds occupied a very small 
and insignificant portion of the fruit. Exhibited by 
Mr. T. Lockie,- Oakley Court, "Windsor. 
