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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
December 13, 1890. 
Cypripedium hybridum Pollettianum. 
This hybrid was obtained from G. ealophyllum, ferti¬ 
lised with C. oenanthum superbum. The leaves are 
oblong-elliptic, somewhat marked with dark green on 
a lighter ground, and 6 ins. long. The upper sepal is 
roundly elliptic, and marked all over the lower portion, 
except the sides, with black spots in lines, and suffused 
with purple towards the sides, which, as well as the 
apex, are white. The petals are spathulate-oblong, 
spotted with purple on the lower half, and brownish 
upwards. The lip is deep brownish purple, and the 
obreniform staminode is of a soft rosy purple. It was 
awarded a First Class Certificate when shown by 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co.. St. Albans, at the Royal 
Horticultural Society’s meeting, on Tuesday last. 
Cypripedium Osbornii. 
The seed parent of this hybrid was Cypripedium 
Harrisianum superbum, fertilised with C. Spicerianum. 
The leaves are oblong and deep sub-glaucous green. 
The scape is deep purple, villous, and in the plant 
shown at the Drill Hall on Tuesday last by Mr. T. 
Osborne, The Grove Gardens, Teddington, was twin 
flowered. The upper sepal is ovate-elliptic, large, 
suffused and lined with purple on a white ground, and 
having a deep purple midrib. The petals are spathulate 
and shining brown, with a dark midrib and a yellow 
edge, and is somewhat yellowish at the base and 
dotted with purple. The lip is very large and deep 
brownish purple, and the staminode is reniform and 
purple, with a deep green centre. A First Class 
Certificate was awarded it. 
Cattleya O'Brieniana. 
The pseudo-bulbs of this Cattleya are clavate, 3 ins. 
to 5 ins. lung, and bear one or two ovate or oblong, 
deep green, leathery leaves at the top. The oblong- 
elliptic spreading sepals are of a delicate pink, while 
the petals are ovate, shortly clawed, and of the same 
colour. The lip is strongly three-lobed, with the tube 
covering the column at the base only ; the lateral lobes 
are triangular and somewhat paler than the sepals and 
petals, while the middle lobe is strongly reflexed at 
the sides, marginate, denticulate round the apex, with 
three median purple lines, some rosy purple side veins 
and a pale yellow claw. The column is white. An 
Award of Merit was granted it when shown by Messrs. 
F. Sander & Co. at the Drill Hall last Tuesday. 
Cymbidium giganteum Tracyanum. 
The flower-stem of this plant, as shown at the Drill 
Hall on Tuesday last by Mr. H. A. Tracy, Amyand 
Park Road, Twickenham, was 3| ft. long, bearing 
sixteen fine flowers and half-opened buds. The sepals 
are large, lanceolate, and bright yellow, with numerous 
bright brown lines running throughout their length. 
The petals are lanceolate, and much smaller, but 
similarly coloured. The three-lobed lip is of great size, 
with deep brown lines on the lateral lobes ; the middle 
lobe is revolute, strongly undulated on the sides, and 
spotted with tawny brown on a clear yellow ground. 
A First Class Certificate was awarded. 
Lyelia Goldieana. 
The scapes of this Orchid are slightly compressed or 
nearly round, and bear small bracts somewhat after the 
style of L. autumnalis, while the flowers have less 
acuminate and hardly revolute perianth segments. The 
sepals are lanceolate, acute, and deep rose, while the 
petals are elliptic and deep rosy purple. The lip is 
three-lobed, with the lateral lobe ovate and of a pale 
rose, while the terminal lobe is elliptic and intense 
purple. The median ridge is yellow, with three raised 
purple lines. A fine specimen was shown at the Drill 
Hall last Tuesday by T. Statter, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
R. Johnson), Stand Hall, Whitefield, Manchester, and 
received a First Class Certificate. 
L/elia Tresederiana. 
In this we have a hybrid obtained from Laelia crispa 
superba and Cattleya Loddigesii. The stems are 
clavate, 3 ins. to 9 ins. long, and bear one or two oblong 
leathery leaves, 3 ins. to 9 ins. long. The lanceolate 
sepals are small and pale blush or almost white, and 
the ovate sepals are slightly undulated at the edges and 
blush coloured. The lip is strongly convolute over the 
column, and white in the lower part. The edges of the 
lateral and middle lobes are undulated. The terminal 
lobe is closely reticulated with deep purple, and the 
throat is yellow marked with pale purple lines. The 
column, is large, white, trigonous, and lies on the lip in 
the same way as that of Cattleya Loddigesii. An 
Award of Merit was granted 'it when shown by T. 
Statter, Esq., at the Drill Hall on Tuesday last. 
HORTICUL TURAL S OCIETIES, 
Royal Horticultural.—Dec. 9th. 
As far as flowering plants are concerned the chief dis¬ 
play at the meeting on Tuesday last consisted of zonal 
Pelargoniums, double Chinese Primulas and Orchids. 
Grapes, Onions, and preserved fruit were also dominant 
features at a very poor meeting. A Silver Floral Medal 
was awarded to Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, 
Kent, for three stands of cut flowers of-Pelargoniums 
done up in large and showy bunches. One of the 
stands consisted wholly of Souvenir de Mirande, 
and another of F. V. Neulans, the latter being a 
brilliant salmon-scarlet, with two white blotches at the 
base of the upper petals. Other fine sorts wereCannell’s 
Favourite, King of Purples, Lady Reed and Rev. 
Harries. 
They were backed up with Adiantum Farley- 
ense and Grevillea robusta. The firm also showed 
some Celosias. A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded 
to Mr. H. B. May for a group of double Chinese 
Primulas, consisting of the old Alba Plena, other white 
varieties, and a double pink sort. Mr. G. Wythes, 
gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House, 
Brentford, showed some flowers of Chrysanthemum 
Duchess of Northumberland, a dwarf, late, white 
sort. 
Mr. A. Waterer showed Picea pungens, P. p. 
glauca, P. p. argentea, and some fine Cedars. A 
trained specimen of Chrysanthemum Mrs. Alpheus 
Hardy was exhibited by Messrs. Pitcher & Manda, 
Hextable, Swanley. Two varieties of Cyclamen, with 
ten segments to the flowers instead of the normal five, 
were shown by Messrs. J. James & Son, Farnham 
Royal. Blooms of a perpetual-flowering Pink were 
shown by Mr. B. Ladhams, Shirley, Southampton. A 
patent tree pruner was shown by Messrs. G. Coppin k 
Sons, Addington, Surrey, and was commended. 
A group of Orchids was exhibited by Messrs. F. 
Sander & Co., St. Albans, consisting largely of hybrid 
Cypripediums, including C. hybridum Pollettianum, 
C. h. Maynardi, C. h. Orpheus, C. h. Alcides, and 
C. h. Castleanum. The beautiful Cattleya O’Brieniana 
was also shown by the same firm. Mr. H. A. Tracy, 
Amyand Park Road, Twickenham, exhibited a fine 
variety of Cymbidium giganteum named Tracyanum. 
T. Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Whitefield, Manchester 
(gardener, Mr. R. Johnson), showed Lielia Goldieana, 
a form allied to L. autumnalis and L. anceps, as well 
as a hybrid named L. Tresederiana. The former was 
highly coloured and showy. Mr. Walters, Hampstead 
Heath, showed Oncidium Forbesii maculatum. A 
hybrid Cypripedium named C. Osbornii was shown by 
Mr. T. Osborne, The Grove Gardens, Teddington. A 
Cultural Commendation was awarded to G. N. Peppin, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Currey), Milford Hill, Salisbury, 
for a fine piece of Lselia anceps carrying thirty spikes 
and fifty-eight flowers. A Cultural Commendation 
was also awarded to T. A. Gledstanes, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. Denison), Manor House, Gunnersbury, for a piece 
of Coelogyne barbata carrying seven flower scapes. 
^Iessrs. J. Yeitch k Sons, Chelsea, exhibited a pan of 
the beautiful Cypripedium Niobe and a piece of 
Cyp. H. Ballantine, both showing their affinity to the 
beautiful C. Fairieanum. C. Medeia, a hybrid 
between C. Spicerianum and C. hirsutissimum, was 
also shown by this firm. 
At a meeting of the Fruit Committee a Bronze 
Banksian Medal was awarded to Mr. W. G. Hazell, 
The Rosery, West Worthing, for an exhibit of Grapes, 
consisting of six baskets of Alicante, five of Gros Colmar, 
and one of Muscat of Alexandria. A collection of 
Onions was shown by Mr. H. Deverill, Banbury, 
including a large heap of Ailsa Craig, some Rousham 
Park Hero, Anglo-Spanish; Cocoa Nut, &c. Messrs. 
T. Beach k Sons, Ealing Road Gardens, Brentford, 
exhibited a collection of jams, and bottled Plums, 
Raspberries, Currants, &c. Mr. C. Ross, Welford Park, 
Newbury, showed a Smooth Cayenne Pine Apple, 7 lbs. 
12 ozs., another of 6 lbs. 4 ozs., and some Apples. 
Mr. James O’Brien, Ilarrow-on-the-Hill, exhibited some 
samples of the best Jamaica Oranges. Mr. G. Wythes 
showed some Round Victoria Spinach in fine condition, 
and also some Cheltenham Green-top Beet. Messrs. 
Saltmarsh k Sons, Chelmsford, showed some Apples 
named Saltmarsh Wonder. Some good samples of 
Cox’s Orange Pippin Apple were shown by Mr. T. 
Dixon, Grove Road, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. A black 
Grape named Scarborough Seedling, and closely re 
sembling Gros Colmar, was shown by the Liverpool 
Horticultural Company, The Vineyard, Garston, 
Liverpool. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Special attention is paid in the columns of The 
Gardening World to the answering of questions on 
all subjects connected with practical horticulture, and 
the naming of Plants (other than Florists’ Flowers) and 
Fruits, in which department the Editor is assisted by 
gardeners and specialists of great experience. 
Cattleya Pseudo-bulbs Rotting. — Novice : We have spent 
some time in examining the specimens sent ns, hut fail to find 
direct evidence of their having heen attacked hy fungi as visually 
considered, or of animal pests. Some of the lower organisms of 
the nature of bacteria were there in plenty, hut it seemed they 
were accompaniments of decay. The growths you sent us were 
all young, and it seemed to us that they had heen killed hy a 
low temperature, probably accompanied hy a moist- atmosphere. 
When growth is being made at this season of the year, not only 
hy Orchids but various other subjects, it is necessary to be very 
careful in the matter of temperature, otherwise the young leaves 
especially suffer in a short time. 
Chrysanthemum Blooms. — Omega : It all depends upon how 
the plants have heen gvown, whether the blooms are large or 
small, whether chemical manures have heen used or not in their 
culture, on general treatment, and upon the state of the weather. 
Large blooms keep for the shortest time, as a rule, whether left 
on the plants or not. The great point is to avoid damping. 
Flowers grown of small size, as they are for market purposes, 
will keep in perfect condition for three weeks when cut and 
placed in a dwelling room where a fire is lighted, at least occa¬ 
sionally, during cold and wet weather. Large blooms can be 
kept in equally good condition for that length of time if they 
are put in water singly or prevented from touching one another. 
They can be kept for a longer period on the plants, provided the 
weather is cool and dry. So you see it all depends upon the' 
weather and manner of treatment. 
Frost. — IF. Taylor: We cannot make out from your note 
whether your thermometer indicated 25 of frost or only 7 , 
but we presume it was the former. The frost was very severe 
in places in the home counties about the same date, hut was 
not general so far as we can learn. See note on p. 228. 
Hailstorm Insurance.— Devonshire would be glad to know 
what office insures greenhouses against hailstorms. 
Names of Plants. —•/. Crook: The Cotoneaster is C. rotundi- 
folia ; the other is a garden form of Chrysanthemum frutescens, 
but as the varieties are numerous, and have neither heen 
described nor recorded in botanical form, it is impossible to get 
at the varietal name except where a collection of them is grown. 
J. Charlton: No. 2 is William Holmes ; but we cannot undertake 
to name Chrysanthemums, the varieties are too numerous. 
Omega: The Fern is a rather distinct form of Asplenium 
Adiantum nigrum. William Dalgarne : Maxillaria picta. 
Rats.— James Gillies: Get some fresh gas tar and pour a little 
into all their holes and runs that you can find, and they will 
soon desert the place. 
Removing Fruit Trees. —- Devonshire : A tenant can 
remove all trees and shrubs, &c., grown for sale in nursery 
rows, on the expiration of his tenancy, but uuless he lias au 
agreement to that effect, we doubt if he can remove trees 
planted to produce fruit for sale. Tour letter is not clear as to 
an agreement with the landlord, though you took the land for 
fruit growing, and the best advice we can give you is to consult 
a local solicitor. 
Communications Received.—S. C.—E. R. 0.—J. S. — F. L.— 
W. W. & S.-J. W.—W. O.-J. H—W. N.—M. C. B. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
James Carter & Co., 237-S, High Holborn, W.C.— Yadc 
Mecum and Seed Catalogue for 1S91. 
Robert Owen, Castle Hill, Maidenhead. — New and Select 
Chrysanthemums. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
December 8th. 
Messrs. Hurst k Son, 152, Houndsditcb, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, E. C., report owing to bad 
light very little business was done in agricultural seeds 
at to-day’s market. New English Red Clover offers 
freely, hut being small in grain, buyers hold off. 
Alsike is in good request at extreme prices. “White 
Clover and Trefoil steady. 
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OQVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
December 1 \th. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 
4 0 
s 
0 
Nareiss, Paper white 
Bouvardias, per bun. 
0 
6 
1 
0 
(French) doz. bchs. 
4 
0 
9 
0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 
0 
2 
0 
- (English), bun. 1 
0 
1 
G 
Chrysanthemum, 
Poinsettias, per doz. 
4 
0 
9 0 
12 blms. 
1 
0 
3 0 
Primula, double, bun. 
0 
6 
1 
0 
— .12 bchs. 
3 
0 
9 
0 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 
2 0 
4 
0 
Eucharis ..perdozen 4 0 
6 
0 
Roses, yellow, per doz. 
o 
6 
6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 
4 
0 
6 0 
— Tea_per dozen 0 6 
2 
0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 
0 
6 
1 
0 
— Red.per doz. 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Hyacinth, Roman, 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 
1 
0 
Q 
0 
doz. sprays 
1 
0 
1 
6 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays 4 
0 
6 
0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 
0 
6 
0 
9 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 
o 
0 
6 
0 
Violets (Fnch.).Parme 
MaidenhairFern,l-2bns.4 
0 
9 
0 
per bunch 
2 
6 
3 
C5 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 
3 
0 
H 0 
-dark . 
1 
6 
2 
6 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 
3 
0 
6 0 
— English..doz. bun. 
i 
0 
2 
0 
Pelargoniums, 12spys. 
0 6 
1 
6 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 4 
0 6 
