June 13, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
657 
McDougall’s, certain death, to green and black-fly. 
With two such articles in the market, no one will of 
their own free will continue the old-fashioned system 
of using paper and rag.— A. J. Brown, Chertsey. 
Aquilegia canadensis. 
I have read various communications to your columns 
on Columbines, but do not recollect having seen any 
reference to Aquilegia canadensis, which I think is one 
of tho best of them, as its bright colour and dwarf 
habit render it suitable for growing in many places 
where the taller sorts would be out of place. It also 
forces well, flowering in a cool greenhouse about March, 
and therefore is well worthy of the attention of 
gardeners. A. canadensis is the name given to the 
species by Dr. Asa Gray in his American Flora, and 
the stock in my possession has been increased from 
plants received from North America many years ago. 
— J. Sim, Florist, Brumlithie, Kincardineshire, 
June 5 th. 
Potentilla aurea. 
A number of our native species of Potentilla are 
worthy of cultivation either for the sake of their flowers 
or foliage. The flowers of that under notice constitute 
the chief ornamental value of the plant to the cultivator. 
The leaves are digitate, with five oblong-lanceolate 
leaflets, having almost the rich satiny gloss of the 
Alpine Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla alpina). The 
flowers are golden yellow, and the obcordate petals 
have an orange blotch near the base. They are borne 
in terminal clusters, arising from dwarf, compact- 
habited plants, which, on the whole, therefore are very 
pretty. The plant is a form of P. verna, a variable 
British species, flowering during the months of May 
and June, and is best adapted for-rockwork on account 
o^its low stature and semi-procumbent habit. 
The Grapes at Ottershaw Park. 
Being in Ottershaw a few days ago, an opportunity was 
afforded me of looking through the vineries at 
Ottershaw Park, which are under the management of 
that successful exhibitor, Mr. Osborn. It may interest 
prospective competitors to know that the Vines are in 
splendid condition, with leaves resembling those of 
Rhubarb, and carrying magnificent crops of Grapes, 
some of which, like Pat’s Potatos, will speak for them¬ 
selves at the coming autumn shows. The time at my 
disposal did not permit a general run round, but I saw 
enough of houses and garden to convince me that both 
are managed by a master hand.— A. J. Brown, Chertsey. 
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£5 V w X Xli X X G t 
Royal Horticultural, 9th June. —The great feature 
of the meeting on this occasion was the large collections 
of various hardy flowers, such as Pseonies, Irises, 
Pyrethrums, herbaceous plants generally, and hardy 
Rhododendrons. Various small exhibits of new plants 
added much to the interest of the whole, particularly 
in the case of Orchids. A Silver-gilt Flora Medal was 
awarded to Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, for a 
small group of Orchids, including Lrelia hybrida 
Arnoldiana and Odontoglossum vexillarium, Mrs. 
Henry Ballantine. A Silver Flora Medal was awarded 
to Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for the best 
seedling Orchid, exhibiting Disa Veitchii. Other 
Orchids, such as D. racemosa, Epiphronitis Veitchii, 
Thunia Veitchii, and Odontoglossum excellens were 
shown by the same firm. The latter plant was an 
artificial hybrid between 0. Pescatorei and 0. trium- 
phans, the latter beiDg the pollen parent, thus 
certifying what botanists had surmised concerning that 
plant. Cattleya Mossise Lawreneise and Odontoglossum 
excellens were shown by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., 
M.P. (grower, Mr. W. White), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
A beautiful lot of the hardy Cypripedium spectabile, 
C. parviflorum and C. californicum was staged by 
Messrs. Pitcher & Manda, Hextable, Swanley,° Kent. 
A hybrid named C. pavoninum inversum was also 
shown by the same firm. Mr. Chapman, gardener to 
M. le Doux, Esq , Langton Plouse, East Moseley, exhi¬ 
bited Miltonia vexillaria le Doux var., M. v. albo- 
marginata and M. v. leucoglossum. Guerney Fowler, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. Davis), Glebeland, South Woodford’ 
staged Cattleya Mossise and C. M. Woodfordiana. R.B. 
White, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Brown), Arddarrocli, 
Gareloch Head, N.B., sent up a light-coloured Cattleya 
named C. Mendelii Enchantress. Thos. Statter, Esq , 
Stand Hall, Whitefield, near Manchester, exhibited a 
variety of Cattleya Mossise, Odontoglossum luteo-pur- 
pureum, and a huge flower of Cypripedium Curtisii. 
A variety of Cattleya guttata was shown by Messrs. 
Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. A beautifully blotched 
variety of Odontoglossum crispum was shown by John 
W. Field, Esq., Southsea House, Dorking. Some fine 
spikes of flowers of Lrnlia purpurata superbiens were 
shown by Mr. J. Hudson, gardener to Messrs, de 
Rothschild, Gunnersbury House, Acton. 
A varied exhibit of hardy herbaceous plants and 
flowering shrubs was made by Messrs. James Veitch 
& Sons, Chelsea, including the curiously variegated 
Hydrangea hortensis tricolor, Veitch’s hybrid Aqui- 
legias, the double Wistaria sinensis, Heuchera 
sanguinea, Irises, Iceland Poppies, and other herbaceous 
subjects. The Aquilegias were very varied in colour, 
and created a considerable-amount of interest. Messrs. 
Barr & Son, Covent Garden, were awarded a Silver 
Banksian Medal for a large and showy group of various 
hardy herbaceous plants, such as Irises, Pseonies, 
Iceland Poppies, Globe Flowers, Lupins, Columbines, 
Anemones, Pyrethrums, and Hyacinthus amethystinus. 
A similar award was accorded to Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale 
Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, for hardy herbaceous 
plants, including Irises, hardy Cypripediums, Iceland 
Poppies, Pseonies, Pyrethrums, Orchis foliosa, and 
some dwarf Lilies. A large group of herbaceous 
Pseonies in tubs was exhibited by Messrs. Collins, 
Bros. & Gabriel, 39, Waterloo Road, S.E., for 
which a Silver Banksian Medal was awarded. A group 
of Spiraea japonica multiflora compacta was staged by 
the same firm. A Silver-gilt Flora Medal was awarded 
to Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset, for a 
large collection of hardy herbaceous cut flowers. 
Amongst them were Irises, tree and herbaceous 
Pseonies, Pyrethrums, and other subjects. Messrs. 
William Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, staged ten boxes 
of cut flowers of hardy Rhododendrons, with a similar 
number of baskets and some pot Roses, receiving a 
Silver Banksian Medal. An interesting group of 
Alpine plants was exhibited by 0. T. Hodges, Esq., 
Lachine, Chislehurst, comprising amongst others 
Ramondia pyrenaica, R. p. alba, Silene pusilla, a 
pretty little thing; Erinus alpinus, Ajuga genevensis, 
and Primula japonica alba in fine condition. Bertolonia 
hybrida Madame Leon Say was shown by Messrs. F. 
Sander & Co. A group of tuberous Begonias, Palms and 
Ferns came from Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, 
securing a Bronze Banksian Medal. A smaller group 
of Begonias was shown by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, 
Swanley, Kent. Some English late florists’ Tulips, 
Flemish late single Tulips, Darwin and English breeder 
Tulips, as well as Lathyrus Sibthorpii and L. rotundi- 
folius were exhibited by Mr. R. Dean, Ranelagh Road, 
Ealing. Mr. T. H. Crasp, Canford Gardens, Wimborne, 
Dorset, staged a box of Pyrethrums, a basket of Rhodo¬ 
dendrons, and some double Gardenias of large size and 
strongly scented. Some flowers of Rhododendron 
fastuosum flore pleno, a good old variety, were brought 
up by Mr. Herrin, from Dropmore. A double Pink, 
named Princess Maud, was shown by Mr. John Stacey, 
Farnham Royal, Slough. A basket of double yellow 
Carnations, named Selby, was shown by Mr. Jennings, 
gardener to Leopold Rothschild, Esq., Ascott, Leighton 
Buzzard. 
At a meeting of the Fruit Committee, a Bronze 
Banksian Medal was awarded to the Marquis of Salis¬ 
bury (gardener, Mr. G. Norman), Hatfield, for a 
collection of Strawberries, consisting of a box of the 
very finest Sir Charles Napier we have ever seen, 
and smaller lots of Sir Joseph Paxton, Laxton’s 
Noble, and others. British Queen and three un¬ 
named seedling Strawberries were shown by Mr. 
W. Allan, Gunton Park, Norwich. Four dishes of 
Apples, including North End Pippin, were shown by 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. Mr. W. Leaney, The 
Gardens, Newbridge House, Bath, exhibited King’s 
Seedling Apple. Lord Raglan seedling Melon was 
shown by Mr. J. Chinnery, The Gardens, Cefntilla 
Court, Usk. Peaches for name were shown by Mr. 
Miller, gardener to Lord Foley, Ruxley Lodge, Esher, 
as well as three Melons named Ruxley Lodge Favourite, 
and also Hicks’ Hardv Green Cos and some Cabbage 
Lettuces. A Cultural Commendation was awarded 
to Mr. James Hudson, gardener to the Messrs, de 
Rothschild, Gunnersbury House, for a boxful of highly- 
coloured Lord Napier Nectarines. A similar award 
was made to Mr. G. Wythes, gardener to the Duke of 
Northumberland, Syon House, for a dish of the Brown 
Turkey Fig. He also showed a Melon, which was 
certificated. Mr. Alexander Miller, gardener to W. II. 
Long, Esq., M.P., Rood Ashton Park, Trowbridge, 
received a Cultural Commendation for a box of the 
Windsor Castle Pea. 
ORCHID NOTES KW_ GLEANINGS. 
New Orchids Certificated at the R.H.S. 
SoBRALIA MACRANTIIA KlENASTIANA.— The stems of 
this variety, as exhibited by Baron Schroder (gardener, 
Mr. H. Ballantine), The Dell, Egham, varied from 
2 ft. to 2£ ft. in height, and were clothed with dark 
green shining leaves. The whole flower was pure 
white, with the exception of a pale yellow blotch 
extending down the tube. The lamina of the lip was 
undulated and considerably creased, as occurs in the 
type. It was considered the finest exhibit in the way 
of Orchids shown at the meeting, and was awarded a 
First Class Certificate. 
LjELIA hybrida Arnoldiaxa.— This was described 
as a hybrid between Lmlia purpurata, as the seed parent, 
and Cattleya labiata, as the male parent. The solitary 
leaf, terminating the pseudo-bulb, was of a rich dark 
green, and 12 ins. to 11 ins. long. The spathe had a 
purplish tint about it, and the peduncle emerging from 
it carried two flowers. The sepals were of a warm rose, 
while the petals were a shade darker, and revolute at 
the lower edges of the basal half. The tube of the lip 
was purple, while the lamina measured 2 ins. each way, 
was strongly undulated, and of a rich dark purple. 
The throat was marked with light purple and yellow 
lines. The flower as a whole measured G ins. across 
the petals. 
Miltonia vexillaria, Mrs. Henry Ballantine. 
—There was a curious arrangement of colours in this 
beautiful variety. The sepals were white, with a short 
longitudinal yellow band at the base. The petals 
differed on the contrary by having a large purple blotch 
towards the contiguous sides on the lower two-thirds of 
their length. The lip was of a rich purple with a 
white blotch at the base on which was a pale yellow 
blotch with a few radiating purple lines. Both this 
and Lmlia hybrida Arnoldiana were exhibited by 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, and each received 
a First Class Certificate. 
Lselia elegans, Cullimore’s var.— The pseudo¬ 
bulbs bore a solitary terminal oblong leaf, and the 
peduncle two flowers. The oblong sepals were pale and 
flushed with lilac. The oblong-elliptic petals were of a 
soft purple with deeper lines. The three-lobed lip was 
of an intensely dark velvety purple, especially towards 
the base of the undulated lamina, and on the side 
lobes ; the outer surface of the tube was also of a deep 
purple till near the base. A plant was shown by 
Malcolm S. Cooke, Esq. (gardener, Mr. D. Cullimore), 
Kingston Hill, and received an Award of Merit. 
Disa Veitchii.— In this we have a hybrid raised 
from Disa grandiflora, with D. racemosa as the pollen 
parent. Instead of one or two flowers, there are five to 
seven on a stem, produced in succession over a con¬ 
siderable length of time. The upper sepal is roundly- 
ovate, broad, concave, rosy pink, and shortly horned on 
the back ; the lateral sepal is falcate, and narrower 
than the upper, but of a rich carmine. The petals are 
erect, of a pale purple externally, and either yellow or 
white on the inner face of different seedlings, spotted 
with crimson. The lip is very small, and pale rose. It 
was exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, 
and received a First Class Certificate, as well as a Silver 
Flora Medal for the best seedling Orchid. 
Cattleya Mossise Lawrences. —The sepals and 
petals of this beautiful Cattleya are white, and similar 
in fact to those of the well-known Wagner’s variety. 
The petals are broadly ovate and spread widely, adding 
much to the general appearance of the whole. The lip is 
also white, with the exception of some faint, lilac reticu¬ 
lations on the lamina, &nd a large orange blotch in the 
throat, extending on to the side lobes, and from thence 
to the base of the tube. A plant was exhibited by 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, M.P. (grower, Mr. W. 
White), Burford Lodge, Dorking, and was accorded an 
Award of Merit. 
Cattleya Mendelii Morganiaei var.— The sepals 
here are almost white, and the ovate-elliptic petals 
pure white. The lip is also white, with a pale purple 
reticulated blotch around the apical sinus, and a pale 
yellow blotch in the throat extending down to some 
pale purple lines, which run to the base of the tube. 
A plant exhibited by R. B. Cater, Esq., Westfield, 
Bath, received an Award of Merit. 
Oncidium macranthum at Heaton. 
No one can have visited Messrs. Charlesworth, Shuttle- 
worth & Co.’s Orchid nursery at HeatoD, Bradford, 
during the past few years, without being struck with 
the fine stock and splendid cultivation of the noble 
Oncidium macranthum. A friend who has seen them 
lately informs us that they are now specially fine, and 
that some fifty to sixty spikes will be in bloom during 
the month. It is not improbable, we understand, that 
visitors to the Great York Gala next week will have an 
opportunity of admiring some of them. 
