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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 27, 1891. 
dried flowers measured close upon 3i ins. across either 
the sepals or petals. The sepals were oblong, blunt, 
tapering slightly to either end and were handsomely 
blotched, not spotted, with a rich brownish purple on 
a greenish yellow ground. The blotches were round, 
oval or obloDg, and variously run together in large com¬ 
pound ones of irregular shape and size,distributed more or 
less in transverse bars, though not distinctly so in many 
cases. The sepals were spathulate, slightly falcate, a 
little oblique near the apex on the lower side, tapered 
to the base, and considerably narrower than the sepals. 
The ground colour and blotches were similar to those 
of the sepals. The three-lobed lip was pale yellow, 
and the ample side lobes were beautifully striated with 
sepia-brown lines, branching towards the ends, and 
confluent along the edges and apex. The basal half 
was furnished with a three-ridged crest, each lamella of 
which was continuous, with three brownish purple 
lines running down the middle lobe and forking towards 
their apices. The column was incurved, shorter than 
the lip, creamy white, and blotched with pale brown 
on the back. The plant has the habit of producing 
abnormal flowers on the lower part of the stem, 
having two broad sepals and two narrower petals, 
bearing on their lower edges incurved lobes that must 
represent the lip, which is otherwise absent. Some of 
these abnormal flowers opened in the cases while 
coming home. 
New Orchids Certificated by the Royal 
Botanic Society. 
Dendp.obium Phal-enopsis Statteriana. —The rich 
colour of the flowers constitute the characteristic 
feature of this variety. The lanceolate sepals and 
the obovate petals are of a rich dark purple. This is 
even more intensified on the three-lobed lip, the basal 
portion and the side lobes of which are intensified to a 
crimson-purple, while the oblong, middle lobe is of a 
shade similar to that of the petals. In every other 
respect the variety is like that of the type with large 
and showy flowers. A Botanical Certificate was 
awarded. 
Epiphronitis Yeitchii.-— In this we have a curious 
bi-generic hybrid produced from Sophronitis grandiflora 
fertilised with the pollen of Epidendrum radicans. 
The habit of the plant more closely resembles that of 
the latter than the former. For instance, the stems 
are slender, and bear two ranks of leaves, but they are 
only about 6 ins. high, and bear a few-flowered raceme 
at the apex. The flowers are ot moderate size and 
scarlet, with a yellow disc on which are some blood-red 
spots. A Botanical Certificate was awarded. 
Disa Yeitchii. —A Botanical Certificate was also 
awarded in this case. For description, see p. 657. 
This, as well as the two preceding Orchids, were exhi¬ 
bited on the 17th inst. by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 
Chelsea. Dendrobium Phalrenopsis was also shown 
by Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, and a similar award 
was granted in both Cases. 
Lelio-Cattleya Canhamle. —The name of ihis 
Orchid indicates its bi-generic origin. It was raised 
from Cattleya Mossire fertilised with the pollen of Lselia 
purpurata. The sepals are of a warm rose. The petals 
are nearly of the same shade, oblong, and revolute at 
the edges in the lower half. The lip has a rich deep 
purple lamina, and a yellow throat striated with purple 
lower down in the tube ; externally the latter is purple 
on the upper half. A plant was exhibited by Sir W. 
H. Marriott, The Down House, Blandfotd, and 
received a Botanical Certificate. 
Cattleya Reineckiana, Sander’s yae. — The 
sepals and petals of this variety are white, the latter 
being undulated and crisped at the edge. The lip is 
strongly undulated and crisped around the margin, and 
white, with a pale mauve blotch in the centre of the 
lamina, and a golden yellow blotch in the throat 
lined with brownish orange. 
Oncidium macranthum, Sander’s vae. — The 
large, round, upper sepal and the oblong lateral ones 
are of a deep buff. The petals are ovate, and of a 
clear, bright yellow. The small, triangular lip is of a 
blackish purple, with a lobed, white crest. 
Oncidium loxense. — For description see p. 634 ; 
for L.elia hybrida Aenoldiana and Odontoglossum 
vexillarium Mrs. Henry Ballantine, see p. 657. 
All the five were exhibited by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., 
St. Albans, and received Botanical Certificates. 
Cypripedium niyeum album.— The varietal name 
in this case would seem to be superfluous, judging from 
the fact that niveum means snow-white. The white 
sepals and petals of the type, however, are marked all 
over with small purple dots. The variety under notice 
is wholly of a pure white, with the exception of two 
small yellow blotches on the staminode. A Botanical 
Certificate was awarded a plant shown by Messrs, 
Hugh Low. & Co., Clapton. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Anthurium Scherzerianum.— A. R. L.: The variety is a 
fairly good one. hut not one of the best we have seen. The 
spike of fruit, however, is very fine, being 10 ins. long, and 
thickly studded with globular orange-red berries. It is not an 
everyday occurrence for the flowers-on the spadix to set so freely, 
and the specimen sent speaks well for your management. 
Bees. — Apiarian: There are several works onYlie management 
of bees, but perhaps the one that will suit you best is Hunter’s 
Manual 6f Bee Keeping. 
Begonias.— N. G. : When the pots become full of roots, 
Begonias are very much benefited by periodical applications of 
liquid manure. Weak and often is the golden rule to follow. 
Books. — Nemo: Earley’s High Clo^s Kitchen Gardening 
(Bradbury, Agnew & Co.), gives what you require in a small 
compass. 
Caterpillar in Twigs of Apple Trees. - An Amateur: Wc- 
cannot say definitely what the “maggot” may be which is 
attacking the twigs of your Apple trees without [specimens, or 
some sort of description. The caterpillars of Cossus ligniperda 
or Goat Moth bore into the stems of Apple and Pear trees, &c., 
but they are 3 ins. to 4 ins. long. The Wood Leopard Moth 
(Zeuzera .Esculi) behaves in the same way, and the caterpillar is 
only If ins. long, or not much more ; but from what you say the 
caterpillar or “ maggot ” is a small creature. The caterpillar of 
one of the Tineina, and which is only about \ in. long, also bores 
into the buds at the end of shoots, causing the young leaves to 
droop in the manner you say, and sometimes the leaves never 
grow at all. In any case the apex of the shoots affected gets 
killed, or never do any more good. The only method you can 
adopt is to remove all the shoots affected as early in spring as 
you can detect them, and burn them immediately, so as to 
destroy the maggots before they attain the perfect state and fly 
away. They cannot be got at with insecticides of any kind. By 
so doing you will greatly lessen their numbers, by preventing 
the perfect insects from laying eggs on the shoots. 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
June 24 th. 
Fruit.—AVEPA.GX Wholesalk Pricis. 
s. d. s.d. 
Apples .. per }-sieve 
Cherries.4-sieve 
Currant, black, isieve 
— red. £- sieve 
Grapes . per lb. 1 6 3 0 
Kent Cobs ...100lbs. 40 0 
Nova Scotia Apples IS 0 30 0 
*. d. s.d. 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 5 0 
Peaches ....perdozen 4 0 12 0 
Strawberries . lb 16 5 0 
Tasmania Apples, 
per case 10 0 14 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Asparagus....per 100 5 0 CO 
Beans, French, per lb. 16 2 0 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 a 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 2 6 4 0 
Carrots .... per bnnch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 6 0 
Celery .. ..per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .... each 0 6 0 9 
Endive, French, doz. 3 6 4 6 
Ad. «.o. 
Herbs .... per bnnch 0 2 0 6 
Horse Radish, bundle 2 0 4 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 2 0 2 6 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Onions.... per bushel 5 0 6 0 
Parsley... .per bunch 0 6 
Radishes .. per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..30 
Tomatos _per lb. 1 0 16 
Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per toe. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. 3.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 IS 0 
Azalea.per doz. 12 0 IS 0 
Bouvardias .. per doz. S 0 12 0 
Calceolaria ...per doz. 5 0 9 0 
Cyperns ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracsena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
Dracaena viridis, doz. 9 0 24 0 
Erica, various .. H oz. 12 0 24 o 
Evergreens,invar ,doz.fi u 24 0 
Ferns, in var.,perdoz. 4 0 IS 0 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 o 
Heliotrope, per dozen 4 0 6 0 
s.d. t.d. 
Hydrangea per dozen 9 0 24 0 
— Paniculata perdoz.24 0 4S 0 
Lobelia ...per dozen 4 0 6 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 4 0 9 0 
Musk.per dozen 2 0 4 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums_doz. 6 0 IS 0 
— scarlet .. per dozen 3 0 9 0 
Spirsea per dozen. 9 0 12U 
Stocks ....per dozen 4 0 6 0 
Tropaeolum.per dozen 4 0 6 0 
Roots. —In variety for bedding out, in boxes, Is. to 3s. ; in pots 
per doz., Is. to 2s. 
Double German Wallflowers not Flowering. — Picotee : 
By all means let the plants which have not flowered remain as 
they are. Some few may bloom in the autumn, hut the bulk 
will flower next spring. 
Cherries. — Omega: Pack them in layers in boxes or baskets 
about 4 ins. deep. 
Malformed Ash Stem. — S. IF. : The growth into the shape of a 
ram’s-horn is a case of fasciation, and similar instances crop up 
most seasons on Asparagus beds. Excess of vigour is the best 
general explanation of it that can be given. 
Names of Plants. — Miss Walsli: 1, Iberis sempervirens ; 2, 
Polemonium coeruleum ; 3. Lithospermum pur pure o-ere rule urn. ; 
4, Ranunculus aconitifolius flore pleno ; 5, Saxifraga caespitosa ; 
6, Saxifraga trifurcata var. ; 7, Aubrietia deltoidea var. ; 
5, Ranunculus acris flore pleno. IF. M., Penkridge: 1. Daphne 
pontica ; 2, Pyrus aria intermedia ; 3, Juniperus Sabina var.; 
4, Sequoia sempervirens ; 5, Picea excelsa, probably; 6, Cedrus 
Lebani. Omega: The yellow flower, Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Lotus 
corniculatus ; and the striped-leaved plant, Phalaris arnndinacea 
variegata, commonly called Ribbon Grass and Gardeners’ 
Garters. 
Pansies and Violas .—Pansy : The variously coloured flowers 
which you sent us were fancy Pansies, but we cannot say that 
there was a decidedly good one amongst them. Several of them 
would be pretty as border flowers, but as a rule they were 
greatly lacking in size to please the florist. You might, if you 
felt so inclined, mark and save seeds from a few of the best of 
them with a view to getting improved varieties. The yellow 
grounds with the large black blotches were the best of those 
s'ent. A packet of seed from a good source would afford you 
some good kinds. Violas, so-called, aud Pansies can hardly 
now be considered distinct as far as the flowers are concerned, 
for they have been intercrossed with one another so that hardly 
any exact line of demarcation can be made. Pansies are 
improved varieties of Viola tricolor, and are generally charac¬ 
terised by round flowers, and often little more than an annual 
duration, as may be noticed by so many of them dyiDg off 
during the winter. Bedding Violas, as at first considered, were 
improved forms of Violas cornuta (blue) and V. lutea (yellow). 
They were perennial, and had the habit of throwing up 
numerous suckers from the base of the plant, or from under¬ 
neath the soil, and the flowers were longer than wide. Some of 
those now called Violas have not that habit. Tufted Pansies 
or tufted Violas are names erroneously applied to mauy kinds 
which are not tufted at all. Good samples of tufted Violas are 
Goldfinch, Duchess of Fife, and Ardwell Gem. We shall soou 
want a fresh classification if the same loose mode of naming the 
groups goes on. Most of the yellow varieties you sent would 
pass for Pansies, as far as the shape of the flowers is concerned. 
Those of perennial duration, and which throw up plenty of 
suckers, we should term Violas. 
Quick-growing Climbers. — Constant Reader: Try Ivies again, 
they should do well against the trellis. Ayrshire Roses ought 
to do admirably; also the Common Jasmine. Cotoneaster 
microphylla, though not so quick a grower, would be very 
suitable. 
Warts on Vine Leaves.— Omega : You will be comforted to 
know that your Vines are not troubled with Phylloxera. The 
wart-like excrescences on the underside of the leaves are the 
result of an extravasation of sap brought about probably by a 
too close and moisture saturated atmosphere. Give more air, and 
they will do little harm. 
Communications Received. —Carnation.—D. M.— J. L.— 
W. D.—J. D.—IV. H. H.—W. T. 
--GT-C-- 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
June 22nd. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditcb, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report no demand 
for Grass or Clover seeds. The reports as to crops of 
English AVhite Clover and Trefoil are favourable. Rape 
seed dearer. Mustard unchanged. Rye Grasses steady. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Priecs. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s d. 
Anemones, doz. bun. 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Myosotis ..doz. bchs. 
2 
0 
4 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 
2 0 
5 
0 
Narciss, various, 
Azalea ....12 sprays 
0 
6 
i 
0 
doz. bchs. 1 
6 
6 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 
1 
0 
1 
6 
Pansies..doz. bunches 
1 
0 
2 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Pelargoniums, 12 spys. 
0 
6 
1 0 
Eucharis .. per dozen 
2 
G 
4 
0 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 
0 
4 
0 6 
Freezias.. ..dor. bun. 
3 
0 
4 
0 
Primula, double, bun. 
0 
6 
1 0 
Gardenias.. 12 blooms 
1 
6 
4 
0 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 
2 
0 
4 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 
0 
6 
1 
0 
Roses, yellow, per doz. 
1 
G 
4 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 
2 
0 
4 
0 
— Tea_per dozen 
1 
0 
3 0 
Lilac (English). 
— Red.per doz. 
2 
0 
4 0 
doz. bunches 4 0 
9 
0 
— Saffrano . .per doz. 
i 
0 
2 0 
Lilac, French, bunch 
5 
0 
6 
0 
Spiraea, dozen hunches 6 
0 
9 t) 
Liliums various, doz. IS 
0 
30 
0 
Stephanotis,doz. spys. 
1 
G 
3 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns.4 
0 
9 
0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 
0 
G 
1 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 
4 
0 
6 
0 
Wallflowers, doz. bun. 
2 
0 
4 0 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 
3 0 
6 
0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
PAGE 
Achillea, the genus . 
6S3 
Kale, The Phrenix. 
687 
Amateurs’ Garden, the... 
GS6 
Lewisia rediviva. 
GSG 
Anthurinm, the large 
- a 
Lily of the Valley. 
682 
leaved . 
6S6 
Melons . 
G84 
Auricula aphis, the . 
. 6S4 
Narcissus fly . 
t:S3 
Begonias at Forest Hill . 
esi 
Orchids, new . 
G90 
Carnations . 
. 6S4 
Orchid notes . 
687 
Dahlias. 
6S4 
Papaver bracteatuin . 
GSG 
Dover, notes from. 
. 6S2 
Primula imperials . 
686 
Ferns, Devonshire. 
6S1 
Propagation. 
6$"» 
Floral decorations. 
6S3 
Rliynchostvlis cuelestis . . 
GS4 
Fruits, imported. 
6S0 
Ro^es Damask . 
685 
Fruit, ripe rot of . 
6S3 
Strawberries... . 
tso 
Geranium armenum. 
686 
Summer at last . 
679 
Golden foliaged plants ... 
6S3 
Vanda teres. 
685 
Grammatophyllum, a new 690 
Vegetable Garden . 
Heuchera sanguinea. 
CS6 
Wedding Flower, the. 
6S5 
Irises, choice . 
687 
York Gala. 
686 
INDEX TO 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. 
rAGE 
Hardy Plants. page 
Protheroe & Morris .... 
. 67S 
H. English . 
677 
Bedding- Plants. 
Vertegans & Co..... 
679 
R. B. Laird & Sons .... 
Heating Apparatus. 
Turner & Son . 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 
677 
Chrysanthemums. 
Horticultural Builders 
R. Owen . 
W. Boyd & Sons. 
<‘•77 
Climbers. 
J. Cooper. 
691 
K. Smith & Co. 
J. Gray. 
677 
Ferns. 
A Peel & Sons . 
677 
W. & J. Birkenhead .... 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 
677 
P. B. O’Kelly. 
J. Weeks & Co. 
677 
J. Smith . 
Insecticides. 
R. Smith & Co. 
. 679 
Acme Chemical Co. 
67S 
Florists’ Flowers. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic -. 
677 
H. Brooke . 
Corry, Soper, Fowler, 
Canned A Sons . 
. 679 
A Co. . 
678 
J. Dobbie & Co. 
. 677 
Gishurst Compound. 
677 
H J. Jones. 
. 679 
Slugicide . 
677 
J. Laing & Sons. 
Stott . 
691 
R. B. Laird & Sons .... 
. 677 
Lawn Mowers. 
J. Peed & Sons . 
Pitcher & Manda . 
. 677 
. 679 
G. Coppin & Sons. 
677 
J. Stevens.. 
. 679 
Manures. 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Acme Chemical Compy.. 67S 
J. Arnold. 677 
J. Bentley. 67S 
Boundary Chemical Co. 677 
H. J. Gasson . 677 
Horticultural & Agricul¬ 
tural Chemical Co. ... 691 
Horticultural Supply Co. 677 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 677 
W. Pen Dennis .691 
A. Porter. 6”9 
A. Potter. 679 
R. Sankey & Son . 691 
M. Stewart . 677 
“ Stott” Co. 691 
T Walker. 077 
C. G. Warne. 679 
Hardy Plants. 
Barr & Sons. 677 
R. Dean. 677 
W. H. Beeson. 677 
S. C. Clay. 67S 
Standens’.. 677 
W. Thomson & Sons,. 677 
Miscellaneous. 
Bradford Woollen Co. ... 677 
Epps’ Cocoa. 691 
Gishurstine. 677 
A. Outram . 691 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets. 677 
Mushrooms. 
W. Cutbusli & Son 
Orchids. 
P. McArthur . 
Seeds. 
J. Carter & Co. 
R. Dean. 677 
; Sutton Sc Sons. 677 
I Vertegans & Co. 679 
B. S. "Williams & Son ... 679 
679 
679 
