July 25, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
753 
dishes of Tomatos. A Cultural Commendation 
was awarded to Mr. A. H. Rickwood, gardener 
to the Dowager Lady Freake, The Gardens, 
Fulwell Park, Twickenham, for four dishes 
of Peaches. A collection of Currants was 
brought up from the Society’s gardens at 
Chiswick. First-class Certificates were awarded 
to Mr. W. Allen, gardener to Lord Suffield, Gunton 
Park, for two new Strawberries (Lord Suffield 
and Gunton Park), both acquisitions, and the former 
the sweetest variety in cultivation. A large col¬ 
lection of Peas was shown by Messrs. J. Carter and 
Co., High Holborn. There were eighty-seven dishes 
and over eighty varieties, and had been grown at their 
trial ground Forest Hill. The Daisy and Carter's 
Elephant were two fine new kinds of great merit. A 
Silver Banksian Medal was awarded the exhibit. 
The Midlothian Rose and Pansy Society held its 
annual exhibition in the Drill Hall, Penicuik, on the 
i8th inst. On former occasions the great attraction 
was the Roses, but on Saturday not a nurseryman 
was represented, although a valuable silver cup was 
offered for thirty-six blooms and good money prizes. 
In the gardeners’, amateurs’, and cottagers’ class 
Mr. Pringle, Dalkeith, an amateur, was first in the 
24, 18, and 12, there being no opposition, and a few 
other stands of six made up the total of cut blooms. 
The late spring has been greatly against Roses in 
this district. A meeting of the members was held 
a month ago to consider the question of postponing 
the show for two weeks, but it was decided not to alter 
the date with the result stated. Pansies:—In the 
trade list, Mr. Irvine, Tighnabruiach, got first with 
24 shows, and Mr. Campbell second. In the fancy 
class, Mr. Sutherland was first, and Mr. Campbell, 
Blantyre, second. In the gardeners’ and amateurs’ 
class, Mr. Frater was first for 24 fancies, and Mr. 
Borrowman second; Mr. D. Alean was first for 24 
shows. Mr. Frater, Mr. Thomas Ritchie,Penicuik, Mr. 
D. Strachan, Mr. W. A.Thomson and Mr. John Brown 
gained the largest amount of prizes in their class. Mr. 
T. Ritchie had the best bloom in the hall (Mrs. Robt. 
Thomson), a fancy, raised by Mr. Skinner, Penicuik. 
Mr. Frater had the best show variety. Mr. Ritchie 
received a first-class certificate for fancy (Mrs. T. 
Ritchie), three blooms. The flower baskets were really 
fine and the Violas beautifully staged. The cut hardy 
herbaceous flowers were a grand display, Mr. A. 
Ritchie coming in first with a splendid lot, and well 
staged. Stocks, Sweet Williams, Antirrhinums were 
all good. The pot Roses were very fine, Mr. T. 
Ritchie gaining three firsts. The show was much 
indebted to Mr. Buchanan, the Gardens, Penicuik, 
who sent some rare and beautiful plants. 
GARDENERS’ ORPHAN 
FUND. 
The Rose Fair and Floral Fete organised by the 
Committee of the Gardeners’ Orphan Fund in con¬ 
junction with the Crystal Palace Company, and in 
aid of the Gardeners' Orphan Fund, was held in the 
Palace on Wednesday, the 15th inst., under very 
favourable auspices as to weather. 
Roses and other flowers, fruits and plants were 
exhibited in great quantity and variety during the day 
in groups and on stalls, those on the latter being 
exposed for sale for the benefit of the Fund. The 
great feature of the display was a large rectangular bank 
of Roses in the central transept, arranged on Moss 
around a group of large Palms. There were about 
30,000 Roses in this group alone, and after 6 p.m. 
they were offered for unreserved sale, realising a 
respectable sum. The takings altogether for Roses, 
other flowers, plants, and fruit were about £50. The 
Tea, Hybrid perpetual, and garden Roses making up 
the large central group were contributed by many of 
the leading growers and others interested in the 
Fund. The actual contributors were Messrs. J. Carter 
& Co., High Holborn, Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, 
Forest Hill, Messrs. H. Canned & Sons, Swanley, 
Messrs. John Peed and Sons, Norwood Road, S.E., 
Mr. C. Turner, Slough, Messrs. Dicksons, Chester, 
Messrs. W. Fromow & Sons, Turnham Green, Mr. G. 
Prince, Oxford, Mr. G. Wythes, Syon House, Mr. G. 
W. Cummins, gardener to A. H. Smee, Esq., The 
Grange, Wallington, Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane, 
Upper Edmonton, Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, 
Waltham Cross, Messrs. Jefferies & Sons, Cirencester, 
Mr. Maurice Young, Milford, Godaiming, Messrs. 
Keynes, Williams & Co., Salisbury, Mr. F. Cant, 
Colchester, Mr. J. Smith, Mentmore, Leighton 
Buzzard, Mr. W. H. Divers, Keton Hall, Stamford, 
Mr. W. B. Smale, Torquay, Mr. W. Rumsey, Wal¬ 
tham Cross, Mr. G. W. Piper, Maresfield, and Mr. 
J. Rose, Locking Place, Berkshire, all of whom 
contributed Roses of the kinds for which they are 
known to be experts in their culture. The blooms 
were not of a character such as one may see at Rose 
exhibitions, but just as one would cut them for 
market purposes. A great many of them were in the 
bud state, very pretty, and proved most useful when 
they came to be sold after the heat of the day had 
caused the more forward ones to fade somewhat. 
Hybrid Perpetuals were the most abundant, and Tea 
varieties were plentifully intermixed with them. 
A large collection of Canterbury Bells, Japan 
Irises, Gaillardias, double Potentillas, Sweet Williams, 
and other hardy plants were set up by Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons on the side benches of the central 
transept. Here also Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent 
Garden, had a collection of Campanulas, Irises, 
Shirley Poppies, Lilies, and others. Messrs. J. Cheal 
and Sons, Crawley, staged Roses, Phloxes, Iceland 
Poppies, and other hardy flowers. A fine group of 
Tree Ferns, Dracaenas, &c., was set up by the 
Crystal Palace Company. Messrs. J. Peed & Sons 
had Roses, and in one of the wings of the building 
they had a beautiful group of Gloxinias, set up with 
Palms and Maidenhair Ferns. A third group by the 
same firm consisted of Palms, Crotons, Dracaenas, 
Ferns, &c. An attractive group of light-coloured 
Caladiums, Begonias, Gloxinias, and Ferns was 
arranged by .Mr. John R. Box, Croydon; and a 
showy group of single and double Petunias, edged 
with Roses and miniature Cacti, was contributed by 
Messrs. J. Carter & Co. 
In the other wing was a large and showy group of 
tuberous Begonias in great variety, edged with 
Maidenhair Ferns, and interspersed with Palms, 
exhibited by Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. Not far from 
this was a long table of Ferns, Crotons, Caladiums, 
and other plants, edged with Isolepis gracilis, all as 
grown for market purposes, and shown by Mr. H. B. 
May. Messrs. B. S. Williams & Sons, Upper Hollo¬ 
way, sent a group of Palms, Ferns, and Jacarandas, 
&c., in the centre of which was a large and floriferous 
piece of Hydrangea paniculata grown as a standard. 
Mr. J. R. Chard, Stoke Newington, had an elegant 
exhibit consisting of Roses, Grasses, and Aquiligias, 
arranged on arching, light, wire stands. There were 
also several stalls throughout the building from 
which flowers, &c., were sold. Messrs. G. Bunyard 
and Co., Maidstone, sent flowers and Strawberries; 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons’ stall was occupied with 
small plants of various kinds in pots ; Messrs. Reid 
and Borneman, Tewkesbury Road, Sydenham, had 
an attractive stand of Roses, Begonias, Pansies, &c., 
done up in stands, glasses, and ornamental baskets. 
The Cricket Match, organized respectively by 
Mr. C. H. Sharman and Mr. Edwin Molyneux, was 
played during the day, and resulted in a spirited and 
very enjoyable game, in which the gardeners won on 
the first innings. We append the details :— 
SEEDSMEN. 
Pugh, D. (Carter & Co.), b. Agate - - - o 
Pollard E. (F. Slocock), b. Agate - - - 17 
Sampson, S. N. (Hurst & Son), b. Floyd - - 16 
Cannell, E. (Cannell & Son),c. Rowbottom, b. Agate 10 
Hurst, C. E. (of Burbage), b Agate 3 
Young, A. S. (Milford Nurseries), st. Rose, b. Agate 19 
Ainsworth, S. (Carter & Co.), b. Floyd - - o 
Pollard, F. (Carter & Co.), b. Floyd - - 15 
Ellis (Cheal & Son), b. Agate 1 
Sharman, C. H. Junr. (Carter & Co.) b. Floyd- 1 
Young, H. (Milford Nurseries), b. Floyd - - o 
Parr (Cooper, Taber & Co., Ltd.), c. Agate, b. Floyd o 
Pearson, C. (Carter & Co.) b. Floyd - - 2 
Sharman, C. H., Captn. (Carter & Co.), not out 3 
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92 
Battell (Surrey), c. Sampson, b. E. Pollard - n 
Cripps (Northamptonshire), c. F. Pollard, b. Hurst 2 
Hathaway (Lancashire), l. b. w., b. Hurst - - 3 
Cawer (Surrey), run out ----- o 
Doe (Somerset), b. Pugh ----- 14 
Agate (Hants), l.b.w., b. Ellis 2 
Record (Berkshire), b. Pugh 5 
Rowbottom (Middlesex), c. H. Young, b. Sampson n 
Floyd (Herts), c. Cannell, b. F. Pollard - - 20 
Allman (Herts), c. Sampson, b. F. Pollard - 28 
Rose (Berkshire), c. Sampson, b. C. H. Sharman 1 
Fassum (Kent), not out ----- 9 
Dines (Kent), b. F. Pollard - - - - o 
Molyneux (Hants), b. F. Pollard - - - n 
Extras - - 13 
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DAIS COTIN I FOLIA. 
Of the four species of Dais known to science, only 
that under notice is cultivated in this country. The 
tubular, pink, fragrant flowers are produced in ter¬ 
minal heads surrounded with a series of bracts, and 
strongly remind us of some of the Australian species 
of Pimelea, which also belong to the same family, 
including the Daphne. The leaves are opposite, obo- 
vate, somewhat wrinkled and deep green, reminding 
one of a species of Cotinus, or of Rhus Cotinus, on an 
enlarged scale. Young plants are most suitable for 
greenhouse culture, as old specimens are apt to be- 
comu leggy, bearing a few leaves only on the apex of 
the shoots. The plant is interesting from the fact that 
the natives of South Africa obtain a fibre from it of 
greater strength than they can get from any other 
plant. It may be remembered that paper of very 
good quality is made from the fibrous bark of Daphne 
papyracea, a tall shrub of Northern India, where the 
paper is in common use. A flowering specimen of 
Dais cotinifolia may be seen in the Temperate 
House at Kew. 
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ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
Orchid Growers Calendar. 
Advantage should now be taken of the quiet time 
with regard to other work to get rid of all insect 
pests, as to grow healthy plants they must be 
kept clean and free from insects. Yellow thrip 
will be found one of the most troublesome to get 
rid of, but frequent dipping in weak tobacco water 
will be found one of the most effectual modes of 
dealing with it.. After dipping lay the plants on their 
side for half an hour, then give a good syringing 
with clear water. Other insects can be kept under 
by sponging, using one of the many insecticides re¬ 
commended for this purpose, but let it be weak. 
Where the sphagnum is growing too strong re¬ 
move part and keep the remainder close down ; do 
not allow it to grow over and cover up the pseudo¬ 
bulbs. Use the syringe freely amongst those Orchids 
in active growth. The cool Orchids especially are 
benefited by copious waterings overhead at this time 
of the year. Calanthes would be an exception, many 
of our best growers never using the syringe in their 
culture. Any Cattleyas that have not been potted 
may be done as they are starting into growth, using 
rough fibrous peat and sphagnum, with a few pieces 
of charcoal. 
As the plants of Dendrobium Wardianum finish 
their growths remove them to a cool, airy house, 
where the plants can rest. This will prevent that 
second growth which is so often seen when the 
plants are allowed to remain too long in a moist- 
warm house. Where Dendrobium formosum 
gigantem, D. bigibbum, D. Dearii, D. phalsenopsis, 
and other heat-loving Dendrobes are growm shut 
the house up early, so that the temperature may run 
up to ioo° or over ; the plants evidently enjoy the 
extra heat. The cool house may be shut up for two 
hours after syringing in the afternoon, but afterwards 
put on a little air all night. The plants in the other 
house are also benefited by the night air being ad¬ 
mitted during mild weather. The plants put on a 
more sturdy grow th when submitted to this treatment, 
and assume a more healthful appearance.— A. W. 
A Two-lipped Cypripedium. 
This occurrence is pretty frequent, but the develop¬ 
ment or origin is not always the same. The 
flower under notice was one of Cypripedium Curtisii, 
and was sent us by Mr. William Yea, gardener to 
Admiral Fairfax, Ravenswood, Melrose. All parts 
of the flower were of large size, well-coloured and 
quite normal with the exception of the lip, which was 
split in two to the very base, but show-ed the origin 
of the two pieces very well, inasmuch as they w r ere 
united or continuous at the very base of the claw. 
One half formed almost a perfect lip in itself, being 
slightly deficient on one side of the claw only, and 
that on the side next the corresponding half. The 
latter had the pouch nearly perfect, but the rest of it 
and one side of the claw were completely cut away. 
This peculiar formation must have occurred at a 
very early period of development of the lip, inas¬ 
much as the two pieces when once separated must 
have then developed separatel}-, so as to make almost 
two complete lips out of one. 
