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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 22, 18Sl. 
lines of large olive brown spots on the sides of the 
claw meet in the centre, forming an arch, and thus 
render the lip more conspicuous than it would other¬ 
wise be. A First-class Certificate was deservedly 
awarded it. One should have expected to see the 
influence of the curious strap-shaped lip of Uropedium 
Lindeniupon it; but this was not evident, except in 
the elongated form of the lip. The pouch was per¬ 
fectly formed. 
Odontoglossum Hennisil. 
The pseudobulbs of this Odontoglossum are short, 
ovoid, and father tumid, in some respects resembling 
those of O. Pescatorei. The flowers, however, are 
altogether different, and the leaves are lanceolate 
and bright green. A plant shown by Messrs, 
Charlesworth, Shuttleworth & Co., 213, Park Road, 
Clapham, at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society on the nth inst., was awarded a Botanical 
Certificate. The scape was 8 ins. long, and bore 
five flowers similar in size to those of O. blandum, 
but altogether different in form and colour. The 
sepals are lanceolate and chocolate with yellow tips, 
while the upper one has an additional band of 
yellow' across the middle. The petals are slightly 
broader and yellow, blotched with a chocolate brown 
hue, on the lower half, two or three of the blotches 
taking the form of longitudinal lines at the very base, 
as in O. Sanderianum, O. constrictum, and others of 
that type. The basal part of the lip is transversely 
oblong, shallowly fringed, and white, blotched with 
chocolate brown ; from the centre of it runs out a 
long, slender, lanceolate, acuminate portion of a 
chocolate hue, tipped with yellow. The lip is the 
curious and strikingly characteristic feature of the 
flower, and by this means it may be recognised. 
Dendrobium Statterianum. 
The long arching stems of this Denrobe are 
slender, and leafless when in bloom. The flowers 
themselves are of similar form and character to those 
of D. crystallinum, and are borne in clusters of two 
to three from the nodes of last year's wood. The 
sepals are lanceolate oblong, slightly twisted and 
pure white, with deep purple tips. The petals are 
spastulate obovate, and similar in colour. The lip 
is large and the showiest organ of the flower ; all the 
basal portion is orange, and this is surrounded by a 
white band, white the tip is purple as in the sepals 
and petals. A finely-flowered plant was exhibited at 
ttie Drill Hall, Westminster, on the nth inst., by 
T. Statter, Esq., (gardener, Mr. R. Johnson) Stand 
Hall, Whitefield, Manchester, when it was accorded 
an Award of Merit. 
Cypripedium Corningianum. 
The leaves in this case are short, oblong, and 
almost of a uniform dark green hue. The scape 
bears several flowers and is purple, and pubescent. 
The flowers are of large size, the upper sepal being 
white suffused with purple, and having longitudinal 
deeper purple veins shaded with green. The petals 
are oblong linear, 3^ ins. to 4 ins. long, pendent, and 
pale rose spotted all over with deep purple, and 
Ciliated on both edges with coarse black hairs. In 
this respect the plant, which is of hybrid origin, 
Strongly resembles C. Morganiae and others of that 
type, but the spots are much smaller. The lip is of 
medium size, pubescent, and shaded with pale 
brown on a greenish-yellow ground. A plant of it 
Was exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chel¬ 
sea, at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society on the nth inst., when a First-class Certi¬ 
ficate was awarded it. The seed parent was C. 
superbiens, and the pollen parent C. philippinense. 
Cattleya Gaskelliana speciosa. 
The pretty variety under notice turned up amongst 
an importation of the type, and differs from that 
chiefly or only in colour. The oblong sepals are 
white, and the ovate, undulated, well formed, and 
shortly clawed petals are even of a purer white. 
The lip is finely undulated and crisped with a white 
tube ; the lamina is purple in the centre, with a 
pure white margin, and the throat is furnished with 
a large orange-yellow blotch, more or less striated 
with white lines. The column also is white. A 
healthy plant of it with several leads was exhibited 
at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society 
on the nth inst., by Messrs. Seeger & Tropp, 112, 
Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, when an Award of 
Merit was accorded it. The variety reminds us of 
Some of the variations which occur amongst the 
importations of C. Mendelii, but seeing that it 
flowers at the end of summer, when Cattleyas are by 
no means plentiful, it is certainly an acquisition. 
SOCIETIES. 
Sevenoaks Horticultural, August 12 tli . —The twenty- 
fourth Exhibition of this Society was held in Knole 
Park, and was one of the best ever held in the 
district. Although rain fell in the morning the 
weather cleared up about noon, enabling the many 
visitors to view the Exhibition and pleasure grounds 
in comfort. Fine foliage plants were well repre¬ 
sented; the first prize lot coming from Mr. J. 
Goodman, gardener to Mrs. Crawshay, Bradbourne 
Hall, who had also the best six distinct Exotic 
flowering plants ; Mr. Gibson, Halsted Place, being 
second in the latter competition. For six Exotic 
Ferns, Mr. Goodman again secured first honours.; 
and for a single specimen flowering plant, Mr. C. 
Sutton, gardener to Lord Stanhope, Chevening, was 
first with a truly magnificent plant of Dipladenia 
Brearleyana, grandly grown and flowered. The 
groups arranged for effect were again both numerous 
and good, there being seven exhibitors in the open 
class, in which, after a very keen competition, Mr. 
S. Cooke, gardener toDeB. Crawshay, Esq., secured 
the premier award ; Mr. G. Fennell, Fair Lawn, 
Tonbridge, coming in second ; Mr. James, third ; 
and Mr. Hilling, fourth. In the Fern group Mr. 
Goodman was first, Mr. Hatton, second, and Mr. 
Talmage, third. 
A new feature this year was the introduction of 
separate tables (9 ft. by 4J ft.) for table decorations, 
of which there were nine, and Miss Hassell, of 
Southfleet, Dartford, was first, with an extremely 
light and pleasing arrangement; second, Mr. 
Edwards, gardener to Barclay Field, Esq., Otford ; 
third, Mrs. Fennell. Fruit was well shown. For a 
collection of six varieties Mr. Goodman was first, 
his Peaches and) Nectarines being fine ; second, Mr. 
Osman, Chertsey ; third, Mr. Potter. Mr. Osman 
was first for three bunches of black Grapes, and 
Mr. C. Sutton for three bunches of white, the 
exhibits in each instance being excellent. Mr. 
Sutton was also first for Nectarines, and Mr. Abbott 
first for Peaches. Vegetables were well shown by 
the cottagers and professionals. 
Several groups of plants and cut flowers were put 
up, not for competition, by Messrs. Seale, Sevenoaks ; 
Cutbush, Highgate ; Jefkins, Westerham ; Laing & 
Sons, Forest Hill ; Cannell, Swanley ; Peed, 
Norwood; Edmunds, Westerham ; and F. Webber, 
Tonbridge. In every way the show was a great 
success, and reflected the greatest credit on the 
secretary, Mr. Fenner, on whom the burden of the 
day mostly fell. 
Hawick Horticultural Mutual Improvement Associa¬ 
tion. —The usual monthly meeting of this Association 
was held on the 7th inst., Mr. Geo. Wood, vice- 
president, in the chair. Mr. Turnbull, chemist, read 
an excellent paper on " Stem Structure,” Speaking 
first of the stem in its simplest form, he traced its 
growth up through its several stages of development 
until it reached maturity, showing, at the same time, 
the changes the stem undergoes in its construction. 
Particular notice was taken of the bark of 
Dicotyledonus stems, in which those changes are 
most remarkable at various periods in the life of the 
plant. Taking the Oak, Palm, and Tree Fern, as 
representing three distinct classes, he showed, by 
means of diagrams, how in structure they differed 
from one another. The functions of the various 
parts of the stem were described, and, referring to 
observations recently make on the growth of trees 
by Dr. Christison, it was -shown that lateral or 
height increase could not with precision be foretold. 
Mr. Forbes exhibited a fine stand of double and single 
Begonias in twenty-four varieties. Mr. Johnstone 
had a very fine lot of Vegetable Marrows and 
Tomatos of exceptionally high merit. The usual 
votes of thanks followed. 
QuesTions aod ansmeR$. 
Carnations. —PicotU : (1) If layering is well done 
there will be nothing left of the parent plant to injure ; 
but even if you should not layer all the grass, those 
which are layered should give you the best blooms 
next season. You must always depend upon young 
stock if you want the best. (2) The buds will 
naturally open best on unlayered plants, but layering 
does not make much difference when it comes to the 
fag end of the flowering season. (3) The plant will 
flower in a greenhouse towards spring, and then will 
become valueless, unless it makes some grass in the 
meantime, as it may do. 
Caladium, Certificated at Birmingham.— 
Erratum : In connection with the award of a Certifi¬ 
cate for Caladium Raymond Lemonier, at the recent 
Midland Carnation Show, reported in our last, 
for " Messrs. Thomson & Co." read " Messrs. Hewitt 
& Co.” 
Name of Apple.— Strathearn : Lord Grosvenor. 
Pear Leaves Injured by Insects.— M. M., 
Aberdeen : The leaves of your Marie Louise Pear 
tree in an orchard house, are attacked by the Pear- 
leaf Gall Mite, Phytoptus Pyri. See answer to " W. 
A. B. " at p. 802, of our last number. 
Asters. — M. M., Aberdeen: The "crumpled. 
Cankered appearance” of your Asters, after being 
pricked out in a frame, is a very common occurrence, 
and is due to constitutional weakness in the first 
instance. Green-fly subsequently attacks the young 
plants, and adds to the evil. If you get rid of the 
green-fly by fumigation, while the plants are in the 
frame, they will to a great extent grow out of the 
disease. Wash them now with some safe insecticide. 
Begonias. — R . Nash : The singles are of very 
good average quality, not too large, but of good form, 
bright colours, and possessing plenty of substance. 
The doubles are not so good, all, with two exceptions, 
wanting in size. 
Vine Leaves Blackened.— Foreman: The leaves 
sent us gave the impression that the Vines have beed 
kept in a very close, moist atmosphere, without 
sufficient ventilation, and that they had been severely 
scalded with a sudden outburst of sunshine while 
yet in a moisture-laden condition. The leaves 
appear to be those of Lady Downes, or some other 
of that type, and being naturally very woolly, this 
condition serves to hold the moisture and makes the 
foliage very liable to scalding. You must try and 
counteract this tendency by ventilating freely during 
the day, and especially while the sun shines. Leave 
a little air on all night, and increase it gradually 
from the early morning onwards as the day gets 
warmer. This will enable the superfluous moisture 
to escape as it rises in the form of vapour, and pre¬ 
vent condensation. There were several fungi on the 
leaves sent, but they were evidently merely the 
result of the injury, and not the cause. As a pre¬ 
caution, however, you may remove and burn all 
decayed leaves, as they cannot be of any further 
service to the Vines, and keep a watch on the rest. 
The grapes will yet ripen if you attend to heating 
and ventilation. 
Names of Plants. — Strathearn: Tradescantia 
zebrina. J. D. : Lavatera trimestris. G. H. K.: 
The Filmy Fern is Hymenophyllum tunbridgense 
antarcticum, or the New South Wales form of the 
British H. tunbridgense. The other one is Polypo¬ 
dium (Grammitis) australe, or the Australian 
Polypody. W. G. : 1, Phlomis Russelliana. 2, 
Hieracium aurantiacum. 3, Lysimachia cleth- 
roides. W. Thomas : Lycium barbarum. J. II 'aid : 
x, Begonia parviflora ; 2, Begonia Weltoniensis ; 3, 
Erigeron multiradiatus ; 4, Hieracium aurantiacum ; 
5, Campanula isophylla; 6, Platyloma rotundifolia. 
Propagating Glasses. —Can any reader tell me 
where I can procure “ small zinc octagon Propagating 
Glasses,” 10 or 12 in. by 7 or 8 in. high. Such things 
are not known here.— Propagating." 
Glazed Flower Pots. —I have seen a statement 
recently with reference to the " Usefulness of Glazed 
Flower Pots.” I should much like to know how long 
the writer has used them, and which kind of plants 
he has tried them with. — Urbanus. 
Communications Received.— W. S—G. H. R.— = 
F, S.—R. S. (yes, but probably not for some time to 
come)—J. B. F.—A. R.—J. F.—M. D.—W. M. W. 
—A. W. L.—K. H. & K.—G. M. Gifford—Stirling— 
J. M.—West—T. W.—T. S. W.—T. R. Omega. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
James Veitch & Sons, King's Road, Chelsea.— 
Dutch and other bulbous roots. Hardy trees and 
shrubs, etc. 
C. Bennett, Standard Nursery, Homebush, New 
South Wales.—-Special list of ever-blooming Roses. 
Sutton & Sons, Reading. — Dutch and other 
spring-flowering bulbs. 
B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, 
London, N.— Bulbs, fruit trees, Roses, etc. 
William Bull, 536, King’s Road, Chelsea.— 
Tuberous-rooted plants and bulbs. 
C. W. Cousins, 13, High Street, Wood Green, N. 
—Bulbous roots. 
James Carter & Co., 237-8, High Holborn, 
W.C.—Bulb catalogue for 1891. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, report that a small 
speculative business has been passing during the 
week in Red Clover and Alsike, at about the closing 
prices of the past season. Trifolium comes in larger 
quantities, but many samples show bad condition and 
are hardly saleable ; best samples are slightly easier. 
Mustard still moves freely. New Rape offering but 
few samples shown in good condition. Hemp 
advancing. 
