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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 22, 1888. 
on a spike. These vary also, as some have a pure 
white margin on the labellum whilst others have not. 
C. velutina is represented by a fine spike of ten flowers. 
Lrelia elegans is also distinct and grand, and L. Turneri 
and L. elegans are both good types. There was one 
plant which threw up two spikes of ten flowers each. 
Cattleya Sanderiana and C. Gaskelliana are flowering 
freely. Lrelia xanthina, with its bright flowers, is very 
conspicuous, the deep bright orange flowers being very 
distinct. Angrsecum articulatum, with its spikes of 
curiously-formed white flowers, is very attractive. 
Saccolabium Blurnei, with several fine spikes, is showy. 
The recently introduced Odontoglossum Harryanum is 
also flowering freely. These are only a few that I 
noticed in this collection, which is succeeding well 
under the charge of Mr. Beddoes.— Rusticus. 
Odontoglossum bictonense splendens. 
There are numerous forms of this species now in culti¬ 
vation, and some of the extreme and more distinct of 
the varieties have received special names. It seems 
that even those known under the name of 0. b. album 
vary considerably with regard to the precise shade of 
colour of the sepals and petals, but in most cases they 
appear to exhibit a uniform tint all over, or nearly so. 
The other variety of note is 0. b. splendens, a specimen 
of which has been flowering for some time at Devon- 
hurst, Chiswick. In this the sepals and petals are of a 
deep chocolate-brown, with a few transverse streaks and 
bands of bright yellow. The lip is of a warm rosy 
mauve, and darker towards the base. The specimen 
was obtained last year in a collection from Mexico, and 
grows vigorously, having thrown up a strong many- 
flowered raceme of bloom, which carries itself erect 
without support. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
The County of Gloucester and Cheltenham 
Horticultural. 
This society held its second show on the 12th and 
13th inst. in the Winter Garden at Cheltenham, a 
building admirably adapted to the purpose, in addition 
to being directly in the centre of the town at the upper 
end of the promenade, rendering it easy of access. The 
great attraction on this occasion was a £10 prize for a 
collection of nine dishes of fruit (Pines excluded), and 
this brought a very strong competition, no less than 
seven collections being staged. Mr. Pratt, gardener 
to the Marquis of Bath, put up some fine Muscat 
Grapes, and would undoubtedly have been first, but 
was disqualified through the schedule not being com¬ 
plied with as to numbers of fruit in each dish. In the 
end Mr. Dawes, gardener to M. Biddulph, Esq., 
Ledbury, was awarded the first prize, his Alicante 
Grapes and Sea Eagle Peaches being good. Mr. W. 
Child, gardener to the Earl of Coventry, was second, 
his Gros Colmar Grapes being greatly admired ; and 
Mr. Goodacre, gardener to the Earl of Harrington, was 
placed third. Mr. Rose, gardener to Lord Wantage, 
and Mr. Gilman, gardener to the Earl of Shrewsbury, 
Ingestre Hall, also competed. In the class for six 
dishes of fruit there were four competitors, Mr. Child 
being placed first, Mr. Rose, gardener to Lord Wantage, 
second, and Mr. G. W. Siddal third. In the open classes 
for Grapes the competition was very limited, one 
exhibitor, Canon Coventry, taking all four first prizes, 
but none of the dishes staged require comment. In 
the plant department Mr. J. Cypher was well to 
the fore, taking first both for foliage and flowering 
stove and greenhouse plants, and also for an 
ornamental basket of plants very prettily arranged. 
In cut flowers, Dahlias, Asters, and Gladioli were 
very numerous, and as a rule very good. Messrs. 
Heath & Son were well to the fore with the first- 
named, Mr. G. S. Walters, Caine, with Asters and 
Gladiolus. Hollyhocks were decidedly poor, and Ferns, 
both exotic and British, were but moderate. Vegetables 
are always a fine show here, and were well up to the 
standard this season, Mr. 0. Arkell, gardener to A. 
Shinner, Esq,, fairly excelling himself, and taking all 
the principal prizes. It was a treat worth going several 
miles to see such splendid collections staged—such huo-e 
piles, and all good alike. Twenty Cucumbers were on 
his dish in the largest collection, each fruit being 
perfect, and all the other dishes were equally good. It 
would, take up too much of your space to enumerate 
the winners in each class, suffice it for me to say that 
the competition was very keen as usual in every 
instance, and especially so in the collections of 
Potatos, which were very good indeed. The committee 
are certainly to be congratulated, and with the secretary, 
Mr. Bridgewater, must have been gratified at the 
success attending their efforts, which deserve to be 
more substantially patronized.— C. C. 
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. 
Books. —B. Bell : 'The Garden Calendar, by T. W. Sanders 
(Hamilton, Adams & Co.), price 2s., would, perhaps, be the 
most useful. Roland : If you refer to the pruning of fruit trees, 
you should get Du Breuil's Culture of Fruit Trees, price 4s. ; 
or Fish's Pruning, Grafting and Budding of Fruit Trees (Exchange 
and Mart Office), price Is. 
Cool Orchids. — J. W. Clayton: The plant you have got, 
under the name of Odontoglossum planifolium, is not an 
Odontoglossum but Gomezia planifolia, so that you are not 
likely to find it in any good work described as an Odontoglos¬ 
sum. It thrives best as a basket plant, although we have also 
seen it in pots in very good condition. A liberal supply of 
water at the roots and in the atmosphere is necessary during the 
growing season, and even in winter, because evergreen, it must 
not be allowed to suffer from drought, although much less water 
is required. Maxillaria acicularis should he grown in pots in a 
mixture of equal parts fibrous peat and chopped sphagnum. A 
temperature of from 4S° to 55° will be quite sufficient in winter, 
but during the growing season it should rise to 60° or 70°, with 
a liberal supply of moisture. Keep the plant moderately moist 
in winter, but by no means wet. 
Oncidium candidum.— J. W. Clayton : Probably this plant is 
more generally known under the name of Palumbina Candida, 
hut the difference between it and a true Oncidium is very 
trifling, so that our standard authorities now include it under 
the latter genus. An intermediate temperature, such as that 
given to Cattleyas, will meet the requirements in this case. It 
is rather difficult to establish or even grow, and instead of 
growing it in pots in the usual way, an admirable plan would be 
to secure the pseudo-bulbs on a piece of tree Fern stem, which 
should have its end inserted in a pot filled with fibrous peat, 
charcoal, or soft potsherds broken into small pieces, and 
chopped sphagnum. Some of the difficult species do well on a 
tree Fern stem. Give plenty of moisture during the growing 
season, but keep drier in the winter. 
Peaches and Nectarines. — James L. Lyons: You cannot get 
all the good qualities you mention in one and the same fruit; 
but the following constitute a good selection for the purpose 
you mention, namely, Alexander, Early Rivers, Gros Mignonne, 
Noblesse, Barrington and Princess of Wales. These are all 
handsome Peaches, and generally hear well; they are given in 
the order of ripening, and the two last mentioned may be con¬ 
sidered as late varieties. Some growers lay stress upon Dymond, 
Dr. Hogg, Golden Eagle and Prince of Wales, which afford con¬ 
siderable variety ; Dr. Hogg is early, bears immensely, hut does 
not force well. One of the earliest and largest of Nectarines is 
Lord Napier; Elruge bears and forces well ; Albert is of fine 
flavour, which is developed to its best condition when forced ; 
Humboldt is a free hearer and deliciously flavoured ; Pitmaston 
Orange or Rivers’ Orange (a seedling raised from the former) and 
Violette Hative will also give satisfaction. 
Maggot in Plums. — B. Osborn: The fruits you sent have 
evidently been attacked by the Plum Weevil, or the Plum 
Tortrix, but you have been too late in sending them, as the 
maggots have left, and are now in the ground beneath the trees 
where they change into pup<e, and rest in that condition till the 
following spring, when they emerge as perfect insects to renew 
their work of destruction. When the fruit is scarcely half 
grown the insects lay their eggs on it, and the larvse or grubs 
penetrate it, causing it to fall prematurely. The gamming 
caused by the maggots on your fruit hears considerable resem¬ 
blance to what befalls Plums and Cherries in America; hut as 
there were no specimens in the fruit we cannot determine. In 
either case the remedy is much the same. All fallen fruits 
should he rigorously cleared away and burnt, or deeply buried, 
so as to destroy the larvae and prevent the increase of the 
insects. All badly affected fruit should also be picked off the 
trees and served in the same ivay as those that fall, as they can 
he of no service for the table. They often remain in the fruit 
till the latter is perfectly ripe, and fruits affected in this way 
are sometimes plentiful in Covent Garden Market, with the grub 
close to the stone. ' 
Names of Plants. — W. K. Glover: 1, Francoa rarnosa; 2, 
Tropieolum tuberosum; 3, Sedum stoloniferum. splendens; 
4, Dianthus deltoides splendens, the Maiden Pink ; 5, Sedum 
reflexum. II. Wilson : Cassia laevigata, also known as C. 
Herbertiana and C. floribunda of gardens, hut the latter is a 
stove annual. J. C. : 1, Tea Rose, Madame Lambard ; 2, 
Achillea Ptarmica flore pleno ; 3, Matricaria inodora flore pleno. 
II. J. S. : 1, Aster turbinellus; 2, A. Novi-Belgi; 3, Erica 
vagans ; 4, Menziesia polifolia ; 5, Arbutus Unedo. Hy. Bently : 
I, Trichomanes radicans ; 2, Nephrodium decompositum gla- 
hellum ; 3, Pteris quadriaurita argyrea ; 4, Doryopteris palmata. 
A. Chalmers: Catasetum maeroearpum. D. B. K.: Cypripedium 
ciliolare. Epidendrum radicans, and Mesospinidium sanguinoum. 
Names of Fruits. — J. B. : 1, Devonshire Quarrenden; 2, Irish 
Peach; 3, Ingestrie Yellow, plentiful in the streets just now 
under the erroneous name of Golden Pippin ; Pear, Louise Bonne 
of Jersey. Scotia: 1, Blenheim Orange; 2, Keswick Codlin; 3, 
Duchess of Oldenberg. A. K. : Your Plum very much resembles 
The Czar, and may be that variety; hut we cannot say for 
certain from a single fruit. 
Communications Received. — G. P. (next week),—S. R.— 
J. A.—G. T. M.—J. W. (many thanks).—A. 0.—G. S. A.—R. D. 
—J. F.—C. A., Cape Town. — R. S. Oswald.—J. D.—A. L. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
W. Drummond & Sons, Stirling, N.B.—Autumn Catalogue of 
Bulbous and other Flower Roots. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent.—Autumn Catalogue of 
Bulbs, Plants, and Seeds. 
THE WEATHER, 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the weekending Sept. 15th was 
30'09 in. ; the lowest reading was 29'94 in. on Monday 
morning, and the highest was 30'32 in. on Thursday 
morning. The mean temperature of the air was 51‘5 a , 
and 3 '4° below the average in the corresponding weeks 
of the twenty years ending 1868. The mean was below 
the average on each of the first six days of the week, 
but showed an excess on Saturday. The direction of 
the wind was variable, and the horizontal movement 
of the air averaged 77 miles per hour, which was 4'0 
miles below the average in the corresponding weeks 
of sixteen years. Rain fell on two days of the week, 
to the aggregate amount of 0'06 in. The duration of 
registered bright sunshine in the week was 42'4 hours, 
against 547 hours at Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
September 19 th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39 ; 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report a fair 
business doing in Trifolium incamatum. Rye and 
Winter Tares at unchanged rates. A large speculative 
trade in Clovers has caused a further advance in prices 
of Red, White, and Alsyke. Rye Grasses firm. Bird 
seed realise prices current last week. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
September 29th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Apples, J-sieve. 2 0 4 6 
Cobs-per 100 lbs. 75 0 
Grapes .per lb. 1 0 2 6 
Melons. 10 3 0 
Pine-apples, St. s.d. s.d. 
Michaels, each_ 2 0 5 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lh. 16 2 0 
Plums, 4-sieve . 2 6 4 0 
Peaches.perdoz. 2 0 SO 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 6 
Beet, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 
Carrots, New,per’oun. 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen . 30 40 
Celery, per bundle ..20 
Cucumbers, each .... 0 6 0 9 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 
Herbs, per bunch_ 0 2 0 4 
i s.d. s.d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces .. per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 0 9 13 
Onions, per bushel .. 7 0 9 0 
i Parsley, per hunch ..06 
j Radishes, per dozen ..16 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos, per lb.0 9 
I Turnips, per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys. 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 18 o 
Asters .perdoz. 3 0 6 0 
Balsams _perdoz. 2 0 4 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
per dozen . 40 90 
Cockscomb, per dozen 3 0 6 0 
Coleus ......perdoz. 2 0 4 0 
Crassula_perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Draciena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., do. .. 4 0 18 0 
Out Flowers.—Averi 
s.d. s.d. 
Asters, doz. bunches 1 6 4 0 
— (French), 1 bunch 10 16 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Carnations, 12 bun. ..4 0 6 0 
Chrysanthemums 
annual, 12 bunches 10 3 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 0 6 3 0 
— 12 hunches . 2 0 6 0 
Cornflower, 12 bunch. 16 3 0 
Dahlia, 12 bunches ..3 0 6 0 
Eueharis, per dozen.. 3 0 6 0 
Forget-me-not,12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 16 4 0 
Gladiolus, 12 sprays .06 16 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Lavender, 12 bunches 3 0 4 6 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 3 0 5 0 
Lilium speciosum, 
12 blooms 10 3 0 
Foliage Plants, vari- s.d. s.d. 
ous, each. 2 0 10 0 
Ficus elastica each.. 16 7 0 
Fuchsia, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Heliotrope ..perdoz. 3 0 6 0 
Hydrangea, per doz.. 9 0 18 0 
LUiurns, var., doz. IS 0 30 0 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette .. per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen . 20 60 
Pelargoniums, dozen 6 0 12 0 
Scented Verbena doz. 4 0 6 0 
Solanums_perdoz. 9 0 15 0 
IE Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 10 2 0 
Pansies, doz. bunch. 10 2 0 
Pelargoniums, 12 spys. 0 6 10 
— scarlet, 12sprays.. 0 2 0 4 
Pinks, 12 bunches .. 3 0 6 0 
Poppies, 12 bunches 4 0 6 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 10 
Pyrethrums, 12 bun.. 2 0 4 0 
Rhodanthe, 12 bunch. 4 0 6 0 
Roses (colrd.) 12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
— Tea _per dozen 0 6 16 
— Red.perdoz. 0 G 10 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 0 6 0 9 
Stephanotis,12 sprays 2 0 4 0 
Sunflower, 12 bunches 3 0 9 0 
Sweet Peas, 
12 hunches 2 0 4 0 
Sweet Sultan, 
12 bunches 2 0 4 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 4 0 9 
CONTENTS. 
PAGF. 
Allamandas . 55 
Amateurs' Garden . 54 
Aster, Comet. 52 
Auriculas . 52 
Barnet Nurseries. 49 
Carnation, Emma Lakin .. 52 
Chrysanthemums, early.... 54 
Clerodendron fallax. 56 
Dianthus family . 4S 
Eastbourne, notes from.... 4S 
Eulopliia Guineensis .57 
Forest Hill Nurseries. 55 
Fruit culture, the extension 
of. 54 
Fuchsia, freak of a . 56 
Gallowhill, Paisley .52 
Gardeners' Calendar . 57 
Gortmore, co. Dublin. 50 
Grapes, cheap . 47 
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Horticultural Societies .... 5S 
Kinver Seed Farm . 53 
Lapageria, double . 56 
Lilium nepalense. 56 
Masdevallia Carderi . 57 
Mina lobata . 56 
Mulberries, Standard. 56 
Odontoglossum Harryanum 57 
Orchids, improving by 
grafting . 52 
Orchid notes. 57 
Pinks . 52 
Plants, hardy, in flower_50 
Primroses, double . 52 
Romneya Coulteri .56 
Roses, autumn. 47 
Scotland, notes from. 51 
Vegetables, Poor People’s... 47 
Winter, an early . 47 
A 
S SECOND OR OTHERWISE, in a good 
garden. Three years’ good character; can he well re¬ 
commended to any one wanting a respectable man. Age 23.— 
W., 16, Standish Road, Hammersmith. 
