August 17, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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exhibited at the last meeting of the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society were brought up from their gardens at 
Chiswick, where they had been grown in pots. They 
stood [about 5 ft. high, and carried a great weight of 
fruit. A First Class Certificate was awarded for the 
variety. 
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Gardening §[iscellany. 
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Romneya Coulteri. 
This shrubby or woody Poppywort—sometimes called 
the Tree Poppy—would no doubt find many admirers 
compared with what it does at present if it were more 
decidedly hardy. As it is, the plant cannot withstand 
the severity of our winters in the open air and un¬ 
protected, except in the more favoured southern and 
warm, sheltered, maritime localities. A large bush of 
it covered with its white Cistus-like flowers would no 
doubt be a beautiful object. The petals are not only 
crumpled in the bud, but they remain so after ex¬ 
pansion for a time at least. In the centre of the flower 
is a mass of yellow stamens, resembling those of a 
Cistus. The leaves are deeply pinnatifid or lobed, and 
of a pleasing shade of green ; while the stems are much 
branched and woody—a very unusual occurrence iu the 
Poppy family. Another woody Poppywort, however, 
is Dendromecon rigida, to which the name Tree Poppy 
should more properly belong, as the generic name 
implies, from dendron, a tree, and meJcon, a Poppy. 
The leaves in this instance are rigid and entire. 
It is hardy or nearly so, while Romneya Coulteri 
requires some sort of shelter if planted out of doors. 
It may, however, be kept in a frame or hardy plant 
house and planted out in spring. A flowering plant 
may be seen in the rockery at Kew, under the shelter 
of one of the rocky escarpments. 
A Fine Window Plant. 
As a good instance of a popular Begonia may be men¬ 
tioned B. Weltoniensis. Amongst the many hybrids 
of this genus, hundreds have appeared to disappear 
almost as quickly, while a few are destined to live in 
cultivation for many years to come. This applies pretty 
forcibly to B. Weltoniensis, a hybrid between B. 
Dregei and B. Sutherlandi, and which was raised by 
Colonel Trevor Clarke many years ago. The glossy 
and beautiful sheen of the leaves, together with the 
coral-red petioles and the profusion of rosy pink flowers, 
combine to render this plant a very popular one with 
all classes of growers. The ease with which it may be 
grown, and the low temperature it requires, are also 
other points in its favour. No better evidence of this 
could be had than the frequency with which it is met 
in cottage windows within the last few years. It is 
now recognised as suitable for window culture in many 
parts of the country, from Sussex in the south to Aber¬ 
deenshire in the north, or even farther. About twenty 
or thirty years ago, B. Evansiana—better known, per¬ 
haps, under the name ofB. discolor—was the commonest 
or almost the only Begonia grown in windows. It was 
readily propagated by the bulbils which are produced 
in the axils of the leaves, and so could be easily dis¬ 
seminated, and being so hardy, the cottager had no 
difficulty in preserving it if he possessed the smallest 
smattering of gardening knowledge. The beauty and 
hardiness of B. "Weltoniensis are also telling largely in 
its favour, and before the lapse of many years it may be 
as common in windows as the Pelargonium itself. 
Impatiens Roylei. 
The way in which this plant can accommodate itself to 
its surroundings is something remarkable. In its 
native Himalayan home, where it ascends to elevations 
of 9,000 ft. to 10,000 ft., it attains a height of 10 ft. 
In this country it is oftener not more than half that 
height, but is usually less than that. Towards the 
north of this country, and where exposed to a com¬ 
paratively low temperature, the plant flowers freely 
at a height only of 18 ins., forming sturdy short- 
jointed growth, and appearing as gay as if everything 
were to its liking. Under conditions more favourable 
to vigorous and rank growth it becomes truly a mag¬ 
nificent plant for the wild gardeD, where its great, 
fleshy, red stems and profusion of purple flowers give it 
quite a tropical appearance. The flowers are produced 
in axillary cymes towards the top of the plant, and 
continue expanding in succession for a considerable 
length of time. When once sown and allowed to ripen 
seeds in any place, seedlings will come up in great 
plenty, and flower the next year without any attention 
whatever. In this way gardens soon get stocked with 
it, and would be overrun by it in a few years if left 
alone ; but as it is merely an annual, and the seedlings 
are large and conspicuous, there is no difficulty 
whatever in keeping it in subjection by a little attention 
to the necessary process of weeding. The flowers vary 
greatly in colour from a deep purple to almost white, 
and besides being in themselves beautiful, they afford 
a large amount of food for bees, which frequent the 
flowers in great numbers. 
Gaillardias. 
These handsome border plants are not so gene¬ 
rally met with as they should be. At this season 
of the year they are very striking objects in herbaceous 
borders. They stand wet weather admirably, will 
grow in any kind of soil, and are excellent for cutting 
to mix with other flowers. They are said to be apt to 
perish in strong damp soils, and, therefore, might be 
lifted before winter, kept under protection, divided, 
and planted out in spring. We had a consignment of 
these plants sent us last spring, and they have given 
much satisfaction, and promise to continue in flower 
for weeks to come. — T. 
Siphocampylus Humboldtianus. 
Shrubby species belonging to the Campanulace® are 
by no means common in gardens, and few would 
readily suspect that it belonged to the order of Bell¬ 
flowers. The blooms are tubular, curved, and scarlet 
with a yellow throat, while the anthers are violet, and 
united in a tube surrounding the style, as in a Lobelia, 
with the white stigma protruding. The leaves are 
ovate, leathery, dark green, smooth, and easily kept 
clean. The plant itself forms a dwarf branching bush, 
easily accommodated in a stove, where it flowers during 
autumn and winter. It is a native of Peru, from 
whence it was introduced in 1867, and is also known 
under the synonym of S. fulgens. 
Chrysanthemum. Golden Shah. 
The stems of this new variety grow from 12 ins. to 18 
ins. high, well clothed with dark green leaves, and 
furnished with a profusion of rich golden yellow heads 
of medium size, or say from 1£ ins. to 2| ins. in dia¬ 
meter. They are, therefore, of suitable size either for 
ordinary decoration or for cut flowers. The heads are 
very double or full, and compact, with neatly over¬ 
lapping florets. Fine specimens were exhibited on 
Tuesday last, at the Drill Hall, by Mr. T. S. Ware, 
Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, when an Award of 
Merit was granted for the exhibit. 
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ORCHID NO TES AND GLEANINGS. 
The Orchid Growers’ Calendar. 
Although the Orchid houses do not contain a great 
wealth of bloom at the present time, there are, never¬ 
theless, many flowers of interest open, amongst them 
being the lovely Mormodes luxatum eburneum and 
Catasetum Bungerothii, which appear to enjoy a 
position in the warmest end of the Cattleya house, and 
liberal supplies of water at the roots after the growths 
are well advanced, gradually diminishing the appli¬ 
cations after the pseudo-bulbs are full grown, and 
transferring them to a lighter and more airy position to 
rest. Cattleya Dowiana and its variety C. aurea flower 
at this season and are general favourites ; also Cattleya 
Leopoldii, C. velutina, C. Ilarrisoni, and Lcelia 
elegans, of which some form or other is nearly always 
in bloom. Miltonia Candida grandiflora, M. spectabilis, 
M. Moreliana, Epidendrum prismatocarpum, E. Park- 
insonianum, and E. nemorale majus help to give 
variety, and Cattleya granulosa, when strongly grown, 
is certainly a noble flower. 
Amongst Cypripediums there is always something 
interesting in flower if a good many varieties are grown, 
and certainly they have a quaint beauty all their own, 
and though lacking the bright colours of the Cattleya 
house, there is however some rich colouring in some 
varieties. Two of the best hybrids flower now, C. 
Morgani® and C. Schroder®, as well as C. cenanthum 
superbum, the dorsal sepal of which is always splendidly 
coloured. C. Charles Canham is another noble kind, 
as well as C. Io, C. vexillarium and C. superbiens, while 
C. Schlimii is very strongly scented as well as pretty. 
The dwarf-growing L®lias, L. Dayana, L. marginata, 
and L. pr®stans, are pushing up flowers, being 
grown near the roof-glass on blocks and in baskets, 
which require a sharp watch being kept on them to 
keep them moist just now. Odontoglossum grande is 
a useful old species for flowering at this time of the 
year, to be followed by O. Insleayi Leopardinum, and 
O. I. splendens, while amongst cool Orchids, O. Uro- 
Skinneri and O. cristatum are in flower with Oncidium 
macranthum, which, when profusly flowered, and free 
from thrip marks on the foliage, is a thing of great 
beauty for a long period ; but occasional dipping in 
weak tobacco-water must be resorted to all the year 
round, to keep the foliage free from its great enemy, 
thrip. 
Plants of L®lia anceps are now throwing up flower 
spikes freely, and require copious waterings until the 
bulbs are completed. The growths of L. autumnalis, 
L. albida, and L. Gouldiana are also well advanced, 
and should have an abundance of water if in a light 
airy position. 
Cypripedium Druryi grown along with Miltonia 
vexillaria, grows very strongly, and if more root room 
is required, now is a good time to re-pot it, using good 
peat, sphagnum, and broken crocks. C. Stonei, grown 
in the East Indian house, will be best potted now if it 
requires it.— TV. P. 
Vanda Kimballiana. 
The leaves of this new species are distichous, narrow, 
deeply grooved or channelled above, and rounded on the 
back, fleshy, somewhat rigid, horizontal or ascending, 
deep green, and 6 ins. to 12 ins. long. The upper 
sepal is small and somewhat resembles the twisted 
petals, while all the three organs are white suffused 
with purple along the middle. The lateral sepals are 
falcate and much broader, but similar to the upper one 
in colour. The three-lobed lip is the most conspicuous 
feature of the whole flower, the upper lobe being ob- 
cordate, finely denticulated along the edge, and deep 
purple with darker-coloured veins ; the lateral segments 
are rounded on the upper edge and then suddenly 
contracted into a narrow, hooked, acute, subulate 
point, yellowish and heavily spotted with orange 
internally and purple spotted at the mouth of the spur. 
The latter organ is long for a Vanda, slightly decurved 
and pale pink. The scapes are slender, dark purple, 
and 6 ins. to 9 ins. long, bearing from four to six 
flowers in a raceme. The whole plant is very pretty ; 
and several specimens were exhibited at the meeting of 
the Royal Horticultural Society, on Tuesday last, by 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., and by Messrs. 
Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, and in both cases First 
Class Certificates were granted. 
Cypripedium orphanum. 
The real parentage of this hybrid is not exactly known, 
but it is supposed to be a cross between C. barbatum, 
or some allied species, and C. Drurii. From its real 
parents being unknown it has been considered an 
orphan. The upper sepal is somewhat grooved or 
channelled along the centre, with a dark brown mid¬ 
rib, as in C. Drurii; on each side of this are a few 
green veins, slightly reticulating, and towards the 
margin it is splashed or suffused with rose or pale purple. 
The petals are horizontal, suffused with pale purple 
on each side of the dark purple mid-rib, and dotted 
with dark purple at the base. The labellum is one of 
the most conspicuous features of the flower, and the 
most distinctly coloured, being large and of a clear 
rosy purple, spotted with dark purple spots on the 
infolded sides, projecting into a pouch. Some flowers 
were exhibited by Mr. Ballantine, gardener to Baron 
Schroder, at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society on Tuesday last, when a First Class Certificate 
was awarded. 
Odontoglossum Hunnewellianum. 
This Orchid is now iu flower in Mr. Watts’ collection, 
at The Briars, Chislehurst, and is, indeed, a very pretty 
thing, reminding one somewhat of O. Schillerianum, 
but larger in all its parts, and not possessing a plush- 
like lip like that variety. 
Epidendrum vitellinum majus. 
Some fine pieces of this Orchid are also flowering in the 
same collection, with from seventeen to nineteen flowers 
on a spike, as well as a piece of the new Cattleya chry- 
sotoxa, and two plants of C. Dowiana, a Cypripedium 
Sanderianum with “ tails ” 2 ft. 6 ins, long, a fine spike 
of Mormodes luxatum eburneum, a well-flowered plant 
of L®lia xanthina, several varieties of Miltonia, Angr®- 
cums, &c. 
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The Gardeners’ Galendar. 
THE STOVE. 
Propagation. —Now that most of the exhibitions are 
over for a season, much of the stock may now be 
reduced in size by propagating the tops of such things 
as Drac®nas and Crotons that have got too tall and 
