January 26, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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are violet in colour. The nectary in S. grandiflora is 
small, and the column wings are not very strongly 
developed, whereas in S. violacea the nectary forms a 
deep, round, well-like cavity, while the lobes of the 
column project beyond the latter considerably. 
Odontoglossum zanthinum. 
This is the name which was given some time ago to a 
plant in Mr. William Lee’s collection, which passed at 
the sale into the hands of Mr. 13. S. Williams, and is 
now in flower at Holloway. It may be briefly 
described as a yellow form of 0. ramosissimum, the 
white ground colour of the latter being replaced by 
canary-yellow in 0. zanthinum. The plant hears a 
strong branching spike of small flowers prettily spotted 
with purple. 
CCELOGYNE LENTIGINOSA. 
Many of the small species of Ccelogyne bear a con¬ 
siderable resemblance to one another, but the subject 
of this note is always distinct in appearance, and 
pretty. When the flowers first expand the sepals and 
petals are of a pale lemon colour, but they gradually 
deepen to a clear golden yellow. The lip, on the other 
hand, is marked with a double orange-coloured blotch 
on its upper half, and the side lobes have a peculiar 
brownish orange shade. The flowers are produced on 
short upright racemes, and are very effective at this 
season, but would be more highly valued were they 
somewhat longer. Their beauty, however, cannot be 
ignored by any grower of this class of plants. It is 
now gay in the collection of F. G. Tautz, Esq., 
Studley House, Hammersmith. 
Cypripedium Schlimii. 
About thirty-six years ago was this beautiful little 
species first discovered, but it did not make its 
appearance in this country till some years later. So 
weak in constitution was it said to be, that there was 
great difficulty in importing it alive. Its constitution 
is believed to be enfeebled by its being habitually self- 
fertilising. We, however, noticed a large plant in the 
fine collection of F. G. Tautz, Esq., at Studley House, 
Hammersmith, and which has been in flower for the 
past three months. It is still in full vigour and bears 
ten flower-scapes. The lip is rose-coloured, with a 
small orbicular opening, and the base of the petals is 
also rose, but the rest is white. The form originally 
introduced had the sepals and petals more or less 
spotted and stained with rosy pink, but there are 
many intermediates between this and the extreme 
variety which has been named C. S. albiflorum. Mr. 
Cowley finds the latter very difficult to grow at 
Studley House, whereas the ordinary form grows 
vigorously without any trouble or special treatment. 
L/elia anceps alba. 
Amongst the numerous fine varieties of L. anceps now 
in cultivation, the white one, L. a. alba, will always be 
a leading or standard kind from its definite and decided 
shade of colour. It is pure white with the exception 
of the crest, which is yellow. Improved forms may, 
and generally do, turn up in importations that are pure 
albinos, as in the case of Lycaste Skinneri alba in its 
best forms. Yellow being a primary colour, is always 
the last to disappear from a flower when losing its tint, 
and this in Orchids is nearly always characteristic of 
the disk, so that we frequently find albinos with a 
yellow disk, while every other part of the flower is pure 
white. The variety under notice is sometimes called 
L. a. virginalis. It has been flowering for some past in 
the Studley House collection. 
Cypripedium callosum. 
This bold Cypripedium has been in the collection of 
F. G. Tautz, Esq., Studley House, Shepherd’s Bush, 
almost since its introduction from Cochin China, and 
nowhere is it better grown than there. The flower 
scapes attain a length of from 18 ins. to 24 ins., and 
Mr. Cowley obtains a large percentage of scapes with 
twin flowers. One plant especially produces two 
flowers on all the scapes. The foliage is variegated or 
marbled with grey and dark green, in the same way as 
that of C. Lawrencianum, but C. callosum grows even 
more vigorously, and increases at a faster rate than 
that species. It is particularly notable for the great 
size of the standard or upper sepal, which is white, with 
green lines in the centre and purple ones towards the 
margin. The petals are not very highly coloured, but 
are made conspicuous by a line of black warts along 
the upper edge, while the lip is purplish. 
Ccelogyne cristata. 
The Chatsworth variety of C. cristata is usually 
considered the latest one to flower, but a fine specimen 
in full bloom now with Mr. B. S. Williams, proves 
that its.season of flowering is pretty much a question 
of cultivation. It is a very fine type, and easily 
distinguished from others by its brown bracts. 
THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY’S COMMITTEES. 
Floral Committee, 1889.— Chairman, T. B. Hay¬ 
wood, Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate. Vice-Chairmen, 
William Marshall, Auchinraith, Bexley ; Maxwell T. 
Masters, M.D., F.R.S., Mount Avenue, Ealing, W. ; 
J. Shirley Hibberd, 1, Priory Road, The Green, Kew. 
Secretary, Archibald F. Barron, Royal Horticultural 
Society, Chiswick, W. 
Baines, Thomas, Fern Cottage, Palmer’s Green, N. 
Ballantine, H., The Dell Gardens, Egham 
Barlow, S., Stakehill, Castleton, Manchester 
Burbidge, F. W., Trinity College Botanic GardeD, 
Dublin 
Blair, P. C., Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent 
Cannell, H., Swanley, Kent 
Castle, L., Hotham House, Merton 
Dean, R., Ranelagh Road, Ealing, W. 
Dominy, John, 11, Tadema Road, Chelsea, S.W. 
Douglas, J., Great Gearies, Ilford 
Druery, C. T., 16, Philpot Lane, E.C. 
Fraser, John, Lea Bridge Road, Leytonstone, E. 
Girdlestone, T. W., Sunningdale, Ascot 
Goldring, W., 52, Gloucester Road, Kew. 
Herbst, H., Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey 
Hill, E., Tring Park Gardens, Tring 
Holmes, W., Frampton Park Nurseries, Hackney, E. 
Ingram, W., Belvoir Castle Gardens, Grantham 
Kelway, W., Langport, Somerset 
Laing, John, The Nurseries, Forest Hill 
Leach, W. C. , Aid bury Park Gardens, Guildford 
Lindsay, R., Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh 
Lowe, R. B., Ashbridge Gardens, Berkhampstead 
Mawley, E., Rosebank, Berkhampstead 
Nicholson, G., Royal Gardens, Kew 
Noble, C., Sunningdale Nursery, Bagshot 
O’Brien, James, West Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill 
Paul, George, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt 
Pilcher, Charles, 84, Ringford Road, Wandsworth, S.W. 
Pollett, H. M., Fernside, Bickley, Kent 
Ross, F., Pendell Court Gardens, Bletchingley 
Turner, H., Royal Nurseries, Slough 
AValker, J., YJhitton, Middlesex 
Williams, H., Victoria Nurseries, Holloway, N. 
Williams, W. H. (Keynes & Co.), Salisbury 
Wynne, B., 17, Catherine Street, Strand, W.C. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee, 1889.— 
Chairman will be appointed after the election of the 
Council, February 12th, 1889. Vice-Chairmen, Sir 
Charles W. Strickland, Bart., Hildenley, Malton ; John 
Lee, 78, Warwick Gardens, Kensington ; R. D. 
Blackmore, Teddingtou. Secretary, Archibald F. 
Barron, Chiswick. 
Balderson, H., Corner Hall, Hemel Hempstead 
Barr, Peter, 12, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 
Bates, W., Poulett Lodge Gardens, Twickenham 
Bunyard, George, The Nurseries, Maidstone 
Burnett, J., The Gardens, Deepdene, Dorking 
Cheal, J., Lowfield Nursery, Crawley 
Cliffe, G., Shoreham Place Gardens, Sevenoaks 
Crowley, Phillip, Waddon House, Croydon 
Cummins, G, W., The Grange Gardens, Wallington 
Denning, W., Heathfield Nursery, Hampton. 
Dunn, Malcolm, The Palace Gardens, Dalkeith, N.B. 
Fairgrieve, P. W., The Palace Gardens, Dunkeld, N.B. 
Ford, Sidney, The Gardens, Leonardslee, Horsham 
Goodacre, J. H., Elvaston Castle Gardens, Derby 
Hogg, Dr., LL.D., F.L.S., 99, St. George’s Road, 
Pimlico 
Haycock, C., Goldings, Hertford 
Hudson, J., Gunnersbury House, Acton 
Lane, F. L., The Nurseries, Berkhampstead 
Mclndoe, James, Hutton Hall Gardens, Guisborough 
Moore, F., Blendon Hall Gardens, Bexley 
Miles, George T., Wycombe Abbey, High Wycombe 
Norman, G., Hatfield House Gardens, Hatfield 
Pearson, A. H., The Nurseries, Chilwell, Notts 
Roberts, J., The Gardens, Gunnersbury Park, Acton 
Ross, Charles, The Gardens, Welford Park, Newbury 
Saltmarsh, T. J., The Nurseries, Chelmsford 
Sherwood, N. N., Dunedin, Streatham Hill, S.W. 
Smith, James, The Gardens, Mentmore, Leighton 
Buzzard 
Sutton, A. W., Reading 
Veitch, H. J., Royal Exotic Nurseries, Chelsea 
Warren, W., Worton Gardens, lsleworth 
Weir, Harrison, Sevenoaks 
Wildsmith, W., Heckfield Place, Winchfield 
Willard, Jesse, Holly Lodge Gardens, Highgate, N. 
Wright, John, 171, Fleet Street 
Wythes, G., Syon House Gardens, Brentford. 
Members of the Council are members of all the 
committees. 
NOTES ON VEGETABLES. 
Dandelions. 
Now and again we hear of the use of this old-fashioned 
vegetable as if it were again coming to the front, and 
there is much to be said in its favour, for when blanched, 
the leaves become very palatable. Dandelion leaves 
are actually at present a marketable commodity, and 
may be obtained in Covent Garden. They are, however, 
green, and look as if they had been collected from the 
fields—an idea which is not unlikely, seeing that they 
would cost nothing except the trouble of collecting. 
Plants are, however, regularly raised from seed at the 
trial grounds of Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chiswick, 
where the roots are taken up in autumn, and stored, so 
that they can be introduced to the forcing pit at any 
time, whether the ground be frozen or not. At present 
a quantity of the roots are potted up, and stood in a 
forcing pit used in summer for growing Cucumbers. 
They are covered over so as to exclude the light and 
blanch them. The size the roots and crowDS attain 
from seed in a single season under good cultural 
treatment is astonishing, and the larger the roots the 
more leaves they will produce when forced. 
Chicory. 
By forcing this vegetable in winter, a very tender and 
agreeable subject for the salad-bowl can be obtained, 
and which will be the more acceptable as Endive and 
Lettuce become scarce. The method of culture 
required is to sow seeds in the open ground in May or 
June in a piece of rich well-cultivated soil. The 
plants should be thinned out to 6 ins. apart or more, 
and the soil kept clean and well stirred all through the 
summer, so as to obtain strong crowns or roots that 
will be able to produce a good quantity of leaves when 
forced. At the trial ground of Messrs. J. Veitch & 
Sons, Chiswick, the roots are lifted and stored in 
November until they should be required for forcing. 
They were taken from the store the other week and 
potted up, placing eight roots in a 10-in. or 12-in. pot, 
and stood on the side stages of a small forcing pit. In 
order to blanch them, a temporary framework of a few 
sticks is set up, and then covered over with mats to 
keep them perfectly dark. The kind chiefly used is 
the large-rooted, having fleshy tap-roots similar to a 
Parsnip. By means of this the plant is able to produce 
a good quantity of leaves, which are temptingly crisp 
and tender. Instead of pots, boxes may be used, 
covering up the roots with soil. Another kind grown 
there is the large-leaved Brussels, also known as 
AVitloof, or AVitloef. 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Begonias for Bedding.— J. L. C.: You can hardly depend 
on these for bedding purposes the first year, as great part of the 
summer must elapse before they can attain a good flowering size. 
Towards autumn, if the summer has been a favourable one, the 
plants will flower magnificently. But the beds can be properly 
filled at a much earlier period of the year following, owing to the 
tubers being already of some considerable size. The best plan 
would be to sow the seeds at once, and as soon as they can be 
handled, prick them off into boxes 1 in. apart each way; and 
when the proper bedding time arrives, place them in good soil in a 
thoroughly open but sheltered situation to enable them to make 
good growth and tubers. Then you can determine their merits as 
they come into flower, giving them a number or mark by which 
you may know what they are when lifting them in the autumn, so 
that they may be selected for preservation and future propagation 
if so required. 
Cool Orchids. — A. R.: Under the conditions you mention 
you could grow cool Odontoglossums, such as O. crispum, 
O. Pescatorei, O. Rossii, O. luteo-purpureum and the race of 
kinds allied to it, 0. Lindleyanum, O. constrictum, O. Sander- 
ianum, O. odoratum and others ; also Masdevallias, Lycastes, 
Maxillarias, Disa grandiflora, Cypripedium insigne, C. venustum’ 
C. spectabile, C. pubeseens, C. occidentale, C. macranthum, and 
others of that class. We should not put the plants out till 
June, and it would not be safe to leave them out much longer 
than the end of September, unless the weather were favourable 
and rather constantly mild. The lights had better not be taken 
off, but merely tilted up, especially if the summer is dry and 
warm, ot it will prove a great labour to you to keep them 
properly moist, especially as your frame has a southern aspecL 
They must also be carefully shaded from 8 or 9 a.m. till 4 or 5 
p m., or even 6 p.m., according to the state of the weather, and 
which every good cultivator should be able to judge for himself. 
As the sun rises or the temperature increases so you must 
admit more air, and we should leave a certain amount of air on 
all night, unless the weather should prove unusually cold or 
otherwise inclement. All this can only be determined from day 
to day, as one summer is no criterion of another. Many Orchids 
can be grown entirely in the open air during summer, but they 
must be partially shaded by trees, and overhanging running 
water if possible, so as to ensure a certain amount of atmo¬ 
spheric moisture, and a considerable amount of syringing would 
be required. 
Names of Plants. — A. II. Wills: Odontoglossum Lindley¬ 
anum. 
Propagating Streptocarpus. — A. George : You can certainly 
increase your stock of these flowering plants by division, but we 
