March 30, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD- 
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growth. Where a covering of any kind has been used 
this must be removed at once. Where space can be 
afforded, nail in last year’s growths, as the finest and 
earliest fruits may be expected from them. Where 
they go beyond the summit of the wall they must be 
cut back, as little or no fruit can be expected without 
the heat engendered by a wall, except in the most 
favoured parts of the country. 
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ORCHID NO TES AND GLEANINGS. 
The Orchid Growers’ Calendar. 
Ant plants of Lceiia anc'eps, L. autumnalis, L. albida, 
or other Mexican Lselias, which require re-basketing, 
had better be seen to at once, now that the plants are 
commencing active growth, for if the operation is 
deferred much longer, the brittle young roots will be 
more liable to get damaged. Either pans, baskets, 
or rafts are suitable for growing them in, and the most 
important thing to remember is that they must be 
made secure, so that they do not rock about, or they 
will not quickly re-establish themselves. As this 
section of Lselias requires less shade than almost any 
other Orchid, they should be afforded a situation where 
they can be syringed at least once a day while growing, 
and where they may enjoy the sunlight except for a few 
hours in the middle of the day. They require very 
little compost to grow in, but if a small lump of good 
fibrous peat and a bit of sphagnum be put under a batch 
of new roots, it will be fully appreciated by the plants. 
As the season advances they will require an abundance 
of water. 
Calanthes which have commenced growing should 
now be potted. C. Veitchii, C. vestita rubro-oculata and 
C. v. luteo-oculata will doubtless be ready by this time, 
while C. Regnieri, C. Turneri and other late-flowering 
kinds may be potted later on. Any plants of Cattleya 
Eldorado which require a shift may be re-potted now 
that they are pushing young roots, and in the case of 
any of the Miltonia vexillaria which were not potted in 
the autumn, a little fresh stuff placed under the young 
roots, which are now being emitted, will prove very 
beneficial. 
Any Odontoglossums which were in flower at the 
time the bulk of the plants were re-potted, and which 
were in consequence passed over, should be attended to 
without delay if they require shifting, so as to get them 
established before the hot weather sets in ; but never 
re-pot a plant simply for the sake of doing so, and 
remember that as a rule something will be in the right 
state for re-potting every week of the year, without 
doing what is unnecessary. Potting plants in very 
large pots has been the curse of many collections in 
days gone by, and in contrast to this practice it is a 
pleasure to see the fine healthy plants grown in the 
leading nurseries and private places of the present day 
in comparatively small pots. — TV.P. 
Cattleya Trian/e ampliata, 
The sepals of this variety are blush, the petals some¬ 
what darker and undulated at the margins. The very 
large labellum with a wide lamina is rose-coloured, 
and much undulated or crisped at the margin, and is 
furnished with a small yellow blotch in the throat. It 
will thus be seeu to come nearest to C. T. delicata and 
C. T. Schrodene, to both of which it bears considerable 
resemblance. From the latter it differs in the lip being 
darker than the petals, and from both in the large lip 
and small pale yellow blotch in the throat. It was 
exhibited by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, at 
the spring show of the Royal Botanic Society, Regent’s 
Park, when it received a Botanical Certificate. 
Calanthe vestita oculata gigantea. 
The last two names describe the distinguishing pecu¬ 
liarities of this species. The flowers are of great size, 
pure white, with the column and the base of the lip of 
a deep red, thus suggesting the name oculata. A 
specimen exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 
Chelsea, at the spring show of the Royal Botanic 
Society, Regent’s Park, bore two strong spikes, each 
about 3^ ft. high. A Botanical Certificate was 
awarded. 
ANGR/CCUM Sanderianum. 
Amongst the medium-sized Angraecums, none is more 
handsome or neater than that under notice. The 
leaves are short, light green, forming a compact tuft, 
nestling close to the basket or raft on which it is grown. 
The flowers are comparatively large, pure white, and 
borne in arching racemes that are very attractive. It 
was exhibited recently at the Royal Botanic Society’s 
spring show by Mr. J. Douglas, gardener to Mrs. 
"Whitbourn, Great Gearies, Ilford, and received a 
Botanical Certificate. 
Dendrobium crassinode albiflorum. 
The so-called white variety of D. crassinode was first 
described botanically in 1875. It does not seem to be by 
any means common even yet, although it occasionally 
turns up at exhibitions. The large orange-yellow 
blotch on the lip persists in the variety D. c. albi¬ 
florum, but with this exception, the other parts of the 
flower are pure white. A specimen was exhibited at 
the Crystal Palace on Saturday last by Messrs. John 
Laing & Sons, Forest Hill. The flowers were of large 
size, good substance, and the yellow blotch well defined. 
A First Class Certificate was granted. 
Dendrobium Sohneiderianum. 
The female parent of this hybrid was D. Findlayanum, 
of which it has the pale yellow nodose stems. The 
sepals and petals are white, tipped with a pale purple 
spot, as is the lip. The latter organ is the most con¬ 
spicuous part of the flower, and is characterised by a 
large yellow blotch on the lower half, furnished with a 
brownish purple one near the base. In being broadly 
expanded, it shows its affinity to D. Findlayanum ; 
but in the markings we note its relation to D. aureum, 
the male parent. It was exhibited by Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, at the spring show of the Royal 
Botanic Society, Regent’s Park, when it was awarded a 
Botanical Certificate. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural. —March 26th. 
As the season advances, the meetings improve, both as 
regards the number of subjects exhibited and the 
attendance of visitors, though the latter is still very 
far below what it should be. On Tuesday, besides a 
better representation than usual of stove and greenhouse 
plants, and such specialties as Hyacinths, Amaryllis, 
Cyclamen, Daffodils, and hardy herbaceous plants, there 
was staged a greater number of Orchids than usual, 
sent to mark, we suppose, the establishment of the 
long-talked-of Orchid Committee. 
A Silver-gilt Banksian Medal was awarded to Mr. 
George Phippin, Reading, for a large group of 
Hyacinths, Tulips, Lily of the Valley, Richardias, 
Palms, Narcissi, Primula obconica, and other subjects 
of that nature. A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded 
to Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for a fine group 
of Hyacinths, Amaryllis, Boronia heterophylla, &c. 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, received a similar 
award for a group of Clivias, Palms, Dendrobiums, 
Cattleyas, Ferns, &c. A like award was also made to 
Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, for a large group 
of Daffodils, neatly arranged on wire stands ; also 
Crocuses, Seillas, Anemones, and others. Messrs. 
Paul & Son, Chesnunt, had a fine group of Alpines, 
White Lilac, Marie Lemoine, and other subjects ; and 
a large group of Cyclamen persicum came from Mr. W. 
Hibburt, gardener to W. Clay, Esq., Grove Road, 
Kingston. 
Amongst the Orchids exhibited was a fine group 
from Sir Trevor Lawrence (gardener, Mr. Bickerstaff), 
Burford Lodge, Dorking. It contained Spathoglottis 
Kimballiana, Cymbidium Devonianum, Dendrobium 
melanodiscus and others. Mr. G. Cummins, gardener 
to A. H. Smee, Esq., The Grange, Wallington, exhibited 
Cattleya Schroderee alba, Masdevallia Chestertoni, Cyr- 
topodium Saintlegerianum and others. Mr. Ballantine, 
gardener to Baron Schroder, The Dell, Egham, had a 
grand spike of Odontoglossum crispum Stevensi with 
eighteen flowers. Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, 
showed a beautiful piece of Oncidium bifolium majus 
in a basket. A fine piece of Oncidium macranthum 
was shown by the Rev. E. Handley, Bath. A large 
plant of Cymbidium eburneum Dayanum was shown 
by Mr. J. Douglas, gardener to Mrs. Whitbourn, 
Great Gearies, Ilford. 
Four bunches of Brunsfelsia grandiflora, and a bunch 
each of Brownia grandiceps, B. coccinea, and B. c. 
hybrida, were shown by Mr. F. Ross, gardener to Sir 
Geo. Macleay, Pendell Court, Bletchingley. Some 
Cineraria blooms, and a basket of Cineraria Emperor 
Frederick, were shown by Messrs. J. C.vter & Co., High 
Holborn. A beautiful group of richly-coloured hardy 
Primulas was exhibited by Mr. R. Dean, Ealing. A 
very interesting exhibit was made by Mr. H. J. Elwes, 
Preston, Cirencester, in the shape of the extremely rare 
Shortia galacifolia, and a variety of Tulipa Kaufman- 
niana, which might be taken in hand by the florist. A 
branch of the old Fortune’s Yellow Rose, in flower, was 
shown by Mr. R. B. Lowe, gardener to Earl Brownlow, 
Great Berkhamstead. 
Plants Certificated by the Floral Committee. 
Amaryllis Terentian.— We have nowhere seen a 
more regular or beautifully-formed flower than this, 
which was exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 
Chelsea, and awarded a First Class Certificate. On the 
top of a scape about 15 ins. high were three flowers, 
one of which was expanded, drooping, as round as a 
trumpet, and of an uniform intense crimson all over. 
Clivia, John Laing.—The flowers of this variety 
are large, of good substance, and borne in large compact 
trusses, thrown well above the leathery foliage. They 
are of a lively bright scarlet, giving place to white, more 
or less tinted with yellow in the throat, and are very 
effective. A specimen was exhibited by Messrs. John 
Laing & Sous, Forest Hill, and it received a First Class 
Certificate. 
Saxifraga Malyi. —In general appearance this 
resembles a very much improved form of S. luteo- 
purpurea, better known in some gardens under the 
German name of S. Frederici Gulielmi. It is larger in 
all its parts, and the small rosettes of deep green leaves, 
bearing each about five pores form a dense cushion. 
The cymes of clear primrose-yellow flowers are borne 
on stalks about 3 ins. in height. It was exhibited by 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, and awarded a First 
Class Certificate. 
Primrose, Mikado.— Great improvements are being 
effected amongst hardy Primroses. The flowers of this 
variety are of great size and substance, deep crimson- 
purple, with a five-lobed yellow eye surrounded by a 
pale almost white line. A distinctive feature of the 
variety, however, consists in numerous short white 
lines or markings that chequer the margin. It is very 
robust and floriferous. A plant in a pot was shown by 
Mr. R. Dean, Ealing, and received a First Class Certificate. 
Shortia galacifolia. —Exceedingly great interest 
attaches to this plant on account of its rarity, although, 
seeing that it is a native of the mountains both of 
Carolina and Japan, there is reason to believe that it 
once occupied a much wider area than it now does, and 
that it is well on the way to extinction. It belongs to 
the Diapeusiacese, a family of Alpine plants, and bears 
on the top of scapes from 2 ins. to 4 ins. in height, a 
large solitary drooping flower, which is white slightly’ - 
tinted with blush, and has the segments of the corolla 
beautifully crenate at the edges. The calyx is salmon- 
red. The plant is well adapted for cultivation in pots, 
and forms a dense tuft of orbicular, toothed, leathery, 
evergreen leaves. It was exhibited by H. J. Elwes, 
Esq., Preston, Cirencester, and received a First Class 
Certificate. 
Awards of the Orchid Committee. 
Dendrobium micans. —- The specific name of this 
hybrid means glittering. It has been derived from 
Dendrobium Wardianum crossed with D. lituiflorum, 
and in its long, rather flexuous stems of medium 
thickness it shows characters intermediate between 
the two parents. Its flowers, however, resemble those 
of a greatly enlarged and improved D. lituiflorum. 
The sepals are white with purple tips, while the latter 
colour is carried almost half way down the petals. 
The lip is very pretty, and has a large deep purple 
blotch in the throat, surrounded with a white band 
upwards, and tipped with purple. A specimen was 
shown by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, and received a 
First Class Certificate. 
Oncidium superbiens. —This Orchid belongs to the 
group Microchila on account of the smallness of the lip, 
and in habit and other respects it is allied to 0. 
macranthum, with long twining flower stems. The 
sepals are of great size and of a rich shining brown. 
The petals are roundish, rather shorter and broader, 
white, with numerous transverse brown bands on the 
basal half. The small brown lip has a purple and 
white crest. A fine plant was exhibited by Sir Trevor 
Lawrence (gardener, Mr. Bickerstaff), Burford Lodge, 
Dorking, and it received a First Class Certificate. 
Cattleya Trian.-e var. —An Award of Merit was 
granted to Mr. Bruce Findlay, Botanical Gardens, Old 
Trafford, Manchester, for a fine variety of Cattleya 
Triame in the way of C. Backhousiana. 
At a meeting of the Fruit Committee, a Cultural 
Commendation was accorded to Mr. ‘W. Palmer, gar¬ 
dener to W. F. Hume Dick, Esq., Thames Ditton. 
Mr. W. T. Brown, Peterborough, showed a dish of 
Shillaker’s Seedling Apple. 
Afternoon Meeting. 
At the afternoon meeting, over which Mr. D. Morris, 
Kew, presided, a number of Fellows was elected, and 
papers were read by Mr. Kersten, of Haarlem ; Mr. 
Banaart, of Yogelenzang ; and Mr. James Douglas, on 
the subject of the Hyacinth, its history and cultivation 
