THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 7, 1891. 
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A few of the finest varieties, as I have proved 
them, are Alfred Neuner, a pure double white of 
excellent habit and very free-flowering ; President 
Garfield, double pink, same style and habit as the 
preceding variety; Hogathii flore-pleno, double 
scarlet, a compact grower and wonderfully free- 
flowering These are the three best doubles. The 
finest singles are, Vreelandii, pure white ; President 
Cleveland, scarlet, the most effective single scarlet 
grown, and very floriferous ; Humboltii, white, 
sweetly scented, and a good summer bloomer ; Jas- 
miniflora, white and also sweet-scented; Candi- 
dissima, a very dwarf and compact growing kind, 
white; Hogarthii, intense scarlet; and Mrs. Green, a 
splendid habited kind, salmon-pink in colour, and 
one of the very best and freest flowering of all the 
Bqu vardias. — Experience. 
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Hardening Miscellany. 
SOUVENIR DE LA MALMAISON ROSE. 
Though this Rose is mentioned by most Rose 
growers as being a very vigorous one and as a rule 
doing well under any circumstances, but Mr. 
James Percival, of Rochdale, points out that there 
are exceptions to rules in matters horticultural as in 
other things, and informs me that Souvenir de la 
Malmaison does not appear to like the Manchester 
district, for he has never seen but one plant in a 
flourishing condition, but his own plants of it have 
died. The Rose he recommends is Bourbon Queen 
Victoria, which he states grows with him like a 
Willow, the flowers, the colour of the old China 
Rose, and perfectly globular, though not very double 
but nevertheless grand, and the foliage so robust as 
to be almost beyond conception. The old China 
Rose also does well in the Manchester district, as 
indeed it seems to do well anywhere.— R. D. 
NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY'S 
CATALOGUE 
As several inquiries have recently been addressed to 
me concerning a re-issue of our official catalogue, 
may I be allowed to say, through the medium of your 
paper, that it is not intended to publish a new edition 
this year, nor have the committee proposed to publish 
an appendix or supplement to the existing centenary 
edition, which, having been brought close up to date 
will answer all practical purposes for the ensuing 
season.—C. Harman Payne. 
CLEOME HEPTAPHYLLA. 
Some of the species of Cleome are hardy annuals, 
while others require a greenhouse or stove temper¬ 
ature. That under notice may be grown either way, 
but in the open grouud it does not usually exceed 
18 in. or 2 ft. Some specimens planted out in the 
porch of the Lily house at Kew are 5 ft. high, and 
have been flowering for a long time past. The 
flowers are rosy-purple, and produced in racemes 
terminating the branches. The leaves are digitate 
and consist of seven to nine lanceolate entire leaflets 
somewhat similar to those of the Hemp, but broader 
and not serrate. Grown in pots the plants w T ould no 
doubt be much dwarfer, but the flowering season 
would probably be curtailed by the earlier maturing 
of the plants. 
HEDYCHIUM CORONARIUM. 
Were it not for the greater height of this species 
than H. Gardnerianum, and the fact that it requires 
a higher temperature, it would no doubt become as 
popular for it is certainly a showy thing when in 
bloom and deliciously fragrant. The stems of well- 
grown plants attain a height of 5 ft. or 6 ft., and are 
well furnished with long, lanceolate leaves. The 
flowers are produced in succession from the axils of 
a dense spike of bracts terminating the stems, and a 
considerable number of them is always in bloom at 
one time. The three outer segments of the flower 
are lanceolate, the lateral ones of the inner series of 
three are spathulate, while the third one is deeply 
obcordate, resembling the lip of an Orchid. All are 
white, with exception of the large one which has a 
pale yellow, but conspicuous blotch on the lower half. 
The plant succeeds equally well, whether grown in 
pots or planted out, but in the former case, the pots 
should be stood in a pan of water, or stood upon 
inverted pots in a tank, so that the roots may just 
dip into the water. The large supply of water 
necessary for the vigour of the plant will then always 
be at hand, and the plants cannot be starved through 
neglect. 
HORTICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. 
A prelim ix ary report upon the nursery industry of 
the United States,which has now been madea subject 
of census investigation, is published as a bulletin by 
the census office. From the tables in this bulletin it 
appears that there are in the United States 4,510 
nurseries, valued at $41,978,835, and occupying 
172,806 acres of land, with an invested capital of 
$52,425,669, and giving employment to 49,657 men, 
2,279 women, and 14,200 animals, using in the pro¬ 
pagation and cultivation of trees and plants $990,606 
worth of implements. Of the acreage in nurseries 
95,025 acres were found to be used in growing trees, 
plants, shrubs, and vines of all ages ; and the figures, 
based upon the best estimate of the nurserymen, 
make the grand total of plants and trees 3,386,855,778 
of which 518,016,612 are fruit trees, 685,603,396 
grape-vines and small fruits, and the balance nut, 
deciduous, and evergreen trees, hardy shrubs and 
roses. The largest acreage is devoted to the pro¬ 
duction of Apple trees—viz., 20,232 acres, number¬ 
ing 240,570,666 young trees, giving an average of 
11,890 per acre; while the Plum, Pear, and Peach 
have respectively, 7,826, 6,854, and 3.357 acres, pro¬ 
ducing 88,494,367, 77,223,402, and 49,887,894 young 
trees, or an average of 11,307,11,266, and 14,861 trees 
to the acre; The tables that are included in the 
bulletin clearly prove the steady growth of the 
nursery industry, while the great increase in the 
planting of large orchards and the constantly develop¬ 
ing taste and demand for fruit and ornamental trees, 
vines, shrubs, and plants for home adornment assure 
its continued growth and prosperity. 
AUTUMN-TINTED VINE LEAVES. 
The colouration of Vine leaves, like those of 
other deciduous subjects, must depend greatly 
upon the conditions under which they are 
grown and the cultural treatment they receive, 
for in many instances they simply turn yellow 
and drop. We are in receipt of specimens from Mr. 
D. P. Bell, Clive House, Alnwick, showing the 
richest tints it is possible to conceive in the case of 
the Vine. The larger and darker of them were of a 
rich, dark, bronzy crimson, showing patches of 
brilliant red or crimson, and again giving place to 
yellow. The under surface might be described as 
bronzy purple. Other large leaves were variously 
blotched and marbled with deep olive green on a 
yellow ground, with the midribs and principal veins 
of a warm red. The leaves of several varieties were 
sent, some being smooth and almost of a uniform 
bright red on both surfaces, the stalks also being 
red. The finely-cut nature of the leaves of a small¬ 
leaved variety added considerably to their beauty. 
It would seem also that they varied according to 
age and that bronzy crimson is the first stage, giving 
place to bright crimson and red. Light also plays 
an important part in the colouration, for wherever a 
lobe folded over another portion the latter was of a 
uniform clear lemon yellow. The decorative pur¬ 
poses to which such highly ornamental leaves could 
be put are numerous. 
DISEASE OF PLANE TREES. 
Hitherto the London Plane, so called from its ex¬ 
tensive use in the streets of London, has hitherto en¬ 
joyed immunity from fungoid diseases, and has been 
very little troubled with insect pests. On the Conti¬ 
nent however a fungoid disease is playing great havoc 
amongst the Planes. M. De Nobele, as stated by 
L' Illustration Horticole, has determined the fungus to 
be Glaesporium nervisequum, the mycelium of which 
runs parallel with the course of the nerves, forming 
red or brown streaks, and causing the leaves to drop 
prematurely. The Planes planted along the public 
promenades at Ghent, Antwerp, and Brussels have 
suffered severely, and it is stated that the trees at 
Lille are in a similarly precarious condition. On 
the 10th of September in all the centres several 
trees, completely spoiled, had assumed their winter 
nakedness. Three very grand examples existing at 
Ghent in the neighbourhood of the Pecherie near the 
bridge of the red Lour, and historical trees, have 
syccumbed, 
LAND TENURE IN MADEIRA 
Will one of your numerous readers be good enough 
to give me a reference to a book or books in which I 
shall find an account of the system of Land Tenure 
which obtains in Madeira at the present day. I 
have searched quite a number of books for this 
information but have been unsuccessful in my 
quest. — Agricola. 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
Cattleya labiata. 
A great amount of interest still centres in the old 
autumn flowering Cattleya labiata, as might have 
been witnessed at the auction rooms of Messrs. 
Protheroe & Morris, Cheapside, on the 30th ult., 
when a splendid consignment of it from 
Messrs. Linden, of Brussels, was on sale. There 
were two hundred established and flowering speci¬ 
mens, besides a large number in sheath and other 
unflowered pieces, affording a spectacle which has 
never before been witnessed in this country, as far as 
flowering plants of this Cattleya are concerned. The 
sale opened with a number of pieces under the name 
of Cattleya labiata majestica. The first piece con¬ 
sisting of seven old and eight leaf-bearing pseudo¬ 
bulbs, sold for 11 guineas. Others sold at prices 
varying from 2 to 6 guineas. Then followed seme 
established pieces of Dendrobium lencolophotum, 
selling at 2 to 3 guineas each. A striking drop irom 
the above prices took place when some established 
and finely flowered plants of Rodriguezia pubescens 
sold for nine or ten shillings each. The established 
and flowering pieces of Cattleya labiata with which 
Cattleya labiata Warocqueana is synonymous, were 
then brought to the hammer, and the first plant 
realised 28 guineas, and the second 24 guineas. 
Other pieces sold for y£, 8J, and 10J guineas; 
after a time the prices dropped considerably, single 
specimens fetching from twenty to twenty-eight shil¬ 
lings. A few' small pieces with pale flowers sold at 
22s. to 26s. a pair. For picked specimens with richly- 
coloured flowers the prices run up in a short time to 
5J and 9J guineas. Altogether the desire to possess 
the autumn flowering Cattleya labiata is still strong. 
Mr. Reginald Young's Collection. 
Ix the neighbourhood of Liverpool there are a 
number of fine collections of Orchids, and ameng 
them is that of Mr. Young, at Fringilla, Linnet 
Lane, -which contains some very choice specimens. 
Visiting Mr. Young recently I found the following in 
flower: Cattleya Bowringiana-, very fine ; C. tYaroc- 
queana (the old labiata) ; C. Aurea, Young's variety, 
one of the very best forms I have ever seen, and 
which has been figured in Williams’ Orchid Album ; 
C. Hardyana, another perfect gem ; and C. Eldorado, 
the finest variety I have ever met with. Amongst 
the Cypripediums were some of the rarest known 
species and varieties, making a very interesting dis¬ 
play'. Laelia Dormaniana was very conspicuous ; so 
also were the lovely Dendrobiums bigibbum and 
Phalaenopsis. A number of Odontoglots, including 
the beautiful O. Krameri were in bloom. There will 
shortly be a grand display of Laelia anceps, albida, 
and autumnalis varieties, innumerable strong spikes 
being thrown up. Vanda Amesiana and A. Kimballi- 
ana are represented by healthy, well flowered plants, 
and noticeable also is a magnificent specimen 
of a fine dark flowering variety of V. 
Sanderiana. The plant has six growths, and five 
flower spikes bearing respectively ten, nine, seven, 
and two of six blooms, or a total of thirty-eight 
blooms in all. Last year the same plant had three 
spikes (two upon one growth), and thirty blooms—a 
grand sight truly. Mr. Poyntz is a most successful 
cultivator, and is to be congratulated upon the ad¬ 
mirable health of the plants under his charge. Mr. 
Young, I regret to say, is unable to enjoy himself 
among his pets through illness, from which I wish 
him a speedy recovery. — Rusticus. 
Dendrobium O Brienianum. 
The stems of this species are 2 ft. to 3 ft. high, 
slender and tapering upwards. The racemes are 
pendulous from near the apex of the stems and 
the flower bearing portion from 4 in. to 6 in. 
long. The flowers themselves are small but pretty' 
and curious on account of the long, greenish spur 
which is curved forward towards the apex similar to 
that of some of the Aerides. They are w hite flushed 
with pale green ; the sepals are ovate, the lateral ones 
