November 7, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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being united at the base and greatly prolonged at 
the base so as to form the long spur. The petals 
are smaller, and the spathulate lip which is toothed 
at the edge is also very small, and reflexed at the 
sides. A flowering specimen of it was exhibited at 
the Drill Hall on the 27th ult. by Messrs. F. Sander & 
Co., St. Albans, when a Botanical Certificate was 
awarded it. 
Cypripedium Pitcherianum Wilialms' var. 
The leaves of this Cypripedium are ligulate, deep 
green above, paler underneath, and 6 in. to 8 in. 
long; and the plant altogether seems very robust 
and vigorous. The scape is about 10 in. high, one 
flowered, and deep purple, covered with hairs of the 
same colour. The upper sepal is very large, 
roundish, suddenly narrowed to a point, and revolute 
at the sides. The ground colour is white, suffused 
with green at the base, and with purple for three 
parts of its length, while the dark midrib is con¬ 
tinued till near the apex. The petals are spathulate, 
horizontal, undulated on the upper edge, ciliate at 
the edges, shining brownish-purple along the upper 
longitudinal half and paler on the lower correspond¬ 
ing half. The lip is large, inflated and bold, and 
deep shining brownish-purple. The staminode is 
suffused with pale purple. A flowering piece of this 
plant was exhibited by Messrs. B. S. Williams & 
Son, Upper Holloway, at the Drill Hall on the 27th 
ult., when a First-class Certificate was awarded it. 
Cypripedium radiosum. 
In this we have a hybrid from C. Lawrenciannm 
crossed with C Spicerianum, and the foliage is 
intermediate as far as size is concerned, the leaves 
being 2 in. to 4 in. long, but resembling those of 
C. Lawrencianum in being tessellated with dark 
green on a light coloured ground. The scape of a 
plant shown at the Drill Hall on the 27th ult. by 
C. Ingram, Esq. (gardener Mr. Bond), Elstead 
House, Godaiming, was about 8 in. high and two 
flowered. The upper sepal is strongly revolute at 
the Sides like the male parent, and white suffused 
with green at the very base and on each side of this 
with deep purple. The spathulate petals are hori¬ 
zontal, ciliated on the edges with black hairs, undu¬ 
lated on the upper edge, spotted with black on a 
green ground and suffused with pale purple on the 
upper half. The lip is of a deep purplish-brown, 
and the staminode is violet purple as in C. Spiceri- 
anum. An Award of Merit was accorded it. 
SOCIETIES. 
Kent County Chrysanthemum Society. —The annual 
show of this Society was held at the Rink, Black- 
heath, on Tuesday last, when a very creditable 
show as usual was got together. Owing to the 
peculiar nature of the season the exhibits were not 
quite so numerous as on former occasions, but the 
quality was quite up to the standard. The first prize 
for a group of Chrysanthemums was awarded to T. 
Williams, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Payne), Oaklands, 
Lewisham Park. The blooms were of good size, and 
the group was graduated from front to back. The 
second prize went to J. Vavasseur, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. J. Rhoden), Rothbury, Blackheath Park, whose 
plants were much taller, but generally good. Col. 
E. Larking (gardener, Mr. E. Trollope), The Firs, 
Lee, was third; and F. J. Preston, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. T. Dobson), South Bank, Blackheath, was 
fourth. Prizes were offered for groups of flowering 
and foliage plants, open to gardeners, and the best 
group was that of Stephen White, Esq., C.C. (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. A. Tomalin), Oakwood, Crayford, Kent; 
W. Strang, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Mullins), Lee Ter¬ 
race, Blackheath, was second ; and Mr. Jeffrey, gar¬ 
dener to Mrs. Crundell, The Moat, Eltham, was 
third. The class for eighteen incurved and eighteen 
Japanese blooms as usual was keenly contested, and 
the first prize was deservedly awarded to Mrs. M. 
Tomlin (gardener, Mr. J. Doughty), Angley Park, 
Cranford. Amongst the Japanese kinds, Stanstead 
White, E. W. Clarke, Mrs. F. Jameson, Boule d'Or, 
Mrs. Irvine Clarke, and others were grand, while 
Lord Alcester, Lord Wolseley, Queen of England, 
Alfred Salter, and others, were good incurved sorts. 
The second prize lot was also good and went to— 
Goschen, Esq. (gardener Mr. E. G.Whittle), Ballards, 
Addington, in whose exhibit was Queen of England, 
the best incurved bloom in the show. M. Hodgson, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. Shoesmith), who was stronger 
in incurved than Japanese varieties, took the third 
place ; and A. G. Hubbuck, Esq. (gardener, Mr. R. 
Leadbetter), Elmhead Lodge, Chiselhurst, was 
fourth. Martin R. Smith, Esq., Hayes Common 
(gardener, Mr. C. Blick), had the best twenty-four 
Japanese blooms, and also the best bloom of that 
class in the show in a magnificent specimen of 
Viviand Morel 8 in. wide and 6J in. deep. C. E. 
Shea, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. Picker), The Elms, 
Foots Cray, Kent, was second. J. Scott, Junr., Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. J. Blackburne), Elmstead Grange, 
Chiselhurst, had the best twelve Japanese blooms in 
grand specimens. — Goschen, Esq., was first for 
twelve incurved blooms. C. E. Shea, Esq., had the 
best 12 reflexed blooms. The best twelve Anemones 
were those of Mrs. Arbuthnot (gardener, Mr. J. 
Mitchell), Bridgin Place, Bexley. J. Whatney, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. E. Tickner), Shermanbury House, 
Reigate, Surrey, was first for Pompons, H. F. 
Tiarkes, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Lyne), Foxbury, 
Chiselhurst, had the best six blooms of the 
" Queen ” family. Mrs. M. Tomlin had the 
best six white Japanese blooms in Stanstead 
White. Sunflower represented the best yellows, and 
the six blooms taking the first prize were shown by 
C. E. Shea, Esq. Martin R. Smith, Esq., had the 
best six of any other Japanese kind in Viviand Morel. 
-— Goschen, Esq., had the best white six incurved 
blooms in Empress of India, and the best coloured 
incurved blooms. In the gardeners’ class for twelve 
incurved and twelve Japanese blooms, Mr. Payne 
was first. Mr. J. Rhoden had the best twelve Japa¬ 
nese varieties, and also the best six incurved blooms. 
A goodly number of prizes were offered for competi¬ 
tion by amateurs, and the first prize for twelve 
Japanese and twelve incurved was awarded to H. 
Fincham, Esq., Hartley House, Cranbrook. The 
first prize offered by the President for eight each of 
Japanese, incurved and reflexed varieties, was 
awarded to Mrs. Arbuthnot. The first prize for six 
blooms of Avalanche was awarded to J. Scott, Junr., 
Esq., as well as that for six blooms of Laing's varie¬ 
ties. A fine group of Chrysanthemums not for 
competition, was exhibited by Mr. H. J. Jones, 
Hither Green, Lewisham. A collection of forty- 
eight dishes of Apples and Pears in good order, was 
exhibited by Messrs. J. Peed& Sons, Mitcham Road, 
Streatham. Some baskets of Pernettyas were shown 
by Messrs. W. Cutbush & Son, Highgate. 
WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN. 
Dracaenas.—Plants of the softer stemmed kinds, 
arid which are getting too tall for ordinary decorative 
purposes, should have the tops taken off and rooted. 
Such cuttings will form plants fit for use as soon as 
properly rooted and when established in the fresh 
soil after repotting. The old stems will push out 
young shoots, which, when of suitable size and mo¬ 
derately firm, may be taken off with a heel and 
rooted. They make the best and most graceful 
plants ultimately, but require longer time to get fit 
for use. 
Pandanus Veitchi and Variegated Pineapple. 
—Small suckers of Pandanus Veitchi should be taken 
off when they can be had and rooted, giving prefer¬ 
ence to those pieces showing the best variegation, as 
some of the more rampant-growing suckers are in¬ 
clined to become green. When fairly well variegated 
the plants grow more slowly and keep longer in a 
useful size. The same applies to the variegated 
Pineapple when suckers are taken from the tuft of 
leaves on the crown of the fruit. Such shoots form 
dwarf, slow growing plants with equally rich varie¬ 
gation or even better than the true suckers. 
Aralias. —When such of the Aralias as A.Veitchi, 
A. elegantissima, and A. gracillima grow too tall 
for decorative purposes they also lose much of their 
beauty by the larger and coarser growth of the 
leaves. Large plants should therefore be cut down 
in order to get young shoots for grafting, while some 
of the smaller terminal shoots may also be used for 
the same purpose. The old stocks may also be used 
by cutting dowm the stems within an inch or two 
of the graft, and a bud allowed to grow up and form 
the young plant. Very little w'ater should be given 
till the buds begin to push, after which the ball may 
be reduced and put in smaller sized pots. 
Selaginellas.—Some of the dw'arfer and denser 
growing of the Selaginellas are very liable to damp 
off during the winter months, and such kinds would 
keep better if some pots of them are pricked off now. 
So treated such species as S. apus, S. Martensi and 
its varieties, S. Kraussiana and its varieties, S. plu- 
mosa, and others would make useful stuff for spring 
work, besides making sure of the stock passing the 
winter in safety. 
Bouvardias. —These are now flowering freely in 
the intermediate house, and should receive plentiful 
supplies of water to keep them growing. After the 
leading shoots with their flowers are cut off others 
will arise lower down in the axils of the leaves, and 
later on afford a useful supply of flowers. Above all, 
keep a close watch upon the first appearance of green 
fly and fumigate at once, otherwise the plants get so 
dirty that great difficulty will be experienced in 
getting them into their former health and cleanliness. 
Vines. —"Where fermenting material is used in the 
forcing of the early pot Vines the latter should be 
stood on some firm framework that will support 
them, and avoid the disturbance that would be 
caused by the sinking of the fermenting material and 
also the renewal of the same. Permanently planted 
Vines required to produce fruit in May should be 
started about the middle of the month. If the rods 
are young they should be tied down horizontally to 
cause them to break equally all along their length. 
The presence of fermenting manure and occasional 
syringing with tepid manure will aid materially in 
causing the buds to develop. 
Fruit Trees in Pots. —Until required—about 
the beginning of the new year—fruit trees had better 
stand in the open air plunged in Cocoa-nut fibre, or 
the pots covered with dry fern. To prevent worms 
getting into the pots the latter should be stood on a 
layer of ashes, and a surer precaution would be to 
put some soot on the positions where the pots are 
stood. 
Asparagus for forcing.— For the first batch a 
good strong heat will be necessary. A good bed of 
fermenting material should therefore be made up, 
and the temperature of the house kept up to 70°, 
otherwise many of the crowns will not start regu¬ 
larly. Use some fine soil to cover the roots, pressing 
it firmly about the latter, and watering with tepid 
water. 
Leaves for fermenting material.— In carriage 
drives, and.other places where there is much traffic, 
the leaves should be collected from time to time, 
otherwise they will get beaten into the mud, not only 
occasioning more labour, but making the leaves less 
lasting for forcing purposes. The general raking up 
of leaves must be deferred till a hard frost brings 
the remainder down. 
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LAW NOTES. 
A Flower Show dispute.— At the Hull County 
Court on the 29th ult., Mr. John Melbourne, Albert 
Avenue, Hull, sued the executive committee of the 
Hull Amateur Floral and Horticultural Society for 
£6 15s., the nominal value of twenty-three prizes 
won by him as an exhibitor at the Show held in cori= 
nection with that Society on the 20th August last, at 
the Artillery Barracks, Park Street, Hull.—The de¬ 
fence was that in the plaintiff’s exhibit of eight 
Tomatos, for which he was adjudged the first prize, 
he did not comply with the Society’s regulations by 
which it was provided that all specimens shown must 
be grown in the gardens of the exhibitor. The 
plaintiff" stated that he grew the Tomatos on his own 
plants, and cut them off about eight days prior to 
the show, as they were beginning to ripen. Cross- 
examined, he said he did point out to the inspecting 
committee only two places where Tomatos could 
have been cut off. He knew by the rules of the 
Society he would forfeit all his prizes if the objec¬ 
tion to this exhibit could be sustained, and admitted 
at a meeting of the committee the question was de¬ 
cided in favour of the objection. Other witnesses 
were called on behalf of the plaintiff, who gave it as 
their opinion that the Tomatos were grown on the 
plaintiff’s plants. For the defendants, Messrs. Thos. 
Pinder and Jas. Littlewood, who formed the visiting 
committee, deposed to visiting the plaintiff’s garden 
two days prior to the Show, when they informed him 
that they should object to his exhibit of Tomatos as 
not being grown on his own plants. An informal meet¬ 
ing of the committee was held the same evening, 
when it was decided to request Mr. George Cooper, 
nurseryman, to also inspect plaintiff’s plants. Mr. 
Cooper, who gave evidence, said he did so, and as a 
gardener of over twenty years' experience, said he 
had no hesitation in coming to the conclusion tha 
