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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 14, 1895. 
them. The brown and yellow flowers were large, 
fragrant, and valuable on account of the earliness 
with which they can be produced. Two other sorts 
sown on the same date were not even showing a bud. 
Close by here was a large plantation of that popular 
greenhouse plant, Celsia arcturus, grown for seed, 
and notably dwarf. Amongst hardy plants we 
noted a white variety of Campanula grandiflora 
Mariesi. In one of the warmer houses Saintpaulia 
ionantha, with flowers resembling those of a Violet, 
has been flowering for some time past. A batch of 
Streptocarpus, with large flowers in a great variety 
of colours, brightens up another bench not far off. 
Tomatos. 
We have on several previous occasions examined 
the Tomatos under glass here, but have never seen 
them in better condition, nor more fruitful. One of 
the side benches of the large house is occupied with 
a new variety trained up under the glass. The 
plants are grown in a small quantity of soil on a 
slate bench, and though they have never been 
stopped, they are dwarf and fruiting almost to the 
top. The fruit is deep crimson-red, and smooth or 
sometimes slightly corrugated. The house is kept dry 
and well ventilated, which, no doubt, accounts for the 
rich colouring of Blenheim Orange, now widely 
recognised as a variety of special and excellent 
flavour. They are grown in boxes of soil, and bear 
a heavy crop. The dark crimson fruited Duke of 
York is grown under the same conditions, and pre¬ 
sented a striking appearance on the occasion of our 
visit, though a quantity of fruit had been gathered, 
and the seeds of the same were in the process of 
cleaning. The shape and colour of the fruit leaves 
little to be desired, and some of the bunches bear 
very large samples. Hackwood Park Prolific is 
still popular in many establishments, and is grown 
to meet the demand. The fruits are very abundant, 
but sometimes deficient in shape. Other varieties, 
also very fruitful, are Sutton’s Dessert, Sutton's Per¬ 
fection, and Ham Green Favourite. No manure is 
given with the soil, but fertilisers are employed after 
some bunches of fruit are set. A large specimen of 
the tree Tomato (Cyphomandra betacea) still 
remains to some extent a curiosity, though several 
gardeners have given it a trial in various parts of 
the country. The plant is heavily laden with its 
egg-shaped and distinct-looking fruits. Another 
curiosity in its way is a Bean allied to the Scarlet 
Runner, but which bears wrinkled, snake-like pods 
2 ft. long. The flowers are of a pale salmon colour, 
and the seeds are black. No name is attached to 
it. 
ORCHID NOTES & GLEANINGS. 
By The Editor. 
The orchids here recorded were certificated 
according to merit by the Orchid Committee of the 
Royal Horticultural Society on the 27th ult. 
Cattleya aurea Mrs. Fred Hardy. Nov. var. 
■—The sepals of this magnificent Cattleya are 
creamy ; but the elliptic petals are crisped, wavy, 
and pure white, making a handsome contrast with 
the crimson-purple lip. The greater part of the area 
■of the middle and side lobes, as well as the interior 
of the tube, is lined with orange veins on a crimson- 
purple. First-class Certificate. Messrs. F. Sander 
& Co., St. Albans. 
Coelogyne Veitchi. Nov. sp .—Seldom do we 
meet with a more distinct species in the genus than 
this pretty and graceful pure white one. The 
pseudo-bulbs are conical, ribbed and in. to 3 in. 
long. The lanceolate, leathery leaves are dark 
olive green. The flower scape is pendulous, 1 ft. to 
2J ft. long, and covered with large gray bracts in the 
early stages till it lengthens and the medium-sized, 
pure white flowers expand. The sepals and petals 
are incurved, but the lip is recurved. The flowers 
are largest on the pseudo-bulbs made at Chelsea. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 
Chelsea. 
Laeliocattleya Charles Darwin. Nov. liyb. 
bigen .—This handsome bigeneric hybrid was obtained 
from Laelia elegans Turneri elsteadense crossed with 
Cattleya maxima peruviana. The slender, com¬ 
pressed stems are tinted with purple, and 3 in. to 
8 in. long. The solitary leathery leaf is also pur¬ 
plish. The sepals are purple and the oblong-elliptic 
petals of a darker shade. The blade of the lip is 
transverse, wavy, crisped, and intense purple. The 
side lobes are tipped with purple, but their interior 
as well as the throat is yellow. It is a fine produc¬ 
tion. Award of Merit. Charles Ingram, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. T. W. Bond), Elstead House, 
Godaiming. 
Dendrobium hookerianum. —The flowers of 
this Dendrobe are produced on the young, leafy 
stems, which are about 3 ft. long, and are borne in 
lateral racemes or clusters of two to four. The yellow 
sepals are oblong and the narrowly obovate petals 
golden-yellow. The lip is similar in colour with two 
maroon blotches near the base, and deeply fringed. 
Award of Merit. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, 
(grower, Mr. White), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Laelia elegans Owenae. Nov. var .—This 
choice and handsome Laelia belongs to the Turneri 
section of the species, than which it is much darker 
with very broad segments. Award of Merit. Thos. 
Statter, Esq. (gardener, Mr. R. Johnson), Stand 
Hall, near Manchester. 
Aeranthus grandiflorus. —The leaves of this 
plant cover the short stems, and the long, slender, 
one-flowered scapes arise from beneath them. The 
pale yellow sepals are lanceolate, and the lateral 
ones undergo a peculiar twist above the base, making 
them stand out horizontally. The petals are paler 
and drawn out into tails. The heart-shaped lip is 
hinged to the foot of the column, and has a curiously 
thickened spur like a spring hinge. Botanical 
Certificate. A. H. Smee, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. W. 
Cummins), The Grange, Wallington. 
Bulbophyllum Reinwardtii. —The flowers of 
this species are small, singly produced on the flower 
scapes, and all the segments are brown. Botanical 
Certificate. Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. 
Complications in naming hybrid Cypri¬ 
pedium s. — I do not know if any arrangement has 
been made in respect to an error in naming a hybrid 
Cypripedium on August 13th, to acquaint the 
garden press of the correction made at the 
Orchid Committee meeting at the Drill Hall on the 
27th ult. The Cypripedium referred to was shown 
by Mr. Statter, and was adjudged a First-class 
Certificate under the name of C. Massaianum 
superbum. The plant was placed before the com¬ 
mittee as C. Lord Derby (C. Rothschildianum x 
superbum). Some members of the committee con¬ 
sidered it to be a superior form of C. Massianum (C. 
superciliare x Rothschildianum), and certificated 
it accordingly without reference to the parentage. 
The matter of parentage was discovered and brought 
before the committee again on the 27th ult., when 
the committee decided to uphold Mr. Statter’s name 
of Lord Derby, this being the reverse cross to 
C. W. R. Lee, certificated last year. I am sorry to say 
the committee could only follow the error of its 
previous awards in this matter of ( reverse ) crosses, 
and add more difficulties to the complications which 
already exist in the nomenclature of hybrid 
Orchids. I consider the sooner steps are taken to 
stop naming reverse crosses, and let them remain 
under the first production from the same two 
parents, the clearer and better will be our records in 
the future. I do not say do away with variety names, 
where it may be thought distinction and merit 
deserves it, but why not (as might certainly have 
been done in the case of the above) have called the 
plant C. W. R. Lee Mr. Statter’s var., or magnificum, 
which certainly would have been of equal value to a 
new name ?— H. J. C. 
♦ . 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned subjects received Awards of 
Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society on the 
27th ult. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Alocasia Lowii grandis. —The large shield-shaped 
leaves of this grand variety are dark olive-green 
above with a glossy lustre, and traversed with silvery 
veins along the course of the principal nerves. The 
under-surface is dark purple with a network of 
slender, transverse green veins, giving this stove 
plant a handsome and unique appearance. Messrs. 
Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. 
Scabiosa caucasica alba.— Those who know the 
mauve-purple forms of this herbaceous plant are fully 
cognisant c.f their beauty and utility for border 
culture, and will no doubt appreciate and welcome a 
new form with white flowers that must make admir¬ 
able companions for the mauve ones. Mr. M. 
Prichard, Christchurch, Hants. 
Kniphofia Pfitzeri. —The flowers of this noble 
plant are narrowly tubular and drooping, but bright 
orange-scarlet, and borne in dense elliptic spikes, 
6 in. to 12 in. long. They certainly have a telliDg 
appearance in the garden at this time of the year. 
Mr. M. Prichard. 
Robinia mexicana. —The leaves of this shrub or 
tree are pinnate, like those of the better-known 
species, and have ovate leaflets, while the petioles 
and young shoots are red, and the stipules spiny. 
The flowers are rose coloured and borne in short 
axillary racemes. The plant seems very distinct 
from the other Robinias. Messrs. Paul & Son, 
Cheshunt. 
Crab Apple John Downie. —The fruits of this 
ornamental Crab are about the size of a pigeon's 
egg, but ovate. The smooth skin possesses a shiny 
lustre, and is bright yellow with a warm red cheek 
on the sunny exposure. It has fruited most profusely 
this year, and its decorative value when such is the 
case can hardly be over-estimated. Messrs. Geo. 
Bunyard & Co., Maidstone. 
Gladiolus Kate Rose. —The delicately-coloured 
flowers of this variety are white, streaked with purple 
near the edges, and purple in the lower part of the 
throat. The lower segment is also marked with a 
large purple blotch. Messrs. Kelway & Son, Lang- 
port, Somerset. 
Gladiolus Dolops. —The bold and handsome 
flowers of this variety are scarlet, streaked and 
flaked with a peculiar colour, which seemed 
blackish-violet towards the edges of the segments. 
The throat of the flower has the appearance of being 
powdered with white dust, owing to the arrangement 
of the different colours. Messrs. Kelway & Son. 
Gladiolus Brantford. —The flowers in this case 
are of medium size, but densely arranged, and intense 
crimson, shaded with maroon at the edges and in the 
throat. There is a crimson blotch on the lower 
segment. The numerous flowers, all fully expanded 
at one time, give these Gladioli a noble and telling 
appearance of great decorative value, and the 
remaining buds all expand in the course of a fort¬ 
night if the stems are cut and placed in water. 
Their magnificent appearance in vases for room 
decoration does not appear to be fully recognised. 
Messrs. Kelway & Son. 
Dahlia Dante. —In this we have a show Dahlia 
of the first water, being large, neat, maroon-crimson 
and handsome. Mr. C. Turner, Slough. 
Dahlia Mabel Stanton.— Here again the blooms 
are of large size and bright yellow with neatly com¬ 
pressed florets. The variety belongs to the same 
section as the last named. Mr. C. Turner. 
Dahlia Fabio. —The flowers of this pompon are 
very small and neat, and orange-scarlet passing into 
yellow at the base of the florets. Mr. C. Turner. 
Dahlia Nerissa. —True to the pompon section 
this again is small, exceedingly neat, and of a beau¬ 
tiful rosy-purple. Mr. C. Turner. 
Dahlia Purity. —The florets in this case are 
much wider than those of the previous two, but the 
blooms are small and pure white. Mr. C. Turner. 
Dahlia Douglas. —The maroon-crimson flowers 
of this variety are small and very neat with com¬ 
pressed florets, which add much to the refined char¬ 
acter of the bloom as a whole. It belongs to the 
pompon section, as the three previous ones do. Mr. 
C. Turner. 
Dahlia Beatrice. —This is a true Cactus Dahh'a 
of large size, with long pointed florets of a soft and 
light yet rich lilac, quite distinct from any we have 
seen. It is handsome and certain to make its 
appearance on the show boards. Mr. C. Turner. 
Dahlia Leonora. —The large blooms of this 
Cactus variety have their florets revolute at the sides, 
which gives them a pointed and starry appearance. 
They are purple, tinted with blue, with a scarlet 
reflection in the centre. Mr. C. Turner. 
FRUIT COMMITTEE. 
Apple Williams’ Favourite. —The fruit of this 
Apple is about the size of an average King of the 
Pippins, but five or more angled, and generally 
almost covered with a shining and bright red. The 
eye is closed in a small, shallow, angular basin. The 
fruit is now about ripe. Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., 
Maidstone. 
