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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
September 28, 1895. 
new variety raised from Blenheim crossed with 
Cellini. It has the great weight of the seed parent 
but keeps later. The above are only a few, but the 
size and colour of each respective sort can scarcely 
be over rated. 
No class of fruit of any value is neglected at the 
Allington Nurseries. Some twenty-two of the best 
named sorts of nuts are grown upon trial. The two 
very best are adjudged to be Webb’s Prize and Kentish 
Cob which are both long-bearded sorts. Red and 
White Filbert are the next in order of value. The 
husk of the former is small and reddish. Prolific 
Filbert is a heavy cropper and the earliest to be 
ready for use. Imperatrice is in the style of Cosford, 
an almost round nut of good flavour with a thin 
shell. A large fruited and prolific variety is 
Merveille de Bollwiller. The above seven constitute 
the cream of the collection of twenty-two varieties. 
Plantations in the Open. 
In an establishment like that under notice, any 
inspection of fruit without seeing the trees in 
preparation for the production of the same would 
lose half or more of its value. Some idea of the 
quantity of trees grown here may be gleaned from 
the fact that 130,000 are budded or grafted every 
year independently of the stock in hand. There are 
something like 5,000 maiden Peaches, healthy and 
vigorous, many of them having seven shoots forming 
trained trees, though only twelve months’ old from 
the bud. Of trained Peaches, two or three years 
old there are 20,000, each of which would clothe a 
wall from top to bottom in no time. About 10,000 
Peaches and Apricots have been budded, and the 
ligatures removed, as the buds have taken nicely. 
The plantations of Pears on the Quince Stock are 
pretty extensive. Some of the trees carry a second 
crop of fruit which set at mid summer, and the 
Pears will ripen. Of course this is only a vagary of 
the peculiar season of 1895. We noted 5,000 
standards of River’s Early Prolific Plum in excellent 
condition, clean-stemmed and furnished with a head 
of strong shoots. 
In racing over the extensive plantations of fruit 
trees following the guide, we came upon trees of all 
kinds and ages up to ten years, and under various 
forms of training ; but the Apples were mostnumerous, 
as might be expected, and remarkably healthy and 
sturdy. The splendid condition of 3S,ooo standard 
Apple trees is worthy of all praise. They are about 
three years old with well furnished heads and clean, 
straight stems. Altogether there are 100,000 stand¬ 
ards. These and all the rest of the trees are planted 
so that they can be kept clean by horse power. A 
machine is kept going amongst them all the season, 
and to this constant stirring of the ground must be 
attributed the small effect of the protracted drought. 
Weeds are also conspicuous by their absence. Else¬ 
where we came upon Espalier Apple and Pear trees, 
which number some 50,000 About 25,000 pyra¬ 
midal trees are worked every year. Though 18 in. 
or more, short of their usual length of growth, the 
trees on the Paradise make up for it by stoutness. 
Cox’s Orange and Ribston Pippin maiden trees are 
4 ft. to 5 ft. high. The new White Transparent is 
also vigorous. Older sorts, such as those previously 
mentioned, Blenheim Orange, Gladstone, Beauty of 
Bath, Grenadier, and Lane’s Prince Albert are 
budded at the rate of 1,000 to 1,500 each. Of bush 
Apples there are 300 varieties on trial, many of them 
being large bushes. The fruits of Mrs. Barron, on 
bushes only 3 ft. high, are of enormous size. About 
35,000 Paradise Stocks planted in March are pictures 
of health, and have all been budded. Duke of York 
is a very late Apple, a stronger grower, and having 
larger and clearer fruits than Sturmer Pippin. 
Very showy are the Dartmouth and Transcendant 
Crabs. 
Apples and Pears are also trained on what 
Messrs. Bunyard term the “ gridiron ’’ system. The 
trees have upright branches arising from two hori¬ 
zontal ones. They are useful for dividing the kitchen 
garden from the tennis ground or similar purposes. 
Dessert varieties on the Paradise and Quince stocks 
are suitable for this. Somewhat of a novelty were 
the “ amateur standards,” fruiting on short spurs 
along the stems, and also upon the spreading head. 
They are very ornamental, and lack the " broom¬ 
stick ” appearance of ordinary standards. There are 
11,000 maiden trees on the Crab, which have grown 
from 3ft. to 6ft., while Plums have grown 9ft. Conifers 
and flowering plants occupy four acres, and there are 
ij miles of shrubbery border. We noted a field of 
standard Roses, flowering bravely, and passed 
through an acre of exhibition Scarlet Runners on 
stakes of great height. Some acres of the Superla¬ 
tive Raspberry are making fine canes, and many of 
them are still fruiting freely. 
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NORWOOD HALL, ABERDEEN. 
On a recent visit to the above, the residence of 
Col. Ogston, we were agreeably surprised to see the 
marked improvement, especially in the plant houses. 
The gardens and grounds have always been excep¬ 
tionally well kept, but for some reason or another 
(possibly too many changes in the management) the 
fine range of glass houses seemed to be neglected 
during the last few years ; therefore, we say we were 
agreeably surprised to find the improved condition 
in all departments of the plant houses, but more 
especially in the stoves, where such plants as 
Anthuriums, Alocasias, Dracaenas, Crotons, Ferns, 
&c. are grown, small Crotons being exceedingly well 
coloured. 
Col. Ogston seems also to have got the fashionable 
craze, as he has already got a very fine selection of 
Orchids, which for cleanliness and vigour leave 
nothing to be desired. Last, but not least, the 
" mums ” look as if they, in a few weeks, will cause 
not a little sensation, as better or stronger wood, all 
well set with buds, has not been seen in this dis¬ 
trict. The whole reflects the greatest credit on Mr. 
Angus, who has shown such practical ability and 
taste for the short time he has been in charge.— 
Caerulea. 
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ORCHID NOTES k GLEANINGS. 
By The Editor. 
Cattleya Mossiae and its varieties.—At the 
meeting of L'Orchideenne on the 9th and io'.h June, 
Messrs. Linden, Parc Leopold, Brussels, exhibited 
a magnificent group of 200 flowering specimens of 
Cattleya Mossiae. A large number of them was 
wonderfully distinct and many of them extremely 
beautiful. This marvellous display was examined 
by M. Ch. De Bosschere at the meeting on the 9th 
June, and was still further surprised, on re-visiting 
L’Horticulture Internationale, on June 20th to find 
that the group of plants had beenjreplaced by others, 
many of which were more brilliant and distinctly 
superior to the first. He reckoned that there were 
about five to ten thousand flowers at the time, all 
fully expanded. Part LV. ot the Lindenia, dated for 
August, is entirely filled with plates and descriptions 
of the beautiful varieties in this grand collection. 
M. Ch. De Bosschere describes something like 46 
of the best varieties, and ten of the best of them are 
brought together in plates 4S2 and 483, the first 
double plate that has been issued by the Lindenia. 
C. M. Imperator is characterised by its rich crimson 
lip and broad white margin. C. M. eximia has paler 
sepals and petals, but the rich orange throat is 
larger and more displayed. C. M. Mireille is a 
charming light-coloured variety with the orange and 
rayed markings of the throat constituting the boldest 
and darkest colour of the flower. The sepals and 
petals of C. M. ardens are darker than those of any 
variety figured here ; there is much orange upon the 
lip, which has a broad white margin. C. M. Magenta 
is a much lighter-coloured one, but the dark crimson 
lip, has a broad white margin. The pale colours, in 
our opinion, are as charming as the dark ones and 
more chaste. This would apply to C. M. Amplissima, 
with which we are highly pleased. All the segments 
are pale, but the dark colours on the lip are broken 
up into forking veins which give the whole a 
very charming appearance. The seventh flower on 
the coloured plate in question is notable for its great 
size, and is not much paler than C. M. ardens. 
Cattleya Mossiae alba coelestis.—The sepals 
and beautiful wavy petals of this variety are pure 
white. The groundwork of the lip is also white, 
but the large, deep orange blotch of the throat ex¬ 
tends on to the side lobes as well as half way down 
the lamina, making itself a very conspicuous feature 
of the flower. The sub-varietal name owes its 
origin to a blotch of a light but decided blue colour 
upon the centre of the lamina, and another of 
the same hue low down in the tube. We consider it 
one of the prettiest and most distinct varieties of 
the species. A well-executed and coloured illustra¬ 
tion of it is given in the Lindenia, PI. 481. On the 
same plate, and side by side with it, is a figure of 
C. M. reineckeana exquisita, which has also white 
sepals and petals, but there is more colour on the 
lip than in the case of C. M. reineckeana, the purple 
colour being broken up into lines and patches in the 
usual characteristic way. 
Cattleya Mossiae Linden’s Champion. —This 
is the most distinct and striking of all the dark 
coloured varieties figured in the August number of 
the Lindenia. It occupies the whole of PI. 484, two 
flowers being shown. The sepals and petals are 
very dark, the latter being strongly undulated at the 
margins. There is a large and intensely-coloured 
crimson blotch on the lip, which has a broad, pale 
margin. Then the blotch of the lip consists of pale 
and darker orange lines, and occupying, as it does, 
a considerable space, it is very conspicuous. The 
interior of the tube is lined with purple on a pale 
ground, and adds to the number of colours as well 
as the beauty of the flower as a whole. M. 
Bosschere considers this the Ne Plus Ultra of Cattleya 
Mossiae. The other three dozen varieties are briefly 
described. 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Carrots, Beet, etc. —After the recent spell of 
extremely fine weather tap-rooted vegetables of all 
kinds have made rapid growth, and, in-fact, it is 
noticeable amongst Beet in particular, that quality is 
rapidly giving way to size. Where this takes place 
the crop should be pulled up and stored. With 
Beet much care has to be exercised that none of the 
rootlets are broken beyond what takes place in 
pulling up or the quality will be much impaired 
through loss of juice. The same care has to be taken 
with the blades not to cut them off closer to the 
crown than ij in. A dry day should be selected for 
storing, as this not only facilitates the work, but they 
keep much better than if too moist—any cool shed, 
cellar, or any place secure from rain will keep Beet 
well, or even clamped up like Potatos. The main 
object is to keep them as near the same condition as 
when growing as possible, with a strict view to 
freshness. Carrots should be treated in much the 
same manner. 
Parsnips. —These should be left in the ground for 
some time, as they are much benefited by having 
been frozen, and are best used from the open ground. 
Celery. —It will now be found that the main crop 
of Celery will require earthing up, and before pro¬ 
ceeding make sure that the trenches are well 
moistened, and continue the work as advised in a 
previous calender. 
Potatos should in all cases now be raised from the 
ground. In this district disease is somewhat rife, 
and unusual care has to be exercised in selecting the 
good from the bad. Should any be required for 
exhibition select them as digging goes on, lest they 
should be skinned. They should be carefully washed 
in soap and water with a sponge before the soil 
becomes dry and set on them, then dried and rolled 
in soft paper, placing them in a drawer for 
preference which is dark and air-tight, otherwise 
they soon become green and are rendered useless for 
the purpose intended. Make sure that enough has 
been selected, as disease may become developed, 
though in the meantime it may not be visible. I 
have often been disappointed in this manner. Seed, 
of course, should be well greened before storing for 
the winter. Where the crop is badly infested with 
disease I would not advise clampiDg or pitting them; 
it will be much better to store them in an outhouse 
or cellar where they can be easily looked over 
and any bad ones removed ; but, on the other band, 
where no disease is visible, they are better clamped 
as they retain their proper flavour in a more natural 
manner. 
Cabbages —Continue the planting of Cabbages 
and it will be as well to plant an extra batch a little 
later than usual, seeing that the weather is still of a 
summer character. A general clearing-up of all 
weeds and rubbish of all kinds should take place and 
wheeled on to a vacant space and burned slowly, 
saving the ashes by all means for future use.— James 
Gibson, Devonhurst, Chiswick. 
The National Chrysanthemum Society's Year Book 
for 1895.—Edited by Mr. Harman Payne F.R.H.S. Price is. 
post free, is. i^d. from the Publisher of the Gardening 
World, i, Clement’s Inn, Strand, W.C. 
