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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 23, 1895. 
ORCHID NOTES & GLEANINGS. 
By The Editor. 
The Orchids mentioned below were certificated by 
the Royal Horticultural Society on the 12th inst. 
Laeliocattleya callistoglossa ignescens. Nov. 
v ar .—This bigeneric hybrid was derived from Laelia 
purpurata, crossed with the pollen of Cattleya 
Warscewiczii. The sepals are washed with lilac on 
a white ground. The petals are darker and lilac 
purple. The orbicular lip is intense, velvety crimson- 
purple, bold, rich, and handsome. The tube is 
crimson, with yellow lines internally, and two yellow 
eye-like spots iD the threat. The variety is an 
acquisition to this class of Orchids. First-class 
Certificate. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Laeliocattleya Semiramis. Nov. hyb. bigen .— 
The seed parent in this case was Laelia Perinii, and 
the pollen bearer Cattleya gaskeliana. The sepals 
and long, elliptic petals are of a charming, soft lilac. 
The undulated and crisp lip is dark purple. The 
tube is purple internally and striped with white lines, 
and there is a large white blotch in the throat. It is 
a bold and telling hybrid, Award of Merit. Messrs. 
J. Veitch & Sons. 
Cypripedium Milo var. Grandis. Nov. var. — 
The seed parent of this splendid Cypripedium was 
C. insigne Chantini and the pollen bearer was 
C. oenanthum superbum, and the progeny is un¬ 
doubtedly an improvement on either. The large, 
dorsal sepal is orbicular, marbled, and blotched with 
rich, glossy crimson-brown on a greenish-yellow 
ground, and there is a broad white band round the 
apex. The spathulate petals are of a rich shining 
dark brown with a yellow, wavy edge. The large 
and massive lip is rich, dark chestnut-brown. The 
plant is as dwarf as it is handsome, and an acquisi¬ 
tion to the numerous Cypripediums in cultivation. 
First-class Certificate. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Cattleya labiata Miss Clara Measures. Nov. 
var. —The sepals and petals of this beautiful variety 
are pure white, and the ground colour of the lip is 
also of the same hue. The purple-blue shade in the 
interior of the tube and the blotch of the same colour 
on the lip. are the most distinctive features of this 
handsome Cattleya. Award of Merit. Messrs. F. 
Sander & Co., St., Albans. 
Cypripedium Marchioness of Salisbury. 
Nov hyb. —The seed parent of this Cypripedium 
was C. bellatulum which was crossed with C. 
barbatum superbum Sander's var. The dorsal sepal 
is white in the centre, mottled purple, and having a 
broad band of rich purple towards the sides. The 
broadly oblong petals are densely spotted with 
purple on a white ground, The lip is large and dark 
purple. The leaves are handsomely tesselated with 
dark green on a grey ground. It is a handsome 
Sliperwort. First-class Certificate. Messrs. F. 
Sander & Co. 
Laeliocattleya Othello, Nov. hyb. bigen. —This 
was obtained from Cattleya maxima peruviana 
crossed with Laelia elegans Turneri ; and the seed 
was sown in 18S7. The sepals and petals are clear, 
bright purple. The rich purple hue of the wavy lip 
runs down into the throat in the form of purple 
lines. The tube is white on both surfaces. Award 
of Merit. Charles Ingram, Esq. (gardener, Mr. T. 
Bond), Elstead House, Godaiming. 
Cattleya Lady Ingram, Nov. hyb. —This new 
hybrid was derived from C. Eldorado, crossed with 
C. dowiana aurea, and the seed was sown in 18S8. 
The sepals are white washed with nankin yellow. 
The petals have an additional faint tint of lilac. 
The lip is soft purple with darker veins, and its tube 
is pale yellow deepening to gold towards the base. 
The hybrid is pretty and remarkably distinct. 
Award of Merit. Charles Ingram, Esq. 
Cattleya Cecilia, Nov. Hyb. —The seed bearer in 
this case was C. lawrenceana, which determines the 
curvature of the lip, and the pollen bearer was C. 
Trianaei. The seed was sown in 1888. The sepals 
and petals are well folded back, and of a clear, 
beautiful lilac. The orbicular, bifid lamina of the 
lip is of a soft lilac, with a band of dark purple 
across the base. The tube internally is striped with 
purple and yellow lines on a white grouud. Award 
of Merit. Charles Ingram, Esq. 
Luddemannia triloba—There were thirty two 
flowers on a pendulous reap', 2J ft long, upon the 
plant shown by Sir Trevor Laurence, Bart, (grower 
Mr. White), Burford Lodge, Dorking. It was grown 
in a basket. The sepals are brown externally and 
chestnut-red internally. The petals are orange with 
a few crimson spots at the base. The lip is orange 
likewise, with a crimson blotch at the base. First- 
class Certificate. 
Cypripedium pollettianum Burford Var, Nov. 
var. —The flowers are of a great size with a roundly 
ovate, dorsal sepal, which is white with black spots 
in lines along the centre. The petals arerosy-purple 
spotted with black at the base. The lip is dark 
purple and shining. Award of Merit, Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart. 
Pleurothallis longissima —This has long 
racemes of strongly scented, straw-yellow flowers. 
Botanical Certificate. R. I. Measures, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. H. Chapman), Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell. 
Masdevallia abbreviata. —The white flowers 
of this species are white with gold tails and spotted 
with purple internally. Botanical Certificate. R. I. 
Measures, Esq. 
Coelogyne gardneriana. —The sepals and petals 
of this distinct-lcoking species are pure white, and 
the lip lemon-yellow. The raceme is pendulous, and 
the bases of the erect segments are grasped with a 
greenish-white bract. Botanical Certificate. Messrs. 
B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway. 
Phalaenopsis denticulata. —The pale yellow 
sepals aDd petals are spotted transversely with brown. 
The ridg: d lip has a white brush of hairs at the apex. 
Botanical Certificate. Royal Botanic Garden, Glas- 
nevin. 
Spateoglottis pubescens. —The sepals and 
petals of this pretty species are pale yellow, and the 
lip golden-yellow dotted crimson on the centre. 
Botanical Certificate, Royal Botanic Garden, Glas- 
nevin. 
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PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned Chrysanthemums received 
First-class Certificates at the hands of the Floral 
Committee of the National Chrysanthemum Society, 
at the meeting held in the Royal Aquarium on Mon¬ 
day, November nth :— 
Dolly.— This is a very neat pompon of more 
than ordinary size, well and compactly built, the 
outer florets being much reflexed. In colour it is a 
bright yellow. Dr Walker, Wimbledon. 
George Haigh is a sport from Robert Pctfield. 
In colour it is a lovely rose-carmine, shaded heavily 
with bronze. The ranks of the incurved section 
have here received a manifest enrichment. Mr. 
Robert Owen, Maidenhead. 
John Lightfoot.—A medium-sized Japanese 
variety, with petals slightly notched at the apices. 
In colour it is a deep rosy-pink, the edges of the 
florets being tipped with carmine, and lined occa¬ 
sionally with rosy-violet. Mr. Robert Owen. 
Mrs. H. Weeks is a truly magnificent Japanese 
variety, with broad massive petals drooping some¬ 
what, but slightly incurving at the tips. In colour 
it is a pure white, occasionally striated or suffused 
with pink. Mr. H. Weeks (gardener to Lady Byron), 
Thrumpton Hall, Derby. 
Major Bonaffon. —Here we get a huge, globular, 
incurved bloom of a rich deep yellow. It is evidently 
a favourite, for it was sent in fine condition by no 
less than four exhibitors, viz., Mr. Mease (gardener 
to A. Tate, Esq ), Downside, Leatherhead ; Mr. W. 
H. Lees (gardener to F. A. Bevan, Esq ), Trent Park, 
New Barnet; Mr. E. Beckett, Elstree, Herts; and 
Mr. H. J Jones, Lewisham. The blooms shown by 
Mr. Mease were, however, adjudged to be superior 
to the rest, and the certificate was accordingly 
awarded to him. 
Mrs. A. E. Stubbs. —A grand single, this; of 
large size with long pointed, pure white florets. It 
should prove a decided acquisition. Mr. H. J. Jones. 
Mrs. G. West. —This is a massive incurved 
Japanese variety, almost globular in shape, rosy 
magenta in colour, with a lighter reverse. Mr. H. 
J. Jones. 
Oceana is a huge incurved Japanese form with 
broad floiets of great substance and clear sulphur- 
yellow in hue. Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley. 
Arona has full deep blooms of a bronzy-orange 
shade, passing to orange in the centre and with some¬ 
what pointed florets It belongs to the Japanese 
section. Mr H. Briscoe-Ironside, Cedar Lodge, 
Burgess Hill. 
Clinton Chalfant.— This is one of the best 
decorative varieties that have made their appearance 
for some time, and should prove a first class market 
sort. The blooms are of medium size and rich 
yellow in colour, whilst the outer florets reflex con¬ 
siderably, giving great depth to the flower. Mr W. 
J. Godfrey, Exmouth, Devon. 
Annie Heard.— Here we have another grand 
market plant. It flowers with great freedom, and 
each bloom carries two or three rows of the pure 
white florets. Mr. W. J. Godfrey. 
Baron de Buffieres.— The blooms of this 
charming Japanese variety are of a lovely shade of 
rose and the florets are long and intermingling- Mr. 
W. Wells, Earlswood Nurseries, Redhill. 
Mdlle A. de Galbert is one of the best white 
Japanese varieties that have been forthcoming this 
season. Mr. W. Wells. 
Mons. Chenon de Leche.— For description see 
list of plants certificated by the Royal Horticultural 
Society on October 29th. Mr. W. Wells. 
Le Moucherotte.— For description see list of 
Chrysanthemums certificated at the Crystal Palace 
on November 2nd. Mr. W. Wells. 
Ewan Cameron.— A superb single market sort 
this. The plants are exceedingly dwarf and very 
floriferous. The flowers are pure white. Mr. E. C 
Goble, Ryde, Isle of Wight. 
The undermentioned subjects were certificated by 
the Royal Horticultural Society on the 12th inst. : — 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Dracaena latifolia — The leaves of a good-sized 
plant of this bold and handsome Dracaena are 2 ft. 
to 2$ ft. long, and 3 in. to 4J in. wide. They are 
also dark greeD, and shining on both surfaces, very 
leathery, and very durable for decorative purposes, 
large specimens retaining their foliage right down to 
the pot. The plant is propagated from side shoots 
obtained from old plants cut down. It is very rare 
in cultivation. First-class Certificate. H. O'Hagan, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. C. Last), River Home, Hampton 
Court. 
Pentstemon Cobaea. —In this we have one of 
the boldest and most striking of the species of this 
genus. The radical leaves are ovate, the cauline 
ones oblong, and all are dark green and glossy, 
The flower stems are 2^ ft. high, and on the upper 
half bear cymes of large, pale lilac flowers, mottled 
purple, with a purple line along the middle of each. 
Award of Merit. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. W. Bain), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Polystichum constrictum (Marshall). — The 
fronds of this beautiful evergreen Fern are tripin- 
nateand usually narrow (i£ in.), though occasionally 
they are widened to 3 in. The dark green pinnae 
are closely arranged, and usually overlap one 
another in a pleasing and interesting way. Award of 
Merit. W. Marshall, Esq., Auchenraith, Bexley. 
Rhododendron Numa. —The flowers of this hand¬ 
some variety are of a rich orange-red or scarlet, and 
of large size considering the parentage. It was 
derived from R. indico-javanicum, itself a cross 
between Lord Wolseley and R. indicum Stella 
(Azalea indica Stella of gardens). The whole series, 
showing the exact parentage was exhibited by 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, who are as energetic 
as ever in improving this fine class of plants. Award 
of Merit. 
Chrysanthemum Vicar of Bray.— The blooms 
of this beautiful Japanese variety are orange-red, 
with a golden reverse to the florets, and measure 
about 6 in. in diameter. The florets are much and 
beautifully interlaced with one another, Award of 
Merit. Mr. Robert Owen, Castle Hill Maidenhead. 
Chrysanthemum Mrs. R. C. Kingston. — In this 
we have a beautiful new incurved variety, measuring 
4! in. to 5 in. in diameter. It is of close and solid • 
build with rosy-pink, blunt petals of the true 
incurved type. Award of Merit. Mr. Robert Ow'en. 
Chrysanthemum Robin Adair. — This is classed 
as a Japanese Anemone, and has very numerous, 
regularly recurving, soft blush-pink rays. The 
hemispherical disc is prominent, with pale yellow and 
soft purple colours intermixed. Award of Merit. 
Mr. Robert Owen. 
Chrysanthemum Arona. — For description of 
this variety, see above. Award of Merit. H. 
Briscce-Ironside, Esq. 
Chrysanthemum Annie Heard.— For descrip¬ 
tion, see above. Award of Merit. Mr. W. J. God¬ 
frey. 
