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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 30, 1895. 
blooms not for competition, an exceedingly fine one 
was exhibited by Messrs. W m. Clibran & Sons* 
Altrincham and Manchester. Messrs. Dickson, 
Brown & Tait, Corporation Street, Manchester, and 
Messrs. Dickson & Robinson, Oldmill Gate, Man¬ 
chester, also set up fine non-competitive exhibits. 
An interesting and showy display of plants and 
blooms, grown with Pure Ichthemic Guano, was set 
up by Mr. William Colchester, Ipswich. 
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SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural, Nov. 26 th .—Amongst flowers, 
the Orchids, hy-brid greenhouse Rhododendrons, 
Roses, and Chrysanthemums were the leading 
features of the meeting on Tuesday. Fruit and 
vegetables were also present in some quantity. 
A Silver Banksian Medal was accorded to Messrs. 
F. Sander & Co., St. Aibans, for a beautiful group of 
Orchids, amongst which Calanthes were the brightest 
and most noticeable feature. Very fine were 
Phaiocalanthe Arnoldiae and P. berryana, also 
Calanthe Bella, C. Florence, C. William Murray, 
C. Bryan, C. Clive, and C. Harold, all showing great 
variety of colour. Nor can we pass over Habenaria 
Susannae, Odontoglossum schroderiana. a large 
well-flowered piece of Sophronites grandiflora, and 
several fine Cypripediums. 
Cattleya aurea marantina and a hybrid Cypri- 
pedium were shown by Thos. Statter, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. R. Johnson), Stand Hall, Manchester. J. W. 
Temple, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Bristow), Groombridge, 
Tunbridge Wells, exhibited some beautiful Cattleyas. 
The Marchioness of Londonderry (gardener, Mr. A. 
Gribble), exhibited some Laelias. Masdevallia 
Chimaera aurea, a new Calanthe, and Phaius 
Berneysii came from the Royal Botanic Gardens, 
Glasnevin. 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, exhibited 
the hybrid Epidendrum Wallisio-ciliare with its 
parents, also the pretty orange-scarlet Dendrobium 
subclausum. J. C. Lucas, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
Duncan), Warnham Court, Horsham, showed a 
hybrid Cypripedium named C. warnhamense. Cypri- 
pedium Madeleine, C. St. Mark, and several others 
of hybrid origin were staged by G. I.. Palmer, Esq., 
Trowbridge. A fine bunch of varieties of Barkeria 
spectabilis Cypripedium Dibdin, and Laeliocattleya 
Ingramii were exhibited by Sir Frederick Wigan 
(grower, Mr. W. H. ^oung), Clare Lawn, East 
Sheen. 
Arundina Philippii and the beautiful hybrid 
Cypripediumplatycolor were exhibited by Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr.White), Burford Lodge, 
Dorking. The grand Catasetum imperiale was 
exhibited by Messrs. Linden, Parc Leopold, 
Brussels. They also had some fine bunches of 
flowers of Cattleya maxima gigantea. Flowers of 
the charming Odontoglossum crispum Franz 
Masereel were shown by Messrs. E. Vervaet Sc Co., 
Belgium. 
A small, but varied and pretty group of Cypri¬ 
pediums, Cattleya dowiana aurea, and Oncidium, 
were staged by Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. 
Cattleya labiataMrs. Stanley Clark, in fine condition, 
was staged by E Stanley Clark, Esq., Oak Alyn, 
Giversyllt, Wrexham. 
A superb group of hybrid greenhouse Rhododen¬ 
drons, for which Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons were 
responsible, received a Silver Banksian Medal. The 
plants were all in splendid health, and bore large 
numbers of flower trusses. Numerous shades of 
colour were represented, for the collection was very 
comprehensive. Unfortunately they were not named, 
and thus we are unable to detail the several good 
points of conspicuous varieties. 
Cut blooms of Chrysanthemums were fairly well 
represented despite the advanced state of the season. 
Mr. Robert Owen, Maidenhead, showed upwards of 
six dozen large blooms of the Japanese, Japanese 
incurved, and incurved sections. Walter Owen, 
Princess Maud, Bellem, Yellow Queen, Mrs. Ivery, 
and James Bidencope were some of the most con¬ 
spicuous of the Japs., whilst Major Bonafton, 
Bonnie Dundee, and George Haigh, were very neat 
samples of incurves, being fairly regular in outline 
without the assistance of dressing (Silver Banksian 
Medal). 
A few good flowers of Directeur Tisserand, Harold 
Wells, Sir Trevor Lawrence, and Wm. Slogrove 
were contributed by Mr. W. Wells, Earlswood 
Nurseries, Redhill, Surrey ; all of them being in 
first-class condition. Mr. H. J Jones, Hither Green, 
Lewisham, S.E., staged a couple of dozen blooms in 
excellent order. Six grand flowers of Olive Aclee 
were specially noticeable, also good samples of 
Major Bonaffon, Desdemona, Mr. P. Purnell, and 
the pretty Japanese Anemone Surprise. Mr. H. 
Briscoe-Ironside, Cedar Lodge, Burgess Hill, had a 
number of new seedlings of Japanese single and 
pompon varieties. Mr. Martin Silsbury, Sbanklin, 
Isle of Wight, sent a stand of new seedlings, Julia 
Scaramanga, obtained from Viviand Morel, being 
the best. Two large vases of cut flowers of the 
yellow decorative Jap. Golden Gate were sent by Mr. 
E. H. Jenkins, Hampton Hill; whilst three bunches 
of the pretty Gold Thread, coming from Mr. C. 
Herrin, gardener to Lady Fortescue, Dropmore, well 
illustrated the value of this variety for decorative 
purposes. 
A very interesting exhibit was made by Messrs. 
Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, Herts. It con¬ 
sisted of well-flowered pot Roses, Enchantress being 
the variety' shown. A stand of cut blooms also came 
from the same firm (Silver Banksian Medal). 
Of hardy fruit there was but little, one exhibit 
only of any size being forthcoming. This came from 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, Sussex. Both 
Apples and Pears were well represented. Of the 
iormer we noted Bismarck, Jubilee, King of the 
Pippins, Blenheim Orange, Golden Noble, and 
Cellini in praiseworthy order. Among the Pears 
were to be seen fine fruits of Elpine Dumas, Catillac, 
Duchesse de Nemours, Duchesse de Mouchy, 
Josephine de Malines, and Vicar of Winchfield were 
excellent. Altogether upwards of a hundred dishes 
were here staged, a Silver Knightian Medal being 
awarded in recognition. 
Vegetables also were represented by one exhibit 
only, in this case a huge one from Mr. G. Wythes, 
gardener to Earl Percy, Syon House, Brentford. 
Spinach, Kales, Leeks, Cauliflowers, Seakale, 
Asparagus, Brussels Sprouts, Mushrooms, and 
saladings were all well shown, and argued well for 
Mr. Wythes' abilities as a cultivator of vegetables. 
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Isle of Man Chrysanthemum Show. -The eleventh 
annual exhibition in connection with the Isle of Man 
Chrysanthemum show was opened on Thursday at 
Castletown Town Hall. There was a magnificent 
display of Chrysanthemums in charming variety, and 
the exhibits generally, which came from all parts of 
the island, u-ere exceptionally meritorious, and 
showed that considerable advance had been made of 
late years in the cultivation of this lovely and 
favourite flower. The show was well attended by 
fanciers and was a success Amongst the principal 
exhibitors were some of the most prominent culti¬ 
vators in the island. 
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©WtuaiT. 
It is with feelings of sincere regret that we 
have this week to announce the deaths of two 
gentlemen known to the gardening world gener¬ 
ally, though widely apart geographically. The first 
is that of Mr. Thomas Abbott, who some years ago 
founded the Exeter Nurseries, Christchurch, New 
Zealand, and carried on a most successful business 
there until his demise (after a very severe illness) in 
the first week of October last. We understand that 
at present it is uncertain how the business will be 
continued, but it is expected that a son will be able 
to carry it on. It was only the other week that we 
had the pleasure of sending on a parcel of books in 
response to an order from the deceased, who always 
spoke well of The Gardening World, and had 
been a subscriber from its birth. 
The next item of sad news was from Exeter, con¬ 
tained on a very neatly designed card struck " In 
loving memory of James Walters, who entered 
into rest, November 20th, 1895* and was buried at 
Clyst St. Mary, on Tuesday, the 26th " Thereaders 
of The Gardening World advertisements will 
recognise this name as of the proprietor of the 
Radford Nurseries, w’ho had established a reputation 
as a Rose grower, and who was generally respected 
for his honest straightforward dealing. 
We sincerely thaDk the friends of both gentlemen 
for giving us the opportunity of recording cur 
sympathies. 
Questions anD anstueRS 
•,* Will our friends who send us newspapers he so good 
as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see 
We shall be greatly obliged by their so doing. 
Red Flowers. — Rubens: Some of the garden 
varieties of Aquilegia vulgaris have flowers nearly 
of the colour you mention. Erythraea Centaurium 
occurs on dry heaths, but not in bogs. The scarlet 
Campion (Lychnis coeli-rosa cardinalis) is entirely 
different from the species which grows in cur woods, 
and in fact is not British. Trusses would be a better 
term than bunches to apply to the flowers of Rhodo¬ 
dendron ; but neither is a good technical term. 
Veronica caucasica has very pale, washy pink 
flowers. Armeria maritima is the Sea-pink or Thrift, 
and not a Sweet William at all. It has rosy-pink 
flowers. Cattleya labiata and other species of that 
genus, Oncidium Papilio, &c., and Odontoglossum 
crispum are epiphytical Orchids Tillandsia 
usneoides, and many other Bromeliads are epiphy¬ 
tical. Their roots are attached to trees but do not 
derive nourishment from the latter. Rafflesia 
arnoldiana and other species of that genus penetrate 
the living tissues of certain vines and abstract or 
absorb nourishment from the same. 
Male and Female Flowers of CIlrysanthe- 
mums — F. G. Mackenzie : The specimen you sent 
was Mr. Geo. Glenny. In the centre you will find 
short tubular florets which are hermaphodrite, that 
is, they contain pollen and styles. The loDg incurved 
florets are female only. The more you starve a 
plant of a double Chrysanthemem the more single it 
will become as a rule, and you can obtain plenty of 
pollen in proportion to the number of short central 
florets. 
Names of Plants.— A . L : 1, Peristrophe 
speciosa ; 2, Libonia penrhosiensis ; 3, Eupatorium 
riparium : 4, Todea africana, H. W.: Gynerium 
saccharatum 0 . G. 1, Oncidium varicosum; 2, 
Oncidium tigrinum ; 3, Cattleya labiata. T.H.: 1, 
Begonia fuchsioides ; 2, Begonia coralliua.— Allan 
Cameron : The Chrysanthemum is Cullingfordi.—Gro. 
Russell: Odontoglossum confertum.— IT. A. 1 1 .: 2, 
Retinospora plumosa aurea; 3, Retinospora 
plumosa; 4, Juniperus chinensis albo-variegata; 
5, Cupressus Lawsoniana. 
Frozen Roots of Lily of the \ alley.— F . P 
If you have an ice house, place the crowns of Lily of 
the Valley in boxes, covering the roots with a little 
leaf soil, and stand the boxes in the ice-house till 
wanted. When you take the boxes out, place them 
in an unheated vinery or similar place, covering 
them with leaf soil till the soil and plants gradually 
become thawed. This they will do in the course of 
three or four days, after which you may place them 
in the forcing house. If you have no ice-house at 
command you will have to place the boxes containing 
the crowns in the open air till they get frozen. This 
however, is rather an uncertain method if the winter 
is comparatively open. 
Names of fruit. The Apple is King of the 
Pippins —D. H : The Apple is a form of Lady 
Henniker—S. R. : Pear Doyenne du Comice. 
Corolla and Perianth. - Rubens: The flowers of 
Centaurea, Spergula, Paeonia, Gloxinia Callirhoe, and 
Veronica have corollas. Those of Canna and Ixia 
are termed perianths. 
Communications Received.— James Thurstan.— 
T. Grin’field.—W. L.—J. Spriggs.-C—William 
Letheren—Harrison & Sons—G. V . Cummins.— 
C. B. G.—M. Lucien Linden.—Wm Napper.— 
James Hudson.—W. Forbes.—R. Kishimoto.—W. 
Wells. R. B. Laiid & Sons —J. G Pettinger.— J. 
McNab.—Igali Svetozar.—T. R—W. J.— A. J. W. 
—E. P.—R. W. G —S.' 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED- 
David W. Thomson, 24, Frederick Street Edin¬ 
burgh—Catalogue of Forest Trees, Fruit Trees, 
Roses, &c. 
Thos. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham. 
London—Ware's new and other Roses, ( lematis, 
Climbers, Bulbs. 
Dicksons & Co., 1, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh — 
Descriptive Catalogue of Forest Trees, Ornamental 
Trees and Shrubs. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate Nurseries. London, 
N.—Catalogue of Carnations, Pinks, Paeonies, 
Pyrethrums, &c. 
James Veitch & Sons, Royal Exotic Nursery, 
King's Road, CheLea—Catalogue of Herbaceous 
Plants and Hardy Florists' Flowers. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
Nov. 26 th, 1S95. 
Messrs. Hurst &Son, 152, Houndsditcb, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report no change in 
market for Clover seeds. Alsike is firmly held. 
Supplies of French Red Clover are large Rye¬ 
grasses steady. 
