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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
May 80, 1896. 
sepals and petals heavily suffused with brown. The 
large quadrate lip is white with purple markings at 
the base. Botanical Certificate. Sir Frederick 
Wigan. 
Meiracyllium gemma.—The oval fleshy leaves 
of this plant are 2 in. to 3 in. long, and the flower 
scapes of the same length bear two to four purple 
flowers. The sepals are lanceolate, the petals linear, 
and the lip is folded over the column and darker in 
colour. The plant is neat and pretty. Botanical 
Certificate. Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. 
Cattleya Mossiae Chas. L. N. Ingram, Nov. 
var. —The huge flowers of this grand variety, have 
blush-pink sepals, and huge ovate petals, crisped 
above the middle, The handsomely crisped lip is 
most beautifully marbled with purple and is orange 
in the throat; the tube is pink externally. Alto¬ 
gether it is a very choice and attractive variety.. 
Award of Merit. Charles L. N. Ingram, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. T. W. Bond), Elstead House, Godai¬ 
ming. 
Odontoglossum crispum guttatum Miss 
V ctoria Ellis, Nov. Var. —The vigour not less than 
the beauty of this variety arrests the attention. 
The large flowers are of great substance, and pure 
white with the exception of a few circular brownish- 
red blotches on the centre of each. The lip has a 
few blotches in front of the yellow base. The petals 
are triangular and all the segments are well imbri¬ 
cated. Award of Merit. The plant shown by 
Wellbore Stuart Ellis, Esq. (gardener, Mr. D. 
Masterton), Hazelbourne, Dorking, had a scape 
bearing eleven flowers and three buds. 
Cypripedium Cowleyanum Anna Louise, 
Nov. Hyb. —The flowers of this hybrid are of huge 
size and the plant of extraordinary vigour. The 
dorsal sepal is orbicular with a brownish base 
shaded with green, and is white upward marked with 
purple veins running out from the dark base. The 
petals are oblong and dark brown, while the huge 
pouch is several shades darker. It appears to be a 
hybrid between C. lawrenceanum and C. harrisianum. 
Award of Merit. T. W. Swinburne, Esq., Corndean 
Hall, Winchcombe. 
Floral Committee. 
Platycerium Veitchi.—This species of Stags- 
horn Fern has long erect fronds, palmate or fingered 
at the apex and gradually tapering in cuneate form 
to the very base. These are the fertile fronds, 
which are dark green above but covered with a grey 
cottony material. The barren fronds appear to be 
about 6 in. long, and are divided into flnger-like 
segments at the apex. It is a bold and handsome 
Fern that might be put to a variety of purposes. 
First-class Certificate. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 
Chelsea. 
Caladium Silver Cloud —Herein is a striking 
novelty which was put into commerce last spring by 
Messrs. ]. Veitch & Sons. The sagittate, acuminate 
leaves are subtranslucent, and wholly creamy 
white until they get old, when they become tinted 
with green. A red spot in the centre and another in 
the basal sinus give distinctness and character to the 
whole. The young leaves appear as if tinted with 
bronze, when they are exceedingly beautiful. The 
variety is of great decorative value at all times. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Caladium Sir Julian Goldsmid.—The huge 
leaves in this case are suffused with red on a creamy- 
white ground, while all the more prominent nerves 
are carmine. The whole is bounded by a narrow 
green margin. For exhibition purposes this will 
prove bold and effective. Award of Merit. Messrs. 
J. Veitch & Sons. 
Caladium Duchess of Connaught. — The 
young leaves are pale green with a soft red centre 
and bold radiating veins of the same colour. The 
older ones are either creamy with the stronger nerves 
pink, or they are suffused with pink all over. In 
short, it is a delicately-coloured, and ever changeful, 
ever beautiful variety. Award of Merit. Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons. 
Azalea Diamond.—This is a deciduous or Ghent 
Azalea, flowering in profusion, with large blush-pink 
flowers having a conspicuous crimson blotch on the 
upper side of the corolla. It is hardy and highly 
ornamental. Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & 
Sons. 
Azalea mollis M. Debois.—In this we have a 
hybrid form with the habit of A. mollis. The large 
flowers are of a soft orange when they first expand, 
but they intensify to a darker orange as they develop. 
It will be much sought after for decorative work. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Phoenix Roebelini.—The plant of this shown by 
Messrs. Sander & Co., St. Albans, had a stem about 
1 ft. high, which was furnished with very numerous 
leaves almost from base to apex. They are pinnate 
with linear, dark green pinnules, 6 in. to 8 in. long. 
It is certainly a handsome Palm. First-class Certifi¬ 
cate. Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Alsophila atrovirens.—The fronds of this Fern 
are very attractive when 3 ft. to 4 ft. long. They 
are bipinnate, with lanceolate pinnae and oblong, 
deeply crenate pinnules. They are wavy or crisped, 
and dark green, while the rachis is covered with 
brown scales. First-class Certificate. Messrs. 
F. Sander & Co. 
Calamus ciliaris.—There is no more beautiful 
distinct and charming Calamus than this in cultiva¬ 
tion. The leaves of quite young plants are oblong- 
elliptic, and pinnate with numerous, imbricate, 
linear, and beautifully ciliate pinnae. They are dark 
green and feathery in appearance. First-class 
Certificate. Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Sonerilla Silver Queen.—The silvery-grey 
leaves of this variety have olive-green veins and 
marblings all over them. It is certainly pretty, and 
compact in habit. Award of Merit. Messrs. F. 
Sander & Co. 
Begonia Rex Souvenir de Jean Bart.—The 
leaves of this variety are very strange, inasmuch as 
they are furnished with a curiously twisted portion 
or helix at the base. They are grey with a broad 
olive margin, ornamented with silvery blotches. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Begonia Rex Pride of Castlewellan.—The 
leaves in this instance attain a large size, and are 
dark olive-green with bright green V-shaped mark¬ 
ings towards its edges, thus giving it a very distinct 
appearance, and lending character to it. Award of 
Merit. Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Hypericum mosserianum tricolor.—The 
leaves of this variegated variety have a creamy 
yellow margin which presently becomes of a bright 
red, when the plant may be described as pretty. An 
Award of Merit was accorded it for forcing purposes; 
but as the plant is perfectly hardy it is only 
neccessary to stand it in a greenhouse when it grows 
as quickly as is desirable. The bright yellow flowers 
with red anthers have already commenced to bloom 
under this treatment. It is a beautiful plant for 
vases and similar work. Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Davallia truffautiana—The short upright stem 
of this beautiful Fern is densely clothed with brown 
scales. The fronds are triangular, about 2 ft. long, 
three to four times pinnate, with delicate or slender 
segments, the ultimate ones being shortly oblong. 
The pinnules are slighly drooping and overlap one 
another. This uncommon species has" the tufted 
habit almost of an Aspidium. First-class Certificate. 
Messrs. Linden, L’Horticulture Internationale, 
Brussels. 
Adiantum lineatum.—'The fronds of this 
Fern have only a few large pinnae, the lateral ones 
of which are ovate and the terminal ones triangular 
cr three-lobed. The upper surface is bright green 
striped with silvery-gray lines. The whole plant 
forms a neat tuft about 6 in. high. Award of Merit. 
Messrs. Linden. 
Philodendron devansayanum.—The leaves of 
this species have long terete petioles of a dark purple 
mottled with gray when young, but becoming almost 
green later on. The blade of the leaf is heart-shaped, 
large, leathery and dark green with a glossy hue 
when still quite young. The species has very much 
the habit of a Caladium or Alocasia. First-class 
Certificate. Messrs. Linden. 
Acanthophoenix grandis.—This Palm has 
spiny stems and petioles. The leaves of the plant 
shown by Messrs. Linden were 3 ft. to 4 ft. long and 
pinnate ; the pinnae were 6 in. to 12 in. long, linear, 
spreading horizontally, closely arranged, and of a 
rich dark green. First-class Certificate. 
Bertonerilla Madame Jean Linden.—The 
leaves of this hybrid have a silvery-gray centre with 
a broad olive margin, thickly dotted with gray 
markings. The name would indicate that it is a 
hybrid between Bertolonia and Sonerilla, and as both 
genera are well-known in gardens, the cultural 
treatment necessary will be evident. Award of 
Merit. Messrs. Linden. 
Caladium Duchess of Teck.—The leaves of 
this pretty variety are moderate in size and wholly 
of a creamy-white with a very close venation of 
slender green lines, as if they were threaded with 
green silk. Award of Merit. Messrs. John Peed & 
Sons, Roupell Park Nurseries, Norwood Road. 
Clematis Crimson Beauty.—This hybrid 
belongs to the type with cup-shaped flowers, which 
have four erect sepals, spreading or recurving above 
the middle. The outer face is soft purple, but the 
inner one is crimson shaded with scarlet along the 
centre of each sepal. The leaflets are roundly 
cordate. The variety is a very beautiful one. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, 
Woking. 
Anthurium triumphans.—This belongs to the 
A. scherzerianum type, as is shown by the form and 
character of the leaves. The large spathe is oblong- 
ovate, of a uniform soft salmon-pink, and very 
pretty. The curled spadix is pale yellow. First- 
class Certificate. Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest 
Hill. 
Gloxinia Stanstead Gem.—The flowers of this 
variety are of a dark maroon-purple or violet-purple 
shade, with a narrow white lacing to the segments, 
and therefore very handsome. Award of Merit 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. 
Begonia Duchess of Fife.—The flowers of this 
tuberous variety are of a charming rosy-pink colour, 
deeper towards the edges, and shaded with white in 
the centre. The special feature of the flowers, how¬ 
ever, is their deeply crenate and beautifully- 
goffered edges. It is certainly distinct and beautiful. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. 
Buddleia Col vi I lei.—The leaves of this species 
are similar to those of B. globosa, but larger and less 
cottony. The flowers are, however, produced in 
close terminal panicles, not heads. The tubular 
blooms are rosy-purple shaded with white in the 
throat. Individually they are many times larger 
than those of B. globosa, and showy. First-class 
Certificate. W. E. Gumbleton Esq., Belgrove, 
Queenstown, Cork. 
Gloxinia Adela.—The flowers in this instance are 
crimson, with a white tube, and beautifully-mottled 
and spotted with purple in the throat. There is a 
white margin or lacing to the segments, making the 
flowers choice and pretty. Award of Merit. Messrs. 
J. Veitch & Sons. 
Phyllocactus Ovis.—The flowers of this form 
are of medium size, with broad petals rounded at 
the end, and of a charming and light but lively shade 
of rose. The great brush of stamens is white. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Phyllocactus Elatior.—The petals are very 
numerous, long, broad-pointed, making large and 
handsome flowers of a rich crimson-scarlet. The con¬ 
trast furnished by the white stamens is very conspic¬ 
uous. Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Phyllocactus Ena.—The flowers are very large, 
with long and broad blunt petals of a rich orange- 
scarlet with purple edges, which give the whole a 
charming appearance. Award of Merit. Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons. 
Phyllocactus Eurasian.—Here again the 
flowers are of immense size, with long pointed petals 
of a beautiful dark-scarlet with broad magenta- 
purple margins. Award of Merit. The above were 
the very select sorts out of a large number of hybrids 
which were admired by the visitors, who were 
charmed by the size and gorgeous colours of the 
flowers, their subtle and beautiful interblended hues 
and beautiful iridescence as they expressed them¬ 
selves. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Begonia Queen of the Begonias.—Very con¬ 
spicuous and handsome are the fully double and rich 
orange-apricot flowers of this tuberous variety. The 
petals are broad and very numerous, but not over¬ 
crowded. Award of Merit. Mr. John R. Box, 
Croydon. 
Carnation Mrs. Eric Hambro.—There are now 
many beautiful white varieties of Carnation in culti¬ 
vation, but for size, smoothness, and breadth of petal 
and purity of colour, we believe this to be the finest 
in cultivation. In any case it is a refined, beautiful, 
and fascinating flower. Award of Metit. Mr. James 
Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham, Surrey. 
Carnation Mephisto.—In this we have a large 
and well-built double flower of a rich intense crimson 
or almost maroon-crimson. It is an acquisition to 
its own particular class. Award of Merit. Mr. 
James Douglas. 
Pyrethrum Golconde.- The rays of this single 
variety are very numerous, imbricate, and of an 
