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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 22, 1896. 
Black Hamburgh, with numerous bunches weighing 
about 5 lb. each; and Foster's Seedling with grand 
bunches of 4 lb. to 5 lb. each. These facts speak for 
themselves and require no comment to establish the 
reputation of the cultivator. 
Passing into the open air we came upon a wide 
aDd low, span-roofed house occupied with Roses 
planted out in the central bed, and Tomatos planted 
round the sides. There was no glass on the roof at 
the time of our visit, so that the subjects just 
mentioned were practically in the open air. Though 
so late in the season the Roses (mostly Teas) were 
flowering profusely and apparently for the second 
time during the present season. The Tomatos were 
carefully trained and ripening their fruits. 
From here we entered the long vinery which is 
the earlier of the two. The first compartment 
contained Muscat of Alexandria, and Finchley 
Escalava, a variety that is, perhaps, but little known 
in gardens generally. Some vines of it are planted 
out and others are grown in pots. Those in pots 
were the most advanced, for the bunches were just 
about ripe. The berries are large, oval, and of a 
clear bright yellow. This is the second year of the 
vines in pots, and their good qualities are being put 
to the test, cautiously and tentatively. In appearance 
there is much to be said in favour of the variety, for 
size and colour take a premier position to flavour in 
the estimation of a large number of the British 
public. The next compartment contained Muscat of 
Alexandria, nearly ripe, beautifully coloured and 
tempting in appearance. This might be looked upon 
as a Muscat house, for the only other vines were one 
of Finchley Escalava and Alnwick Seedling trained 
along at the bottom of the wall on the north side of 
the house. 
The next compartment of the same house 
presented the finest sight of any, for the Grapes were 
just about ripe and in many cases beautifully 
coloured. The hugh bunches of Alicante would 
recompense a long journey to see, particularly by 
those interested in Grape culture for exhibition or 
otherwise. Both bunches and berries of Madresfield 
Court were of enormous size and shewed no trace 
of the splitting for which this variety is blamed in 
many establishments. The bunches of Black 
Hamburgh would in many instances have weighed 
about 6 lb. each. Gros Maroc was also handsome, 
though the bloom on the berries was not then at its 
best. 
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SOLANIUM JASMINOIDES. 
We recently saw this really beautiful half hardy 
climbing plant under somewhat novel circumstances, 
producing a most charming effect. It had been 
planted to cover the walls of an open, glass-covered, 
verandah. Being nearly hardy it survived last 
winter without any further protection than the glass 
roof afforded, and has now made its way up through 
a space which was left between the walls of the 
house and the verandah in order to preserve a fine 
Wistaria, It intertwined itself among the foliage of 
the Wistaria and other climbers, where it is flowering 
most profusely, and reaches a height of 25 ft. to 30 ft. 
The foliage of the Wistaria makes a most excellent 
background to the large elegant trusses of flowers, 
which at a distance from the ground appear almost 
white to those unacquainted with it. It may, so far 
as the individual flowers are concerned, be likened to 
Nierembergia gracilis, both with respect to colour, 
formation, and size of the individual blooms. A 
single truss of bloom carries from twenty to fifty 
flowers. It is a most useful thing for cut flowers 
where light and elegant things are in demand for 
dressing epergnes, etc. Many years back, it had 
survived a much harder winter than the last, under 
a south wall. We believe it to be more hardy than 
is generally supposed. The name jasminoides leads 
some to expect a beautiful scented flower, and leads 
at times to some disappointment. Jasminoides in this 
instance refers to the general appearance of the 
lant.— W. B. G. 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned awards were made by the 
Royal Horticultural Society on the nth inst. 
Orchid Committee. 
Cattleya hardyana splendens, Nov. var. —The 
sepals of this splendid variety are of a warm Rose. 
The petals are brighter and beautifully lined with 
slender, forking, white veins. The lip, however, is 
the glory of the flower, and has an intense, crimson- 
purple lamina, slightly paler at the wavy or goffered 
margin. The two large, golden yellow blotches near 
the throat are highly conspicuous. First-class 
Certificate. Baron Schroder (gardener, Mr. H. 
Ballantine), The Dell, Egham. 
Cypripedium Excelsior Mars, Nov. hyb. —The 
seed parent of this hybrid was C. harrisianum and 
the pollen parent C. rothschildianum, and the latter 
shows its potency very conspicuously, making the 
flowers very handsome. The upper sepal is of the 
palest green in the centre, and the rest is white, the 
whole being beautifully lined with crimson-purple. 
The petals are 3 in. to 3J in. long, apple-green on ' 
the upper longitudinal half, white on the lower, and 
handsomely marked with crimson and black spots. 
The lip is of a dark bronzy purple. The plant shown 
by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, bore two 
flowers on a scape. Award of Merit. 
Laeliocattleya Seraph. Nov. hyb. bigen. —This 
was obtained from Laelia elegans crossed with C. 
citrina, and is the most distinct bigeneric hybrid we 
have seen for some time. The pseudobulbs are 
slenderly fusiform and upright, bearing a single, 
oblong leaf. The sepals are oblong and deep yellow, 
while the petals are narrowly elliptic, a shade paler, 
and faintly tinted with buff. The tube and interior 
of the lip is white; but the transverse lamina is of a 
rich dark purple, with white edges. Though 
moderate in size, it is handsome and slightly frag¬ 
rant. Award of Merit, Chas. L. N. Ingram, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. T. Bond), Elstead House, Godaiming. 
Laelia elegans cauvenbergiana, Nov. var .— 
This variety differs from the type in having sepals of 
a very soft pink with a few dark specks. The petals 
are brighter, but similarly marked. The tube of the 
lip is rosy pink, and nearly white in the interior, 
while the large transverse lamina is a dark purple. 
Award of Merit. Sir F. Wigan (grower Mr. W. H. 
Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen, 
Masdevallia anchorifera. —The flowers of this 
species are small, with very short tails, and of a dark 
crimson, speckled with yellow. The specific name 
refers to two thickened plates on the lateral sepals, 
curved like the arms of anchor. Botanical Certifi¬ 
cate. R. I. Measures, Esq. (gardener Mr. H. Chap¬ 
man), Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell. 
Floral Committee. 
Phyllostachys Kumasasa. —Many and various 
are the forms and habits of the Bamboos, and this 
reminds one of the Alexandrian Laurel (Danae 
Laurus), The habit is dwarf and branching, and the 
shoots are amply furnished with lanceolate leaves, 
3 in. long and 1 in. wide. They are of a beautiful 
dark green. The plant shown by Messrs. J. Veitch 
& Sons, Chelsea, was about 2 ft. high, attractive in 
appearance, and might be used for decorative pur¬ 
poses in pots, as well as planted out. First-class 
certificate. 
Bambusa palmata. —The leaves of this species 
are as broad perhaps as any of the Bamboos, oblong, 
bright green above, glaucous beneath and 6 in. to 
12 in. long. They are mostly collected towards the 
ends of the shoots, and being arranged in two ranks, 
they spread like the fingers of the hand; hence the 
specific name. The plant is dwarf, and besides being 
hardy is useful for various decorative purposes. 
First-class Certificate. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Streptocarpus Mrs. Heal. —This new variety 
was raised from Veitch's hybrid Streptocarpus, 
crossed with S. Wendlandii. The plants consist of 
two or three large ovate leaves, from the base of 
which rise numerous scapes bearing two to four large 
flowers each, which are of a dark violet blue, with 
darker violet bands in the throat. Pot plants are 
very handsome. Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch 
& Sons. 
Nymphaea marliacea carnea. —The flowers of 
this beautiful hardy hybrid Water Lily are of great 
size, with broad petals of good substance, and white, 
tinted with flesh-colour towards the base. The 
stamens are bright golden yellow. Nothing can be 
more handsome for ornamental water than these 
Lilies. First-class Certificate. Messrs, de Roths¬ 
child (gardener, Mr. J. Hudson), Gunnersbury 
House, Acton, W. 
Nymphaea robinsoniana. —The outer petals of 
this hybrid are mottled, and heavily suffused with 
red on a creamy-white ground. The inner petals 
are smaller, of a deep crimson-red, and very con¬ 
spicuous when fully expanded. The anthers are 
crimson and yellow. The flower is smaller than 
that of N. marliacea carnea, but distinct and telling 
for outdoor culture. First-class Certificate, Messrs, 
de Rothschild. 
Gladiolus Jean Dibouski. —This is one of the 
Nancieanus hybrids between S. Saundersii and the 
Gandavensis type. The face of the flower is 
triangular in outline like the first-named parent; 
but they are of an intense, glowing scarlet with a few 
maroon-crimson stripes from the edge inward. 
There are two large white blotches on the two lower 
inner segments, marbled with crimson-scarlet. 
Award of Merit, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (gar- 
gener Mr. W. Bain), Burford Lodge, Dorking, and 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Gladiolus Lemoinei Emile Augier. —The 
flowers of this type are widely campanulate, with 
five of their segments widely revolute at the tips. 
They are of a soft canary yellow, with the lower 
segment much darker, and having a large crimson 
blotch at the base and in the throat. It is the 
largest and finest of the Lemoinei type we remember 
having seen. The race has been developed from G. 
purpureo-auratus and the Gandavensis strain. 
Award of Merit, Sir Trevor Lawrence. 
Pentstemon President Carnot. —The flowers 
of this fine variety are of great size, suddenly 
widened from a narrow base and bell-shaped. The 
the throat and interior is white, while the rest is of 
a dark purple-red, or appearing almost scarlet in 
certain lights. For summer and autumn flowering it 
is a prepossessing variety. Award of Merit, Messrs. 
Barr & Son, Covent Garden. 
Gladiolus Senateur Volland. —Here again we 
have some of Lemoine’s hybrids. The flowers 
in this case are remarkably distinct, being blue, 
shaded with purple at the edges. The two lower 
segments are crimson, with a creamy yellow blotch 
in the centre. It is the nearest approach to a blue 
Gladiolus we have seen. Award of Merit, Messrs. 
J. Veitch & Sons. 
Gladiolus Deuil de Carnot. —The large flowers 
of this variety are of an intense velvety crimson 
shaded with maroon towards the edges and in the 
throat. The flowers appear almost black in bud. 
Award of Merit, Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Clematis Viticella alba.—As in the typical C. 
Viticella, the flowers are of moderate size, with four 
to five sepals, but in this case white, and having a 
satiny gloss. White varieties always have a telling 
effect in a collection, and this is really pretty. Award 
of Merit, Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt. 
Gladiolus Carlyle. —Here again we have a 
hybrid of G. Saundersii. The three outer segments 
and the upper ones are of a warm, bright scarlet. 
The two lower segments are small, marbled and 
blotched with crimson on a white ground, and scar¬ 
let at the tips. Award of Merit, Messrs. Kelway & 
Son, Langport, Somerset. 
Gladiolus Penn.— The flowers of this sort also 
have the form of G. Saundersii, but they are of a 
soft glossy scarlet, shaded and slightly lined with 
crimson-scarlet at the tips and edges. The throat 
and base of the lower segments are purple. Award 
of Merit, Messrs. Kelway & Sons. 
Gladiolus Baxter. —The flowers are of the usual 
form, and dark purple, overlaid with crimson, The 
variety is one of the darkest in cultivation. Award 
of Merit, Messrs. Keiway & Son. 
Sidalcea malvaeflora Listeri.— Several of the 
Sidalceas, members of the Mallow family, are culti¬ 
vated as border plants, and S. malvaeflora, a distinct 
form of S. oregana, is one of them. That under 
notice differs from the typical forms of both, and is 
characterised by its pink, almost saucer-shaped 
flowers having deeply cut or lacerated petals, with a 
fringed appearance. As a border plant, it is distinct, 
choice, and pretty. Award of Merit. Mr. Alexander 
Lister, Rothesay. 
Abutilon Silver Queen. —The leaves of this 
variety are shallowly three to five-lobed, and vary 
from creamy-yellow to creamy-white, according to 
age, with a few, irregular, deep green blotches here 
and there. Notwithstanding the almost complete 
absence of chlorophyll from many of the leaves, the 
plants make a dwarf, bushy, and apparently a 
healthy growth. Award of Merit. Mr. Sharp, 
Fareham. 
Callipsyche aurantiaca. — This strange but 
pretty member of the Amaryllis family has short 
tubular yellow flowers with a green midrib to each 
segment. The filaments of the stamens are 3 in. to 
