April 4, 1896. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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as imported, was a natural hybrid between the 
species above named, with a hint that O. tripudians 
might possibly be one of the parents. The 
artificially-raised hybrid was the finest thing that 
was brought to the meeting in the way of novelties. 
The flowers are of beautiful shape, with two large 
lobed, and rich brown blotches on the clear yellow 
sepals. The ovate toothed petals are of a paler 
yellow, inclined to be white at the base, and have one 
large and two or three smaller blotches on the 
middle. The lip is white with a large brown blotch 
in front of the yellow crest. First-class Certificate. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq. (gardener, Mr. R. Aldous), Rosslyn, 
Stamford Hill. 
Cattleya Trianaei Reine des Beiges, Nov. var. 
_The sepals and petals of this variety are soft blush 
pink. The lip is really the most attractive and con¬ 
spicuous part of the flower on account of its enormous 
size. The lamina is orbicular, finely crisped, and of 
a rich crimson-purple, while the throat is occupied 
with the usual orange blotch. Award of Merit. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
White), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Cattleya Schroderae caloglossa, Nov. var .— 
As in the type the sepals and petals of this striking 
variety are pale or almost blush coloured. The lip 
stands out in bold relief as the varietal name would 
lead one to infer. The tube is pink, but the orbicular 
and beautifully crisped lip has a wedge-shaped, deep 
crimson-purple blotch, running down the tube and 
cutting the usual yellow blotch in twain. It is this 
unusually rich blotch which constitutes the dis¬ 
tinguishing feature of the variety. Nothing more 
distinct has ever before appeared amongst the 
numerous forms of C. Schroderae. Award of Merit. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Odontoglossum wilckeanum Cooksonli, Nov . 
var. —The flowers of this beautiful variety are of 
unusual size, with sepals almost wholly of a rich 
brown, except at the tip and edges which are yellow. 
The petals have the same dark colour broken into 
numerous blotches. The lip is pale yellow, with a 
blotch in front of the crest. This and other fine 
varieties of O. wilckeanum, which have come before 
the public of late, have given a status to the natural 
hybrid it never before possessed. Award of Merit. 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. 
Dendrobium Dulcea picturatum. Nov. var .— 
The sepals and petals of this variety are curiously 
and even attractively marbled and splashed with 
purple and white. The outer face of the same is the 
darkest in colour. Award of Merit. Norman 
Cookson, Esq., (gardener, Mr. Murray), Oakwood, 
Wyl=>m on-Tyne. 
Dendrobium Murrayi. Nov. hyb. —The parentage 
of this beautiful Dendrobe was not stated, but 
evidently some of the light coloured forms of D. 
Ainsworthii, itself a hybrid, and possibly of D. 
nobile, are responsible for its production. The 
sepals and large ovate petals are pure white. The 
lip is also of handsome size, and white, with a large 
purple blotch without rays in the throat. It must 
take rank in collections as a very fine thing. Award 
of Merit. Norman Cookson, Esq. 
Odontoglossum crispum Evelina. Nov. var .— 
There is no telliog when we shall cease to find 
distinct and handsome varieties amongst importa¬ 
tions of O. crispum. In this case the flowers are 
large with beautiful wavy segments. The sepals and 
petals are white with a large brownish-purple blotch 
above the middle and several smaller ones below it. 
The lip also has a large blotch of the same colour in 
front of the crest. The plant shown, bore a long 
arching spike of twelve magnificent flowers. Award 
of Merit. Baron Schroder, (gardener, Mr. H. 
Ballantine), The Dell, Egham. 
Odontoglossum humeanum excellens. Nov. 
var. —Two or three flowers are usually all that are 
borne.on a scape of plants belonging to the various 
forms of O. Rossii, but the plant in this case bore 
seven of large size. The sepals are chocolate-brown 
and unusually dark, while the soft yellow petals 
have a cluster of blotches of the same dark hue at 
the base. The white lip stands out in bold contrast 
to the other segments. Award of Merit and 
Cultural Commendation. H. Mason, Esq., Shipley, 
Yorks. 
Odontoglossum ruckerianum Masonii, Nov. 
var. —The sepals and petals in this case are tinted 
with rose on a white ground, and are richly blotched 
alhover with crimson-purple. The blotches on the 
sepals, however, are few and large , but on the petals 
small and numerous. Award of Merit. H. Mason, 
Esq. 
Odontoglossum Coradinei Rosefield var.-- 
A plant of this had a long, arching spike bearing 
eleven flowers and two unexpanded buds. The sepals, 
petals, and lip are of a soft, clear yellow, with one 
large rich brown blotch on the centre of each. The 
petals, however, sometimes have two blotches. The 
original type is fairly eclipsed by this variety. Award 
of Merit. De B. Crawshay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
Sidney Cooke), Rosefield, Sevenoaks. 
Cypripedium hirsutissimum Stand Hall 
var, Nov. var. —Very distinct and beautiful is this 
variety, which is notable for the richness of its 
colours. The upper sepal is brownish-black with a 
well-defined pale green margin. The petals are 
heavily mottled with black spots on a greenish-yellow 
ground, except on the upper third, which is of a rich 
dark purple. The lip is densely mottled with 
purple. Award of Merit. Thos. Statter, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. R. Johnson), Stand Hall, Manchester. 
Maxillaria lepidota.—When well grown, this 
species is decidedly attractive. The sepals are 
purplish-brown at the very base, then yellow for half 
an inch above this, and the remainder running out 
into pendent tails, 3 in. long, is brown. The petals 
are yellow, but only half the length of the sepals. 
The lip is of a soft yellow and marbled with purple 
externally. Botanical Certificate. A large, well- 
flowered plant was exhibited by Welbore S. Ellis, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. D. Masterton), Hazelbourne, 
Dorking. 
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PLANTS RECENTLY_CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned awards were made by the 
Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society 
on the 24th ult. 
Fritillaria pudica.— The flowers of this charm¬ 
ing dwarf Fritillary are bell-shaped,but gradually nar¬ 
rowed to the base, not rounded, as in most other 
species. They are borne singly, and are bright yellow, 
with a brownish-purple zone at the very base extern¬ 
ally. The stems are only 3 in. to 4 in. high, and bear 
afew, linear, slightly twisted, glaucous leaves. Onthe 
whole it is a pretty and hardy species. First-class 
Certificate. Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries 
Tottenham, and Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colches¬ 
ter. 
Deutzia Lemoinei. —At first sight this plant 
closely resembles D. gracilis, but it is more robust 
with broader leaves on the strong young growths. 
It flowers profusely, and is more suitable for out¬ 
door culture than the well-known D. gracilis. The 
blossom is pure white, and the plant responds 
admirably for forcing purposes. First-class Certifi¬ 
cate. Messrs. T. Cripps & Son, Tunbridge Wells. 
Bellis perennis The Bride. —There are few 
who cannot admire the good old-fashioned Daisy in 
some form or other, That under notice is pure 
white, with flat rays, very double, and measures 
about in. in diameter. For spring bedding it will 
be a great acquisition and infinitely superior to the 
old double white Daisy. Award of Merit. Messrs. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent. 
Amaryllis Rosalind.— The flowers of this 
Amaryllis are of large size and beautiful form. 
They are pale green at the very base becoming 
white upward, and then the upper half of their 
length is heavily suffused and overlaid with bright 
scarlet. It adds to the wealth of variety that may 
now be seen in the splendid collection of Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. Award of Merit. 
Amaryllis Eros. —The widely bell-shaped flowers 
of this vaiiety are slightly lined with red on either 
side of the midrib on a pure white ground. It is the 
purity of the white that gives to the variety its great 
value, and lifts the standard of excellence in this 
particular section. In other words it is a distinct 
advance upon the older white sorts. Each scape 
bears four flowers. Award of Merit. Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons. 
Tulipa Eichleri. —The large bright scarlet 
flowers of this Tulip are only seen to best advantage 
when the sun has been shining for some time on the 
flowers so as to cause them to open. Each segment 
is furnished at the base with a large, wedge-shaped 
blotch, surrounded with a golden line. This type is 
well worth working up and improving for spring 
bedding purposes. Award of Merit. Messrs. Barr 
& Son, King Street, Covent Garden. 
Anthurium rothschildianum maximum. — The 
spathes of this splendid Anthurium are 5 in. to 6i in. 
in length, and 3.$ in. to 4 in. in width, being a great 
increase in size over the tjpe. The inner face is 
heavily spotted and marbled with orange-scarlet on 
a white ground, and the outer face is wholly scarlet 
as a rule. It is a great acquisition to this class of 
plants. Award of Merit. Sir Trevor Lawrence, 
Bart, (gardener, Mr. W. Bain), Burford Lodge, 
Dorking. 
Anthurium pumilum. —In this case the plant is 
only 3 in to 6 in. high, and the lanceolate leaves are 
less than an inch in width. The spatheis orbicular, 
scarlet, and marbled with white. The spadix is 
yellow. The variety is pretty, and a veriiable pigmy 
amongst its kind. Award of Merit. Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart. 
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©Waitings fttont flit} IDtuIh 
of Suenc?. 
Warning Colours and Mim'cry.— In a recen 
number (1895) of the Journal of the Asiatic Society 
of Bengal, Mr. Frank Finn, the deputy superin 
tendent of the Museum at Culculta, publishes the 
first of what he intends to be a series of contributions 
to a theory of warning colours and mimicry. This 
excellent first paper, says Natural Science for April, is 
the best Rind of " contribution ” to a theory, as it 
consists entirely of experimental observations and 
not at all of theoretical interpretations. It is the 
more welcome, as the theory of warning colours has 
been conspicuous, even among biological theories, 
for the disproportion between the superstructure and 
the base of fact. Not long after his arrival in 
Calcutta, Mr. Finn began a series of experiments as 
to the palatability of the common warningly-coloured 
butterflies of the district. For the more agreeable 
part in the series of dramas he enacted, he cast the 
common Babbler (Crateropus canotus), a representa¬ 
tive Indian insectivorous bird. To some of these, in 
freedom and in confinement, hungry and sated, he 
offered all sorts of brightly-coloured and hairy 
caterpillars and butterflies, sometimes alone and 
sometimes along with other less lurid creatures. 
This first contribution gives the results of a series of 
such experiments. Sometimes the birds certainly 
chose the plainly-coloured, and presumably more 
palatable, forms offered them; sometimes they 
accepted and swallowed those which no bird of a 
really cultured disposition should have looked at. 
Perhaps, on the whole, the experiments showed a 
preponderating rejection of brightly-coloured cater¬ 
pillars, which were frequently mauled but not 
swallowed. We look forward with interest to a 
continuation of Mr. Finn's work. We are specially 
glad that he has been able to correct observations 
upon birds in .captivity by observations on those 
at large. It is a not unnatural supposition that 
birds in a cage should be in the position of the lady 
in the ditty who " wanted something to play with,' 
and we do not think that it would upset the supposed 
relation of bright colour to unpalatability were 
captured birds to show a catholic taste. 
A rare British water weed. —At a meeting of 
the Linnean, Society of London, held March 19th, 
Mr. C. B. Clarke, F.R.S., president, in the chair. 
Mr. Clement Reid exhibited fruits of Naias marina 
from a peaty deposit below mean-tide level in the 
new docks at Barry, South Wales. In Britain it bad 
only been found living at a single locality in Norfolk, 
but in a fossil condition it had been obtained in the 
pre-glacial forest-bed at Cromer. A discussion 
followed, in which Messrs. A. B. Rendle, H. Groves, 
and A. W. Bennett took part, and was suggested 
that the living plant might be looked for in South 
Wales, where , being inconspicuous, it might have 
been hitherto overlooked. 
Honeycombed wood.— At the same meeting as 
the above, Mr. Clement Reid also exhibited some 
wood forwarded by Mr. H. N. Ridley from the jungle 
near Singapore. It appeared to have been eaten into 
a honeycombed mass of peculiar character, and was 
found only in wet places, but always above ground, 
the entire tree rotting. Neither Mr. Ridley nor Mr. 
Reid had seen anything like it in England ; and the 
latter, while suggesting that the small lenticular 
unconnected cavities in the wood were probably 
caused by insects or their larvae, thought they were 
unlike the work of either beetles or white ants. 
Some critical remarks %vere offered by Dr. Haviland. 
