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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
May 2, 1896. 
TULIPS IN HYDE PARK. 
By the end of April the Hyacinths which had 
flowered splendidly, had lost colour with the solitary 
exception perhaps of the pale sky-blue Orondates, 
which bore the imprint of having been late planted. 
The Tulips, had, however, taken their place ; Wall¬ 
flowers, Polyanthus, Dielytra spectabilis, Doronicum 
plantagineum, double red and white old-fashioned 
Daisies, East Lothian Stocks, and PoLanthus 
Narcissi, chiefly Grand Monarque, were still in prime 
condition. 
The Tulips, both on account of their numbers and 
the brilliancy of their flowers, were the prominent 
features of the spring bedding along the side of 
Park Lane. Cottage Maid is white, edged with pink, 
and a cheerful old-fashioned sort. Queen of Violets 
is purple, often feathered or flamed, for, in a whole 
bed of one variety, there are always a few individuals 
that break, or get rectified as the florists say. In 
pots or out of doors Proserpine is always a grand 
thing with its large rosy-purple flowers. Duke of 
York is double pale red with a yellow edge and late. 
The same may be said of La Candeur, which is 
white. La Belle Alliance is scarlet, but occasionally 
becomes yellow with a scarlet flame. Keizer Kroon 
was getting past its best, but it had been grand as at 
most other places this year. Observers must note 
the enormous size the blooms attain out of doors as 
compared with bulbs in pots; this applies, of course, 
to other varieties. Murillo, blush ; Yellow Prince, 
clear yellow ; Joost van Vondel, red, with a white rib 
to the outer segments; and Gloria Solis, like a double 
Keizer Kroon, have also made a splendid display. 
Leonardo da Vinci is also double, but orange-red, 
and somewhat later than Gloria Soiis in reaching 
perfection. Both are very fine types for those who 
like double Tulips. Duchess de Parma is a beauty, 
and a splendid associate for Keizer Kroon. The 
outer segments are yellow with a scarlet band some 
distance within the edge. The inner segments are 
scarlet with a yellow edge. The bulbs have bloomed 
splendidly. When the above give over, their places 
will be taken by several other sorts which are only 
yet in bud, and consequently suitable for lengthening 
the display. Some of these are Boule d’Or, Golden 
Crown, Macrospeila and Gesneriana. Each of the 
above-named sorts occupy a whole bed, and some¬ 
times more. They are not mixed, so that they are 
very effective when seen in the mass. Occasionally 
the beds are edged with London Pride, Daisies, 
Stocks, or other hardy subjects. 
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ORCHID NOTES & GLEANINGS. 
Cymbidium tigninum.—This lovely Cymbidium 
deserves a place in every collection of Orchids. 
When well-grown, it amply repays all the labour 
bestowed upon it. A few weeks ago I saw a 
wonderfully fine plant in an 8-in. pot, growing 
amidst the Odontoglossums, at Ardenclutha, 
Hamilton, in the most robust health, carrying eleven 
grand spikes. Cool treatment evidently suits it. 
Mr. Reynard, the head gardener, informed me that 
he always grows this Cymbidium cool.— J. McNab. 
Orchids at the Sale Rooms.—When anything 
good turns up at the Central Sale Rooms of Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris, Cheapside, the uninitiated 
soon discovers its value by the lively bidding that 
takes place. The numerous fine collections through¬ 
out the country are always open for the reception of 
anything rare, or possessing special merit. A very 
richly-coloured and good variety of Cymbidium 
devonianum passed into the collection of Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart., Burford Lodge, Dorking, for six 
guineas. It was a small plant with two spikes. A 
fine variety of Cattleya lawrenceana, was knocked 
down to the Hon. Walter Rothschild, Tring Park, 
Tring, for six guineas. A collector from the north 
purchased a moderate-sized plant of Laelia purpurata 
wellsiana for eight guineas. 
Miltoniableuana nobilior.—This beautiful and 
interesting hybrid is now in fine condition in the 
nursery of Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Several plants raised from M. vexillaria crossed with 
M. Roezlii are now in cultivation, and that under 
notice is very choice. The individual blooms are of 
great size, and the beautifully-contrasting colours of 
the lip give character to the whole. A semi-circular 
area at the base of the lip is mauve, in front of which 
is a chocolate blotch with eight purple lin^s radiating 
from it and corresponding to the crest. Tne rest of 
the flower is pure white. 
Cattleya intermedia alba.—The typical C. 
intermedia has sepals and petals which vary from 
pale amethyst-purple to milk-white ; and the apex of 
the lip is rich amethyst-purple. C. i. alba is an 
albino of great beauty in which all parts of the 
flower are pure white, very chaste and pleasing 
when in perfection at this season of the year. The 
white variety is comparatively new and very choice. 
It has been flowering for a fortnight past in the 
nursery of Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Laelia purpurata and Cattleya Schroderae are also 
in splendid condition. The fine varieties of the 
latter which have turned up at Chelsea during the 
past few weeks are remarkable for their distinctness 
and beauty. 
The undermentioned awards were accorded by the 
Royal Horticultural Society on the 2ist ult. 
Dendrobium Wiganiae, Nov. hyb .—The parent¬ 
age of this hybrid was due to D. nobile crossed with 
the pollen of D. signatum. Several varieties differing 
slightly in colour have turned up in the batch of 
seedlings raised from the cross. The form of the 
flower is closely similar to that of D. nobile, though 
not quite the same. The sepals are blush or pink 
fading almost to white at the base. The petals are 
oblong and purple at the tip tinted with a faint flush 
of copper or something similar. The lip is white, 
with a crimson-purple blotch. Award of Merit. Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. White), 
Burford Lodge, Dorking, and Messrs. J. Veitch & 
Sons, Chelsea. 
Sarcochilus Hartmanni.—This is indeed agem, 
though too small for those who must have flowers as 
large as Cattleya gigas. They are borne in short 
racemes or clusters, and are white with brownish- 
purple spots on the base of the sepals and petals. 
The lateral lobes of the lip are deep purple internally, 
and the middle lobe has an orange spot in front. 
Botanical Certificate. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Epidendrum arachnoglossum.—This species 
has short, dense, terminal racemes somewhat in the 
style of E. ellipticum or E. evectum, but the blooms 
are smaller and deep purple. The spider-tongue 
indicated by the specific name refers to the three- 
lobed lip, which is toothed or fringed at the margins. 
The lip is purple with an orange spot on the disc. 
Botanical Certificate. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Epidendrum Endresio, Wallisii superbum. 
Nov. var .—The flowers of this variety are much 
brighter than those of the type while at the same 
time as dark as the original. It is indeed a beautiful 
Epidendrum the parentage of which is indicated by 
the name. First-class Certificate. Messrs. J. Veitch 
& Sons, Chelsea. 
Cattleya Schroderae eximia, Nov. var.—We 
are ever and anon getting fresh surprises with this 
Cattleya, every individual of which is beautiful, 
though the well-marked forms excel the rest in 
beauty. The sepals and petals of this variety are 
soft lilac, but the lip is the handsomest and 
characteristic segment of the flower. The lamina is 
of a soft, clear purple, while the orange-crimson 
blotch in the throat is surrounded by a violet band. 
The combination of colour is rather novel for C. 
Schroderae. Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & 
Sons. 
Angraecum metallicum.—The flowers of this 
species are moderate in size though by no means 
small. The sepals and linear-oblong petals are 
reflexed and white. The lip is spathulate, reflexed, 
and of the same hue as the rest of the segments ; its 
spur is 4 in. to 5 in. long, and amber-coloured. 
Botanical Certificate. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Vanda Parishii Marriottiana.—The flowers of 
this beautiful variety are much richer in colour than 
those of the type. The oval sepals and orbicular 
petals are coppery or reddish-brown round the 
margins passing into a beautiful magenta-purple at 
the base. The flat, wedge-shaped lip has a strong 
central ridge or plate, with an intense purple blotch 
in the centre, surrounded by a yellow line, and 
purple again at the tip. 
Cypripedium schofieldianum. Nov. hyb .—The 
parents of this beautiful hybrid are said to be C. 
hirsutissimum and C. bellatulum. The latter is 
certainly one of the parents judging from the form of 
the flower. The large dorsal sepal is somewhat 
hooded and greenish-white, spotted with dark 
brown. The sepals are heavily and beautifully 
blotched with chocolate-brown on a white ground. 
The lip is also purplish-brown shading to greenish- 
whiie. There are several hybrids in cultivation on 
which C. bellatulum has set its seal; but this is one 
of the darkest and certainly a very fine one. Award 
of Merit. G. W. Schofield, Esq. 
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PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The following awards were made by the Royal 
Horticultural Society on the 21st inst. :— 
Floral Committee. 
Rhododendron Scklippenbachii. —In this we 
have a deciduous type like the so-called Azaleas of 
North America, but having much larger and more 
widely expanded flowers of a beautiful soft pink, 
spotted on the upper segments with crimson. There 
are three to five of these handsome flowers in a 
cluster, so that a good bush is very effective and 
pleasing to the eye. The young leaves unfold during 
the time the flowers are expanded, and at this stage 
they are of a beautiful bronzy hue. Award of Merit. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Cerasus Pseddo-Cerasus Waterer’s Cherry.— 
Of all the ornamental Cherries, none are more 
suited for pot culture than that under notice. The 
large, semi-double, pink flowers are very freely pro¬ 
duced from short spurs all along the younger stems. 
The latter make but a small amount of growth every 
year, so that the tree remains of a suitable size for 
pot culture for many years, and is of the easiest 
cultivation ; it also forces very readily when brought 
into heat. The leaves are large, long-pointed, 
sharply serrated, and not unhandsome. Award of 
Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Maranta major. —This plant stands about 3 ft. 
high and has long, wiry, purplish petioles bearing 
ovate leaves of good texture, deep green above and 
glaucous beneath. The special features that recom¬ 
mend this plant to cultivators, are that the toughish 
leaves are easily kept clean, whether from dust or 
otherwise, and that they stand the dry atmosphere of 
dwelling rooms remarkaby well. Those who have 
much furnishing to do, might well give this plant a 
trial. Award of Merit. Messrs. ]. Veitch & Sous. 
Anthurium rothschildianum elegans. —The 
typical A. rothschildianum has spathes densely 
marked all over with orange-scarlet blotches and 
spots on a white groundwork; and this combination 
of two colours has been described as crushed-straw- 
berry. The variety A. r. elegans has large, oval 
spathes, that are scarlet on the back and white on 
the inner face, thinly blotched and spotted with 
scarlet in a very elegant and handsome way. The 
twisted spadix is yellow, changing to orange. Award 
of Merit. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (gardener, 
Mr. Bain), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Carnation Countess of Carrington. —The 
flowers of this tree Carnation are large, clear yellow, 
distinctly fragrant, and beautiful in form. The 
petals are broad, regularly arranged, entire, and 
slightly incurved at the edges. Award of Merit. 
Mr. C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough. 
Amaryllis Viscountess Hambleden. — The 
flowers of this variety are very widely expanded with 
a very short tube, bright crimson-scarlet, with 
exception of a large area of the throat which is 
greenish-white. It is a showy and beautiful variety 
of a high order of merit. Award of Merit. Hon. 
W. F. D. Smith (gardener, Mr. Perkins), Greenlands, 
Henley-on-Thames 
Cheiranthus Cheiri Harper Crewe.— The 
plants of this variety are dwarf in habit, twiggy, and 
very hardy, judging from the fact that it lived 
out in the open during the last two yeais. The 
flowers are bright yellow, and moderate in size, but 
perfectly double. Award of Merit. Wm Marshall, 
Esq , Auchinraith, Bexley, Kent, and Messrs. Paul 
& Son, Cheshunt. 
Juniperus communis aurea. —The twiggy shoots 
of this Juniper assume a spreading and gracefully- 
arching habit; and the young growths are of a 
bright yellow, giving the whole a cheerful appearance, 
at least during spring. First-class Certificate. 
Messrs. Paul & Son. 
Amaryllis Hon. Maurice Gifford. —The scape 
of this variety carries two flowers which are drooping 
and oblique at the wide open mouth. The blooms 
are almost of a uniform, deep crimson-scarlet, and 
