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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 28, 1889. 
C. Sehilleriana. In form the flower takes after the 
latter very much, but the colour is more that of a dark 
C. Mossise. The sepals are rosy purple, the petals 
oblong and much darker, while the lip is three-lobed. 
The tube externally and the lateral lobes are rose with 
darker streaks, and the terminal lobe is transversely 
oblong, bi-lobed, and of a deep rich purple, like that of 
a good form of C. Mossiae. The white lines so con¬ 
spicuous on the lip of C. Sehilleriana are here absent. 
The throat has golden or orange-coloured streaks 
running down into the tube, and the large and trigonous 
column is pale rosy purple. The plant exhibited had 
four small pseudo-bulbs and three large ones, fusiform 
and otherwise similar to those of C. Mossise, and one of 
the strongest bore four flowers. The leaves are oblong 
or oblong-elliptic, leathery, deep green, and borne in 
pairs on all the stronger pseudo-bulbs. It was exhibited 
by Miss Harris, The Grange, Lamberhurst, at the last 
meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, and was 
awarded a First Class Certificate. 
Miltonia vexillaria Leopoldi. 
The sepals of this beautiful variety are rose-coloured, 
while the petals are somewhat darker and furnished 
with a dark blood-red spot at the base. The lip is the 
most conspicuous part of the flower, and is the darkest 
coloured, with a large, triangular, deepblood-ied blotch 
on the base, curiously repand-dentate or lobed along 
the sides. The column is purple along the back. It 
was shown by Mr. Ballantine, gardener to Baron 
Schroder, at the last meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, and received a First Class Certificate. There 
was some question as to its distinctness from M. v. 
superba, but the blotch on the lip of the latter was 
Stated to be of a different shape. 
Masdevallia vespertilio. 
The leaves of this species are lanceolate, deep green, 
and from 2 ins. to 3^ ins. long. The one-flowered scape 
is shorter, bearing a pretty flower of medium size for 
this, the Chimrera group. The lateral segments of the 
calyx are broadly triangular, creamy yellow, and heavily 
spotted with a deep reddish brown ; the upper segment 
is considerably narrower, ovate-triangular, yellow, and 
richly spotted with reddish brown. All terminate in 
greenish tails, spotted with brown, and from 1 in. to 
ins. long, that of the upper segment being the 
longest. The small petals are pale and stained with 
brown, and the creamy white lip is somewhat spoon¬ 
shaped, with strongly incurved sides to the lamina and 
entire edges. A plant was shown at the last meeting 
of the Royal Horticultural Society by A. H. Smee, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. W. Cummins), The Grange, 
Wallington, Surrey, and a Botanical Certificate was 
awarded to it. 
Disperis Fannini/e. 
This curious terrestrial Orchid has at first sight more 
the appearance of an Aconitum than a member of this 
family. The stems are 15 ins. to 18 ins. high, and 
thinly leafy, with the lower leaves ovate, acuminate, 
and the upper ones smaller and lanceolate ; all are 
stem-clasping at the base. The flowers are curiously 
hooded and mostly white. The lateral sepals are 
spreading or reflexed, and undulate, while the upper 
sepal is large, hooded, and slightly keeled like the 
dorsal sepal of an Aconite, and lies over the column. 
The petals are erect, and lie closely along the edge of 
the upper sepal, white, edged with green, and spotted 
with purple on the inner face. The lip is small, and 
hooded at the apex like the petals of the Aconite, white 
and stained with green in front, and its tip unites with 
those of the petals and upper sepal, forming altogether 
a most singular flower. A plant was exhibited by A. 
H. Smee, Esq., at the last meeting of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society, when a Botanical Certificate was 
awarded to it. 
Odontoglossum Pescatorei VAR. 
A very beautiful variety of this species has reached 
us from Mr. W. Stevens, of Walton, Stone, Stafford¬ 
shire. The flowers are rather small and closely 
arranged along the spike ; in fact, they overlap one 
another to some extent, but as it has flowered only for 
the first time, the individual blooms will no doubt be 
larger as the plant gets stronger. The sepals and 
petals are white, with a rose-coloured blotch on the 
back of the former, shining through on the face of the 
flower. The lip is decidedly the most conspicuous part 
of the flower, and is white, with a set of large deep 
purple blotches in front of the golden yellow crest, a 
line of smaller ones just within the outer edge, and a 
horseshoe-shaped blotch of the same colour on the side 
lobes or auricle lying around the column. Altogether 
it is exceedingly pretty. 
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Special attention is paid in the columns of The 
Gardening World to the answering of questions on 
all subjects connected with practical horticulture, and 
the naming of Plants (other than Florists’ Flowers) and 
Fruits, in which department the Editor is assisted by 
gardeners and specialists of great experience. 
Secretaries of Horticultural Societies and Nursery¬ 
men and Seedsmen will greatly oblige The Editor by 
sending him their Schedules and Catalogues as soon as 
published. 
It is particularly requested that correspondents 
will favour us with their communications as early in 
the week as possible, and that they address them only 
to “The Editor.” 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Keeping Beans. — A. Mers .- We know of no means of keeping 
French Beans and Scarlet Runners until the second week in 
November, except on the plants with some kind of protection. 
A few lights put over the French Beans would protect a late 
crop of them, hut the Runners would be more difficult to 
manage. 
Names of Fruits. — IF. J . D . : Pear : Beurre Capiau- 
mont. Apples : 3, Gravenstein ; 4, Loddington Seedling ; 6, 
Braddick's Nonpareil; 9, Scarlet Nonpareil; 10, Claygate Pear- 
main; 12 , Winter Golden Pearmain; 15, Northern Greening ; 17, 
Kerry Pippin ; IS, Lord Derby ; 21, King of the Pippins ; others 
not recognised, send again when in season. IF. Craik : 1, Millot 
de Nancy; 2, Beurre d’Amanlis. Constant Reader: The two 
largest are Red Astrachan ; the other not recognised. J.T. R. : 
1, Alfriston ; 6, Barcelona Pearmain ; 7, Peasgood’s Nonsuch ; 
the others are out of character, send when ripe. 
Names of Plants.— S. ilf. S.: Cattleya Loddigesii. IF. Craik: 
The Pokeweed, Phytolacca decandra ; 2, Ceanothus azureus, var. 
Gloire de Versailles. Stella: The Maidenhair Spleenwort, 
Asplenium Adiantum-nigrum. 
Passion Flowers. — Stella: From 6 ins. to a foot, as will best 
suit your convenience. 
Quilled Asters. — Kelway & Son: The specimens that reached 
us were very fine examples of their kind. Lord Wolseley and 
Lord Alcester, with white centres, although not quite new to us, 
are attractive and by no means common. Duchess of Albany, 
white, and Duke of Buccleuch, deep rose, are also very distinct 
and first-class flowers. A very delicate colour is presented by 
Grace Darling, being blush-pink with white tips to the florets ; 
the heads also, as those of all the above, are of good average size. 
The Duke of Fife has almost globular heads, of a pale blue, and 
devoid of rays. Mr. Irving is of a deep bluish purple with the 
exception of a few florets, which are white ; hut the heads are 
much smaller than any of the rest. 
Salt.— Stella : Try 4 ozs., and if that is not enough, add more. 
We cannot tell you to an ounce. 
Stove Plants in Window Boxes; Erratum. —In the para¬ 
graph on this subject at p. 43, sixteenth line from the top, for 
“ purple foliage ” read “ variegated foliage.” 
Communications Received.— A. O. — Perthshire— F. C.—S. II, 
—H. J. H.—H. J. V. H.—S. B.—J. T.—J. K.—D.—B. S.—A. D. 
—Daniels Bros. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES EECEIYED. 
Dicksons, Limited, Chester.—Select Roses, &c. 
Henry Bennett, Shepperton.—New Pedigree Seedling Roses. 
James Walters, Mount Radford Nursery, Exeter.—Descriptive 
Catalogue of Roses. 
Dicksons & Co., 1, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh.—List of Select 
Roses. 
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THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending September 21st 
was 29 87 ins.; the highest reading was 30'26 ins. on 
Monday morning, and the lowest 29"45 ins. on Friday 
evening. The mean temperature of the air was 51 '1°, 
and 5 '9° below the average in the corresponding weeks 
of the twenty years ending 1868. The mean was con¬ 
siderably below the average throughout the week, the 
coldest day being Saturday, when the mean was 9’5° 
below the average. The direction of the wind was 
variable, and the horizontal movement of the air 
averaged 9’4 miles per hour, which was 2’0 miles below 
the average in the corresponding weeks of sixteen years. 
Rain fell on three days of the week, to the aggregate 
amount of 0 "25 ins. The duration of registered bright 
sunshine in the week was 40‘2 hours, against 46'6 
hours at Glynde Place, Lewes. 
-«»$<—- 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
September 2%rcl. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Iloundsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report Clover market dull. 
Some samples of new English Cow Grass are offered, 
and show fine quality, values not yet established. 
Winter Tares easier. Rye steady. Rye Grasses un¬ 
changed. 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
September 25th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d s.d. i l.d. i.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 4 0 Pine-apples, St. 
Grapes .per lb. 1 0 2 6 Michaels.each 2 0 7 0 
Peaches .... per doz. 20 SO Plums.ysieve 2 0 6 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 1 6 3 0, 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 Herbs _per hunch 0 2 0 4 
Asparagus_per 100 Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 6 Lettuces ..per dozen 16 2 0 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 Onions_per bushel 7 0 9 0 
Carrots_per bunch 0 6 j Parsley_per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
per dozen 3 0 6 0 SmaR salading,punnet 0 4 
Celery_per bundle 2 6 Spinach, per strike ..20 
Cucumbers .... each 0 4 0 10 Tomatos .... per lh. 0 6 0 9 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per con. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..3 0 6 0 
Asters, French. 
per bunch 
Asters.... 12 hunches 3 0 6 0 
Bonvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Carnations, 12 bnchs. 3 0 6 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 hunches 3 0 6 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 10 3 0 
Cornflower,.12 bnchs. 10 3 0 
Dahlias .. 12 bunches 2 0 4 0 
Eschselioltzia,12bchs. 
Eucharis ..perdozen 2 0 4 0 
Forget-me-nots. 16 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 5 0 
Gladioli ..12 bunches 6 0 12 0 
Gladioli brenchleyensis, 
doz. sprays 0 9 16 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 3 0 9 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 1 0 2 0, 
s.d. s.d. 
Lilium lancifolium, 
12 blooms 0 9 2 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 3 0 6 0 
Lavender, 12 hunches 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 10 4 0 
Pansies ..12 hunches 
Pelargoniums, 12 spys. 0 6 10 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 3 0 6 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 10 
Pyrethrum. 12 buchs. 2 0 6 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 0 6 10 
— Red.per doz. 0 3 10 
— Satfrano ..per doz. 0 6 10 
Stephanotis,12 sprays 3 0 4 0 
Stocks, doz. bunches 3 0 6 0 
Sweet Sultan, 12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
— Peas.12 „ 2 0 4 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen, o 3 0 9 
Violets.... 12 bunches 10 16 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieholdi ..doz. 5 0 12 0 
Asters .per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Arum Lilies, .per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Balsams .doz. 
Begonias, various,doz. 4 0 9 0 
Calceolaria .. per doz. 
Chrysanthemums,doz. 6 0 12 0 
Cockscombs _doz. 3 0 6 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 
Evergreens, in var. ,, 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var..perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Fuchsia.perdoz. 3 0 9 0 
Heliotrope ..perdoz. 3 0 6 0 
Hydrangeas..perdoz. 6 0 15 0 
Lilium auratum, doz. 
— longiflorum perdoz.lS 0 30 0 
Lobelia _per doz. 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, doz. pots 3 0 6 0 
Musk . per doz. 
Nasturtiums .... doz. 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 2 0 0 0 
Rhodanthe . .per doz. 
Solanums_perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
CONTENTS. 
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Amateurs’ Garden . CO Hollyhocks . 56 
Anthemis tinctoria. 60 Incentives to study. 55 
Begonia Rex varieties. 61 Insecticide distributor _60 
Birds, our friends the. 57 Lilies at Heatherbank _57 
Carnations, dressing . 57 , Masdevallia vespertilio ... 62 
Carnation notes. 56 Miltonia vexillaria var.62 
Carnations, winter-blooming 56 Oak struck by lightning .. 55 
Coleus Cleopatra. 60 Orchid Growers'Calendar.. 61 
Chrysanthemums, early- i Paving wood. 52 
flowering. 5S Railway rates . 52 
Dahlia as a show flower, the 5S ‘ Spinach and its substitutes 60 
Dahlias, single. £5 Sunflowers, tall. 52 
Disperis Fanuiniae . 62 Vegetable Conference, the.. 53 
Frost, the early . 51 Watsonia iridifolia O’Brieni 60 
Gardeners' Calendar . 61 j Winter Cherry, the. 61 
Gypsophila elegans. 61 Yew, a fine specimen of-52 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
PAGE 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 50 
J. C. Stevens . 50 
Bulbs. 
Dicksons . 50 
E. H. Krelagc & Son. 49 
J. R. Pearson & Sons ... 49 
Reform Seedsman. 50 
Ant. Roozen & Son . 49 
Benjamin Soddy. 50 
R, Smith S: Co. 50 
Sutton & Sons . 50 
R, Sydenham . 51 
Van Tubergen, Junr. 49 
J. Veitch & Sons. 50 
E. Webb & Sons. 50 
E. Wild & Co. 49 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 49 
Sutton & Sons. 49 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 49 
Creepers for Walls. 
R. Smith & Co. 49 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike. 49 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead ...... 50 
R. Holmes . 49 
Florists’ Flowers. 
John Collins . 49 
J. Galvin. 49 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 49 
S. Rogers. 49 
W. Sydenham. 49 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
Joshua Le Cornu & Son 50 
T. Rivers & Son. 50 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 49 
Carson & Sons. 50 
Geo. Coppin & Sons . 49 
H. J. Gasson . 49 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 51 
A. Outram . 64 
H. G. Smyth .. 50 
J. Taylor & Son. 49 
■TAUI!. 
Heating Apparatus. 
J. Attwood . 49 
Jones & Attwood . 64 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 64 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 49 
W. Clark . 49 
W. Cooper . 64 
C. Frazer’s Exors. 64 
J. Gray. 49 
H. Hope . 49 
A. Peel & Sons . 49 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 49 
J. Weeks & Co. 49 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford's Antiseptic... 49 
Gishurst Compound ...... 49 
Picrena . 64 
Swift and Sure . 64 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson.«... 49 
Standen’s. 49 
W. Thomson & Sons. 49 
Miscellaneous. 
Amand & Nunn. 50 
Gishurstine. 49 
H. M. Pollett.. 63 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 49 
Bernard Wilson. 50 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 50 
Orchids. 
P. McArthur . 49 
Plants, various. 
W. B. Hartland. 52 
T. Jannocli . 50 
Roses. 
H. English . 49 
R. Smith & Co. 50 
J. Walters . 49 
Seeds. 
Reform Seedsman. 49 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments . 50 
Strawberries. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 49 
R, Smith & Co. 49 
