June 28, 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
685 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
The Orchid Growers’ Calendar. 
Although the work in the houses at this season 
consists largely of what may be termed routine work— 
viz., shading, watering, airing, and damping down—still 
there are sure to be some plants to re-pot or put in fresh 
baskets all through the year, and they will be easily 
found if the watering is gone through carefully, and 
those stood down which require attention. It should 
he always borne in mind that when a plant gets into 
ill health, it is better to carefully examine its roots, 
and re-pot it, if necessary, in good sweet compost, 
rather than to leave it in an unsatisfactory condition 
till it goes to the bad. 
Now is a suitable time to get in a stock of good 
fibrous peat, and sphagnum is at present both plentiful 
and cheap. The former is pretty sure to always com¬ 
mand a good price ; but the best quality is the cheapest 
in the end, and by far the most satisfactory to those 
who have to use it. 
Where any repairs are contemplated inside the houses, 
to be followed by painting, it will be as well to bear in 
mind that they will require a week or two to get 
thoroughly dry after being emptied of their contents, 
or the paint will do little good if put on woodwork 
recently saturated with water, and as the weather is 
now warm enough for the plants to be removed to other 
structures, a little forethought will bridge over aDy 
minor difficulties. 
Full advantage should be taken of the warm nights 
we are now having to allow a good chink of top and 
bottom air being on all night, while fire-heat will need 
keeping well under control, very little being required 
except for the hottest section. The temperatures for 
the present are : East Indian house, 75° to 85° by day, 
75° at night; Cattleya house, 70° to 80° by day, 70° 
at night; Odontoglossum house, 70° by day, 60° at 
night.— W. P. 
Epiphronitis Veitchii. 
The seed parent of this hybrid was Sophronitis grandi- 
flora crossed with the pollen of Epidendrum radicans. 
The plant shown at the Drill Hall on the 21th June, 
by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, had stems about 
6 ins. or 7 ins. high, and bore four flowers on a terminal 
raceme. The sepals are oblong-elliptic, acute, deep 
scarlet, and the broader petals are similarly coloured. 
The lip is three-lobed, flat, scarlet with a yellow disc, 
on which there are five elongated scarlet spots. The 
lateral lobes are rounded at the sides, prolonged upuard, 
and toothed at the apex. The middle lobe is bifid and 
toothed along the upper edges. The leaves at present 
are ovate, keeled, acute, leathery, deep green, and 
arranged in two rows along the sides of the upright, 
rather slender stems. A First Class Certificate was 
awarded it. 
Disa tripetaloides. 
Our appreciation of this pretty species increases as our 
knowledge of it does. The scapes produce quite a 
raceme of flowers, which last for many weeks in 
perfect condition—a raceme of eight or ten flowers 
taking about six weeks from the time the first till the 
last opens. The lateral sepals are ovate, blush-white 
spotted with purple, and the upper deeply hooded one 
is similarly coloured. The small petals are tinted 
with green and spotted purple, and the minute linear 
lip is also spotted with purple. Spikes were exhibited 
by SirC. TV. Strickland, at the Drill Hall, on the 21th 
inst., and an Award of Merit was granted. 
Cattleya Gaskelliana, Cooke’s var. 
TnE sepals are of a soft mauve, similar to the petals, 
which are ovate and undulated at the margin. The 
tube of the lip is somewhat darker, and the lamina is 
pale mauve, white towards the base, and striated with 
purple and yellow. It is much and beautifully undu¬ 
lated or plaited at the margin. A plant of it was 
exhibited by Malcolm S. Cooke, Esq., Kingston Hill, 
Surrey, at the Drill Hall on the 24th inst., when an 
Award of Merit was accorded. 
Lyelio-cattleya eximia. 
This bi-generic hybrid has been raised from Ltelia 
purpurata fertilised with the pollen of Cattleya labiata 
Warneri. The pseudo-bulbs are fusiform, compressed, 
ridged on the faces, and bear a solitary oblong, rigid 
leaf. They are 3 ins. to 6 ins. long, including the 
stalk. The large compressed spathe is 4 ins. or 5 ins. 
long, and brownish green. The narrowly oblong 
sepals are light mauve, as are the elliptic petals, which 
are dentate at the margin. The tube of the lip is deep 
purple, and the large, orbicular, bifid lamina is of an 
intense purple, undulated at the edges with a narrow 
lilac margin. It is striated with purple and yellow in 
the throat. It was exhibited at the Drill Hall on the 
24th inst. by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, and 
received a First Class Certificate. 
Sarcopodium Godseffianum. 
This is a provisional name given to a beautiful species 
of Dendrobium belonging to the section Sarcopodium. 
The pseudo-bulbs are ovoid and bluntly trigonous. 
The scape is one flowered, and the flower large. The 
upper sepal is ovate-oblong with deep yellow longi¬ 
tudinal veins, joined by brown reticulations, enclosing 
roundish subtranslucent spots. The lateral sepals are 
incurved yellow, and heavily stained with purplish 
brown. The heart-shaped curved lip is yellowish 
above, creamy white on the back, curiously hinged to 
the curved foot of the column, and moveable. It was 
shown by Messrs. F. Sander k Co., St. Albans, at the 
Drill Hall on the 24th inst, and received a First Class 
Certificate. 
Masdevallia Courtauldiana. 
The elliptic-oblong, stalked, light green leaves of this 
hybrid are about 4 ins. in length. The scape is one- 
flowered, and the bloom is similar in size to that of 
M. Shuttleworthii; but the tube is campanulate, 
rather longer, purple and somewhat spotted externally. 
The upper sepal is ovate, revolute at the edge, purple 
externally, and paler internally, with five darker 
purple nerves; the lateral sepals are elongated, 
decurved, rose-coloured, with three darker lines, and 
spotted with purple at the base. All three terminate 
in dull purple tails, about 2| ins. long. The small 
petals are yellowish and the lip tipped with black. A 
specimen was shown at the Drill Hall, Westminster, 
on the 24th June, by Sidney Courtauld, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. A. Wright), Booking Place, Braintree, when an 
Award of Merit was accorded. 
L/elio-cattleya Canhamiye. 
The pseudo-bulbs of this bi-generic hybrid are similar 
to those of LEelio-cattleya eximia, and the hybrid was 
effected by crossing Lselia purpurata with the pollen 
of Cattleya Mossise. The spathe is light green, and 
about 3 ins. long. The leaf is oblong in shape, 
leathery and deep green. The sepals are narrowly 
oblong, and mauve coloured, as are the ovate petals 
which are shallowly dentate at the margin. The tube 
of the lip is irregularly splashed with purple, and the 
broad lamina is irregularly marbled with purple on a 
lilac ground, with a lilac margin, recalling wliat is seen 
in varieties of Cattleya Mossite. There is a large yellow 
blotch in the throat, and the base of the tube is striated 
with yellow and purple lines. A plant was shown by 
Messrs. J. Veitch k Sons, Chelsea, at the Drill Hall on 
the 24lh inst., when an Award of Merit was granted. 
PHAL/ENOPSIS speciosa. 
The habit, size, and general appearance of this plant 
shows that it is closely allied to P. sumatraua and P. 
Luddemanniana. The sepals and petals vary greatly 
in colour, some being violet-purple with some small 
white areas. In other cases the ground colour is white, 
with a few large violet-purple blotches, as in a variety 
to be seen in the collection at the Grange, Hackbridge. 
The lip is much reduced in size, compared with that of 
its nearest allies, and consists of a narrow, rosy purple 
ridge, bearded with white hairs ; the lateral lobes are 
small and yellow. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural. —June 24 tli. 
The Drill Hall was well filled on the occasion of this 
meeting, for iu addition to the exhibits usually shown 
at the ordinary meetings, prizes were offered for Tea, 
Noisette and H.P. Ptoses, bringing together a goodly 
number of exhibitors. Hardy herbaceous plants, 
including Pfeonies, Delphiniums and Irises, together 
with Roses and various hardy flowering shrubs, consti¬ 
tuted the bulk of the display. There were also a 
number of new varieties and hybrid Orchids. 
A Silver-gilt Banksian Medal was awarded to Messrs. 
J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for a large group of 
herbaceous plants and flowering shrubs. Amongst the 
former were collections of Irises, Delphiniums, Gail- 
lardias, Aquilegias, Campanulas, Iceland Poppies and 
Spiraea. Handsome flowering shrubs are Philadelphus 
microphyllus, Kalmia latifolia major splendens, Andro¬ 
meda speciosa cassinefolia and Eurybia macrodonta. 
They had also cut blooms of hybrid greenhouse 
Rhododendrons. A similar award was made to Messrs. 
Paul & Son, Cheshunt, for a fine collection of Pieonies 
and herbaceous plants generally, including Irises, 
Iceland Poppies, Campanulas, Geraniums, Lupins, 
Phloxes, Potentillas and others. Messrs. Barr & Sons, 
Covent Garden, were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal 
for a large collection of herbaceous plants, including 
Paeonies, Iceland Poppies, Violas, Ixias, Lilies, 
Irises, Campanulas, Lupinus polyphyllus albus, 
Achillea micrantha, Gillenia trifoliata and others. 
A Bronze Banksian Medal was awarded to Messrs. 
II. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, for a group 
of tuberous Begonias, including Lady M. Turner, Mrs. 
Baron, O. T. Hodges, and Miss Eastwood. They also 
had a collection of Pteor.ies, varieties of P. albiflora, 
tied up in bunches of a kind. Messrs. J. R. Pearson 
k Sons, Chilwell, Notts, exhibited some new Zonal 
Pelargoniums ; and Mr. C. Turner, Slough, showed a 
collection of show and decorative varieties. Messrs. 
Cutbush & Son, Ilighgate, exhibited boxes of Hedera 
Helix lucida, H. H. 1. aurea and Stephanotis flori- 
bunda, Barnet var. From the Botanic Gardens, 
Cambridge, were sent up Melia Azidaracb, Lilium 
Szovitzianum, Macleania insignis, with tubular scarlet 
flowers in masses, and about seven species of 
Pentstemon. A collection of herbaceous plants was 
exhibited by Mr. E. F. Such, Maidenhead, including 
some things that are flowering at the present time. 
A fine collection of old-fashioned garden Roses w T as 
staged by Messrs. George Bunyard & Co., Maidstone. 
Amongst them were Perle d’Or (flesh), Persian Yellow 
(double yellow), the striped Gloria Mundi, miniature- 
flowered Roses of the R» polyantha type, and the Copper 
Austrian Briar of a dark orange-red. Mr. George 
Prince, Market Street, Oxford, exhibited three boxes 
of blooms of the White Tea, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, 
and a box of Wm. A. Richardson, richly coloured. 
Old garden Roses were shown by Messrs. George 
Cooling & Sons, Bath, including R. polyantha, Moss 
Roses, Gloria Mundi, the double R. lucida, and Ma 
Capucine, salmon and orange. Messrs. D. Prior k 
Son, Wyland Nursery, Colchester, had a box of Wm. 
A. Richardson, finely coloured. Messrs. William 
Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, showed three boxes of 
Rose blooms, some of which were new. Messrs. Paul 
k Son, Cheshunt, also showed some n ew varieties. 
A beautiful collection of Shirley Poppies was shown by 
the Rev. W. Wilks, Shirley Vicarage, Croydon. Sir 
C. W. Strickland showed Crinum crassipes, and a red- 
flowered species of Buphane from the Upper Zambesi. 
Messrs. Laxton Bros., Bedford, showed three boxes of 
seedling double white Pinks. The scented yellow 
Begonia was shown by Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest 
Hill. Calendula pluvialis and a species of Lathyrus 
were staged by O. T. Hodges, Esq., Lachine, Chisle- 
hurst. 
A collection of Orchids, mostly new varieties, such as 
Epiphronitis Veitchii, Lielio-eattleya eximia, Ltelio- 
cattleya Canhamiae, and Thunia Bensoniae, was ex¬ 
hibited by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. Cattleya 
Gaskelliana (Cooke’s var.) and a singular species of 
Catasetum, were shown by Malcolm S. Cooke, Esq., 
Kingston Hill, Surrey. Some fine racemes of Disa 
tripetaloides were brought up by Sir C. Strickland. 
De B. Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks, showed 
Cattleya gigas Mrs. De B. Crawshay, a dark-lipped 
variety with light sepals and petals. A basket of 
Phaius Humblotii, P. H. alba, Sarcopodium Godseffi¬ 
anum, and some Odontoglossums, was shown by Messrs. 
F. Sander &Co., St. Albans. Angnecum Chailluanum 
was also staged by them. A small collection of Orchids, 
including Aerides Lobbii, A. crispum, Cattleya Gas- 
kelliaua, and Dendrobium Farmeri var., came from 
Messrs. James Crispin & Sons, Nelson Street, Bristol. 
At a meeting of the Fruit Committee, Mr. C. Osman, 
South Metropolitan District Schools, showed some huge 
stalks of Stott’s Monarch Rhubarb. Mr. W. Palmer, 
Thames Ditton House, Thames Ditton, showed two 
boxes of Sutton’s Duchess of Albany Pea from sowings 
made at three different times. The Brunswick Tomato 
was shown by Mr. H. Field, Brunswick Gardens, 
Leamington Spa. A Cultural Commendation was 
awarded to Mr. James Hudson, gardener to the Messrs, 
de Rothschild, at Gunnersbury House, Acton, for a box 
containing twenty-eight fruits of Lord Napier Nectarine ; 
they were very highly coloured. A similar award was 
made to Mr. T. H. Crasp, Canford Gardens, TVimborne, 
for Stanwick’s Elruge Nectarine. A seedling Melon 
from Blenheim Orange was exhibited by Mr. George 
TVythes, gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, 
Syon House, Brentford. Sutton’s Triumph and The 
Countess Melons were shown by Mr. TV. Palmer. A 
collection of Strawberries, including Noble, Pauline, 
King of the Earlies, La Grosse Sucree and Crescent, the 
latter a first early, was shown by Messrs. Paul & Son, 
Cheshunt. 
