July 5 , 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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Lycaste consobrina. 
In external appearance the flowers of this species greatly 
resemble those of L. cruenta, and are about the same 
size ; but there is an absence of the crimson colouring 
at the base of the lip, which is characteristic of that 
species. The lip is otherwise of the same orange 
colour, and inflated or gibbous at the base. The petals 
are similarly coloured, while the spreading ovate sepals 
are hairy at the base, and although tinted with green, 
they are of a clearer yellow than those of L. cruenta. 
The flowers are deliciously fragrant—a quality possessed 
by many of the yellow species of Lycaste. We noted 
it in the collection at Clare Lawn, East Sheen. 
Cypripedium spectabile. 
Moke attention should be given to the planting of this 
hardy Slipperwort in the open air. In its native 
habitats it grows in swampy and springy places, where 
its roots are plentifully supplied with moisture. If 
planted under ordinary conditions in the garden it 
dwindles year after year and ultimately dies. Those 
who have the convenience of a bog bed would find 
their plants thriving very satisfactorily under those 
conditions. When in bloom their beauty is unique, 
the pure white sepals and petals serving by contrast to 
show off the quiet but surpassing handsomeness of the 
large, inflated, rose-coloured lip. 
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THE ROSE SHOW AT THE 
WESTMINSTER AQUARIUM. 
The mid-summer exhibition at the Royal Aquarium 
was held on the 27th and 28th ult., when the greater 
number of exhibits of Roses were arranged in St. 
Stephen’s Hall, upstairs, and together with the Pinks 
shown by the National Pink Society, and the Straw¬ 
berries brought together under the auspices of the 
British Fruit Growers’ Association, made a very interest¬ 
ing exhibition. Roses are, however, somewhat lacking 
in substance this year, especially the Tea and Noisette 
varieties. Pot Roses, the nurserymen’s classes for cut 
blooms, herbaceous plants, and various miscellaneous 
exhibits were arranged on the grouud floor of the main 
building. The first prize for forty-eight distinct blooms 
in the nurserymen’s class was awarded to Mr. B. R. 
Cant, Colchester. Some of his finer blooms were 
Etienne Levet, Niphetos, Merveille de Lyon, Francois 
Michelou, Baroness de Rothschild, A. K. Williams, 
and Duke of Edinburgh. The second prize went to 
the English Fruit & Rose Co., Hereford ; and Messrs. 
Paul & Son, Cheshunt, came in third. Messrs. 
Keynes, Williams & Co., Salisbury, were the first prize 
winners in the class for thirty-six blooms, amongst 
which Senateur Vaisse, Madame Charles Wood, Her 
Majesty, and Uirieh Brunner were good. Messrs. 
George Cooling & Son, Bath, were second. In the 
class for twenty-four blooms, three trusses of each, the 
same order of merit obtained for the first and second 
prizes as in the class for forty-eight blooms. The first 
prize for thirty-six blooms in the amateurs’ classes was 
won by Mr. G. Jordan, gardener to the Rev. Hugh A. 
Berners, HarksteadRectory, Ipswich. His finest blooms 
were Ulrich Brunner, Madame J. Laing, A. K. 
Williams, and Dupuy Jamain. The first and second 
prizes for twenty-four blooms were taken by the Rev. 
A. Foster Melliar and the Rev. J. H. Pemberton 
respectively. Mr. E. Wilkins, Lyndhurst, Surrey, 
took the first award for twelve blooms ; and Mr. E. B. 
Lindsell, Bearton, Hitchin, had the best twelve in 
trusses of three. 
The Tea and Noisette Roses were well represented, 
and constituted a distinct feature, but as already 
stated, many of them were somewhat defective. Mr. 
George Prince, Market Street, Oxford, had the winning 
eighteen in trusses of three in the nurserymen’s classes. 
The finer blooms were Souvenir d’Elise Yardon, Fran- 
cisca Kruger, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, and Comtesse 
de Nadaillac. He was followed by Mr. B. R. Cant. 
The order was reversed in the class for eighteen blooms. 
The Rev. F. R. Burnside, Birch Vicarage, Hereford, 
led off in the amateurs’ classes for twelve trusses of 
three blooms each. Some of his finer blooms were 
Anna Olivier, Marie van Houtte, and Madame Bravy. 
Mr. G. Jordan was second, but led off in the class for 
twelve blooms. 
In the open classes for the best twelve blooms of any 
yellow Rose, the Rev. F. R. Burnside was first with 
Anna Olivier. Mr. B. R. Cant had the best white 
variety in Innocente Pirola, and the best crimson in A. 
K. Williams. The best twelve blooms of any H. P. 
were those of Ulrich Brunner, shown by the English 
Fruit and Rose Co. Mr. G. Prince had the best blooms 
of any Tea or Noisette in Comtesse de Nadaillac. 
Messrs. Paul & Son had the best stand of Moss and 
Provence Roses, the best Pieonies, and the best hardy 
herbaceous plants ; Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, 
had a prize for Pteonies ; and Mr. E. F. Such, 
Maidenhead, had another for herbaceous plants. Special 
prizes were offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, 
for the best brace of their Prize Winner Cucumber. Mr. 
A. Newell, gardener to Sir Edwin Saunders, Wimbledon 
Common, took the first prize ; Mr. C. J. Waite, 
Glenhurst, Esher, was second ; and Mr. Richard Haynes, 
gardener to Miss Freeman, Norwood Hill, was thifd. 
In the miscellaneous class a collection of seedling 
Pinks lifted from the open border and potted up, was 
shown by Messrs. Sutton & Sons. Early Scarlet and 
Sutton’s Superb were doubles, and readily raised from 
seed. They also showed some bedding Begonias. C. 
E. Cutliell, Esq., Chaple Croft, Dorking, had a special 
award for a beautifully and neatly arranged collection 
of garden Roses. The Rev. J. H. Pemberton also 
exhibited garden Roses. A group of Lilium auratum in 
a groundwork of Japan Maples was shown by Mr. Wm. 
Gordon, Twickenham. Mr. Wm. Rumsey, Waltham 
Cross, exhibited pot Roses as well as cut blooms. The 
English Fruit and Rose Co. also exhibited cut Roses. 
Messrs. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, Sussex, had a special 
award for herbaceous plants. Messrs. Ryder & Son, 
Sale, Manchester, exhibited cut blooms of Pinks and 
single and double Begonias. 
Strawberries at the Aquarium. 
St. Stephen’s Hall also contained, on the occasion of 
the Rose show, a display of the different varieties of 
Strawberry now in season, and brought together in 
connection with the conference held by the British 
Fruit Growers’ Association. A Cultural Commendation 
was awarded to Mr. Thomas Laxton, Bedford, for a 
collection including fine samples of Noble, Captain, 
King of the Earlies, and A. F. Barron. Messrs. Geo. 
Bunyard & Co. also exhibited a collection, including Sir 
Joseph Paxton, Noble, Captain, and President. Col¬ 
lections were also shown by Mr. John Watkins, 
Withington, Hereford ; Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son, 
Chelmsford; and Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt. A 
Silver Medal was awarded to Mr. Thos. Sharpe, Knowle 
Hill, Virginia Water, for fine fruit of British Queen, 
Sir Joseph Paxton, and Marguerite, shown in quantity. 
He also had a large flat box containing three plants of 
the last-named variety in fruit as they grow at Knowle 
Hill. A hox and basket, as made for carrying the fruit 
to market, were also exhibited. A Bronze Medal was 
awarded to Mr. H. Bridewell, Histon Road, Cambridge, 
for a fairly large collection of fruits, including Noble, 
Countess, Captain, President, Incomparable, and others. 
He also showed some Gooseberries. A Cultural Com¬ 
mendation was awarded to Mr. W. Bates, Poulett 
Lodge, Twickenham, for well-grown and highly-coloured 
samples of Lucas, Noble, President, Sir Joseph Paxton, 
and James Veitch. A similar award was made to Mr. 
Allis, Old Warden Park, Biggleswade, for fine fruits of 
Noble and Marguerite. Mr. E. Butts, Leigham Court 
Gardens, Streatham Hill, also received a Cultural Com¬ 
mendation for two dishes of Vicomtesse Herieart de 
Thury, of good size and richly coloured. A like award 
was made to Mr. Will Tayler, Hampton, for dishes of 
Grove End Scarlet, President, and Sir Charles Napier. 
Mr. Geo. Wythes, Syon House, Brentford, showed Sir 
Harry, Sir Joseph Paxton, Noble, Dr. Hogg, and Keen’s 
Seedling. Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, 
exhibited a basket of Sir Joseph Paxton as prepared for 
market. Messrs. J. Peed & Son, Mitcham Road, 
Streatham, had some fine samples of Noble. Mr. 
Webber, Covent Garden, exhibited samples of Straw¬ 
berries as sent up to market from Middlesex, Kent, and 
Dorset. Sir Joseph Paxton and Noble were the two 
leading kinds. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural. 
For sixty years this society has held its midsummer 
exhibition as one of the events in the Commemoration 
programme ; St. John’s New College, Worcester, and 
Trinity each in turn offering their spacious lawns and 
walks for the purpose. Each college has its own 
specific attractions—the old city walls at New College, 
the quaint leafy lime-walk at Trinity, the lovely lake 
and shady walks at Worcester, but St. John’s stands 
prominent as a very suitable locale, its chief points 
being the stately forest trees, expanse of lawn, and its 
flower beds at the present time aglow with a large and 
varied description of herbaceous flowering subjects, the 
general condition of the place beiDg most creditable to 
Mr. H. Fitchett, the college gardener. 
The show was regarded as a floral triumph, the two 
spacious tents beiDg filled to their utmost staging 
capacity with the choicest of Orchids and hot-house 
subjects generally, the vegetable produets being 
arranged alongside the walks skirting the north-east 
lawn. 
In the largest tent (170 ft. by 80 ft.) were grouped 
in masses, very fine specimen Heaths, Aphelexis, 
Boronias, Pimeleas, Hedaromas, Anthuriums, Bougain¬ 
villeas, and other rare species of plants of elephantine 
size ; these came from Mr. Cypher, of Cheltenham, 
Mr. Marriott, of Coventry, and Mr. Mould, of Pewsey, 
in a competition open to all England ; while from the 
local growers were decorative, fancy, Ivy-leaf, tricolor, 
and single and double Pelargoniums, Palms, exotic and 
hardy Ferns, Mosses, Fuchsias, Gloxinias, Begonias, 
and ornamental foliaged plants. Iu the second tent 
was a fair display of Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines, 
Strawberries, Cherries, Melons, and Cucumbers, all 
grown in the neighbourhood ; and one stage was devoted 
to Pinks, Pansies, Ranunculuses, and perennials in 
bunches. But perhaps the generally recognised attrac¬ 
tion lay in the long range of boxes of Roses, of which 
the local growers made a great display, the number of 
separate exhibits reaching thirty. The dinner-table 
decorations (three pieces) were a nice feature, as were 
the bouquets, button-holes, and collections of bouquets. 
A display of Orchids sent by Mr. Whillans, gardener 
to the Duke of Marlborough, occupied a table at the 
end of the big tent, and being effectively arranged and 
fine in quality, they were greatly admired. There were 
capital examples of Dendrobium suavissimum and D. 
Dearii, Cattleya Harrisonise, C. gigas, C. Gaskelliana, 
C. Mossire, C. Mendelii, C. Warneri, Odontoglossum 
crispum, 0. Harryanum, O. citrosmum, 0. hastilabium, 
Cypripedium selligerum majus, C. superbiens, and C. 
grande, Lycaste Deppei, Utrieularia montana, Lselia 
purpurata, L. elegans, Anguloa Ruckerii Brassia 
verrucosa, Calanthe vestita oculata gigantea, Vanda 
teres, and Masdevallia Harryana. These were taste¬ 
fully set up with Ferns, small Palms, &c. 
In the class for nine specimen stove and greenhouse 
plants, Mr. J. Cypher was first with good examples of 
Hedaroma tulipifera, Ixora coccinea, I. Pilgrimi, 
Bougainvillea glabra, Erica tricolor Wilsoni, E. jubana, 
Cattleya Mossiie, Clerodendron Balfourianum, and 
Azalea Prince Albert. Mr. Finch, gardener to 
J. Marriott, Esq., was second with Erica ventricosa 
minor, Bougainvillea glabra, Ixora coccinea minor and 
I. amabilis, Phcenocoma prolifera Barnesii, Dipladenia 
amcena, &c. In the class for six Heaths, open to all, 
Mr. J. T. Mould, nurseryman, Pewsey, was first with 
Erica aristata, E. Cavendishiana, E. Bothwelliana, 
E. ventricosa, E. Kingstoniensis, E. Parmenteriana 
rosea, and E. Fairieana ; Mr. J. Cypher was second. 
In the members’ classes for stove and greenhouse 
and other plants the leading prizes were taken by 
Mr. G. Jacob, Witney ; Mr. C. Jacob, Barton ; Mr. J. 
Mattock, Headington; Mr. R. Price ; Mr. Robins, 
Hartwell House ; Mr. John Walker, Thame ; and Mr. 
J. Johnson, Garsington. While there was nothing 
particularly striking, the subjects generally were of 
good average quality. 
In the open to all class for twenty-four triplets of 
Roses, Mr. J. Mattock was first, and Messrs. E. Cooling 
& Son second, some excellent blooms being staged. 
In the class for twenty-four blooms, single trusses, Mr. 
G. Prince was first, and Mr. J. Mattock second. The 
reader may be sure there were some fine Teas in Mr. 
Prince’s stand. Messrs. Prince and Mattock were also 
first and second in the class for eighteen blooms. Some 
good Roses were also shown by members, Messrs. A. 
Evans, of Marston, and W. Narroway, of Oxford, being 
the leading prize winners. Other cut-flowers included 
Ranunculus, Pyrethrums, Pansies, Pinks, Iris, &c. 
The great feature of the cut flower classes was that for 
twelve bunches of hardy perennials. Mr. R. Price, 
Headington, was first, with a very fine and imposing 
lot set up in massive bunches, the leading subjects 
being Cypripedium spectabile, Delphinium Mad. H. 
Jacotot, Iris barbatus asturicus, Martagon Lily, 
Campanula persicifolia alba, Scabiosa caucasica, 
Heuchera sanguinea, Baptista australis, Onosma taurica, 
Gillenia trifoliata (a pretty hybrid), Dianthus, and a 
fine Preony. Mr. J. Walker, Thame, was agood second, 
having very fine bunches of Papaver nudicaule alba, 
Lathyrus grandiflorus, Stenactis speciosa, a fine bunch 
of Spanish Iris, &c. In the class for six bunches, Mr. 
W. T. Cross was first with a fine example of the purple 
