September &, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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The undermentioned Orchids were certificated by 
the Royal Horticultural Society, at the Agricultural 
Hall, Islington on the 29th ult:— 
Habenaria carnea. 
Few of the numerous species of Habenaria are 
cultivated, but those few are indeed very beautiful. 
H. carnea takes this proud rank, for the large 
flowers are of extreme delicacy and beauty. The 
larger leaves are confined to the root, lying upon the 
surface of the compost in which the plant is grown. 
They are oblong-oval and of a glaucous green with a 
velvety flush, spotted all over with grey. The scape 
is 10 in. to 12 in. high, with a raceme of about seven 
flowers, and bears small amplexicaul leaves along 
most of its length. The upper sepal is small and 
concave, while the lateral ones are roundly ovate 
and blunt. The lip, the largest and most striking 
organ of the flower, is deeply three-lobed, the 
lateral lobes being obliquely triangular and the 
middle one reniform and emarginate. All parts in¬ 
cluding the column are of a delicate flesh colour. 
The spur is slender, thickened at the end, two or 
three times bent, 2 in. to sin. long, and amber 
yellow. First-class Certificate. The exhibitors were 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. 
Aerides Ballantinianum aureum. 
A PLANT of this about 12 in. high bore a long, 
pendulous or arching raceme of flowers. The upper 
sepal is oval, and the lateral ones roundly ovate, 
while the petals are similar to the upper sepal. All 
are of a delicate blush hue. The three-lobed lip is 
closely infolded over the column and is of a clear 
yellow, spotted with purple. The stout conical spur 
is curved forward, and of a shining greenish-yellow, 
spotted with red. Award of Merit. It was exhibited 
by Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Cypripedium Sander-superbiens. 
As the name is meant to indic.ite, this is a hybrid 
between C. Sanderianum and C. superbiens. The 
oblong leaves are marbled with a deeper green, and 
about 6 in. long. The scape is two-flowered as far 
as the present progress of the plant discloses. The 
upper sepal is oblong-obovate, and greenish with 
deep purple nerves more or less broken up into 
spots in some cases. The petals are about 4 in. long, 
oblong-lanceolate, spreading for some way, then 
decurved, and heavily spotted with crimson on a 
greenish-white ground. The lip is like that of C. 
superbiens, large and deep purple. The staminode 
is netted with pale green veins. Award of Merit. 
The exhibitor was Norman C. Cookson, Esq , Oak- 
wood, Wylam-on-Tyne. 
Cypripedium Edwardi. 
The parentage of this hybrid was not stated, but 
C. Fairieanum or some of the hybrids derived from 
it must have been one of the parents, as the petals 
plainly indicate. The upper sepal is broadly ovate, 
suffused with purple all over, and lined with greenish 
brown on a white ground. The petals are sharply 
declinate like those of C. Fairieanum with numerous 
longitudinal lines of crimson spots on a whitish 
ground, except the margins, which are purple and 
dotted with crimson. The lip is greenish, suffused 
and netted with dull purple. On the whole it is a 
beautiful Cypripedium. Award of Merit. The 
exhibitor was T. Statter, Esq. (gardener, Mr. R. 
Johnson), Stand Hall, Manchester. 
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IHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN. 
Gloxinias. —As the later batches go out of bloom, 
retain only the best varieties and which were duly 
marked while in their best condition. Such a range 
of fine varieties are now obtainable from seed that it 
is useless retaining, for future use, any but the best 
varieties of each batch. Consign the remainder to 
the rubbish heap at once, and so save their room and 
the trouble of taking care of them. Gradually with¬ 
hold water from those retained till they gradually 
ripen off. An intermediate house or pit would be the 
place to store them for winter. 
Adiantums. —While it is desirable that all Ferns 
should receive a maximum of light at this time of 
the year, and less atmospheric moisture, this is even 
more desirable in the case of Adiantums many of 
which are ill adapted to pass the winter without 
getting brown and shabby if their fronds are thin 
and soft through over-shading, too much atmospheric 
moisture, and deficient ventilation. 
Clerodendron Balfourianum.—Pot plants will 
now derive great advantage if their stems are untied 
from the framework on which they are tied, and 
elevated on wires or pieces of twine so that they can 
be brought up near the glass where they can enjoy a, 
maximum of light, and thereby harden and ripen off 
their wood. It is undesirable to dry them off by 
withholding water. Nor should they be kept in too 
low a temperature. 
Clerodendnon fallax.—Well-grown plants of this 
useful old-fashioned subject will now prove very 
serviceable in the conservatory, especially if it is 
kept at an intermediate temperature. To sustain 
the plants in flower as long as possible, give them 
weak supplies of liquid manure occasionally, and 
remove those flowers that show signs of damping. 
Gardenias.—After theplantshave completed their 
growth, they derive material advantage by being 
kept cool and freely ventilated for a few .weeks. 
The buds become plumped up and more readily 
respond to forcing operations when brought into 
heat. 
Hyacinths.—The general stock of bulbs may 
now be potted up unless they are intended for 
unusually late flowering. Stand them out of doors 
on a bed of ashes, and cover with coco-nut fibre by 
preference, as it admits the sun heat better, and does 
not injure the bulbs as ashes sometimes do, owing to 
poisonous ingredients they contain. 
Richardias.—The rhizomes that were planted 
out for the summer months should soon be lifted and 
potted up. They have been making steady but good 
growth for sometime past and should be developing 
strong flowering crowns. 
Early Chrysanthemums.—Those who adopt 
the system of growing their plants, intended for the 
conservatory, out of doors, should now lift them 
with a good ball of soil and pot them up. Shade 
for a day or two if the sun is bright and they will 
soon recover from the check their roots received in 
planting. They can then be transferred to the 
greenhouse or conservatory as they commence 
blooming. 
Pinks.—Ground should be prepared for Pinks so 
that the rooted cuttings may be planted out the first 
week of October. This will give them time to get 
established before winter sets in. 
Peaches.—See that the borders of early houses 
are kept well watered in cases where the lights have 
been kept on; this might be seen to, whatever may 
have been the amount of ventilation, as the rain we 
have had in most districts has not been sufficient for 
the trees. All useless wood should be cut out in 
succession houses so as to expose the remainder to 
the ripening influences of light and air. Such trees 
as require root-pruning or transplanting should have 
this operation performed sometime during this month 
and before the leaves fall. 
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QUGSnOOS ADD AD^OJeR?. 
Names of Fruits. — E. H. A.: i. White Doyenne ; 
2, Knight’s Monarch; 151, 177, Beurre de Capiamont; 
155, not recognised; 156, Uvedale’s St. Germain; 
162, Emile D’Heyst; 164, Comte de Lamy.— Anxious: 
I, Beurre d’Amanlis ; 2, Uvedale’s St. (lermain ; 3, 
Beurre Superfin ; 4, Fondante d’Autumne; 5, 
Gravenstein ; 6, Duchess of Oldenburg.— E. Andrew : 
1, Kentish Fillbasket; 2, Golden Noble ; 3. Court 
Pendu Plat; 4, not recognised.—£. A. : Vicar of 
Winkfield. 
Royal Horticultural Society’s Examinations. 
—A. E.: The society’s examination for this year is 
passed, and we have no knowledge of a second one. 
You can obtain all particulars from the secretary of 
the society, 117, Victoria Street, S.W. 
Names of Plants.— Delta : The large leaf is that 
of the London Plane (Platanus orientalis acerifolia), 
the other is Costmary (Tanacetum Balsamita).— 
D. if.; Burlingtonia Candida, or, more correctly, 
Rodriguezia Candida.—if. K.: 1, Lavatera trimestris ; 
2, Malope trifida grandiflora ; 3, Lavatera trimestris 
alba ; 4, Mentzelia aurea ; 5, Solidago canadensis ; 
6, Pentstemon campanulatus. 
Yellow Gnaphalium. — Michael Cuthbertson: Heli- 
chrysum is the proper name of the flowers you send, 
and we fail to see wherein they differ from those of 
H. arenarium. The flower heads are cleaner and 
softer in colour than when grown in this country, 
and they may further have undergone some treat¬ 
ment to bleach them and make them look clean and 
more attrative for commercial purposes. Such being 
the case, we should doubt of their being entitled to 
rank as a separate variety. We think you would be 
able to get it from Messrs. Vilmorin, Andrieux & 
Co., 4, Quai de la M6gisserie, Paris. Send a speci- 
, men, and if it is really a different variety, the seeds¬ 
men named would be likely to know. 
Irish Yews — Delta : You can transplant your 
trees in October or early in November provMed we 
have sufficient rain by that time to fairly soak the 
ground. At present it is too dry for transplanting 
anything with any degree of safety. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
James Douglas, Edenside,, Great Bookham, 
Surrey.—Carnations, Picotees, and Auriculas. 
J. & R. Thyne, 83, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow. — 
Bulbs for 1893. 
Robert Veitch & Sons, 54, High Street, Exeter. 
—Dutch Bulbs. 
Dobie & Dicks, 62, Deansgate, Manchester.— 
Dutch Bulbs. 
Louis Paillet, Vallee de Chatenay, near Paris.— 
Special Trade List. 
Edward Webb & Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge.— 
Bulb Catalogue for 1893. 
Benjamin Soddy, 243, Walworth Road, London, 
S.E.—Winter and Spring flowering bulbs. 
Charles Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough. — 
Dutch and other choice Bulbous Roots. 
W. P. Laird & Sinclair, Dundee.—Dutch Flower 
Roots, &c. 
Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C.— 
Dutch, Cape, and Californian Bulbs, &c. 
W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, Devon.—Dutch and 
other Flower Roots. Seeds for autumn sowing. 
G. W. Piper, Uckfield, Sussex.—Descriptive 
Catalogue of Roses. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
September ^th, 1893. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a slow demand for 
Trifolium incarnatum at easier rates. Winter 
Tares, owing to short short supplies are dearer. Rye 
is steady. Mustard and Rape unchanged. Rye¬ 
grasses firm. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
September 6 th, 1893. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. 
Apples.per bushel i o 6 o 
Cobbs, per loo lb. 30 0 
Grapes, per lb. 0916 
Peaches ... per dozen 16 60 
s. d. s. d 
Plums.J sieve 1626 
Melons.each 06 10 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael's, each 26 60 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 30 60 
Beans, French, perlb. 04 06 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 30 40 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 50 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 04 08 
Endive, French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
s. d, s. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 20 30 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 16 
Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch o 6 
Radishes... per dozen i 6 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Spinach ... per strike 4 0 
Tomatos. perlb. 06 09 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. % d 
Arum Lilies, izblms. 20 40 
Asters, doz. buns. 30 60 
Bcuvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations...per doz. 10 20 
doz. bunches. 40 80 
Chrysanthemumsdzbn4 090 
doz. blooms.o 620 
Cornflowers, dz. bun. 16 30 
Eucharis ...per doz. 10 30 
Gardenias 12 blooms 20 40 
Heliotropes,i2 sprays 04 06 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 20 60 
Lilium speciosum 
doz. blooms 10 20 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs.4 060 
I I. d, X. d 
\ Marguetites, 12 bun. 20 40 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 03 10 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 20 40 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 06 09 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 20 40 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 16 40 
Primula, double, bun. 06 10 
Red Roses, doz. bhs. 30 60 
[ Roses, yellow, dozen 20 40 
I — Red.doz. blms. 10 16 
— Safifrano...per doz. 1620 
— Tea.per dozen 06 20 
Stephanotis,dz.sprays 20 30 
Tuberoses, per doz 04 06 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
X. d, X. d. 
Asters, doz pots. 40 60 
Balsams .per doz. 20 60 
Campanula,per doz. 60 90 
Chrysanthemumsdoz. 4 0 12 o 
Cissus discolor...each 16 26 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 0 36 o 
Dracaena viridis,doz. 9 0 18 0 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 80 
X. d. X d. 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Fuchsia .per doz. 30 60 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 0 18 0 
Ivy Geraniums...doz. 40 60 
Liliums, various, per 
doz.12 0 24 0 
Marguerites, perdoz. 60120 
Mignonette, per doz. 40 60 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 o 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 0 
Pelagoniums sclt. dz. 20 40 
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Aerides Ballantinianum 
aureum.25 
Aquarium Flower Show.22 
Arboriculture, English.15 
Brighton Flower Show .22 
Cauliflowers about .22 
Chrysanthemums, seedling 17 
Cypripedium Edwardi.25 
Cypripedium niveum var ,..24 
Cypripedium Sander-super- 
biens .25 
Dahlias, new .18 
Dahlia Show, the National 19 
Exacum affine.24 
Ficus australis .17 
Fingers and Toes.22 
Flowers for dry Soils.19 
Gardener’s Calendar .25 
Gloxinia, a blue.24 
Habenaria carnea.25 
Herbaceous Border, the .18 
Lslia pumila praestans ..24 
PAGE 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society .16 
Nephrolepis rufescens 
tripinatifida.24 
New South Wales, notes 
from .17 
Oncidium Lanceanum.....24 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 24 
Orchids from Birdhill.24 
Peristeria elata .24 
Phloxes, notes on.16 
Plants, new, certificated.20 
Rose Vervain.24 
Roses, Tea-scented . rj 
Rosery, the .17 
Ruellia macrantha.. 22 
Sea Lavender .20 
Sunflowers .35 
Tecoma Smitbii.17 
Tomatos at Reading.18 
Tree Planters, remarkable...17 
Violet?, Marie Louise .23 
World's Fair Notes .20 
