September 23, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
57 
The Orchids described below were exhibited at the 
meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society on the 
12th inst. and received certificates according to 
merit. 
Cypnipedium Aphrodite. 
The seed parent of this hybrid was C. niveum, and 
while its influence is quite apparent in the progeny, 
the latter derives its great vigour from C. Lawrencea- 
num, the pollen parent. The upper sepal is oblate 
and white, with pale purple nerves, tinted with 
green at the base only, and the nerves radiating a 
short distance from it. The obovate-spathulate 
petals are white and marked with purple dots 
arranged in lines and suffused with purple towards 
the edges. The lip also is dotted and suffused with 
purple on a white ground. The reniform staminode 
is netted with green in the centre. The scape of the 
plant shown by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, 
bore two flowers, and was about i6 in. high. The 
oblong deep green leaves are tessellated with 
yellowish-green Altogether it is a beautiful, choice, 
vigorous growing hybrid, and received a First-class 
Certificate. 
Laelio-Cattleya Epicasta. 
So far as botanical classification goes, we must 
regard this as a bigeneric hybrid. Laelia pumila was 
the seed parent determining the dwarf habit of the 
plant, while the flowers have greatly gained in size 
through the influence of Cattleya Warscewiczii, 
which was the pollen bearer. The pseudo-bulbs 
are only 2 in. to 4 in. long at present, slender, 
spindle-shaped, and one-flowered. The lanceolate 
leaf is also solitary The sepals and the ovate 
petals are of a soft lilac-purple. The tube of the lip 
is similarly coloured, with a bifid, undulated, and 
crisped deep purple lamina. The interior of the 
tube is purple along the centre, and orange at the 
sides. Award of Merit. The exhibitors were 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Laelio-Cattleya Nysa. 
In this case the seed bearer was Laelia crispa, while 
the pollen parent was Cattleya Warscewiczii. The 
petals are ovate, acute, crisped, reflexed at the sides, 
showing the influence of the seed parent, and of a 
beautiful soft blush-lilac, as are the sepals. The 
tube of the lip and the apical portion of the side 
lobes are white ; but the large, bifid, undulated, and 
crisped lamina is crimson-purple with a lilac edge, 
and the deeper colour extending on to the side lobes. 
The interior of the tube is crimson and yellow on 
the sides. The pseudo-bulbs at present are 9 in. to 
12 in. high. Award of Merit. The exhibitors were 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Cyppipedium Clotilde Moens. 
This has been obtained from C. Leeanum, itself a 
hybrid and C. Haynaldianum, so that three species 
are concerned in the parentage. The form of the 
flowers and their colour take after C. Leeanum, but 
as the tall scape bore three flowers we have evidence 
of C. Haynaldianum. The upper sepal is obovate 
and white, faintly suffused with purple, and green at 
the very base with brown spots ; the midrib is deep 
purple, recalling C. Spicerianum. The blunt, linear 
petals are half twisted round, pale purple in the 
upper half, and spotted with purple on a yellow 
ground on the lower half, recalling C. Haynaldianum. 
The lip is pale brown. Award of Merit. The 
exhibitor was M. Linden, L’Horticulture Interna¬ 
tionale, Parc Leopold, Brussels. 
Cypripedium Oeno-superbiens. 
The leaves of this hybrid are oblong, channelled, 
carinate, and of a deep shining green. The one- 
flowered scape is about a foot high. The upper 
sepal is broadly ovate and heavily spotted with 
crimson-brown in lines npon a white ground tinted 
with green ; the broad edges are white, and inside of 
this is a pale suffused purple band. In these respects 
it recalls C. Oenanthum, which was the seed parent. 
The spathulate petals are purple except at the base, 
where they are yellowish and spotted with blackish- 
crimson on the lower half. The large lip is of a 
deep purple with a yellow edge. The reniform 
staminode is yellow with a few green reticulations in 
the centre. The pollen parent was C. superbiens, 
and both are expressed in the name. Award of 
Merit. The exhibitor was Sir Trevor Lawrence, 
Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. White), Burford Lodge, 
Dorking. 
Cypripedium Leonae. 
The seed parent -ef this hybrid was C. insigne 
Chantini, and the pollen bearer C. callosum. The 
oblong, channelled leaves are of a dull green, 
slightly tessellated with a darker hue. The scape of 
the plant shown by H. S. Leon, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
Alex Hislop), Bletchley I’ark, Bucks, was i ft. high 
and two-flowered. The upper sepal is ovate and 
greenish-yellow on the lower two-thirds and white 
upwards. The veins are of a deeper green and 
spotted, while the sides are suffused with purple. 
The spathulate, declining sepals are pale shining 
brown and ciliated with black hairs on the edges. 
The lip is of a deep shining brown netted with 
purplish veins. The blooms as a whole have a bold 
appearance although not highly coloured. Award of 
Merit. 
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LAW NOTES. 
A Caution to Exhibitors. —In the small debt court 
at Hawick, Thomas Martin, joiner. Loan, Hawick, 
recently sued John Ruthven, Allars Crescent, 
Hawick, for ;^2o restricted to £12 in name of damages 
in respect that he alleged that defender had mali¬ 
ciously, falsely, and calumniously lodged an objection 
with the Secretary of the Hawick Garden Allotments 
Horticultural Society against him for unfair practices 
in the medal competition at the Society's show in 
Town Hall on 5th August, in consequence of which 
the committee of management had declared the 
prizes won by pursuer (including the silver medal) 
forfeited, and had expelled him from the society, 
whereby the pursuer had seriously suffered in his 
feelings and reputation. Martin brought a second 
action against the Society for £12 damages, and a 
third action also against the Society for £2 is. 6d.— 
the value of his prizes. 
Thomas Martin, pursuer, deponed that Ruthven’s 
charge against him, or the inference of his charge, 
was that he had got Pentstemons from Mr. Wood, 
Summerfield Nursery, which he exhibited as his own 
growing, which accusation he repudiated. Evidence 
having been given by Mr. G. Wood and his son, Mr. 
Ruthven and a youth named Fisher, Sheriff- 
Substitute Speirs said he had heard quite enough to 
enable him to make up his mind. He did not think 
it was for him to interfere with the decision of the 
committee. They had John Wood’s statement that 
he offered to send the Pentstemons to the pursuer, 
Martin, thinking they might be of some use to him 
for the show, evidently intending they should be 
shown if he wanted them. It was a dishonest sug¬ 
gestion on Wood’s part, and he was sorry that 
Martin did not at once scout the idea of having 
anything to do with them, but he neither answered 
yes nor no. From the way he spoke to the boy 
Fisher it was evident he expected these flowers, and 
there was not doubt he was annoyed when the 
flowers came in a rather withered state. He 
thought it would be very injudicious and wrong of 
him to interfere with the committee’s decision. 
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WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN. 
Clerodendron Balfouri. —Pot plants of this 
must not be left much longer in a house where the 
temperature falls below 50° at night, or they will 
suffer by the loss of branches or roots. This will 
become more evident in spring, when the plants are 
being started into fresh growth. 
Epiphyllums. —Where these are grown in 
quantity, a few of the more forward may be intro¬ 
duced to heat, so as to get them into flower by the 
end of next month, or earlier, according to the stage 
of advancement of the buds. 
Coleus. —Cuttings should now be put in to root of 
all the kinds it is intended to grow for another year. 
After they show signs of having taken, and likely to 
form roots, the old ones may be thrown away when 
they cease to be of service in the conservatory or 
greenhouse. 
Celosias.— The later batches of Celosia pyrami- 
dalis should still receive plenty of attention, for they 
will come in very serviceable during the next two 
months when Chrysanthemums are the most abun¬ 
dant, and other flowers are by no means over 
plentiful. If put into a somewhat warmer place 
forthwith, it will help them to develope good heads 
of bloom. 
Pelargoniums. —The later batches of the show 
and fancy class should now be breaking freely. The 
ball should be reduced, and the plants put into 
smaller sized pots to let them get established before 
cold weather sets in. 
Chinese Primulas. —The earliest batches should 
now be in 48-size pots, and growing away in cold 
frames, which may soon be made to face the south, 
or immediately, if it is desired to bring them on 
rapidly to make an autumn display in the houses. 
Late batches should forthwith be put into 60-size 
pots and slowly grown for spring blooming. The old 
Alba plena should now be housed under favourable 
conditions if not already done. 
Calceolarias. —Prick off seedlings that are yet 
in the seed pans before they become crowded and 
drawn ; for nothing is more detrimental to the wel¬ 
fare and success of the plants than neglect during 
their earlier stages of development. Keep them as 
cool as possible, well ventilated, and exposed to light 
by proximity to the glass. 
Camellias. —Preparations should be made for 
housing the pot plants in the open air at an early 
date. If they are affected with scale in any way, 
have the leaves and young stems sponged with soft 
soap and water, or Gishurst compound, to remove 
the insects, or the foliage will get black and dirty 
long before winter is over. 
Vineries. —Late Grapes, such as Gros Colraan, 
Lady Downs, and Alicantes, are now pretty well 
coloured up, and although a good shading of leaves 
has hitherto been favourable to the colouring pro¬ 
cess of the black sorts, a little more exposure would 
not be amiss as the sun wanes in power. Lateral 
growths may therefore be removed to admit of a 
freer play of air about the bunches. In establish¬ 
ments where the Grapes are cut and bottled after a 
time, Gros Colman should not be cut till the leaves 
have dropped from the vines, for they continue to 
derive benefit and improve in quality upon the vines 
long after colouration has been finished. The earliest 
vines, particularly those in pots, intended for the 
production of ripe fruit by the end of April or the 
beginning of May, should now be thoroughly ripened 
off, and be pruned so that they may rest quietly till 
the first week in November, when the house should 
be closed. 
Cabbages. —In recently trenched or otherwise 
prepared ground, it will now be possible to transplant 
and establish the seedlings from the seed beds for 
spring and early summer use. The remnant of seed¬ 
lings may be transferred to a bed and planted at 3 in. 
or 4 in. apart each way, for subsequent planting in 
spring for a later crop, and also to fill up blanks that 
may occur during the winter months in the main 
plantation. 
Cauliflower.— -In making a plantation of Cauli¬ 
flower under hand-glasses, two feet of space should be 
left between every two rows, and 12 in. to 18 in. be¬ 
tween the lights for the accommodation of the tops 
when removed in favourable weather. Four or five 
plants are quite sufficient for each light, for to use 
more is detrimental to the plants themselves. Those 
seedlings intended for preservation through the 
winter, will soon be ready for transferring to frames. 
In all cases the lights should be left off after the 
plants are established, till the approach of severe 
frost. 
Quescions sno snsiceRS. 
Select Dahlias.— TAos. Wright-. Good exhibition 
varieties are Duke of Fife, scarlet; Richard Dean, 
rich dark purple; Primrose Dame, clear yellow; 
John Walker, white ; Mrs. Gladstone, flesh ; Shirley 
Hibberd, maroon-crimson; William Keith, dark 
crimson; and Glowworm, scarlet. A handsome 
edged variety is John Bennett, yellow, and edged 
with orange-scarlet. Good fancy sorts are Mrs. 
Saunders, soft yellow, and tipped with white; 
Grand Sultan, yellow, striped and mottled with 
crimson ; and Peacock, crimson-purple, tipped with 
white. That completes the dozen. Others might 
be given such as Gloire de Lyon, a larger white than 
John Walker, but many of the blooms come de¬ 
formed ; Crimson King, crimson-scarlet ; Maud 
Fellows, pinkish-lilac ; Mrs. Kendell, white, edged 
with rose-purple. The following twelve pompons 
are very neat and handsome, namely ;—White Aster, 
white; Isabel, scarlet; Ariel, buff-yellow; Fairy 
Tales, primrose; Whisper, primrose and tipped 
red ; Darkness, maroon ; Ernest, maroon-crimson ; 
Lady Blanche, white ; Eurydice, pinkish-lilac and 
purple edge; Irene, flesh and crimson edge; Cecil, 
red, tipped white ; and Sovereign, yellow. The last 
three named are new, and would probably be some¬ 
what expensive for a year or two. 
Grapes Shrivelling.— Wm. Thomas : The Grapes 
you send are suffering from two evils. In the first 
place the roots have been suffering for want of water 
while in active growth, and the berries are now 
shrivelling through _shanking. The skin of the 
