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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 17, 1894. 
extra trouble taken with his favourite. How often 
do we see suckers from the stocks having it all their 
own way ? While the plants are being lifted an ex¬ 
amination should be made to prevent any suckers 
from escaping detection, and such should be care¬ 
fully removed entirely. 
The planting of dwarf Roses should be low enough 
to cover the junction of scion and stock, and pro¬ 
tection well round the collar should be made against 
frost. We mulch liberally, but cover the manure 
with enough clean soil to prevent nourishment from 
escaping and for appearance sake as well. At many 
places (in Scottish gardens) we have seen Gloire de 
Dijon flowering unusually well during the past 
autumn. It is much improved by judicious lifting. 
— Stirling. 
SEVENOAKS CHRYSANTHEMUM 
SHOW, 
The tenth annual exhibition of Chrysanthemums, 
fruit, and vegetables, was held in the Club Hall, on 
Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 6th and yth, and 
was a great success. There was certainly a falling 
off in the specimen trained plants as regards the 
first division, but it was pleasing to note the keen 
competition for three plants trained or otherwise in 
the second division. Mr. H. Heath, gardener to 
Mrs. Petley, had the best three Japanese, followed 
by Mr. Hilton, gardener to J. Drummond, Esq., 
and Mr. S. Huntley, gardener to the Rev. S. Curties. 
Airs. Hilton had the best three incurved, closely 
followed by Mr. Farmer and Mr. Huntley. 
Groups as usual were the leading feature of the 
show, there being no less than nine put up, all of 
which compared favourably with those of previous 
years. In the first division the best lot came from Air. S. 
Cooke, gardener to De Barri Crawshay, Esq., who 
had quality of bloom as well as effect in arrangement; 
second, Mr. E. Hughes, gardener to J. Dixon, Esq., 
whose flowers were smaller and the plants rather 
closely packed. The third prize lot came from Mr. 
Hancock, gardener to Lord Dunsany, whose group 
was noticeable for the dwarfness of the plants. The 
best groups in the second division were put up by 
Mr. Heath, Air. Read, gardener to Admiral Miller, 
and Mr. Wing. 
Cut flowers were plentiful and of good quality. 
For twelve Japanese, distinct, Mr. E. Hughes was 
first with good blooms of Mdlle. Tberese Rey, 
Madlle. Marie Hoste, and AVaban (fine) ; second, 
Mr. R. Potter, gardener to Sir Mark Collett, Bart., 
whose blooms of Charles Davis, Mdlle. Therese Rey, 
and Mrs. E. W. Parke were very good. For twelve 
Japanese, not less than eight varieties, Mr. S. Cooke 
was first, his best blooms being of E. Molyneux, 
Sunflower, and Mrs. Nesbit ; second, Mr. W. 
Tebay, gardener to Mrs. Ryecroft, his best blooms 
being E. Molyneux and Sunflower. For twelve 
incurved distinct Mr. A. Gibson, gardener to T. F. 
Burnaby-Atkins, Esq., was first with a rather poor 
stand, the blooms being very flat; second, Mr. 
Hughes, who would have been easy first had he 
taken the trouble to properly cup the blooms. For 
twelve, not less than eight varieties, Mr. S. Cooke 
vas first, followed by Mr. W. Tebay. Mr. H. 
ath had the best twelve Japanese in the second 
'on, followed by Mr. T. Emery, gardener to G. 
C. Esq. 
h. fruit was poorly represented, there being 
very fe ’-ies ; what there was, however, was very 
good. 1 \. Edwards, gardener to G. Field, Esq., 
had the be ^ars, showing in good form Beurre 
Bachelier anu une du Comice ; second, Mr. R. 
Potter ; third, A. Hatton, gardener to Mrs. 
Swanzy. Mr. i Potter had the best kitchen 
Apples, followed by Mr. R. Edwards; and Mr. 
Edwards had the best dessert Apples, followed by 
Mr. Potter and Mr. T. Hughes, gardener to W. O. 
Dodgson, Esq. 
The class for table decorations, bouquets, sprays, 
etc., was well filled, Messrs. A. Reeve, B. Bolton, 
C. Buckland, and AV. Bartlett being the most 
successful. Collections of vegetables were both 
numerous and good, Mr. R. Edwards being the most 
successful in the professional classes. There was a 
splendid competition for three bunches of Black 
Grapes, the best coming from Mr. R. Potter; 
second, Mr. Hilling, gardener to H. E. Gordon, 
Esq., Ightham. Mr. S. Ryder, gardener to C. 
Young, Esq., staged a group of Orchids (not for 
competition), which comprised numerous varieties 
of Cattleya labiata, the beautiful C. aurea, Cypripe- 
dium insigne, and Odontoglossum crispum, which 
was highly commended by the judges. Poinsettias, 
with their brilliant scarlet bracts, were well shown 
by Mr. G. Latter and Mr. Hatton. The decoration 
of the stage was carried out by Mr. F. Seale, and 
was most artistically done. 
BRIGHTON CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. 
A very good show was held by the Brighton and 
Sussex “ New ” Horticultural Society on the 6th and 
7th inst., though we did not see many stands of 
special excellence, the competition was very close 
and all were fairly uniform in quality. In groups 
and plants there was little to choose between the 
prize-winners. Mr. H. Head, The Drive Nursery, 
Brighton, was first for a group, and had remarkably 
good blooms upon his plants. The second prize 
group from Mr. J. Hill, gardener to Marriage Wallis, 
Esq., AVithdean, was better arranged, but the 
individual flowers were weaker. Mr. Fairs, gar¬ 
dener to R. Clowes, Esq., Hassocks, was first in a 
smaller group with a very bright lot. 
Twelve plants arranged with Ferns, etc., was a 
strongly contested class, Mr. J. Miles, of Victoria 
Nursery, Brighton, being first; and Mr. Turner, 
gardener to Sir Greville Smythe, Hove, a close 
second. Mr. W. J. Austin, Hove, was first for a 
group in the amateur's division, but was closely run 
by Mr. A. E. Coleman. Mr. E. Aleachin was 
awarded first for four standards, and Mr. Hill, 
second; but the last-named was first for four 
pyramids, and also for a specimen of the same form. 
The first prize for a specimen dwarf also went to 
Mr. Hill. 
Cut Flowers:—In a class for thirty-six Japanese, 
there was a much stronger competition than usual, 
and the judges had a hard task before them. Mr. 
Martin Standing, gardener to Mrs. Joad, Worthing, 
was first; and Mr. W. Neville, gardener to Mr. Flight, 
Twyford, Berks, madeacapital second. In Air. Wells' 
third prize stand we noted several new varieties. Mr. 
Standing was also first for twenty-four Japanese ; Mr. 
Hopkins, gardener to Mrs. Thornton, High Cross, 
Framfield, making a good second. Air. A. Payne, 
gardener to Mrs. Ernald Smith, Emsworth, was first 
for twenty-four incurved, and Mr. J. R. Heasman, 
second. In a strong class for twelve Japanese, Mr. 
Horscroft, gardener to T. Potter Esq., Ardingly, and 
Mr. Elphick, gardener to Major Hardman, 
Haywards Heath, were very close for first and 
second, the prizes going in the order named. Air. 
F. Suter, gardener to T.Lascelles Esq..Chichester, was 
first for twelve incurved, and Mr. Heasman, first for 
Anemone-flowered. Among sixteen competitions for 
six Japanese, Mr. Emery, Eastbourne, was a good 
first. Mr. M. Standing won with Avalanche. Mr. 
Horscroft with Sunflower, and Mr. Hopkins with 
Viviand Morel, in their respective classes. 
Miscellaneous exhibits were very good, and consisted 
of Primulas, Cyclamen, Vegetables and many more. 
Among these we must give notice to a fine lot of 
fruit, table plants and Orchids from Messrs. Balchin 
& Sons of Brighton and Hassocks. 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS, 
By John Fraser, F.L.S., Kew. 
Oncidium pulvinatum.—The quantity of flowers 
which this graceful species produces is a great 
feature in its favour; but an equally interesting 
feature is that it flowers almost at any period of the 
year, according to circumstances, and although spring 
is apparently the natural season, plants will flower 
in summer and also late in autumn, as we recently 
noted in the collection of Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 
Chelsea. The flowers are of medium size and pro¬ 
duced in panicles of great length, the whole scape 
measuring 3 ft. or 4 ft. The base of the sepals and 
petals is brown or barred with brown. The lip is 
paler yellow and spotted with brown, but it is rather 
curious in being concave on each side of the crest, 
which resembles a pincushion on a small scale, and 
which originally suggested the specific name. 
A hybrid Anguloa.—The name Anguloa 
Madouxiana has been given to a hybrid which 
flowered last year in the houses of L'Horticulture 
Internationale, Brussels. By an inadvertence of a 
young gardener the names of the parents were lost, 
but they are believed to be A. Riickeri and A. 
uniflora. The scape is almost a foot high, indepen¬ 
dently of the flower which is intermediate between 
those species. The interior is ornamented with 
lively red lines arranged in concentric lines like the 
arcs of a circle. By some curious coincidence 
another plant flowered some days later in an 
importation of A. uniflora, and though paler in 
colour the structure was the same, but such as to 
forbid the idea of its being a variety of the last- 
named species. It is figured in the Lindenia, pi. 434, 
where the opinion expressed is that the imported 
plant is a natural hybrid. 
M i Ito n i a L u bbe rsiana — Several of the Aliltonias 
are not very common in cultivation, and that under 
notice is one of the rarest. It is much after the 
style of M. Clowesii in habit, and bears a number of 
flowers on a scape. The sepals and petals are pale 
yellow heavily marked with numerous, amalgamated, 
dull purple blotches, and are purple at the base. 
The lip is creamy-white and deep purple at the base, 
with two darker purple lines upon the disc. AA T e 
saw it in flower recently with Messrs. J. Veitch & 
Sons, Chelsea. The species is chiefly to be recom¬ 
mended on account of its flowering at a late period 
of the year when variety is highly desirable. Its 
rarity is another feature in its favour. 
Cattleya superba.—The usual flowering period 
of this species is July and August, but a plant may 
be seen in this stage in the nursery of Alessrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. The scapes about a foot 
long bear three flowers each, and which are fragrant. 
The sepals and petals are rosy-purple suffused with 
a lighter shade, and the latter are elliptic in outline 
and wavy. The lower portions of the three-lobed 
lip are magenta-purple, but the lamina is crimson- 
purple. The large piece now flowering is grown in a 
basket suspended from the roof. The secret of 
flowering this species is to grow it in the warm 
house, where the temperature should range pretty 
high while growth is being made. During this 
period it should be supplied with an abundance of 
moisture, but kept cooler and more airy when in 
bloom. 
Carrots. 
Those who took the precaution to make a sowing of 
these about the latter end of July will now have 
plenty of nice young roots to draw from, and as such 
are far more appreciated than the overgrown ones 
that were sown in April or Alay, no place ought to 
be without them. The ground between the rows 
ought now to be sprinkled with some finely-sifted 
leaf soil to help to ward off the frost, as by this 
means they will be kept fresh and in good condition 
till February or March, by which time those sown 
on a hot-bed will be ready for use. Hot-beds are 
easily made at this season of the year where there 
are plenty of leaves. These, however, if allowed to 
remain on the ground for any length of time usually 
contain a quantity of insects’ eggs, and, on that 
account, should be subjected to a good fermentation 
before being made up into a bed. Instead of mixing 
stable litter with them in the usual way cover the 
heap with a sufficient thickness to raise a heat of 
about 130° Fahr., there will be but little fear of any¬ 
thing in the shape*of insect life being alive after¬ 
wards. If the soil intended to be used could also be 
heated in the same manner, this would save much 
trouble afterwards, for with the gentle warmth of a 
hot-bed, the eggs of snails are hatched while the 
plants are small and tender; they soon make head¬ 
way, clearing whole lights off before they are well 
through the soil. 
AVhen the hot-beds are made, a sufficient thick¬ 
ness of mould should be put on, not only for the 
roots to grow in, but to prevent too great a heat 
from coming in contact with them. Carrots do not 
require a high temperature to cause them to grow 
rapidly ; they, however, like a light rich soil to induce 
them to make a free, clean growth, and, unless this 
can be obtained naturally, sand and other materials 
must be added to make it so. It must be borne in 
mind when making a hot-bed at this time of the year 
that it is necessary to use more material in forming 
it than would be required in spring, for it will be 
required to retain the heat much longer. If made 
4 ft. in depth at the back and three at the front, this 
will be found none too much. AVhen made, the frame 
should be put on covering the inside with at least 
6 in. of soil. AVe prefer sowing the seeds in drills 
about 2 in. apart, as this saves much trouble when 
thinning; plenty of seed should also be used in case 
some of the plants should be ate off by the snails. 
