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THE GARDENING WORLD 
May 4 , 1895. 
elliptic, broad, slightly crisped towards the apex, and 
if anything of a darker and uniform purple. The lip 
has a funnel-shaped purple tube, closely wrapped 
round the column ; the lamina is rich purple tinted 
with crimson at the base reminding one of the colour 
of Cattleya Lawrenceana. The throat is white and 
the interior of the tube deep purple. Altogether it is 
the most distinct and beautiful hybrid of this class 
that has appeared for some time and was much 
admired by the visitors. First-class Certificate. 
Exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Cattleya citrina.—The golden yellow, fleshly 
and waxy looking flowers of this Mexican species as 
well as their delicious fragrance are well known to all 
Orchid growers, and almost as many are familiar 
with the failures in growing the plant. A healthy bit 
on a block of wood bearing several flowers, was 
exhibited by H. Grinling, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. 
Rapley), Harrow Weald House, Middlesex. First- 
class Certificate. 
Dendrobium fimbriatum superbum. Nov. 
va y. —The flowers of this variety are notable for the 
great breadth of their sepals and petals, the latter 
being oblong-obovate and finely fringed at the mar¬ 
gin ; all are orange-yellow. The deeply and finely 
fringed lip is golden-yellow, deepening to orange at 
the base. The flower as a whole is also very large. 
Award of Merit. Exhibited by Geo. Marshall, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. Johnson), Claremont House, 
Grimsby. 
Lycaste trifoliata.—The pseudo-bulbs of this 
species are quadrangular, 6 in. long and lose their 
leaves which appear again on the young shoots about 
the time the plant is in flower. The sepals are 
oblong, pale green and several inches long, but the 
lateral ones are falcate and approach one another. 
The much shorter petals are recurved above the 
middle and white. The lip has small, white, lateral 
lobes and a long claw reaching into the spur-like 
process; the middle lobe is ovate, revolute at the 
tip, deeply fringed and white; the crest is also 
ivory white. Award of Merit. Exhibited by Messrs W. 
L. Lewis & Co., Southgate. 
Dendrobium Hillebrandii. —Before the flowers 
make their appearance, this species reminds one of 
D. nobile in the stems and leaves. The flowers are 
also similar in appearance but have twisted white 
sepals and petals. They are borne in clusters of two 
or three along the stems. The lip is deep greenish- 
yellow at the base and creamy-white towards the 
apex. A very large, and most floriferous specimen 
with stems 2 ft. to 3 ft. high was exhibited by Baron 
Schroder (gardener, Mr. H. Ballantine), The Dell, 
Egham. Award of Merit. 
Cypripedium Gowerianum magnificum. Nov. 
vay .—The parents of the typical form were C. 
Lawrencianum and C. Curtisii, the latter being the 
pollen parent. The variety under notice has beauti¬ 
ful light green leaves tessellated thinly with darker 
markings recalling C. Lawrencianum. The upper 
sepal is large and dark purple with nearly black 
veins, and shades off to white at the apex. The 
spathulate petals are greenish with a rosy tip and 
spotted with blackish purple. The lip is of huge 
size and dark dull purple. Award of Merit. Ex¬ 
hibited by F. Hardy, Esq., (gardener, Mr. T. 
Stafford), Cheshire. 
Habenaria Bonatea—In this we have a South 
African species which is remarkable in structure, 
and interesting. The flowers are produced in a 
raceme on the top of a leafy stem. The sepals are 
green, the upper one being deeply hooded. The 
petals are white, deflected and projecting in front 
alongside of the curious stigmatic processes. The 
lip is deeply three-lobed and bright green. It is 
certainly a singular looking species. Botanical 
Certificate. Exhibited by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., 
St. Albans. 
Masdevallia fragrans.—The oblong, stalked 
leaves of this species are leathery in character. The 
flowers are borne singly and have a wide tube of 
moderate length with three diverging segments 
ending in shoit yellow tails. The flowers themselves 
are of good size and pale yellow on both surfaces, 
but externally there are three lines of purple spots 
to each segment. Botanical Certificate. Exhibited 
by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
White), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Polystachya Ottoniana.—The pseudo-bulbs of 
this species are ovoid, very small, and terminated by 
two small, lanceolate leaves. The flowers, two or 
three together, are borne on scapes only just sur¬ 
mounting the foliage. The sepals are white with a 
purple midrib externally, the petals pure white, and 
the lip white with an orange band down the centre. 
A well-flowered pan of it exhibited by Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart., appeared like a clump of Snow¬ 
drops. Botanical Certificate. 
Cirrhopetalum Cumingii.—This was originally 
introduced from the Philippine Islands and described 
by Lindley. The flowers swing gracefully in half 
umbels on short scapes. The two lateral sepals are 
joined together except at the base and apex, and are 
heavily suffused and mottled with rose on a white 
ground. The upper sepal, the petals and lips are 
very small. Botanical Certificate. Exhibited by 
the Right Hon. Lord Rothschild (gardener, Mr. E. 
Hill), Tring Park, Tring. 
Lycaste gigantea.—The sepals of this species 
are 3 in. to 4 in. long and pale green. The petals 
are paler, and only half the length. The small 
lateral lobes of the lip are yellow, but the large 
terminal one is brown and fringed. Botanical 
Certificate. Exhibited by Walter C. Walker, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. G. Cragg), Winchmore Hill. 
The following Orchids were shown at the second 
spring show of the Royal Botanic Society on the 
24th April:— 
Laelio-cattleya Epicasta.—For description see 
above. Batanical Certificate. Exhibited by Messrs. 
J. Veitch & Sons. 
Cattleya Mendelii La Vierge, Nov. var .—The 
sepals and petals of this Cattleya are of a soft 
blush. The lip is the most beautiful and prepossess¬ 
ing organ of the flower. The tube is white ; the 
lamina is very much crisped and creamy-white, with 
a beautiful light purple and pencilled blotch at the 
apex, and partly hidden by the foldings or undulations 
there. The throat is light yellow, and the interior 
of the tube lined with purple. On the whole, it is a 
pretty light coloured flower of chaste and pleasing 
appearance. Botanical Certificate. Exhibited by 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. 
Dendrobium Wardianum giganteum, Nov. 
var .—The leading distinction of this variety is the 
size of the flowers, which measure about 5 in. across. 
All the segments are broad, and have deep purple 
tips. Botanical Certificate. Exhibited by Messrs. 
B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway. 
A. dimorphous Odontoglot.—A sub-variety of 
Odontoglossum Andersonianum, and coming very 
close to O. A. tenue, has been sent us by Mr. P. 
McArthur, The London Nursery, 4, Maida Vale. All 
of the flowers with the exception of two are creamy- 
white, and generally have two purple spots at the 
base of each petal, with occasionally one on the 
upper sepal and a few small red ones on the middle 
of the lip. This may be considered the normal form 
and description of the sub-variety, but on the same 
spike were two other flowers of smaller size and 
clear soft yellow, including even the column. The 
spots and markings were similar to those of the type. 
O. Andersonianum, normally, has either creamy- 
white flowers, or they may be of some shade of 
yellow, which is generally the most highly esteemed, 
but the flowers of each particular sub-variety are all 
of one and the same hue. 
Orchids at Westmount, Glasgow.—This 
collection has been noted from time to time, and no 
wonder at it. I consider the Odontoglossums here 
second to none in the United Kingdom for health ; 
they are grand varieties also. Just now some grand 
and varied forms of Odontoglossum (flowers will be 
sent), varieties of Andersonianum, and a form of 
Ruckerianum and gloriosum type bear three spikes 
on the plant, two from one bulb, with thirty flowers 
and twenty-two respectively. The single spike with 
twenty-nine blooms is very showy, gcod, and varied ; 
forms of Alexandrae and Pescatorei are also nicely 
in flower. Odontoglossum triumphans, O. Rossii 
majus, many varieties, O. pulcbellus, Ada auraniiaca, 
Maxillaria Sanderiana, Cymbidium eburneum, and 
many Cypripediums are also in grand condition. 
The following Dendrobiums, including many varied 
and fine forms of the good old D. nobile nobilius 
and D. Owenianus are choice and distinct. D. 
Ainsworthii, one of the first hybrids, is still one of 
the best. There are many grand forms of D. 
Wardianum, D. thyrsiflorum with its graceful 
spike, and D. chrysotoxum very bright and showy ; 
the old D. fimbriatum occulatum must not be 
despised, for here its graceful racemes of bright 
yellow flowers are freely produced. These are only 
a few noted hurriedly when passing through the 
houses with Mr. David Wilson, the gardener, who 
is to be congratulated upon his success in Orchid 
culture, as well as the other departments. Stove 
and greenhouse plants are equally as well done. The 
Vineries also are showing a splendid crop of Grapes. 
The noble owner, Mr. Stevens, is proud of his 
place, and well he might be, for it is a credit to both 
him as well as his gardener.— Rusticus. 
[A box of blooms as mentioned by our corres¬ 
pondent has been sent us by Mr. Wilson. The 
varieties of Dendrobium nobile displayed a con¬ 
siderable amount of variation both in the size and 
colour of the flowers, some being quite small and 
richly coloured, while others are equally above the 
average, and often handsomely coloured, particularly 
D. nobile nobilius. Some showed a tendency 
towards D. n. elegans, and in other cases the flowers 
were nearly white with exception of the blotch on 
the lip. The hybrid D. Owenianus is a pleasing 
light coloured flower with exception of the dark 
purple horse-shoe blotch on the lip. D. Wardianum 
was also in good form. The Odontoglossums were 
also particularly attractive, the flowers of O. crispum 
varying from white to lively rose tints. The blotches 
of the rosy-tinted O. Ruckerianum were rich and 
attractive, while those of O. Andersonianum lobatum 
were of a rich reddish-brown. Four varieties of O. 
Hallii accompanying the above were particularly 
notable for their rich and attractive colouring, and 
would be a credit to any collection. No. 1 was 
noticeable for its dark colouration and the rich 
velvety-brown markings on the white lip. No. 2 
bad one large blotch on each of the sepals and 
petals, and very numerous small ones distributed 
over a yellow ground. The sepals and petals of 
No. 3 were almost wholly of a rich chestnut-brown, 
while the lip was beautifully blotched. No. 4 was 
remarkable for the length and narrowness of all the 
segments with their long curled points and the 
numerous large chocolate blotches of the sepals and 
petals on a golden yellow ground. The upper half 
of the lip was rolled up and narrow, reminding one 
of the tongue of a humming bird.— Ed.] 
Sale of the Selwood Collection.—The success¬ 
ful sale last week, by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris,of 
the collection of orchids formed with so much 
care and judgment by the late Mr. G. D. Owen, 
Selwood, Rotherham, will be welcome news 
to the holders of choice and rare plants, inso¬ 
much that the prices realised prove once more that 
while ordinary species and varieties have become 
a drug in the market, the value of really good things 
is still maintained. The total realised by the three 
days’ sale was £3,804, and all the best-known buyers 
in the country were represented. Some of the 
best prices obtained were Cattleya Hardyana 
Selwood variety, 140 guineas ; C. Hardyana (E. G. 
Wrigley’s variety), 5 bulbs, 2 leads, 74 guineas; 
Odontoglossum Pescatorei Schroderae, 18 guineas ; 
Odontoglossum elegans, 22 guineas ; Cattleya labiata 
Foleyana, 55 guineas; Cattleya Hardyana, 20 
guineas; Cattleya Hardyana Lindenii, 18 guineas; 
Cattleya Hardyana, 42 guineas; Laelia elegans 
Turneri, 18 guineas; Odontoglossum Wattianum, 
£52 10s. ; Cattleya Gaskelliana alba, 30 guineas; 
Cattleya Skinneri alba, 20 guineas; C. Reineckiana, 
£37 16s. ; C. Massaiana, £32 ns.; Odontoglossum 
saphum Masereelianum, £25 4s.; O. crispum 
Stevensii, £35 12s.; Cattleya Hardyana var. 
Luciana, £39 18s. ; Cymbidium eburneum and 
Lowianum, £21 ; Od. Pescatorei Lindeniae, £26 5s.; 
Cattleya labiata alba, £73 10; Od. crispum 
Owenianum, £21 ; Cattleya Loddigesii measures- 
iana, £21 ; Cattleya Mrs. Astor, £31 10s.; Laelia 
praestans alba, £38 17s.; Cattleya Wagneri, £42 2s.; 
C. Lord Rothschild, £33 12s.; C. Mossiae (white), 
£57 I 5 S -1 C. Mendelii Bluntii, £58 16s.; C. labiata 
Countess Fitzwilliam £50 8s.; C. Gaskelliana alba, 
£31 10s. ; C. Aliciae, £33 12s. 
Odontoglo sum excellens var. —This supposed 
natural hybrid exhibits a considerable amount of 
variation, and a superb variety has lately been in 
bloom in the collection of H. T. Pitt, Esq., Stoke 
Newington. The flowers are remarkably circular, 
owing to the breadth and bluntly pointed character 
of the segments. The sepals are oval, bright yellow, 
but paler towards the base, and have a large reddish- 
brown blotch above the middle, and a number of 
smaller ones towards the base. The petals are 
broader, with a few teeth about the middle but on 
