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THE GARDENING WORLD. June 1, is*. 
the pale, almost white colour of the flowers, which are 
effective and telling on account of their great size. 
First-class Certificate. M. Jules Hye Leysen,Belgium. 
Cattleya Mosslae Prince of Wales, Nov. var. 
_The sepals and very wavy petals of this variety 
are of a warm rose-purple. The lip is oblong- 
orbicular, very deeply bifid, wavy, crisped, rich 
purple, netted with darker veins, and fading to pink 
at the margin. On each side of the throat is a 
golden blotch joining in the centre and forming a 
large Y. To say the least it is a bold and handsome 
variety. Award of Merit. Messrs. F. Sander & 
Co , St. Albans. 
Cattleya Mendelii Grandis, Nov. var. —The 
sepals in this case are blush. The petals are of 
huge size, triangular, white, and faintly tinted with 
blush. The tube of the lip is white, but the large, 
deeply bifid lamina has a large purple blotch around 
the apical sinus. The blotch in the throat is pale 
yellow, and the interior of the tube is lined with 
purple. The variety will find admirers on account 
of its size and chaste pleasing colours. Award of 
Merit. Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. 
Odontoglossum Wilckeanum Lowianum, Nov. 
var. —The sepals of this variety are of a clear soft 
yellow, with two large brown blotches on each, or 
the lower blotch may be divided through the middle, 
making three in all. The ground colour of the 
petals is also clear yellow, with a small brown 
blotch occasionally on one of them. The finely 
fringed lip is similar in colour, with a blotch in front 
Of the crest, while the latter is lined with brown. 
On the whole it is a well proportioned flower of 
light but decided colours. Award of Merit. Messrs. 
Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. 
Laelia purpurata Bella, Nov. var. —The sepals, 
petals, and the greater part of the lip of this variety 
are pure white and beautiful. The lip is suffused 
with the faintest pink, and on each side of the base 
is a large purple blotch, from which numerous 
slender purple lines run down the interior of the 
tube. It is a chaste, pretty, and distinct variety. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. W. L. Lewis & Co., 
Chase Side, Southgate. 
Cattleya Mossiae Lady F. Wigan, Nov. var .— 
Amongst the numerous light coloured varieties now 
in cultivation this merits no small amount of praise, 
for the soft colours even of the lip are wonderfully 
chaste and attractive. The sepals and wavy petals 
are pure white. The tube of the lip is also pure 
white; and the lamina is white-washed and netted 
with soft purple, except at the margin. A deeper 
purple band runs along the centre, and on either 
side of the throat is an orange-yellow blotch. 
Award of Merit. Sir F. Wigan (grower, Mr. W. H. 
Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen. 
Masdevallia Shuttryana, Nov. hyb. — The 
name of this hybrid may startle some, being a com¬ 
pound of the first portion of M. caudata Shuttle- 
worthii and the second part of M. Harryana, the two 
species being the parents. The progeny is inter¬ 
mediate in stature as well as structure and colour. 
The small upper sepal is obovate, yellow, with five 
purple lines and ends in a yellow tail 2 in. long. The 
lateral sepals are oblong-ovate, yellow, and thinly 
washed over with a soft red; there is a scarlet band 
at the place where they join the upper sepal, and 
they terminate in yellow tails i£ in. long. The 
whole plant is only 6 in. to 8 in. high. Award of 
Merit. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Masdevallia Harryana miniata, Nov. var.— 
The flowers of this variety are larger than those of 
the type, or at least than is commonly the case and 
of an intense glowing scarlet, particularly when the 
sun is shining upon it. The small upper sepal is 
much paler and reflexed with a tail 2 in. long. It is 
one of the best, if not the best, variety of this species 
in cultivation. Award of Merit. Sir Trevor Law¬ 
rence, Bart. 
Odontoglossum Pescatorei La Perfection, 
Nov. var. —The white sepals of this variety are 
heavily shaded on the back with purple which shines 
through on the face, and they are adorned with a large 
dark purple blotch near the apex. The petals are 
white with one or a few small purple blotches along 
the centre. The lip has a dark purple blotch in front 
of the crest with some small ones round the edges, 
especially the anterior edges ; and the side lobes are 
lined with crimson-purple. The flowers of the plant 
shown were of large size. Award of Merit. M. 
Jules Hye Leysen, 8 Le Coupure, Gand, Belgium. 
Cattleya Lawrenceana atrorubens. Nov.var. 
—The sepals of this magnificent variety are soft 
purple, but the petals are of a rich dark purple, 
fading a little towards the base. The tube of the lip 
is dark purple but the intensity of the hue culminates 
in the orbicular, wavy lamina. For want of abetter 
term it may be described as intense crimson-purple, 
but the particular hue would be difficult to match in 
any other species of Cattleya. Award of Merit. 
M. Jules Hye Leysen. 
Brassia Keiliana tristis.—The sepals of this 
Orchid are much longer than the petals and in the 
type both sepals and petals are yellow, ultimately 
changing to brownish orange. These parts of the 
variety under notice are brown, and the petals have 
a small, triangular yellow blotch at the base. The 
lip is oval, suddenly narrowed into a long point and 
creamy yellow with a horse-shoe-shaped brown 
blotch surrounding the anterior side of the crest. 
There were two spikes on the plant shown. Botani¬ 
cal Certificate. Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, 
Upper Holloway. 
Vanda concolor.—Seldom is this species seen 
in cultivation compared with several others. The 
sepals and petals are obovate and yellow, shaded 
with brown and netted with darker lines. The small 
lateral lobes are nearly white, with a red blotch at 
the base and the terminal one is straw-yellow. The 
flowers are produced in drooping racemes. Botani¬ 
cal Certificate. Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son. 
TIE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 
Planting of Celery.— If the trenches have been 
got in readiness according to instructions previously 
given, no time should be lost in putting out the plants 
into their permanent quarters. They will have been 
planted out in a warm sheltered corner on an outside 
border, or better still beneath the shelter of a cold 
frame, where, if proper attention has been paid to 
the watering of the plants as occasion requires, they 
should by this time have made nice stocky little stuff 
which, if proper caution is exercised in shifting, should 
grow away without a check and come in early in the 
season. If the plants appear to be at all dry, as 
will most likely be the case, no rain having fallen of 
late, a good soaking must be given them the day 
before that on which it is proposed to lift them, for 
if the soil is dry it will be almost impossible to take 
them up without a great deal of it crumbling away 
leaving many of the tender fibrous roots exposed, to 
their no small detriment. The plants should there¬ 
fore be lifted with as good balls of earth as possible. 
Carefully remove any suckers which may be observed 
springing from the base of the plants. A hand- 
barrow is the best medium of transportation, for if a 
wheelbarrow be used much shaking that might other¬ 
wise be avoided will ensue. It is also important to 
avoid having too many plants out of the ground at 
once. 
The distance between the plants in the rows will 
vary according to the purpose for which the Celery 
is intended. For ordinary purposes from ten inches 
to a foot of space will admit of very fine sticks being 
grown, although for exhibition purposes a little more 
room must be allowed. These large examples are 
but of comparatively little value, however, for in 
most cases the extreme size is only attained at the 
expense of the quality, which is after all the chief 
consideration for the private gardener. Planting 
must be conducted by means of the trowel, whilst the 
soil must be made nicely firm in the trenches, a good 
watering being given soon after, except on very 
heavy soils, when it may be deferred for a day or 
two with advantage. We have now very mauy fine 
varieties from which to pick and choose, although 
the following are sorts that we can confidently re¬ 
commend as thoroughly trustworthy and reliable :— 
Colonel (Major), Clarke's Solid Red, Veitch’s Early 
Rose, Standard Bearer, and Sutton’s Sulham Prize 
amongst red varieties, whilst of white sorts either 
Sutton's Solid White and Veitch's Superb or Sand¬ 
ringham Dwarf will be found all that could bedesired. 
Vegetable Marrows. —Seed which was sown 
in a gentle heat at the beginning of last month will 
have produced plants which, potted on as growth has 
advanced, will now have made nice little stuff in 
48-sized pots. Preparations must therefore be 
made at once for planting these out in the 
positions destined for them as it is not advisable to 
allow them to remain in theirpots until they become 
root-bound, and the leaves begin to assume that 
sickly yellow appearance so characteristic of starved 
plants. As marrows are essentially deep feeders, 
the richer the soil in which they are placed the 
better. Accordingly, the ground must be well 
trenched and manured previous to planting. It will 
be advisable to cover the plants with hand-lights for 
a few weeks after they are put out, that is to say 
until all danger of frost is past. Immediately after 
planting the lights may be kept pretty close and con¬ 
siderable assistance will thus be given the plant to 
start away freely. A light shading will also be 
necessary until they recover themselves somewhat 
After they have got hold of their new quarters the 
shade may be dispensed with and plenty of air given, 
only closing the lights at night should frost threaten to 
supervene. Two or three varieties should be grown, 
and among them Sutton's Long White, Veitch’s 
selected Long White, Pen-y-Byd, a well-known free 
fruiting variety of excellent flavour should find a 
place, while for a custard sort Sutton’s Improved will 
be found a gem. 
General Work.— Continue to ply the hoe amongst 
all growing crops and the work of thinning the 
various crops must be looked after. Seedlings of this 
kind have made but little progress of late owing to 
their wanting rain very badly. Once the much needed 
showers do come, however, they will soon make up 
for this delay. Succession crops of Lettuce must be 
sown at suitable intervals. The quantity of seed 
sown will of course depend upon the demand there is 
for this important salading, but it will be necessary 
to make a sowing, however small, at least every three 
weeks throughout the summer if a continual supply 
is needed, as the plants do not remain in condition 
very long but soon run to seed.— J. G. 
FRUIT INQIi GLASS. 
Vines.— Where these are in full swing the ordinary 
course of summer treatment will now have to be 
adopted. With the advent of warmer weather but 
little fire heat will be necessary, and that as a rule 
only at night time, excepting of course on very dull or 
wet days, when a moderate heat in the pipes will 
serve to render the atmosphere brisk and buoyant. 
Ventilation is next to watering the most important 
cultural detail now requiring attention. A little air 
must now be left on by both top and bottom 
ventilators all through the night. This will greatly 
assist in giving colour and substance to the foliage. 
The pinching out of laterals at the first leaf must be 
constantly practised, as it is not to be recommended 
to allow them to get too long before they are stopped. 
Insect Pests.—I n well managed Vineries, where 
winter cleaning of both the canes themselves and the 
house in which they are growing is well looked after, 
insect pests with the exception of Mealy Bug should 
not give a great deal of trouble. Bug, however, often 
will make its appearance, no matter what precau¬ 
tionary measures are taken, and the Vines will need 
to be constantly looked after for its first appearance, 
for if neglected and allowed to creep into and infect 
the branches it becomes a matter of great difficulty 
to dislodge them. Thrips too, sometimes cause 
trouble and any affected leaves should be sponged 
with tobacco water. Red Spider may be kept in 
check easily enough if proper attention is paid to 
damping down, for it is usually in Vineries which are 
neglected in this respect and in which a dry arid 
atmosphere is allowed to obtain that the mischief 
caused by Red Spider has usually to be deplored. 
Ripe Peaches and Nectarines. —In the earlier 
house where the fruit is pretty well ripe some 
measures must be taken to prevent it from falling 
from the trees, its own weight proving too much for it, 
and being spoiled by the fall. One method which is 
generally adopted is to fasten nets so that they have 
about a foot or so beneath the trees any fruits that 
may drop being then caught in them. This plan is, 
however, far from being a perfect one, for very soon 
the nets hang in large pockets as it were, and the 
fruits falling into these naturally roll into the middle 
and are spoiled by being bruised against each other. 
By far the better plan is to cover the border with a 
good thickness of clean straw and to go over the trees 
each morning and pick all that will not hang through¬ 
out the day, any that are missed and dropping into 
the straw beneath receiving but little damage in the 
fall. In picking the fruit a great deal of caution is 
necessary for it often happens that some parts are 
