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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 22, 1895. 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The following subjects received awards according to 
merit from the Royal Horticultural Society on the 
nth inst. :— 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Blandfordia aurea. —The leaves of this noble 
plant are 2 ft. to 3 ft. long, and as slender and grace- 
ul as those of the Grass Tree of Australia. The 
arge plant exhibited bore eighteen scapes, 3 ft. to 
ft. high, and each carried a raceme of funnel- 
haped pendent flowers at the apex. They are 
orange coloured, with six short yellow segments, 
and on the whole were very charming. We have 
never seen a larger nor better grown plant. First- 
class Certificate. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. W. Bain), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Bentinckia nicobarica. —The leaves of this Palm, 
as shown, were 3A ft. long, deeply pinnatisect, with 
very broad segments, and bifid at the apex. The 
plant was well furnished with leaves, and must 
always present a strong contrast with other and 
better known Palms grown for decorative purposes. 
First-class Certificate. Messrs. F. Sander & Co., 
St. Albans. 
Cyrtanthus obliquus. —Many fine, old, and 
showy bulbous plants are undeservedly neglected at 
the present day. The flowers are funnel-shaped, 
pendulous, and orange-scarlet, with short yellow 
segments that are tinted with a peculiar shade of 
green. They are bold, effective, and might with 
advantage be more frequently seen. First-class 
Certificate. Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Streptocarpus Distinction. —This is a variety 
of a very large-flowered strain, and marks a stage in 
the progress of this popular class of plants. The 
flowers are light blue with three very broad violet 
bands on the lip. Award of Merit. Messrs. J. 
Laing & Sons, Forest Hill. 
Carnation Corunna.— In this .we have a hand¬ 
some bright yellow variety of apparently strong 
constitution, and suitable for border culture. The 
petals are minutely toothed at the margin, but the 
flower as a whole is neat and refined. The variety 
was raised by Martin Smith, Esq., but shown by 
Mr. Jas. Douglas, gardener to Mrs. Whitbourne, 
Great Gearies, Ilford. Award of Merit. 
Paeony Solfaterre.— The outer petals of this 
variety are broad, spreading, and white, forming a 
guard to the numerous, and more erect, creamy- 
white central ones, which are narrow and jagged at 
the ends. It is a beautiful variety, and strongly- 
scented. Award of Merit. Messrs. Barr & Son, 
Covent Garden. 
Begonia B. R. Davis —The flowers of this beau¬ 
tiful double variety are very large and dark crimson- 
red. The broad wavy petals are arranged round a 
single centre. Award of Merit. Mr. B. R. Davis, 
Yeovil, Somerset. 
Begonia Mont Blanc. —Here again the blooms 
are very large, semi-globular, and pure white. The 
petals are slightly wavy, and on the whole make a 
handsome flower. Award of Merit. Mr. B. R. 
Davis. 
Begonia Lucerne.— The double flowers in this 
case show a curious combination of colours. At 
first they are orange with a rosy-pink centre, but 
when fully developed the oraoge hue becomes more 
predominent and is more or less tinted with rose. 
Award of Merit. Mr. B. R. Davis. 
Paeony Lady Beresford — The flowers of this 
variety are very large, with broad, satiny-pink, 
almost white petals, and are pleasing and attractive. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, 
Somerset. 
Paeony Duke of Devonshire. —Here the blooms 
are large, very full in the centre, and of a dark rosy- 
purple. The outer petals are broad, forming a sort 
of guard to the rest. Award of Merit. Messrs. 
Kelway & Son. 
Delphinium Beauty of Langport. —The flowers 
of this distinct variety are semi-double and white, 
with small yellow petals in the centre The shade 
of colour is very unusual amongst this class of 
improved Delphiniums, and will be esteemed for the 
sake of contrast with the various shades of blue. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. Kelway & Son. 
Iris asiatica.—T his is a strong-growing and free- 
flowering form of bearded Iris with large and showy 
flowers. The falls are dark violet-purple, and the 
broad obovate standards of a rich blue. Award of 
Merit. Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colchester. 
Calochortus Lyoni. —As in other species of 
Mariposa Lily, the outer segments are green and in¬ 
conspicuous, but the inner ones are large, wedge- 
shaped, and white, shaded with the faintest pink on 
the face, but more decidedly with rosy-purple on the 
outer surface. Near the base on the inner face of 
each of the three large segments is a maroon blotch 
bearded with long hairs. Award of Merit. Messrs. 
R. Wallace & Co. 
Rose Lawrence Allen.— The flowers of this 
hybrid perpetual Rose are similar in form to those 
of Mrs. John Laing, but paler in hue, being of a 
beautiful pink shading off to satiny-pink at the 
revolute edges of the outer petals. In the early 
stages more especially the flowers are very full, 
compact, and handsome. Award of Merit. Messrs. 
Geo. CooliDg & Sons, Bath. 
Rosa Rugosa Blanche de Coubert.— Improve¬ 
ments continue to be effected in this beautiful Japan 
Rose. In this case, as the name indicates, the 
flowers are white. They are semi-double, very 
fragrant, and the bold leaves of the type are still 
retained. Award of Merit. Messrs. Paul & Son, 
Cheshunt. 
Inula Hookeri. —The golden-yellow flower heads 
of this hardy border plant measure about in. to 
3 in. in diameter. The long rays are supported by 
numerous, slender, and very hairy bracts. The 
plant is very choice amongst a collection of 
herbaceous plants. Award of Merit. Messrs. Paul 
& Son. 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 
Melon The Lady. —The fruit of this Melon is of 
moderate size, with a creamy-white and smooth skin 
or very slightly netted. The variety would be placed 
in the scarlet-fleshed class ; but the flesh, which is 
of great depth, is white except a small portion next 
to the seeds, which is scarlet. It is an excellent 
Melon of rich flavour, and luscious when fully 
matured. Award of Merit. Her Majesty the Queen 
(gardener, Mr. Owen Thomas), Windsor. 
Tomato Excelsior. —The fruit of this variety is 
of moderate size, slightly compressed, and smooth, 
resembling Perfection to a considerable extent except 
in size. When fully matured the skin is of a deep 
crimson-scarlet and showy. No doubt it would 
make a useful market sort on account of its convenient 
and desirable size. Award of Merit. The Rev. the 
Marquis of Normanby, Mulgrave Castle, near 
Whitby. 
Spinach Long Standing. —The leaves of this 
variety are of large size, dark green, and keep in fit 
and usable condition for a long time by comparison 
with those of other sorts. Another variety shown 
alongside of it, and grown under the same con¬ 
ditions, had run to flowers. Award of Merit. Shown 
by the Royal Horticultural Society from its gardens 
at Chiswick. 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
By John Fraser, F.L.S., Kew. 
The undermentioned Orchids received certificates 
according to merit from the Royal Horticultural 
Society on the nth inst. 
Cirrhopetalum robustum. Nov. sp .—The 
lanceolate leathery leaves of this bold species are 
about a foot long. The flowers are produced in 
short bracteate racemes, but arrange themselves in 
the form of a half circle when fully expanded. The 
oblong sepals are greenish yellow, but the lateral 
ones which are partly united along the edges are 
shaded with purple on the inner face at the base. 
The much smaller petals are shaded and mottled 
with red. The hinged lip is blackish purple, with a 
red band along the concave centre. It is very 
distinct from others of the genus we have seen, and 
attractive even if not showy. First-class Certificate. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Cattleya superba alba. Nov. vav .—All parts 
of this beautiful variety are pure white with excep¬ 
tion of a yellow blotch on the centre of the lip and 
which narrows as it passes down into the tube. The 
whole plant is dwarf and the flowers neat and attrac¬ 
tive. The form of the flower reminds one of Laelia 
Perrinii to some extent. First-class Certificate. 
Thos. Statter, Esq. (gardener, Mr. R. Johnson), 
Stand Hall, near Manchester. 
Cypripedium bellatulum album. Nov. var .— 
Only a few plants of this have been introduced to 
cultivation through the agency of Messrs. Charles- 
worth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, and the albino is so 
beautiful and pure that one could wish that hundreds 
had been imported. The flower is pure white, 
except a small yellow spot on the staminode, and as 
far as form is concerned it is true to the type. The 
purple shading and other markings have, so to speak, 
been washed out of the leaves which are green. The 
variety is one of the choicest of its class. First-class 
Certificate. Sir Frederick Wigan (grower, Mr. 
W. H. Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen. 
Cattleya gigas Sanderae. Nov var .—The 
sepals of this grand variety are soft rose, and the 
petals some shades darker. The lip is the finest 
feature of the flower, however, being of a large size, 
and rich crimson-purple, with two golden eye-spots 
near the opening or throat of the tube. First-class 
Certificate. Hamar Bass, Esq. (gardener Mr. James 
Hamilton), Burton-on-Trent. 
Renanthera Imschootiana. —This dwarf and 
pretty species was first sent to this country in 1891, 
so that it is practically new, and probably never 
before seen in public in the flowering state. It is 
allied to R. coccinea and R. Storiei, but bears its 
reddish-vermilion flowers in a simple raceme, on a 
scape about 2 ft. high. The flowering plant shown 
was only 6 in. high, so that it is much more adapted 
for general cultivation than the better known R. 
coccinea. Award of Merit. Edward H. Woodall, 
Esq., St. Nicholas House, Scarborough. 
Laelia grandis Wi c an's van. Nov. var .—The 
flowers of this variety are relatively small but novel 
and pretty. The sepals and petals are clear yellow 
but the lip is white, striated with rose, and deeply 
shaded with rose-red in the tube which is also lined 
with purple and white towards the base of the 
interior. Altogether it is a choice addition to a 
collection. Award of Merit. Sir Frederick Wigan. 
Laelia purpurata Richmond Gem. Nov. var .— 
The sepals and petals of this fine Laelia are pure 
white thus contrasting with the intense purple lip. 
The interior of the tube is striated with slender 
purple lines on a creamy-white ground. It is a 
handsome addition to the existing varieties of this 
popular and useful species. Award of Merit. Sir 
Frederick Wigan. 
Cypripedium Elenor. Nov. h\b .—This hybrid 
was obtained from C. selligerum majus crossed with 
the pollen of C. superbiens. The upper sepal is 
white shaded with soft rose with darker veins and 
shaded along the centre. The pink petals are spotted 
with black all over and are 2J in. long. The lip is 
brownish purple. The petals and the upper sepal 
are the finest parts of the flower. Award of Merit. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower Mr. White) ( 
Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Disa cornuta. —In this we have a blue Disa, and 
what there is of it is both novel and pretty, but it 
would have been more highly esteemed if the flowers 
had been larger or more numerous. The upper sepal 
is large, hooded, light blue, and terminates behind in 
a long horn. The lateral sepals and the lip are 
darker blue, but the long, slender petals are directed 
into the hood and very much hidden. Botanical 
Certificate. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Cypripedium Frau Ida Brandt. Nov. hyb.— 
Here we have a hybrid of complicated parentage. 
The seed parent was C. Io grande, itself a hybrid 
between C. Argus and C. Lawrenceanum. The 
pollen parent was C. Youngianum, a hybrid from C. 
superbiens, crossed with the pollen of C. Roebellinii. 
The compound hybrid under notice surpasses both 
its parents in colouring and elegance of shape. C. 
Youngianum is apparent in the slightly drooping and 
spotted petals. The dorsal sepal is nearly 3 in. 
in diameter, and pea green at the base shading 
into bright rose-pink and white, and marked with 
numerous chocolate spots along the veins. The 
petals are nearly 5 in. long, and clear green shading 
into pink-magenta spotted with maroon. The lip is 
of a warm pinkish-brown. Award of Merit. Messrs. 
F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. 
Scuticaria Hadweni. —The sepals and petals of 
this interesting Orchid are yellow, and blotched 
transversely with brown. The lip is white, striped 
lengthways with rose, and strongly turned up at the 
sides. The leaves are terete and about 10 in. long. 
Botanical Certificate. W. C. Walker, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. G. Cragg), Percy Lodge, Winchmore Hill. 
