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July 6, 1895. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
The following Orchids were certificated by the 
Royal Horticultural Society on the 25th ult. : 
Dendrobium illustre. Nov. hyb. The seed 
parent of this distinct looking hybrid was D. chryso- 
toxum, which was crossed with D. Dalhousieanum, 
exercising a wonderful influence over the progeny. 
The pseudo-bulbs as yet are only 3 in. to 9 in. high, 
fusiform and tinted purple in the younger stages. 
The flowers are borne on the leafless stems while 
yet very short. The oblong sepals and obovate- 
elliptic petals are pale yellow, and shiny, as if waxy. 
The lip is the largest and most conspicuous organ 
of the flower, and is roundly oblong, shallowly con¬ 
cave at the base with a large crimson blotch, while 
the upper half is densely downy and pale yellow. All 
these characters of the lip are due to the pollen 
parent. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, have 
broken fresh ground in this hybrid which is the most 
distinct we have seen amongst hybrid Dendrobiums 
for a long time. First-class Certificate. 
Laelio-Cattleya C. G. Roebling. Nov. hyb.bigen. 
This beautiful bigeneric hybrid was obtained from L. 
purpurata alba crossed with the summer-flowering 
Cattleya Gaskelliana. The stout pseudo-bulbs are 
about 6 in. long, and bear a solitary leathery leaf, 
8 in. to 10 in. long. Each scape bears two to three 
flowers. The sepals and crisped petals are blush lilac. 
The lip is crimson-purple with a white margin all round 
and the tube is of the same hue. The latter is bright 
yellow internally and finely lined with purple. 
Altogether it is a handsome hybrid with a charming 
lip. First-class Certificate. Messrs. F. Sander & 
Co., St. Albans. 
Cattleya Warscewiczii. Nov.var. The sepals 
and elliptic petals of this fine variety are rich rosy- 
purple. The lip is slightly wavy and of an intense 
purple with a somewhat paler tube finely lined 
with a pale purple internally. All parts of the flower 
are unusually highly coloured and handsome. Award 
of Merit. Lord Rothschild (gardener, Mr. E. Hill), 
Tring Park, Tring. 
Orchis latifolia Glasnevin var. Nov. var. 
Native Orchids are nearly always neglected by those 
who make a speciality of exotics, but that under 
notice is worthy of universal recognition for the 
spike of flowers is almost as long as that of a 
Hyacinth in this case, and the flowers much more 
densely arranged. The sepals and petals are purple, 
but the spotted lip is many shades darker. The 
spikes are 4 in. to 6 in. long and really very hand¬ 
some, and seeing that the plant is hardy it ought to 
be extensively cultivated. Award of Merit. F. W. 
Moore, Esq., Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. 
Orchis latifolia var. Nov. var. The spike in 
this instance is shorter and narrower than that of 
the Glasnevin var., and the flowers are smaller, but 
equally as dark in colour. The lip is furnished with 
wavy lines instead of being spotted. Botanical 
Certificate. F. W. Moore, Esq. 
Laelia grandis tenebrosa Charlesworthii. 
Nov. var. The sepals and petals of this fine variety 
are dark brownish-crimson. The lip has a purple 
tube, and is deep brownish-crimson in the throat and 
on the sides of the lamina, but the edges and apical 
portion are clear purple. It is a richly coloured 
variety of great merit. Award of Merit. Fred. 
Hardy, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Stafford), Ashton-on- 
Mersey, Cheshire. 
Laelia grandis tenebrosa Pittiana. Nov. var. 
The sepals in this case are light shining brown, and 
the petals several shades paler. The lip has a white 
lamina and a deep purple tube lined with white 
internally ; the tube externally is pale purple. The 
meritorious varieties of this species are increasing 
from year to year. Award of Merit. H. T. Pitt, 
Esq , 57, Stamford Hill. 
Pleurothallis immersa. —Some Orchids are 
pretty or interesting, even though the flowers may 
be small, and this species deserves both epithets. 
The flowers are borne in racemes on scapes 6 in. to 
9 in. long The sepals are the most conspicuous 
portion of the flower, and the three free portions are 
half an inch long, straw-coloured, or creamy and 
downy all over. Botanical Certificate. R. I. 
Measures, Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. Chapman), Cam¬ 
bridge Lodge, Camberwell. 
Dendrobium inversum. —The fusiform pseudo¬ 
bulbs of this species are only 1 in. to ij in. long. 
The flowers are inverted, with cinnabar-coloured 
and linear sepals and petals. The lip has a short, 
involute tube, and a lanceolate, prolonged lamina of 
the same hue, but lined with crimson veins. The 
flowers, at first sight, bear a remarkable resemblance 
to those of Laelia cinDabarina. Botanical Certifi¬ 
cate. J. Bradshaw, Esq., The Grange, Southgate. 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned subjects received certificates 
according to merit from the Royal Horticultural 
Society on the 23th ult. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Echinocactus aureus. —The plants of this spiny 
member of the Cacti family are globular and deeply 
ribbed, the ridges being very numerous and each 
furnished with, a vertical row of tubercles furnished 
with spines. The latter vary from 1 in. to 2 in. in 
length and are drawn out to a long slender point, 
flattened, finely ridged transversely and clear yellow. 
The great number of yellow spines would suggest 
the specific name of the plant, which is wonderfully 
distinct and handsome even for this genus. First- 
class Certificate. Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. 
Albans. 
Philadelphus Boule d’Argent. —There are 
several double varieties of Philadelphus, including 
P. coronarius flore pleno and the hybrid P. 
Lemoinei ; but the variety under notice flowers 
much more freely than the last named and being of 
dwarf habit it is very useful for pot culture and 
forcing. The plant shown by Messrs. T. Cripps & 
Son, The Nurseries, Tunbridge wells, was only 18 in. 
high, with small leaves and covered with an abun¬ 
dance of blossom on all but this year's shoots. 
The petals are numerous but not at all crowded, 
erect at the base and spreading above the middle. 
It is needless to say the flowers are white, strongly 
fragrant, and must be serviceable for cutting. First- 
class Certificate. 
Lilium Dalhamsoni.— In this we have a strong¬ 
growing Lily of great merit for planting in borders 
and amongst Rhododendrons in proximity to other 
species flowering at this time, where its dark flowers 
become conspicuous by contrast to others of lighter 
shades. The leaves are spathulate and very 
numerous in each whorl. The flowers are nodding 
with their face downwards, and the revolute seg¬ 
ments are deep brownish-crimson with a few small 
spots here and there, surrounded by a small yellow 
ring ; the centre of the bloom is dull orange. The 
racemes of bloom are of considerable length, and 
consist of eighteen or more flowers. It is about as 
dark a Lily as we have seen. Award of Merit. Mr. 
T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham. 
Sweet Pea Cupid.— The dwarf Sweet Pea 
mentioned in our last issue has reached this country 
and surprised many by the extreme dwarfness of its 
stems which were 8 in. to 10 in. long as grown in 
pots, and lay over the sides of the same so that the 
flowers rose above the foliage. The stems are 
remarkably short jointed, and throw out branches 
from the base and along their sides, so that a 
succession of bloom is kept up for a long time. The 
variety is admirably adapted for bedding, rockeries 
and for pot culture ; a mass of it at a short distance 
reminds one of a bed of pure white Pansies or Violas. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 
Philadelphia, U.S.A. 
Begonia Mr. ]. T. Bennett Poe. —The glowing 
scarlet flowers of this double variety have the 
numerous, wavy and crisped petals arranged round 
a single centre, and are very handsome. Needless 
to say it is an acquisition to the tuberous class of 
Begonias. Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Laing & 
Sons, Forest Hill. 
Begonia Prince Adolphus of Tech.— This 
belongs to the same class as the last named, yet the 
glowing scarlet flowers are very distinct inasmuch 
as they resemble a rosebud in the early stages but 
when fully expanded they closely simulate a Camellia, 
owing to the manner in which the smooth and flat 
petals overlap one another. Award of Merit. 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. 
Viola A. J. Rowberry. —The flowers of this 
handsome new Viola are rayless, of great size, 
circular or nearly so and rich golden yellow, the lip 
being a shade or two darker than the rest. If the 
habit of the plant is dwarf, bushy and continuous in 
flowering it is indeed an acquisition to this class of 
popular flowers, being the darkest and richest of the 
rayless yellow varieties. Award of Merit. Mr. 
Geo. McLeod, Chingford. 
Carnation Zoe.— The flowers of this beautiful 
variety are large, very fragrant, soft purplish-pink 
and refined in appearance. The broad petals are 
entire, and sufficiently numerous to make the flower 
quite full; yet the long tube is not liable to split 
even when not tied up during development. Award 
of Merit. M. R. Smith, Esq., (gardener, Mr. C. 
Blick) Hayes, Kent. 
Carnation Cowslip. —This belongs to the yellow 
ground section of fancy Carnations. The flowers 
are pale yellow striped with rose from the edge 
inwards, and are very full but not crowded with 
petals, which are almost entire and refined in 
appearance. The pods are long and not liable to 
split. Award of Merit. Martin R. Smith, Esq. 
Carnation George Cruickshank.— The large 
flowers of this variety are salmon, heavily striped 
with scarlet, and the very numerous petals are 
shallowly toothed. The pod is somewhat liable to 
split on account of the size of the flowers. Award 
of Merit. Martin R. Smith, Esq. 
Carnation Lady Ridley. —Amongst the four 
border Carnations here mentioned, that under notice 
is a gem of the first water and an acquisition to its 
class. The flowers are pure white with very broad, 
entire petals. Owing to the latter being moderately 
numerous, the long and firm pod is not liable to split 
even when grown under ordinary conditions with¬ 
out any special attention. This fact, coupled with 
the purity of the flowers and their scent, render the 
variety an acquisition. Award of Merit. Martin 
R. Smith, Esq. 
THE PLANT MOUSES. 
The Stove. 
Unless the plants here have been unduly coddled 
the leaves made during the spring months should 
now be fairly firm in texture, and Crotons and 
Dracaenas should be fast assuming their gay colours, 
which the bright sun is such a necessary agent in 
developing. In the event, therefore, of a continua¬ 
tion of the tropical weather we have lately been 
experiencing, air may be given pretty freely during 
the day without much fear of harm. Every stove 
should be provided with bottom ventilators, and 
these now should be left partly open at night, so as 
to prevent the atmosphere from getting too stuffy. 
Syringing and damping down must be conducted 
regularly as before, but it will now be advisable to 
allow the atmosphere to become somewhat drier in 
the middle of the day than it has hitherto been 
allowed to, thus favouring the ripening of the wood, 
which is necessary to the welfare of many of the 
plants. 
Heating Apparatus.— As during the present 
month the need for fire heat is usually less than at 
any other period of the year, steps should be taken 
to ascertain that the heating system is in thorough 
working order. In the case of the boiler and pipes 
attached to the stove, the fire is going more or less 
the whole of the year round, and a breakdown during 
cold or frosty weather is likely to be fraught with 
very serious consequences to the health of the plants 
contained in this department. Once a year, there¬ 
fore, a thorough examination must be given, any 
leaking joints or defective valves put to rights, the 
boiler carefully inspected, and every precaution 
taken to see that the hot water system will work * 
smoothly and well through another year. Where 
new boilers are required the present is the best time 
of the year to see about getting them in, so that there 
may be time to give them a good trial, and thus to 
make sure that they are set properly, and likely to 
heat well and satisfactorily before the shortening 
days and cooler dewy nights necessitate the employ¬ 
ment of fire heat to some extent. 
Greenhouse and Conservatory. 
The major part of the work here will consist of 
watering, for, with the outside thermometer standing 
so high, and the sun so bright, the plants will need 
constant attention. 
Carnations. —It is a common practice in some 
gardens to grow on a number of border Carnations 
in pots for blooming in the conservatory. Nothing 
like coddling is of course attempted, plenty of air 
being given night and day as soon as the plants have 
become well established in their flowering pots. The 
