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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
June 17, 1893. 
Miltonia vexiilaria 
One of the most beautifully grown collections of 
this most showy Orchid that we have seen for a long 
time is that belonging to George Hardy, Esq., 
Pickering Lodge, Timperley When we saw the 
plants a few days ago they were carrying a grand 
head of bloom and made a most beautiful display at 
the end of one of the cool houses. Mr. Holmes, 
who grows the Orchids so grandly at Pickering 
Lodge, has found that this handsome species does 
best along with Odontoglossum crispum, and under 
the same treatment, and certainly a cleaner grown 
lot of plants one could not wish to see, for they are 
without spot or blemish and most vigorous in growth. 
The dipping process to which so many growers sub¬ 
mit their plants is not followed at Pickering Lodge, 
the plants only requiring to be cleaned once a year 
when the annual potting takes place. 
The Culture of Phalaenopsis. 
It may be a wrinkle to some who do not succeed 
well with Phalaenopsis to know that a very healthy, 
thrifty lot of plants in Mr. George Hardy’s collection 
are grown in teak cylinders, stood on end on the side 
stages of a narrow span-roofed house. The 
cylinders are about 12 in. long, and 6 in. in diameter, 
and a third in depth from the top is filled with 
crocks, on which the plants are fixed with a little 
peat and sphagnum. The cylinders allow of the 
roots, &c., being well syringed without damping the 
foliage, and as no stagnant moisture can remain 
about the roots, the plants seem to like the conditions 
and make large thick leathery leaves. By this 
system dirt of all and every kind is banished, and 
scrupulous cleanliness is the order of the day in the 
houses at Pickering Lodge. 
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ROSE SHOW AT EARL’S 
COURT. 
A two-days' Rose Show was opened at Earl’s Court 
on the 14th inst., and may be considered as having 
beaten the record as far as earliness is concerned for 
London and the vicinity. The long continued dry 
weather seems to have had no appreciable effect on 
the size of the blooms, either in the case of the Tea 
or hybrid perpetual sections, for many of them were 
of unusual size, and the warm dry weather has not 
affected the purity of the flowers, as often happens 
when spring and early summer prove uncongenial. The 
dry weather in the jubilee year had an unfavourable 
effect on the durability of the flowers, and in this 
case we can hardly expect it to be otherwise. 
Nevertheless if the season is a short one we can still 
hope for a better display in autumn than usual. 
The cld garden Roses, as they are termed, constituted 
a fine display, as they usually do early in the season. 
Prominent amongst them were the brightly coloured 
buds of the Noisettes, the mossy-calyxed flowers of 
the Moss Roses, the most floriferous Crimson 
Rambler, and other types of Polyantha Roses The 
single forms of Rosa moschata, R. rugosa, and 
others were also in their best form. The Tea and 
hybrid perpetuals in each case were shown in con¬ 
siderable quantity and made a brave show, but it 
was evident that the heat of the tent was causing 
them to open with undue haste. 
The premier award for thirty-six distinct blooms was 
taken by Mr. B. R. Cant, Colchester. Some of his 
finer blooms were Gustave Piganeau, A. K. Williams, 
Llrich Brunner, Charles Lefebvre, Maria Baumann, 
Madame Gabriel Luizet, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, 
Pride of Waltham, Sultan of Zanzibar, Boieldien, 
Duke of Wellington, and others. Mr. Frank Cant 
took the second place with fine blooms of Comte de 
Raimbaud, Sultan of Zanzibar, Horace Vernet, 
Grace Darling, Etienne Levet, &c. Messrs. Paul & 
Son, Cheshunt, were third with smaller blooms. 
There were four entries in this class. The first 
prize for twenty-four blooms was taken by Messrs. 
D. Prior & Son, Myland Nurseries, Colchester. 
Gustave Piganeau, Her Majesty, Etienne Levet, and 
Catherine Mermet were amongst their best blooms. 
Mr. G. Mount, Canterbury, was second with fine 
blooms of Catherine Mermet, A. K. Williams, 
Souvenir d’un Ami, and others. Messrs. G. Cooling 
& Sons, Bath, took the third place with rather open 
blooms, though otherwise fresh. There were eight 
entries in this class. Mr. B. R. Cant was again to 
the front with twenty-four Roses, in trusses of three, 
and Gustave Piganeau, Countess of Oxford, Maurice 
Bernardin, Maria Baumann, and Baroness 
Rothschild were very fine. Mr. F. Cant was a good 
second with somewhat smaller blooms, and more open. 
The third prize lot contained many Teas, but the ex¬ 
hibitor did not show his name on the card. The first 
prize for eighteen Tea or Noisette Roses in trusses of 
three was taken by Messrs. D. Prior & Son, who had a 
fresh and attractive lot, in most cases in the freshest 
condition. Very fine were Madame Lambard, 
Souvenir d'un Ami, Marie Van Houtte, Innocente 
Pirola, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Niphetos, 
Catherine Mermet, and others. Mr. F. Cant took 
the second place with fine blooms of Souvenir 
d’Elise Vardon, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Anna 
Olivier, Hon. Edith Gifford, and others. An extra 
prize was awarded to Mr. B. R. Cant. Messrs. D. 
Prior & Son again took the leading award for 
eighteen blooms, which were mostl y in good form, 
including Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Rubens, Marie 
Van Houtte, Niphetos, etc. Mr. Geo. Prince, Market 
Street, Oxford, took the second award with some 
splendid blooms, but rather much expanded. The 
third prize went to Mr. J. Bradbury, gardener to 
S. P. Budd, Esq., Bath. Competition was keen in 
this class. The first award for twelve bunches of 
garden Roses was taken by Mr. C. Turner, Slough, 
whose exhibit was very attractive. Messrs. Paul & 
Son, Cheshunt, took the second place, and Messrs. 
G. Cooling & Sons were third. The first prize for 
any dark H. P. was taken by Mr. F. Cant with 
Horace Vernet. Mr. C Turner was second; and 
Mr. B. Cant came in third The latter had the best 
light H. P. in Madame Gabriel Luizet; Messrs. D. 
Prior & Son were second ; and Mr. C. Turner took 
the third place. For twelve trusses of any Tea or 
Noisette, Messrs. D. Prior & Son, took the leading 
place with Marie Van Houtte; Mr. F. Cant was 
second; and A. H. Gray, Esq., Bath, was third. 
In the amateurs' classes the first honour for 
twenty-four distinct blooms was taken by the Rev. J. 
H. Pemberton', Havering-Atte-Bower, Essex, who 
had some very respectable blooms ; Mr. J. Bradbury 
took the second place with smaller blooms ; and R. 
L. Knight, Esq., Sittingbourne, was third. Charles 
James Grahame, Esq., took the leading award for 
twelve blooms with fresh and sweet specimens. Mr. 
J. Bradbury had the best twelve blooms in trusses of 
three, j. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Woodford, Essex, 
had the best twelve trusses of any H. P. variety in 
Mrs. John Laing. R. L. Knight, Esq., had the best 
twelve Teas or Noisettes. The garden Roses 
exhibited by Mr. W. Mease, gardener to A. Tate, 
Esq., Downside, Leatherhead, were fine, and took 
the first award. The Rev. J. H. Pemberton took 
the second award with a less conspicuous but still 
interesting lot. The best twelve blooms of any Tea 
or Noisette, were those of Mr C. J. Grahame, who 
exhibited the Hon. Edith Gifford, in fine condition, 
although not large. 
There w-ere a number of miscellaneous groups as 
usual, consisting of garden subjects other than Roses, 
and which served to give variety and meet the taste 
of the flower-loving public. Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale 
Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, had a showy group of 
cut flowers of herbaceous plants in the main exhibi¬ 
tion building, and consisting of masses of Irises, 
Spiraeas, Delphiniums, Iceland poppies arranged in 
colours, the large-flowered Linaria genistaefolia and 
others. In the Rose tent Messrs. Barr & Son, 
Covent Garden, occupied two corners with 
English and Spanish Irises and Ixias in great 
variety, also Iceland poppies, Campanulas, Lilies 
and other herbaceous subjects. Mr. H. B. May, 
Dyson’s Lane, Upper Edmonton, occupied the end of 
the tent between these two groups with an exhibit 
of Palms, Clematis Jackmanni, and others in pots, 
also Hydrangeas, Begonias, and other flowering or 
foliage plants. In the other end of the tent Messrs. 
Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, had a display of Roses 
often grouped in masses of a kind, especially in the 
case of Noisette, L’ldeal, Common Moss, Blanche 
Moreau, and other interesting old-fashioned garden 
Roses. Marie Van Houtte, Ma Capucine, and others 
were also fine. Mr H. J. Jones, Hither Green, 
Lewisham, showed a large and a small group of 
show and decorative Pelargoniums, occupying the 
angles of the tent. They consisted of moderate 
sized plants, most floriferous, and showing a great 
variety of colour. On one of the tables was a fine 
exhibit of several kinds of Tomatos, Cucumbers, and 
Melons, shown by Mr. S. Mortimer, Swiss Nursery, 
Rowledge, Farnham, in a very attractive style. 
Some stands of old-fashioned garden Roses were 
shown by Messrs. G. Cooling & Sons. Some Tea 
and Noisette Roses were shown by Mr. G. W. Piper, 
Uckfield, Sussex. They were set up in trusses, 
mostly in the bud state and fresh. 
LAW NOTES. 
" Trade Customs ” at Covent Garden —At Bow 
Street Police-court on Monday, Henry Levy, of the 
Floral Hall, Covent Garden, appeared before Mr. 
Lushington to a summons charging him with selling 
seventy-two boxes of Tomatos unfit for human food, 
Mr. Fawcus appeared in support of the summons on 
behalf of the Strand Board of Works. Mr. Wallis 
(Wilson & Wallis) was for the defendant. The case 
was a somewhat important one, affecting many per¬ 
sons transacting business at Covent Garden Market. 
According to the case laid before the Court, it is the 
custom at Covent Garden when box goods are sold 
by auction, to open one box at random, aDd accept 
that as a fair specimen of the bulk. On May 19th, 
Samuel Scott, general dealer, of 15, Orchard 
Cottages, Mortlake Road, Richmond, purchased 
from the defendant, an auctioneer in the market, 
seventy-two boxes of Tomatos at the rate of 3d. per 
box, being guided entirely by a sample case opened 
in his presence. A friend of his had attempted to 
inspect the boxes containing the bulk, but was de¬ 
terred by defendant, who said, “ Don’t touch those 
or. you will spoil them.” When Scott came to 
examine the contents of the boxes he had paid for, 
he found that the Tomatos were rotten. He told 
the defendant so, and the latter replied, "I cannot 
help that; you must make the best of them.” Scott 
then took the Tomatos to Mr. Strutt, one of the 
sanitary inspectors in the employ of the Strand 
Board of Works ; they were condemned by Dr. 
Allen, the medical officer, and afterwards destroyed 
by order of the magistrate. The case was brought 
under the 47th Section of the Public Health Act, 
1891. For the defence, Mr. Wallis produced a copy 
of a notice exhibited in the market calling upon pur¬ 
chasers to inspect goods in bulk. It would, he said, 
be impossible to open every one of the thousands of 
boxes sold in the market every day, and contended 
that it was incumbent on the complainant to prove 
that the defendant knew that the Tomatos were unfit 
for human food. Mr. George Birrell, defendant's 
partner, said the Tomatos were sold for a Man¬ 
chester firm at a commission of two per cent One 
box was always opened in the presence of customers, 
who were invited to inspect the bulk Tomatos 
might become damaged in three or four hours. If 
any of the Tomatos were damaged, it was presumed 
that the purchasers would make their profit out of 
the sound ones. In giving his decision, Mr. 
Lushington said it was perfectly certain that the 
Tomatos purchased by Scott were more or less 
rotten and unsound. It was perfectly absurd to say 
that they could become overripe in a few hours. It 
had been proved that the boxes containing the 
Tomatos were stained with juice, and the person 
who sold them had reason to believe that they were 
rotten, although he might not have been positive on 
the point. Under the circumstances defendant was 
liable under the Act, and would have to pay a fine of 
£20 and costs; in default of distress, one month.— 
Daily News. 
WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN. 
Stephanotis. —Plants of this that flowered early 
may now have the weaker branches, that would tend 
to crowding, thinned out. This will encourage a 
more vigorous growth and be productive of a finer 
display of flower buds in the autumn. 
Clerodendron fallax.—Old plants of this now 
growing freely should have the tips of the more ram¬ 
pant shoots pinched so as to keep the plant as bushy 
as possible, while assuring a greater amount of 
bloom in the autumn. By the nature of the plant it 
is inclined to run away with a few straggling, ram¬ 
pant shoots which must be repressed. 
Euphorbia fulgens (jacquiniaeflora). —A more 
vigorous growth and more flowers for cutting are 
obtained from specimens that are grown in a shallow- 
border, than when confined to pots. Where cut 
flowers is the sole end in view, this may easily be 
accomplished where a small border is at command. 
When so treated the plants should be freely syringed 
and kept moist at the roots as well. 
Heaths. —Keep a close eye upon Heaths, which 
are very subject to mildew at this season of the year, 
