July 29, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
751 
CATTLEYA REX, O’Brien. 
Just to hand, a wonderful importation in superb order and condition of this 
Non Plus Ultra of the genus. 
The plants are, as far as this species is concerned, truly magnificent, and 
many of the masses are simply Titanic. Every Plant will be offered. 
The type of our importation may be imagined by the fact that we are able 
to show on the day of sale gigantic masses with flower spikes equal in size 
to C. gigas Sanderiana, and showing as many as nine and fen flower seats on 
a spike, this being quite unprecedented in the history of this Cattleya. 
EULOPHIELLA ELISABETHS. 
An exquisitively beautiful New Orchid from Madagascar, for which a new 
genus has been created. 
Mr. R. A. Rolfe, the author of the genus, has examined our plants and cer- . 
tified them true. 
ioo Splendid Growing Plants will be offered. 
CATTLEYA GIGAS, SANDERS SECTION. 
Established but Unflowered Plants 
From the same importation that produced the lovely C. g. Sanderae, which 
received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Orchid Committee 
on June 6th. This importation has also produced the superb C. g. Hamar 
Bass’ variety, the grand variety Rothschildiana, and now Monsieur le Due 
de Massa writes that he has just flowered a pure white sepaled and petaled 
form, with a lip as rich as Sanderae. 
Also a Superb Lot of the 
TRUE AUTUMN FLOWERING CATTLEYA LABIATA. 
Our previous importations have produced the pure white variety. Hardy’s 
Superb Variety, the chaste and elegant Sanderae, the rich Sanderiana, Le 
Doux’s var., and many other grand forms. 
The Plants are in grand order. 
There will also be included New Cypripediums, New Cymbidiums, and hosts of new Orchids. 
By order of F. SANDER & CO., St. Albans. 
AT MESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS’ CENTRAL SALE ROOMS, 67 & 68, CHEAPSIDE. 
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4th. 
ORCHIDS. 
Clean Healthy Plants at Low Priees. 
Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send for Catalogue. 
JAMES CYPHER, 
Exotic Nurseries, CHELTENHAM. 
MR. DODWELL’S 
GRAND CARNATIONS. 
THE FINEST GROWN 
All Classes, 10/6 per dozen. 
Mr. Dodwell’s List of Specialties is now ready. 
Send Stamp and get copy. 
Thf. Cottage, Stanley Road, Oxford 
NEW PLANT CATALOGUE for 189 3. 
The above is now ready, and will be sent free on applica¬ 
tion. It consists of 150 pages, and contains a mass of useful 
information. 
PLANTS EVERYONE WANTS. 
Primula Sinensis and Cinerarias, our own unrivalled 
strains. Seedlings from stores, is. 6d. doz., ios. per ioo. 
Bouvardias, the finest free flowering sorts, fine for cutting. 
Plants for growing on, 4s- doz., 25s. 100. Begonias, tuberous 
rooted, our superb strains, singles selected colours, 4s., 6s., 
and 9s. doz.; fine plants, is. to 3s. 6d. each. Doubles, good 
plants to colour, 9s. to 42s. doz. Gloxinias, splendid strain, 
6s., 9s. and 12s. doz. For prices and descriptions of many 
thousands of plants for tn and out-doors see New Catalogue. 
CLIBRAN & SON, Nurseries, ALTRINCHAM. 
Also at Manchester «n-t Uasdi’dso Junction. 
EUCHARIS LOWII 
(BAKER, N. SP.) 
HUGH LOW & CO. 
Beg to offer the above lovely Novelty, which re¬ 
ceived an Award of Merit at the Royal Horticultural 
Society's -Meeting, April 11, last. Full description 
and illustration appeared in Gardeners' Chronicle of 
May 6. Price, ios. 6d. each. 
CLAPTON NURSER Y, LONDON, N.E. 
FERNS! TRADE ! 
STOVE AND GREENHOUSE. 
25 best sorts in 2j-in. pots 12s. 100, large in 10 best sorts 5-in. 
pots 6s. per doz. Seedlings in variety 6s. 100. Palms, Ficus, 
Dracaenas, in 5-in. pots is. each; Hydrangeas, Marguerites, 
Pelargoniums, 9 d. each. Cyperus, Auralias, Grevellias, and 
Rhodanthe, in 5-in. pots 6s. dozen. A. cuneatum, large, in 5-in. 
pots, value in fronds, 6s. and 8s. dozen. Pteris tremula and A. 
cuneatum for making large plants quickly, 16s. and 20s. 100. 
Packed, put on rail, free for Cash. J. SMITH, LONDON FERN 
NURSERIES, L0UGHB0R0 JUNCTION, S.W. 
For Index to Contents see page 761. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man."—B acon. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Wednesday, August 2nd.—Great Saughall Flower Show. 
Thursday, August 3rd.—North Petherton Flower Show. 
Friday, August 4th.—Sale of new Orchids, at Protheroe & 
Morris' Rooms. 
Saturday, August 5th.—Southampton Floral Fete (and follow¬ 
ing Monday 1 . 
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Edited by BRIAN WYNNE, F.R.H.S. 
SATURDAY, JULY 29 th, 1893. 
/Ranker in Pear Trees. —We were shown 
** the other day, what seems to be a new 
and somewhat alarming aspect of either 
canker or some similar disease in the stems 
of vigorous-growing Pear trees some six 
years planted. The appearance is one that 
would not attract the notice of an unobser¬ 
vant person ; but those who have practical 
minds and keen eyes, see in these appear¬ 
ances quite enough to give concern. All 
that may be seen is burst and lifting 
rind, for it is rather a disease of the skin 
than of the solid bark. The rind, in addi¬ 
tion to cracking and curling, also dies and 
turns of a dull leaden colour, very different 
from the tint seen on healthy, glossy bark; 
indeed, it is as distinctive one from the 
other, almost as is a callused sore upon a 
man’s leg from the normal skin. 
Curiously enough, so far, this appear¬ 
ance, which was brought to our notice in 
an extensive fruit garden, and on a sweet, 
sandy soil, seems to be confined to one or 
two varieties of Pears and to Pears exclu¬ 
sively, and especially to trees that otherwise 
seem to be in the full flush of health and 
vigour. We might have thought it just 
possible that were the attacks restricted to 
but one or two trees, that they were rather 
due to some sort of bruise, as from a kick, 
because in each case the appearances are 
found to begin only on one side of the stem, 
though not always on the same side, and 
immediately above the junction of stock 
and scion, developing upwards from ten to 
fifteen inches. 
The matter seems to be one that merits 
the attention of experts, for it does not 
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It contains 150 Illustrations, and an immense 
amount of interesting and instructive matter of great 
value to all Fern cultivators. 
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Saves more than twice its cost in Labour. 
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The solution is applied with an ordinary watering-can. 
Prices, in i and 2-Gal. Tins, 2S. per Gal. (Tins included); in 
5-Gal. Drums, is. 6d. per Gal.; io, 15, and 20-Gal., is. 4d. per 
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on 10 Gals, and upwards. 
W Used in the proportion oj one gallon to 25 gallons of water. 
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\ 
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CUTBUSH’S MILLTRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Everyone can readily grow Mush¬ 
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ensure success. All growers speak 
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cultural directions enclosed, with our 
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per cake, free per parcels post. 
WM. CUTBUSH &, SON, 
Nurserymen and Seed Merchants , 
Highgate Nurseries, London, N, & Barnet, Herts. 
