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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 5, 1898. 
sativus, a species cultivated for food in the south of 
Europe, northern Africa, and neighboring countries 
from time immemorial, and first introduced to this 
country in 1640. Lord Anson's Pea is L. magellani- 
cus, introduced from the Straits of Magellan in 1744. 
The third name applied is L. azureus albus to a white 
flowered form. Now there seems to be a difference 
of opinion as to whether the original type of L. 
sativus was blue or white, and a similar doubt seems 
to hang over the true Lord Anson's Pea (L. magellani- 
cus), for different authorities of good repute describe 
it as yellow, or in another case bluish-purple and 
perennial, with numerous flowers in a raceme, whereas 
the flowers of L. sativus (the Chickling Vetch), are 
solitary. 
FUCHSIA DUNROBIN BEDDER 
Those who object to tall Fuchsias for bedding pur¬ 
poses will find in this variety a very beautiful object, 
dwarf, and extremely floriferous. Old and young 
plants merely differ in height, ranging from 3 in. to 
18 in. in stature and all heavily flowered alike. A 
bed of plants of different ages may be seen in the 
gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society at Chis¬ 
wick where it has now given great sitisfaction for 
some years. The corolla isviolet and the sepals and 
short tube of a deep red. It is evidently of the same 
race as F. Riccartoni, and one of the secrets of its 
dwarfness is the exceeding shortness of the joints of 
the wood. Old plants may be retained for the centre 
of the bed, and the younger or smaller specimens 
planted in successive and concentric rings to the 
margin. This will show off the bed to advantage, 
and thus constitute an inexpensive ornament to the 
garden. We understand that the variety is so nearly 
hardy that it may be wintered in pots in a cold frame 
and planted out at the usual bedding season. 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS, 
The Orehid Growers’ Calendar. 
Lycaste Skimnerii.— This most useful Orchid is 
now rooting freely, and encouragement to make 
good large bulbs should be given by affording them 
some kind of stimulant. Drainings from the cow¬ 
shed, given in a weak state, we have found to give the 
necessary vigour. Grown cool and somewhat shady 
they make fine plants in double quick time, and the 
amount of bloom to be had from a moderate sized 
plant amply repays the grower for anv extra care 
that mav be bestowed upon them. Good loam with 
a little leaf soil mixed with it we find to be about the 
best material to grow them in. 
Masdevallias.— This has been a bad season for 
these plants, at least ours have not done so well as 
could be wished, but since the rain came they have 
improved wonderfully. At one time we thought it 
advisable to leave the repotting over to the spring 
instead of doing it now, but now that the weather 
has been more favourable we shall proceed with the 
repotting forthwith. Good peat with very little of 
the fine shaken out. leaf soil not too much decayed, 
sphagnum moss, a little silver sand, and small bits 
of potsherds intermixed we find suits them well. The 
rhizomes should not be covered, neither should they 
be potted very low. In turning the plants out and .n 
freeing the roots from the old material be careful 
not to break the points of the roots, for, as 1 have 
pointed out before, they do not throw out rootlets as 
do Odontoglossums. 
Thrips have been very troublesome this season, 
and now that the flowering period of the Masde¬ 
vallias is over they can be more easily dealt with. 
Tobacco-water is about the best insecticide to use. 
We have tried " Killmright,” but fancy the plants 
did not care about it. After repotting keep plenty of 
moisture about the floors and among the pots, but do 
not give the plants too much direct until the roots 
have begun to get hold of the new compost. Rather 
than give a lot of water we would shade heavily 
during bright weather. This rule applies to nearly 
all newly-potted plants. 
Odontoglossum grande. —Slugs have been a 
great trouble to us, eating not only the spikes, but 
the young growths also. Notwithstanding our em¬ 
ploying every means to trap them, they seem to 
know exactly when to come out of their haunts. 
Young Lettuce leaves placed on the stages we have 
found about the best thing to keep them from going 
any further or doing any more damage. H-mging 
the plants up as they show for flower is a good plan, 
but one cannot give every plant this acommodation. 
Besides, where they are grown in quantity, the 
watering would never get done if every plant had to 
be taken down and put back again when watered. 
Temperatures —We keep the hot water flowing 
through the pipes of the Cattleya house, for the 
nights now feel quite autumn-like.—C. 
The undermentioned Orchids were accorded awards 
according to merit at the meeting of the Royal 
Horticultural Society on the 25^ ult.: — 
Cattleya cnispa suoerba. 
The sepals and petals of this handsome variety are 
pure white, the latter being crisped and folded back 
longitudinally along the middle as in the case of the 
type. The lip is by far the most conspicuous and 
distinct organ of the flower. The tube externally is 
white, except on the lower side,which is more or less 
heavily stained with purple; the lamina is much 
crisped and of a dark crimson-purple with black 
veins, and reticulated with purple on a white ground 
towards the margin ; the side lobes have a band of 
the same colour extending across the middle of them 
from the body of the lamina. The interior of the 
tube is heavily coloured with black and purple lines 
closely covering it. The crisped character and the 
gorgeous colouring gives this Cattleya a magnificent 
appearance. A First-class Certificate was accorded 
it when shown by Thos. Statter, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. R. Johnson), Stand Hall, Manchester. 
Miltonia vexillaria Daisy Haywood 
The flowers of this variety are notable for their 
great size, measuring 4 in. in length and 3^ in. in 
width ; the lip alone is 2§ in. wide. The sepals and 
petals are white with exception of a faint shade of 
blush near the base of the latter. The huge lip is 
also white with a triangular, yellow, five-rayed 
blotch at the base, and a rosy streak extends down 
from the middle rav. It is certainly a grand variety, 
and a spray bearing eight of these huge dowers was 
exhibited by T. B. Haywood, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
C. J. Salter), Woodha’ch Lodge, Reigate, when a 
First-class Certificate was awarded the variety. 
Cattleya Hardyana Tate s Van 
The sepals of this variety are oblong and rosy- 
purple, faintly tessellated with white. The petals 
are also deep purple and beautifully netted with 
branching white veins. The lip has a large, wavy 
crimson-purple lamina; the throat and tube are 
crimson with slender golden-yellow veins. The eye 
spots on each side of the throat are heavily shaded 
with yellow on a white ground The outer surface 
of the tube is likewise of an intense purple. An 
Award of Merit was accorded it when exhibited by 
H Tate, Jun., Esq., Allerton, Liverpool. 
Cypripedium Edwandii. 
The parents of this hybrid were C. Fairieanum and 
C. Veitchii, the latter we understand being the pollen 
parent. The progeny is a robust plant with oblong 
leaves slightly tessellated with a darker green, and a 
flower scape abou‘ 10 in. high. The upper sepal is 
broadly ovate with deep brown veins, and shaded 
with green on a white ground, except towards the 
sides which are suffused with light purple. The 
petals are strongly declined and revolute at the tips 
as in C. Fairieanum; they are strongly ciliated on 
bath edges, dotted with black in lines along the 
veins ; the ground colour on the upper longitudinal 
half is greenish and the lower half whitish. The lip 
is dull brown in front and greenish towards the base, 
with darker veins. On the whole the variety is 
pretty and was accorded an Award of Merit when 
shown by Messrs. Pitcher & Manda, Hextable, 
Swanley, Kent. 
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SOCIETIES. 
Liverpool Horticultural Association, July 26 th and 
2jth .—The annual summer exhibition of this Society 
was opened under m ast favourable auspices, the 
weather proving all that could be desired. The 
entries exceeded those of last year, whilst the exhibits 
if not the bast ever staged in Liverpool certainly 
surpassed those of the last few years. The plants 
were hardly so large as we have seen here, but were 
grand from the point of view of health and freshness. 
The Palms were a splendid lot, robust, and of a 
deep green, showing up to great advantage the 
numerous finely coloured Crotons and various 
flowering plants. The fruit was also superb, possibly 
the best ever seen here, which is high praise. 
The Grapes were of magnificent quality, and 
the pair of bunches of Black Hamburgh which 
secured the first prize for “ highest cultural skill” 
reflected the greatest credit up an Mr. Middleton. 
The vegetables proved a surprise considering the 
weather, the district being quite ab’e to upheld the 
creditable position that it usually attains. Cut 
flowers proved a grand feature, herbaceous subjects 
being represented by a beautiful bank running fully 
150 ft. in length, interspered with Carnations, 
Dahlias, Sweet Peas, etc. The Rases w'ere few in 
number and of only moderate quality, although their 
freshness and colour gained a host of admirers. 
Plants. —For eight stove and greenhouse plants, 
four foliage and four flowering, the premier position 
was gained by Mr. Finch, gardener toj. Marriott, 
Esq., Coventry, with Kentia P'osteriana (12 ft.), 
Cycas circinalis (10 ft.), Kentia australis (8 ft.), 
Croton Queen Victoria (7 ft.), Ixora salicifolia (50 
trusses), Phoenocoma prolifera Barnesii, Ixora 
Fraserii (3 ft. 6 in. diameter, 4 ft. high), and Erica 
Impressa (3 ft., well flowered). For six stove and 
greenhouse plants, three flowering and three foliaged, 
F H. Gossage, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Jellico). was 
first with good specimens of Kentia Fusteriana, 
Croton Mortefontainensis, Croton Countess, etc. 
The premier award for four stove and greenhouse 
plants in bloom went to Col. Wilson; and Mr. 
Jellico secured highest honours for three stove and 
greenhouse plants in bloom, for four fine foliaged 
plants, distinct, and for a single stove plant; while 
Mr. Finch had the best single specimen greenhouse 
plant. The best single specimen fine foliaged plant 
came from T. S. Timmis, Esq. (gardener, Mr. B. 
Cromwell); and with three Palms, Col. Wilson 
(gardener, Mr. T. Healey), was first with smart 
specimens; with six table plants A. L. Jones, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. J. Bounds), was first; and for exotic 
Ferns J. A. Bartlett, Esq (gardener, Mr. T. Glover), 
took the highest award with Dicksonia antartica, 
Davallia Mooreana, Goniophlebium subauriculatum. 
Other premier awards were:—Th ee exotic Ferns, 
J. Grant Morris, Esq.; one tree Fern, W H. Watts, 
Esq.; one Fern, not tree, R. Brocklehurst, Esq ; six 
hardy Ferns, J. Brancker, Esq.; two fiimy Ferns, 
J. Brancker, Esq; four pans of Lycopods, Mrs. 
W. G. Bateson (gardener, Mr. J. Harrison) ; four 
exotic Orchids, A L. Jones, Esq.; one Orchid, Mr. 
Mackenzie Smith; single greenhouse Erica, Mr. 
Finch; three Fuchsias, T. S. Timmis, Esq., with 
fine heavily-flowered pyramids; six zonal Pelargo¬ 
niums, J. A. Bartlett. Esq ; four Ivy-leaved and one 
Ivy-leaved, Sir Thos. Earle, Bart., with well-fl nvered 
pyramids 7 ft. high ; six and one tuberous Begonias, 
W. B. Bowring, Esq. (gardener, (Mr. Thos. Ankers) ; 
four Coleus, Col. W. H. Shirley ; six Gloxinias, Mr. 
P. Greene; six Caladiums, Col. W. H. Shirley; 
two pots Liliums, A. L. Jones, Esq. 
With a circular group of miscellaneous plants not 
exceeding 250 square feet Messrs R. P. Ker & Sons 
were first, with a tastefully arranged combination in 
which Crotons and Dractenas stood out to advantage; 
and for a circular group of 150 ft. F. H. Gossage, 
Esq., took the lead in a strong competition with a 
ground work of Adiantums relieved with a centre 
and four other pyramids of plants. 
Fruit.— The best eight dishes, distinct, came from 
the Earl of Harrington (gardener. Mr. Goodacre), 
with Madresfield Court and Muscat of Alexandria 
Grapes, Queen Pine, High Cross Melon (fine), 
Dymond Peaches, McLaughin’s Gage Plums, Elruge 
Nectarines and Moorpark Apricots. For six dishes, 
distinct, Sir Thomas Earle, Bart , (gardener, Mr. J. 
Stoney), was first, and other premier awards were : 
one Pine, Earl of Harrington; four bunches of 
Grapes, the Hon. C. H. Wynn; two bunches of 
Black Hamburgh, splendid in bunch and berry, Mr. 
R. Pilkington ; two bunches of Muscat of Alexandria 
Grapes, fine golden colour, Sir Thomas Earle, Bart.; 
two bunches of Black Grapes, J. Grant Morris, Esq , 
(gardener, Mr. J I. Craven), with Madresfield Court, 
splendid in colour and berry ; two bunches of Wnite 
Grapes, Sir George Merrick, Bart., with Foster's 
Seedling ; six Peaches, Sir Thomas Earle Bart. ; six 
Nectarines, the Earl of Harrington; one Melon, 
green fleshed. Sir George Merrick, Bart.; scarlet 
fleshed, Sir Thomas Earle, Bart. Basket of miscel¬ 
laneous fruit, Sir Thomas Earle, Bart., a fine 
collection. 
Vegetables. —For twelve distinct kinds, Col. 
Lloyd was first, his samples being of Sutton s 
Autumn Mammoth Cauliflower, Cranston’s Excelsior 
