January 2J, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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very partial to leaves of the Phalaenopsis, and must 
be rigorously kept under, or the foliage will be 
much disfigured and weakened. A good plan with 
these, as with Phajus tuberculosus, which seems to 
be the happy hunting ground of these pests, is to 
sponge them once a week with a weak solution of 
tobacco water. In doing so care must be taken not 
to leave water in the heart of the growths at this 
time of year, or it might cause spots in the young 
foliage. Keep an even temperature of 6o° at night, 
with a rise of 5 0 to 8° by day whilst the present 
weather lasts ; with a change to warmer nights a few 
degrees higher can be maintained without hard 
firing. 
Cattleya House. —Cymbidium Lowianum, the 
first plant, is just opening its flowers, which is rather 
early, but is nevertheless welcome, as it forms a fine 
contrast to the more gay Cattleyas and Lselias. It 
is a fine Orchid, and is a good grower if treated well. 
We give ours liberal doses of manure water twice a 
week during the growing season, and as this is nearly 
all the year it may be said to have its share. It is a 
gross feeder, and one that makes large fleshy roots, 
and therefore requires plenty of root room. It likes 
a plentiful supply of water at the roots when growing, 
and must not at any time be allowed to get really dry. 
Dendrobium Brymerianum does well in this house, 
grown in baskets and suspended near the glass. 
Ours are showing finely for bloom, and although 
kept rather dry, enough water is afforded to prevent 
them from shrivelling. Red spider attacks them and 
must be kept under by sponging with soft soapy 
water. 
Potting. —The weather continues to be all against 
any active move being made in this direction, but 
we shall push along by getting the Cypripediums of 
the barbatum section potted. There is no particular 
season for the repotting of these beautiful plants, 
however. The compost best suited to the above 
section, and the hybrids from them, is peat, sphagnum 
moss, and sand. C. bellatulum, C. Godfroyas, C. con- 
color, etc., do best when potted almost entirely in 
loam and bits of sandstone. A fair amount of 
drainage is required, as they take any amount of 
water during the summer months. We favour 
rather low potting with this vast genus.— C. 
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SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural, January 17 th. —The exhibits 
at the meeting on Tuesday last were more numerous 
than might have been expected, and there was also a 
good muster of the Fellows. The chief features of 
the exhibits were Orchids, Cyclamens, Begonias, 
Daffodils, Dracaenas, Chrysanthemums and fruit. 
A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded to Messrs. 
B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, for a group 
of Orchids, consisting largely of Cypripediums, 
notably C.discolor, C. Leeanum superbum, C. Adonis, 
C. Pitcherianum, Williams var., C. Sallieri aureum, 
and others. Laelia anceps Stella and Odontoglossum 
elegans were also fine. An interesting little group of 
Saccolabium bellinum was shown by Messrs. Hugh 
Low & Co., Clapton. The flowers varied in size and 
considerably so in colour. The group also included 
a seedling Cypripedium in the way of C. nitens. A 
small group was also shown by Messrs. F. Sander & 
Co., St. Albans, including Cypripedium nitens, 
Sander’s var., C. Ononae and Masdevallia Hinck- 
sianum. A very interesting pan of Cynorchis 
grandiflora, a terrestrial species, and Disa incarnata 
were shown by Messrs. Lewis & Co., Southgate. 
Laelia anceps plumosa was sent up by Reginald 
Young, Esq., Fringilla, Sefton Park, Liverpool. 
Chas. Ingram, Esq. (gardener Mr. T. W. Bond), 
Elstead House, Godaiming, staged a plant of Cypri¬ 
pedium Lindleyanum superbum,a hybrid. A splendid 
piece of Cychnoches pentadactylon Manni having 
three young growths and ten pendent racemes of 
flowers was exhibited by W. W. Mann, Esq. 
(gardener Mr. J. Simmon), Ravenswood, Bexley. A 
small but interesting group of Orchids was shown by 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, including Cypripe¬ 
dium Penelaus, C. Godseffianum, Phalaenopsis Vesta, 
Calanthe gigas, about 4 ft. high, Phiocalanthe 
Sedeniana, and Epidendrum Endresio-Wallisii, be¬ 
sides some other hybrids. Bulbophyllum comosum 
was sent over from the Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. 
A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded to Leopold 
de Rothschild, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Jennings), 
Ascott, Leighton Buzzard, for a magnificent group 
of Begonia Gloire de Sceaux, in such rich colour, 
robustness of growth and floriferousness as has 
probably never before been seen in public. He also 
showed a small group of a scarlet-flowered Tree 
Carnation named Sir Henry Calcroft. Pteris serru- 
lata gigantea. P. Reginae, and Carnation Winter 
Cheer were shown by Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane 
Nursery, Upper Edmonton. 
A Silver Flora Medal was awarded to Messrs. 
Hugh Low & Co. for a large group of well-grown 
and flowered Cyclamens in 32 and 48-size pots. The 
plants in many cases were most floriferous. A 
Bronze Banksian Medal was awarded to Messrs. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, for a large group of 
Dracaena Lindeni and D. Massangeana. A group of 
Daffodils, single and double, as well as Iris Bakeri- 
ana, was exhibited by Messrs. Ed. Shuttleworth & 
Co., Peckham Rye, and Fleet, Hants. All had been 
forced and in pots. A small and interesting group 
of various subjects was shown by Messrs. J. Veitch 
& Sons, including hybrid greenhouse Rhododendrons 
and Begonia Winter Gem. A Silver Banksian 
Medal was awarded to Mr. W. C. Leach, Albury 
Park Gardens, for a group of Chrysanthemums, 
Poinsettias, and Mahonia leaves. A small collec¬ 
tion of Chrysanthemums was shown by Mr. R. 
Owen, Castle Hill, Maidenhead. Large and 
interesting were New Year’s Gift, Pink Mrs. E. D. 
Adams, and Mrs. Marian Bourne, all Japanese 
varieties; also Mrs. L. C. Maderia, an incurved 
bright yellow variety. He also showed a box of 
blooms of Owen’s Imperial Strain of Chinese Primu¬ 
las. Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, had a 
small group of plants of Chinese Primulas in various 
colours, and the blooms of large size. 
At a meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Com¬ 
mittee, a collection of Apples was shown by Mr. 
Chas. Herrin, Dropmore, Maidenhead. Small lots 
of Apples were sent up by Mr. Turton, The Gardens, 
Maiden Earleigh; by Mr. E. Burrell, The Gardens, 
Claremont; by Mr. R. Maher, Tattendon Court; 
and by others. Oranges from Palestine were shown 
by Mr. A. Dean, Kingston. A collection of twenty- 
two dishes of Apples was exhibited by Messrs. J. 
Cheal & Sons, Lowfield Nurseries, Crawley. A 
Silver-gilt Knightian Medal was awarded to Messrs. 
Geo. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, for a collection of 
about 150 dishes of Apples in fine condition. 
WHAT TO DO iSTtHE GARDEN, 
Poinsettias. —The earliest of these will now be 
getting past their best, and as a considerable quan¬ 
tity of them will be required for stock, they may be 
stored away for the present underneath the stages of 
some intermediate house, turning the pots on their 
sides so as to prevent drip from keeping the soil in a 
sodden condition. What leaves they still possess 
will drop of their own accord as the soil gets dry. 
Eranthemums. —Plants of this class must not 
be dried off like Poinsettias, but after flowering they 
may be kept rather dry for a few days previous to 
cutting them down. As young plants raised every 
year from cuttings give most satisfaction, all that is 
necessary is to keep a sufficient number of old plants 
from which to take cuttings in spring. The rest may 
be thrown away. 
Hippeastrums and Clivias. —Those who have 
saved seeds of these useful stove flowering subjects 
may sow them at once, because by so doing they will 
enjoy a long growing season, which would be highly 
advantageous to them in enabling them to makegood 
sized bulbs before autumn. Clivias are evergreen, 
and should be kept in a growing temperature all the 
year round. Indeed some cultivators keep seedling 
Hippeastrums or Amaryllis growing till they have 
flowered, before resorting to drying them off. 
Cinerarias. —Late sown batches should receive 
their final shift if they have not done so previously. 
Confinement at the root in small pots causes them to 
run up with single, lanky stems, and when this has 
once happened they never regain lost ground. Keep 
them as near the glass as possible unless they happen 
to be located in a low span-roofed house, which suits 
them admirably. 
Calceolarias. —The soft foliage of herbaceous 
Calceolarias soon suffers by crowding, so that this 
matter should ever be present in the minds of those 
who expect to have a fine display in spring or early 
summer. The present is a suitable time to shift on 
young stock. A compost of rather rich fibrous loam 
with a little leaf soil will meet their requirements. 
In rearranging the pots after the operation, see that 
plenty of space is given for the foliage to develop 
without crowding. If perchance the available space 
is limited at present, the plants must be rearranged 
at an early period before much growth has taken 
place. 
Fuchsias.—If an early batch of Fuchsias is 
wanted, old plants are the best to use They dislike 
forcing in the true sense of the term, but may be 
brought on by slow degrees, by thus giving them an 
early start. Place a few old plants in a Vinery at 
work after having given them the necessary pruning 
When the buds have commenced to move pretty 
freely, shake out the plants, reducing the ball con¬ 
siderably, and repot them in the same or a slightly 
larger size if necessary. Pot firmly in light, sandy 
and fibrous loam. 
Vines.—As soon as the ground out of doors gets 
into a workable condition again after the late severe 
frost, the lifting and relaying of Vine borders must be 
accomplished with all possible expedition, so that 
the soil may have time to get consolidated before 
active root action commences. A plentiful supply of 
good turfy soil from an old pasture, lime rubble and 
crushed bones should be placed close to hand, so that 
when the old soil is taken out the fresh material 
may replace it as speedily as possible. Clean brick¬ 
bats should also be provided in cases where the 
borders are artificially drained. 
Melons.—As soon as the seedlings have made the 
first rough leaf, they should be potted on into pots 
two sizes larger. Return the pots to the bed of coco¬ 
nut fibre in the forcing pit, plunging them to the 
rim. Keep up a bottom heat of 75 0 to 80^, and give 
the plants all the advantages of light possible. The 
Melon house in the meantime should be got in 
readiness for them by having it thoroughly cleaned 
and the beds made up whereon to place the mounds 
of soil. 
Fruit trees.—Arrears in this department should 
be got forward with all expedition possible, especially 
in the case of Pears, Plums, and Cherries, which 
start into growth early. The work, however, should 
not be performed in a slipshod fashion for the sake 
of getting it completed. If the trees are at hand, and 
it is imperative that they should be planted, it would 
be advisable to plant them temporarily in the nursery 
or some reserve piece of ground till the soil for the 
permanent plantation has been properly prepared 
next year. The trees will suffer no harm in this way 
if planting is executed at the proper time. Apple 
trees start later into growth, and may be planted up 
to a later period than the others above named. 
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Cedar and Willows.— -Arbor: The Cedar of 
Lebanon is different in certain respects from all other 
trees, but at the same time we must not forget that 
the Deodar (Cedrus Deodara) of the Himalayas, and 
the Mount Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica), are very 
closely allied and in many respects similar. Red and 
white Willows are not the only ones that are and 
have been used for basket work. We doubt if there 
is any Willow whose shoots may be termed white. 
The nearest to the latter description, perhaps, is the 
White Welsh or Varnished Willow (Salix fragilis 
decipiens), then the Yoke of Egg Willow (S. alba 
vitellina) has bright yellow shoots. Both are used 
for basket work, and so are the Purple Willow (S. 
purpurea), the Rose Willow (Salix Helix), the white¬ 
leaved Willow (S. alba) with green shoots, the Com¬ 
mon Osier (S. viminalis) with green shoots or the 
Dutch variety with brown shoots, and several others. 
Pelargoniums for Bedding and Pot Culture. 
—Louis Morhardt : Six of the best varieties for bed¬ 
ding purposes are Henry Jacoby, crimson ; Lord 
Salisbury, crimson-scarlet ; Her Majesty, bright 
scarlet: Vesuvius, scarlet; Beckwith s Pink, pink of 
the Christine type, and Queen of the Whites. If 
you already possess the old scarlet Vesuvius you 
might substitute Surprise, a salmon-coloured variety 
for it. For pot culture, the following might be 
selected, namely, Lord Salisbury, crimson-scarlet; 
Proserpine, salmon with scarlet centre ; Raspail Im¬ 
proved, semidouble bright scarlet; Golden Rain, 
semi-double orange yellow ; Souvenir de Mirande, 
salmon-pink and white; Mrs. W. Wright, blue pur¬ 
ple ; Duchess of Portland, pink; Aurea Perfecta, 
bright orange ; Lady R. Churchill, deep salmon; 
Duchess of Fife, blush pink; Sir Percivale, white, 
and Duke of Fife, bright orange scarlet. 
