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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
February 25, 1893. 
the Palm house, about the size of a Plum and as 
hairy as a Peach. In other words the hirsute 
character of the plant, and which suggested the 
specific name of the plant meaning stinging, is also 
extended to the fruit. The hairs on the latter even 
now have a purplish tinge, and in the earlier stages 
may be more pronounced. 
THE SMALLEST EUCHARIS KNOWN. 
Originally sent out under the name of Calliphruria 
Hartwegiana, the species is still often grown under 
that name, but the technical distinctions are so 
slight that the genus might well have been named 
Eucharis Hartwegiana. Possibly, however, if this 
had been done it would have been necessary to 
include Plagiolirion, which includes only a single 
species, differing more from Eucharis proper than 
does Calliphruria. The filaments of C. Hartwegiana 
are three-toothed at the top, the middle tooth bear¬ 
ing the anther, but they are not sufficiently dilated 
at the base to unite in a cup. There is an inter¬ 
mediate in Eucharis subedentata which practically 
unites the two, so-called, genera. At all events if 
the plant under consideration is not a Eucharis, the 
distinctions are mainly artificial, especially when we 
consider the variability of the distinguishing feature 
of Eucharis. The flowers of the plant under notice 
are small and pure white with the exception of creamy 
anthers and a greenish base to the tube. 
POINTS AND PRIZES. 
There was much discussion some time ago in differ¬ 
ent gardening periodicals, as to the best mode of 
judging correctly, and whether by points or other¬ 
wise. If I may be allowed to give an opinion from 
thirty years experience, I am decidedly in favour of 
judging by points, and have iuvariably adopted that 
system whenever the exhibits have been pretty nearly 
equal. Beginning with vegetables, each article separ¬ 
ately must be carefully considered, and the number of 
points noted down on the point card according to 
the merits of whatever it might be, say the maximum 
number to be twenty-five. For instance, suppose 
there are twelve collections competing, and there are 
five prizes given in schedule for a collection of eight 
kinds, ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, any practiced eye 
can see at a glance which are five of the best collec¬ 
tions, and discard the seven of the worst, put them 
on one side, and consider the five best. In order to 
simplify this mode of procedure, I enclose a correct 
copy of the vegetable point paper used by the judges 
of the Huddersfield Horticultural Society, so long 
since as the year 1865, when on that occasion I was 
an exhibitor, and have a very lively recollection of 
each of the different exhibits. You will see that 
judging by points is no new idea, but perhaps at the 
present time there may be a better system than I 
have endeavoured to explain. If so, I have not been 
so fortunate as to become acquainted with it. Some 
judges prefer the number of collections competing to 
form the maximum number of points, viz.: twelve 
points for the best of each article, if there are 
twelve competitors, but I don’t see that it can make 
much difference, if they come down in gradual pro¬ 
portion as the varieties become less meritorious.— 
George D. Smith, Ashton-ou-Mersey .—[Most careful 
judges more or less adopt the system of judging by 
points, but the value of the prizes, after the first has 
been awarded, does not always accord with the num¬ 
ber of points gained, and the " point ” we raised on 
p. 369, was the more equal distribution of prize 
money according to actual merit.— Ed ] 
ORCHID NOTES AMD GLEANINGS, 
Orchids from Forgandenny 
An interesting lot of Orchids has been sent us by 
Mr. D Nicoll, gardener to J. W. Bell, Esq., Rossie 
House, Forgandenny. A fine truss of Cattleya 
guttata amethystoglossa bore five flowers of great 
size, fine colour and great substance. The yellowish- 
white hue which suffuses the typical form had dis¬ 
appeared, and the sepals and petals were of a uniform 
soft rose-purple,with exception of the usual amethyst- 
purple spots. The apex of the side lobes of the lip,and 
the lamina were of a rich amethyst-purple, the latter 
being strongly corrugated. A plant which Mr. Nicoll 
obtained for C. Trianae alba turns out to be C. T. 
delicata, with delicate blush pink sepals and petals, 
with a darker or delicate rosy lip. Laelia anceps was 
in good form, the lip being very rich in colour, par¬ 
ticularly the terminal lobe. What was obtained for 
Laelia anceps alba turns out to be something very 
closely identified with L. a. Williamsii, inasmuch as 
the sepals and petals, as well as the terminal lobe of 
the lip are pure white. The interior of the side lobes 
is beautifully striped with purple, and the usual 
yellow disc remains. Now in the true L. a. alba the 
only colour to be noted is the yellow disc, all the rest 
being white. As it is, however, the variety is a very 
choice one, for the petals are almost; if not quite as 
broad as those of L. a. Dawsoni. The colour of the 
terminal lobe of the latter is absent in this case, so 
that we must fall back upon L. a. Williamsii and L. 
a. Sanderiana as the nearest allies, but particularly 
the former. Dendrobium Crassinode in good form, 
with all the segments tipped with rich mauve-purple 
accompanied the above. 
A double Odontoglossum Pescatorei. 
There are two ways by which Orchids may become 
double, namely, by the union of two flowers or by 
the separation of some of the numerous portions 
that are supposed to be united in that composite 
organ the column. The flower we are about to 
describe owes its doubling partly to both methods, 
but chiefly to the perfect union of two flowers. The 
double bloom, if we may so term it, was sent us by 
Mr Henry Clarke, gardener to J. Donald, Esq., 
Anerley Park, Anerley. Two flowers had been com¬ 
pletely united together, and such being the case we 
should have expected to find twelve segments ; and 
such was the case, all being perfect ; but in addition 
there was an imperfect or malformed segment from 
the back of the two columns which were rather bulky 
and prominent in the centre of the flower. Of the 
twelve perfect segments, four were in the form of 
sepals, but the transition to petals was very slight. 
There were six of the latter, and one of them partook 
of the character of a 1 ip, and had the characteristic 
crests of the latter along one side. There were two 
perfect lips with the crests of the ordinary O. Pesca¬ 
torei. Altogether the bloom was one of the best 
double forms we have seen. 
Cattleya Trianae alba. 
A plant with forty-nine bulbs and nine leads has 
just flowered for the first time in Messrs. Pitcher & 
Manda’s nursery at Short Hills. Its flowers were 
8 in. in diameter, and of the purest white with the 
exception of a slight orange marking in the throat of 
the labellum. It is a decided acquisition.— Am. Cor, 
The undermentioned Orchids received awards ac¬ 
cording to their merit at the meeting of the Royal 
Horticultural Society on the 14th inst. :— 
Cyp ripedium Winnianum. 
Here again we have a hybrid, raised in this case 
from Cypripedium villosum crossed with the pollen 
of C. Druyri, the progeny being intermediate be¬ 
tween the parents. The upper se pal shows the in¬ 
fluence of C. Druryi in its dark brown midrib, a 
paler brown shading on each side of this, merging 
into yellow and margined with white. The upper, 
longitudinal half of each petal is of a deep shining 
brown as if varnished, and the corresponding , lower 
half is of a much paler brown, with a dark midrib 
dividing the two shades of colour. The waxy look¬ 
ing lip is yellow slightly suffused with pale brown. 
The shield or staminode in the centre is pale yellow 
with a deep yellow tubercle in the centre. The 
leaves are strap-shaped, green and vigorous, as the 
whole plant appears to be, An Award of Merit was 
accorded it when exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch 
& Sons, Chelsea. 
Phalaenopsis Schilleriana vestalis. 
Only two specimens of this albino are known to 
exist. The first appeared in 1882, and was described 
by Professor Reichenbich. That one went to 
America, and since then only the present one has 
turned up in this country. The colour has so nearly 
disappeared from the flower that the variety might 
have been named P. S. alba. With exception of a 
few faint yellow spots on the contiguous sides of the 
lateral sepals and base of the lateral lobes of the lip 
and a pale yellow crest with a few pale purple specks 
upon it, the flower is otherwise pure white. The 
leaves are green on both surfaces, with exception of a 
few small grey spots above. Even the young tips of 
the roots are green instead of purple. Both plants 
were introduced by Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. 
Clapton, who were the exhibitors in this case, and 
received a First-class Certificate for the variety. 
Cattleya Trianae Hillingdon van. 
The more striking and characteristic features of 
this Cattleya, are the breadth and substance of the 
petals as well as the rich colour of the widely ex¬ 
panded lamina of the lip. The sepals are of a pale 
lilac as are the petals, but the latter are roundly 
ovate, much undulate or wavy at the margins and 
telling in effect. The lip is large even for C. Trianae, 
with an orbicular, bifid, lamina much undulate, 
crisped and even incised at the margin and of a 
rich purple with a lilac margin and a large orange 
bloittc h n he throat. An Award of Merit was 
accorded it when shown by Wm. Whiteley, Esq., 
Hillingdon Uxbridge. 
Cattleya Trianae Florence le Doux. 
The sepals and ovate, crisped petals of this variety 
are of the palest blush. The lip has a long, narrow 
tube, and intensely lich purple lamina and a large 
golden yellow blotch in the throat. Award of Merit. 
Odontoglossum cirrhosum le Doux var. 
An important feature of this plant is the vigour of 
the plant and the great number of flowers borne by 
the branching panicle. The sepals and petals are 
richly spotted with crimson on a white ground. 
The lip has a large yellow disc, and the side lobes 
are prominently striated with crimson. An Award 
of Merit was accorded the variety. 
Mesospinidium vulcanicum grandiflorum 
The species of Mesospinidium are now included 
under Cochlioda by the leading botanists, but horti¬ 
culturists still cling to Mesospinidium. The affinities 
of the plants are with Odontoglossum, of which they 
have the habit, but are altogether neat and 
pretty. The variety under notice is the largest and 
boldest of any belonging to the genus. It is a 
native of the Andes of Eastern Peru, and has large 
flowers of a deep rosy red with the base of the lip 
and the column of a beautiful rosy lilac. 
It is easily cultivated in a comparatively cool house. 
An Award of Merit was accorded it when exhibited 
by S. le Doux, Esq., East Molesey, who was also 
the exhibitor of the previous two Orchids bearing 
, the name of Le Doux. 
Cypripedium conco-Lawre. 
The name given to this hybrid may be somewhat 
puzzling to the uninitiated at first sight; but it may 
here be stated that it was derived from C. concolor 
and C. Lawrenceanum, the former being the seed 
parent. The name is therefore compounded from 
the first half of each of the specific names of the 
parents. The oblong leaves are greyish-green, mar¬ 
bled and tesselated with a darker green, and therefore 
partake of the fine appearance of those of C. Law¬ 
renceanum, The upper sepal is roundish and suf¬ 
fused with rose, and having darker veins on a white 
ground. The oblong petals are similarly coloured, 
but the veins are not so dark, and there is a pale 
band along the centre ; the veins are, however, more 
or less speckled with crimson. The lip is cream- 
coloured and heavily suffused with rosy purple in 
front and along the sides of the claw. The scape of 
the plant exhibited was about 6 in. long and bore 
two flowers. An Award of Merit was accorded it 
when exhibited by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P. 
(grower, Mr. W. White), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Eria barbata. 
The specific name of this curious species applies to 
the pedicels of the flowers, which are bearded along 
the upper side with deep brown or black hairs. The 
lateral sepals are reflexed and falcate, the upper one 
incurved, all lined with dull purple and black on the 
back and netted with yellow lines and spots on the 
face. The reflexed petals are linear and dull 
brownish purple with white tips. The hinged lip is 
revolute, and dull purple with a golden edge and 
yellow markings. 
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Ijardepei?’ IpipfoVepiejit jlppociatiopp. 
Birmingham.— Stove and greenhouse climbers 
formed the subject of an excellent paper by Mr. W. 
B. Latham, Curator of the Birmingham Botanical 
Gardens, at the last meeting of this Association. 
The leading kinds most suitable were described, and 
amongst them for stove culture, the Dipladenias, 
especially boliviensis, splendens, amena, and Brier- 
leyana. Combretum purpureum, Hexacentris 
mysorensis, Gloriosa superba, Stigmatophyllum 
ciliatum, Ipomaea Learii and others. Thunbergia 
