April 22, 1893. 
536 THE GARDENING WORLD. 
& Son, Long Ditton. Some in bloom at the present 
time are notable for the great width of the clear 
yellow crown, which is relatively small. Other 
flowers have shorter and longer crowns, differing 
occasionally also in the shade of colour. The 
segments are if anything a shade or two darker in 
colour, being bright yellow and reflexed, giving the 
crown all the advantage of prominence. 
APPLE JACQUIN 
The fruit of this new variety is above the medium 
size, ovate or conical, smooth, and of a bright yellow, 
at least at this season of the year. The eye is small, 
closed, and set in a deep plaited cavity. The stalk 
is half an inch long, of medium thickness, and set in 
a narrow, rather deep cavity. The fruit evidently 
keeps well and in all probability will be most suita¬ 
ble for culinary purposes. It emits a strong and 
peculiar odour, almost reminding us of some of the 
Quinces. A First-class Certificate was accorded it 
by the Fruit and Vegetable Committee of the Royal 
Horticultural Society on the nth inst., when shown 
by Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth. 
ANDROSACE CORONOPIFOLIA. 
While this belongs to the Primrose family it may 
be described as an annual or biennial according to 
treatment. If seeds are sown as soon as ripe, the 
seedlings form little rosettes by autumn and flower 
freely the following spring. If sown in spring they 
would mostly bloom late in the season. The flowers 
are of medium size compared with those of A. 
lanuginosa and A. sarmentcsa from the Himalayas, 
but they are very numerous, and being produced in 
umbels on slender stems they have a very graceful 
effect. They are pure white with exception of a 
yellow eye, and are produced in succession from 
umbels that arise as branches from the base of the 
primary stem. The spathulate leaves are more or 
less deeply toothed and arranged in dense rosettes, 
giving rise to or suggesting the specific name. The 
plant may be successfully grown either in the open 
border or in pots. We saw it grown in the latter 
way recently in the nursery of Messrs. Barr & Son, 
Long Ditton, who collect the seeds as soon as 
ripe and sow them immediately for the following 
spring blooming. 
IBERIS SEMPERV1RENS GARREXIANA. 
The common perennial Candytuft is one of the 
most useful, showy and conspicuous of spring flowers. 
It grows in almost any position on the level ground 
and elevated amongst the stones of a rockwork even 
in positions that are often very dry. It certainly has 
most effect when elevated so as to hang over the 
ledges of rockwork, where it is very conspicuous even 
at a distance. The variety I. s. Garrexiana has 
much larger and finer flowers, and that which we 
noted in the nursery of Messrs. Barr & Son, at Long 
Ditton had as large flowers as the plant we have seen 
under the name of I. G. superba. The habit of the 
plant is dwarf and tufted till it gets very old and 
assumes a trailing aspect particularly on rockwork. 
It is, however, easily raised from cuttings and the 
young plants soon make very attractive little tufts 
covered with bloom in April, and such may be 
planted in autumn for spring bedding. 
PRIMULA DENTICULATA NIVEA 
The purple and lilac-flowered forms of this Hima¬ 
layan Primula in various shades are well known in 
gardens, but the pure white variety is less often seen. 
We noted it in the nursery of Messrs. Barr & Son, at 
Long Ditton, where it was grown in a cold frame in 
company with other Himalayan and European 
species. It turns up in sowings of seed, but whether 
it would reproduce itself true is a matter that proba¬ 
bly remains to be investigated. The heads of white 
flowers are pleasing in contrast with those of the 
more highly coloured types. 
AURICULA GOLDEN QUEEN. 
The flowers of this variety are golden yellow with 
a creamy paste and it comes therefore under the class 
termed seifs. The leaves are large, obovate, crenate 
and vigorous. From a florist’s point of view it 
would not be reckoned a first-class flower, but for 
border decoration the same restrictions do not apply ; 
and it has all the appearance of a vigorous grower 
with bold flowers. It may be seen in the nursery of 
Messrs. Barr & Son, at Long Ditton. 
EL/EAGNUS LONGIPES. 
Whether seen in spiing or again towards the end 
of summer when the fruits are ripe, this shrub has 
always an interesting or even showy appearance. At 
the present time it is laden with its small creamy 
white flowers that are paler internally. The leaves 
fall in the autumn, consequently the flowers receive 
all due prominence, so that a good sized bush is a 
handsome object even at a distance when isolated 
from other plants so that it can be seen. The ber¬ 
ried fruits are about the size of a small cherry and 
orange red, dotted with rusty scales. They are mild 
and sweet with a slightly astringent taste, and edible ; 
hence the plant is often called E. edulis which is 
considered a more appropriate name. The plant is 
now a mass of bloom in the nursery of Mr. T. S. 
Ware, at Tottenham, and is therefore a suitable as¬ 
sociate for spring flowers of a herbaceous kind. It is 
a native of Japan and perfectly hardy. 
NARCISSUS TRIANDRUS PULCHELLUS 
The numerous flowers of this variety, when it is 
grown strong, serve to give the plant superiority over 
the type which has white flowers. In this case the 
reflexed segments are clear yellow and the short 
wide corona is of the palest lemon colour. Each 
stem bears four to six drooping flowers, hence the 
name Angels' Tears sometimes applied to the species. 
The flower stems varies from 6 in. to 12 in. high as a 
rule, but this stature is even exceeded in an unheated 
house in the Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, 
where the bulbs are planted out in the sandy soil of 
a bed. In the open air the plants are altogether 
dwarfer. 
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ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
Orchids from Broomfield 
A box has reached us from Mr. Wells, Broomfield, 
Sale, containing a charming lot of Orchid flowers in 
season. Dendrobiums and Odontoglossums were 
most in evidence, and were bright and rich in colour. 
A few others might also be noted, including a twin 
flowered scape of the scarlet Sophronites grandiflora, 
a raceme of the fragrant Angraecum Sanderianum, a 
massive looking flower of Maxillaria Sanderiana, and 
two well coloured blooms of Trichopilia crispa 
marginata, with white edges to the sepals. Richly 
coloured were the flowers of Dendrobium nobile 
nobilius, and the blooms of the Broomfield variety of 
D. nobile, although not very dark, were of large size, 
well formed, and of wonderful texture. Accompany¬ 
ing them were some flowers of D. Ainsworthii, 
roseum. Two varieties of D. Wardianum were 
conspicuous for the size of their flowers; but we 
were most taken with the form with dark purple 
tips to the segments, while the other was really 
good. Two distinct and richly coloured forms of 
Odontoglossum triumphans were notable for the 
elongated character of the lip, while the ground 
colour and the tips of the segments in one case were 
of a deep golden yellow, almost orange. O. Rossii 
majus was also in good form, particularly the variety 
roseum. O. Hallii was very dark and of good 
texture. O. Rossii Humeanum had been fine, but 
was past its best. Of two varieties of O. Andersoni- 
anum, one was notable for the breadth of the petals 
and lip, and the size of the flower generally. The 
spotting of Odontoglossum Cervantesii decorum was 
very pretty, but not so extensive as we have seen it. 
A flower of Vanda tricolor was also richly blotched. 
The undermentioned Orchids were exhibited at the 
meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, on nth 
inst., and were accorded Awards of Merit. 
Dendrobium Niobe. 
The seed parent of this hybrid was D. tortile, 
crossed with the pollen of D. nobile—no doubt a fine 
variety, judging from the rich colour of the progeny 
of the flowers. The stems are 12 in. to 18 in. long, 
stout and subcompressed like those of D. tortile. 
The sepals are oblong, the petals much broader and 
oblong-oval, and all are of a deep purple. The lip 
is white with a rich crimson blotch in the throat and 
a purple tip. The flowers are long and borne on 
purple pedicels. The hybrid was exhibited by Messrs. 
J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Cattleya guatemalensis. 
This was originally figured in the Floral Magazine, 
I , t. 61, (1861), and is stated since to have disappeared 
from cultivation. It is supposed to be a natural 
hybrid, and as it was found on the stem of a tree in 
company with Cattleya Skinneri and Epidendrum 
aurantiacum, those species were considered its par¬ 
ents. The sepals are oblong revolute at the tips and 
of a coppery bronze. The petals are much broader, 
elliptic and rose, shaded with orange along the centre. 
The lip when spread open is rhomboid with round 
and short side lobes ; the lamina is rich purple, 
shaded with orange at the tips, while the tube 
is pale orange externally and orange yellow in¬ 
ternally, closely striped with crimson red. The 
column is very small. Three flowers on a scape 
were exhibited by the Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain 
(gardener Mr. H. A. Burberry), Highbury, Bir¬ 
mingham. 
Cyrtopodium punctatum splendens. 
The stems of this Orchid attain a height of 2 ft. to 
3 ft. or more, with long arching leaves. The flower 
stems and the young growth are contemporaneous 
and collateral, both arising from the base of the old 
stems. The bracts are large and yellow, transversely 
barred with brownish purple. The sepals are oblong, 
yellow, shaded with green, and blotched with deep 
reddish brown. The petals are obovate and bright 
yellow. The lateral lobes of the lip are obovate and 
coppery crimson, while the terminal one is trans¬ 
versely oblong, emarginate, corrugated at the edge, 
and coppery crimson with a central yellow blotch. 
The crest is also yellow. Three large plants with a 
profusion of flowers, were shown by Mr. G. Wythes, 
gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, Syon 
House, Brentford. 
Odontoglossum crispum Ruckerianum 
Crawshay's van. 
Many of the forms of O. Ruckerianum far exce 
those of the originally named type in the beauty of 
their flowers. That under notice turned up in the 
importation made by Messrs. Fred. Horsman 
& Co., in 1891. The sepals are lanceolate, undulate, 
white suffused with rose, and having two very large 
reddish-brown blotches. The petals are similar in 
form and colour, but finely toothed at the edges, and 
the blotches are smaller, rounder and more numerous. 
The lip has a triangular base, from whence it is 
gradually narrowed to the top, and is white with a 
reddish-brown blotch in front of the crest, and 
bright yellow at the base. This handsome variety 
was exhibited by De B. Crawshay, Esq., (gardener, 
Mr. Sidney Cooke), Rosefield, Sevenoaks. 
WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN. 
Cycads— The best known species, namely Cycas 
revoluta succeeds very well in the atmosphere of a 
greenhouse or conservatory when growth is 
completed ; but when the plants show signs of 
throwing up fresh growth it will greatly assist them 
and ensure a finer crown of young leaves by putting 
them in the stove, than would be the case in a cool, 
airy house with a dry atmosphere. Heat and moisture 
also make the leaves of a rich, dark green colour. 
Crotons.—As the cuttings which have been put 
into the propagating pit become properly rooted, 
they should be gradually inured to the atmosphere 
of the stove and accustomed to full sunlight, which 
not only gives them greater constitutional vigour but 
makes them more highly coloured. The larger of 
the plants may be repotted into 48-size pots as soon 
as the pots they are in get filled with roots. 
Old plants of Bouvardias —Old plants where 
they are intended to be grown on again should be 
hard cut back, kept rather dry for a time till they 
commence to break and then shaken out, reducing 
the ball so as to get them into smaller pots. When 
warm weather comes, and all danger of frost is over, 
they may be planted in the open ground in friable 
soil, fully exposed but sheltered. Here they will 
make nice growth with a little attention in the 
matter of stopping and watering, and when lifted 
and potted up in autumn will give a supply of 
flowers before the young plants come into bloom. 
Solanums. —If not already done no time should 
be lost in having the plants cut back, in preparation 
for starting them into fresh growth. Where the 
pruning has been effected and the plants are starting 
into growth all that need be done is to water and 
keep them growing till they may be placed in cold 
frames to harden before finally planting them in the 
open for the summer months. 
