May 6, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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berry then resembles a flower with a red calyx ; the 
red fruit in the centre appears like an unopened 
corolla. Possibly the dry spring may be accountable 
for this behaviour, but it is very frequent amongst the 
plants in Dulwich Park. 
CYTISUS ADAMI. 
This wonderful graft hybrid continues to repeat its 
vagaries. It is said to have arisen originally by the 
grafting of Cytisus purpureus on Laburnum vulgare, 
the result being an intermediate form named 
Cytisus Adami. This sports into one or other of 
the parents, but generally, if not always, only one of 
the parent plants appears on the same tree. Most 
frequently the common Laburnum is the one pro¬ 
duced, and which grows much stronger than Cytisus 
Adami, overcoming the latter in a few years if 
allowed to grow unchecked. A tree of the latter in 
Dulwich Park has behaved quite differently, pro¬ 
ducing a healthy and floriferous branch of Cytisus 
purpureus which flowers a little in advance of 
C. Adami. The latter, although it flowers freely 
enough as a rule, never produces any seeds. When¬ 
ever branches of either of the parents are developed, 
they produce seeds readily. 1 he combination is 
peculiar and interesting. 
PHLOX SUBULATA L1LAC1NA. 
All the varieties of this Phlox are both beautiful 
and showy, but the lighter coloured ones have a 
distinctness about them owing to their clear and 
attractive colour. That under notice has pale lilac 
flowers with ten small but deep purple spots round 
the eye. It is dwarf, evefgreen, procumbent, and 
therefore very suitable for planting on the ledges of 
rockwork, where it never fails to flow’er abundantly 
during the months of April and May. We noted it 
in quantity in the nursery of Messrs. Barr & Son, 
Long Ditton, Surrey. 
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ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
The undermentioned Orchids were exhibited amongst 
others at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society on the 25th ult., and received certificates 
according to merit. 
Masdevallia Arminii. 
The leaves of this species are spathulate and 
leathery. They are topped by the flower scapes 
which bear a single bloom each. The upper sepal 
is obovate, concave or hooded, and deep purple, 
with three yellowish nerves ; the lateral sepals are 
nearly square, obtuse, and of the same colour as the 
upper one, but having in addition a crimson spot at 
the base of each. There is scarcely any tube to the 
flower, and all the sepals are terminated by slender 
yellow tails, i£ in. to 2 in. long. There is a crimson 
spot at the tips of the petals and the lip. A First- 
class Certificate was awarded it. 
Masdevallia Gelengiana. 
The upper sepal of this plant is roundly obovate, 
yellowish, with five red nerves and pubescent. The 
lateral sepals are oblong-oval, flesh-coloured, and 
pubescent, with gland-tipped hairs. The flower as a 
whole is bell-shaped, with scarcely any tube, and the 
greenish-yellow tails are all reflexed, and each about 
3 in. long. The oblong-elliptic leaves are shortly 
stalked, very leathery, and shorter than the one- 
flowered scapes. A First-class Certificate was 
awarded it. 
Epidendrum atnopurpureum album. 
This Orchid is also known as E. macrochilum 
album, but E. a. leucochilum would have been a 
more appropriate name, as the three-Iobed lip only 
is white with exception of a purple spot on the disc, 
■close to the yellow anther cap. The sepals and 
petals are spathulate, incurved at the tips, greenish 
brown, and paler at the base. An Award of Merit 
was given it. 
Bulbophyllum Lobbii Siamense. 
T he small pseudo-bulbs of this species bear a broadly 
oblong, deep green, leathery leaf, and a one-flowered 
scape. The upper sepal is oblong, pale yellowish, 
with numerous brown veins; the lateral sepals are 
broader, falcate, and similar in colour. The petals 
are oblong, and similar to the upper sepal, but 
narrower. The lip is cordate and cream-coloured, 
with a yellow spot near the sinus, and is an interesting 
organ from its being hinged and moveable. The 
column has a golden anther cap, and is mottled on 
the face with purple. A Botanical Certificate was 
awarded it when shown by Sir Trevor Lawrence, 
Bart (grower, Mr. W. H. White), Burford Lodge, 
Dorking, who also showed the two Masdevallias and 
the Epidendrum. 
Laelio-Cattleya Ascania. 
In this we have a bigeneric hybrid raised from 
Cattleya Trianae crossed with the pollen of Laelia 
xanthina. The pseudo-bulbs are short and stout, 
bearing a terminal oblong leaf. The sepals are 
oblong-lanceolate, pale yeliow or slightly buff-yellow. 
The petals are ovate, slightly revolute at the sides, 
and paler. The tube of the lip is bright yellow, both 
externally and internally ; the lamina is roundish, 
crisped, and deep purple with a paler edge. The 
column is pale yellow. In colour then the flowers 
take largely after the-pollen parent. A First-class 
Certificate was awarded it when shown by Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Stanhopea Amesiana. 
The leaves of this new species are lanceolate and 
seven-nerved. The flowers are large, strongly and 
agreeably fragrant, and a two-flowered scape was 
borne by a small plant in a basket, exhibited by 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. The sepals are 
ovate, concave reflexed and white. The petals are 
oblong, nearly flat and much broader than is usually 
the case in this genus. The lip is a singular looking, 
fleshy organ of great size and of an ivory white and 
shining. The hypochile is globular, deeply concave 
and marbled with purple on the inner face. The 
messochile has two large, bluntly triangular lobes ; 
while the terminal lobe is ovate, subacute and 
relatively small. The usual falcate horns are not 
present. The broad wings of the arching column 
are partly transparent. An Award of Merit was 
accorded it. 
Maxillaria Sanderiana Xanthoglossa. 
The flowers of this distinct variety are similar to 
those of the type which we figured last week, with 
exception that pale yellow takes the place of the 
white upon the lip. The latter organ is beautifully 
crisped at the margin. It received an Award of 
Merit. 
Odontoglossum Roeblingianum. 
This seems to be a natural hybrid similar in habit 
and in form of the flowers to the O. odoratum type. 
The sepals are oblong and white with two large 
irregular brownish-red blotches. The petals are 
lanceolate and white, with one large and several small 
reddish-brown blotches with a longitudinal one near 
the base. The lip is lanceolate, with a large, reddish 
brown blotch in front of the crest, and a crest con¬ 
sisting of two, creamy yellow and toothed lamellae. 
The column also is white with half-ovate wings of 
the same hue spotted with brown. It was shown 
by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, who also 
exhibited the Maxillaria and received an Award of 
Merit for each. 
Saccolabium cer’inum. 
The scape of this species is short and suddenly 
bends under the flowers, as if from their weight. 
The latter are borne in a dense raceme, and do not 
seem to open fully. They are small with incurved 
sepals and petals of a yellow hue and green at the 
tips. The pedicels are flesh-coloured as are the 
longish, curved and stout spurs. A Botanical 
Certificate was awarded it when shown by F. W. 
Moore, Esq., curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, 
Glasnevin, Dublin. 
The two undermentioned Orchids were exhibited 
at the second Spring Show of the Royal Botanic 
Society, Regent’s Park. 
Leelia Latona. 
The seed parent of this hybrid was L. cinnabarina 
crossed with the pollen of L. purpurata. The 
pseudo-bulbs at present are fusiform and only 2 in 
to 4 in. long, bearing a single, terminal, ligulate 
leathery leaf. The sepals are oblong, revolute at 
the edges and orange-yellow. The petals are 
broader, lanceolate-elliptic, and orange-yellow 
shaded with red. The tube of the lip is pale yellow 
with red lines externally ; the lateral lobes are deep 
red externally, but on the inner face deepen to car¬ 
mine-crimson, the colour running across the throat 
till it almost meets, forming two blotches from 
whence carmine lines run down to the base of the 
tube ; the lamina is ovate, wavy at the edges, and 
suffused with red on a yellow ground. A Botanical 
Certificate was awarded it, and likewise for Laelio- 
Cattleya Ascanise, both of which were exhibited by 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. . 
SOCIETIES. 
Royal Botanic, April 26 th .—There was an absence of 
the early spring-flowering bulbs, as might have been 
expected, at the second Spring Show of this society, 
but their place was well occupied by a great variety 
of other spring flowering subjects. The weather was 
auspicious, and the attendance of visitors large. 
The first prize in the amateur’s class for Azaleas was 
awarded to Mr. R. Scott, gardener to Miss Foster, 
The Holme, Regent’s Park, who had conical bushes 
of moderate size; Mr. H. Eason, gardener to 
B. Noakes, Esq., was second with larger plants, but 
less well flowered. The first prize for hardy her¬ 
baceous plants was awarded to Mr. T. S. Ware, 
Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, who showed 
Spiraea palmata, Silene virginica, Primula Sieboldi, 
and others of that class. Messrs. Paul & Son, 
Cheshunt, had the first prize for Alpines, and the 
Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery was second. Mr. 
R. Scott had the best Spiraeas; and Mrs. W. Morle, 
Fenchurch Street, had the best Mignonette. Mr. J. 
Douglas, gardener to Mrs. Whitbourn, Great 
Gearies, Ilford, took the first prize for show 
Auriculas; and Mr. A. J. Saunders, gardener to 
Viscountess Chewton, Bookham Lodge, Cobham, 
was second. 
Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, had the best 
Alpine Auriculas, and Mr. Wm. L. Walker, Dunollie, 
Belmont Road, Reading, was a good second. Mr. 
T. S. Ware was the only competitor in the class for 
Primula Sieboldi and tuberous Begonias, the latter 
being very good for this season of the year. Messrs. 
Paul & Son had the best Roses. Mr. J. Douglas 
took the first prizes for Cinerarias, and Amaryllis. 
Mr. R. Scott took the leading prizes for Clivias and 
Dielytra spectabilis, both well grown and flowered, 
but pale in colour. 
The miscellaneous exhibits were very numerous, 
including a group of tree Pasonies, mixed with 
Azalea mollis, and Cytisus Scoparius Andreanus, 
and another of Primula Sieboldi, and Carnation 
Pride of Great Britain from Mr. T. S. W;.re (small 
Silver Medal). Messrs. Barr & Son had three 
groups of herbaceous plants, including Tulips in 
variety, Phloxes, Saxifragas, Narcissus, Iris cham- 
aeiris, and others (two Bronze Medals and one large 
Bronze Medal). Mr. C. Turner had a collection of 
show and Alpine Auriculas (large Bronze Medal). 
Mr. J. Douglas had a large flat box filled with 
several species of Primula, and also a collection of 
Auriculas (small Silver Medal). Messrs. Lane & 
Son, Berkhamstead, had a group of Azaleas (Bronze 
Medal). 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, 
exhibited a rather extensive collection of flowering 
shrubs, also Japan Maples in variety, Azalea rosaj- 
flora, Prunus. Pissardi, Strobilanthes Dyerianus, 
Streptocarpus, some Orchids, etc. (large Silver 
Medal). An interesting group of dwarf but well- 
flowered Cinerarias was exhibited by Messrs. J 
James & Son, Woodside, Farnham Royal (small 
Silver Medal). Messrs. H. Low & Co., Clapton, 
had a beautiful group of new Holland plants, 
including Boronia elatior, Pimelea Neipergiana, 
Aphlexis macruntha purpurea, also fine pieces of 
Erica ventricosa coccinea minor, and other Heaths 
(Silver Medal). Mr. T. S. Ware received a Silver 
Medal for a well-flowered group of tuberous Begonias, 
being the first group shown this season. Messrs. 
Wm. Paul & Son, had a large group of pot Roses 
(large Silver Medal). Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son,' 
Highgate, had an interesting lot of Daphne Cneorum, 
Calla Little Gem, and Leschenaultia biloba major. 
Mr. W. Rumsey exhibited a group of Roses (Silver 
Medal). Mr. J. Walker, Thame, Oxon, had Pelar¬ 
goniums and Marechal Niel Roses (large Bronze 
Medal). Mr. J. Pike, Park Road, South Acton, had 
a group of the tree Carnation Uriah -Pike (Bronze 
Medal). 
Messrs. John Laing & Sons, t orest Hill, had 
a large group of Palms, Caladiums, Clivias, Heaths, 
Cannas, and some beautiful Bertolonias and. Leea 
amabilis (Silver Medal). Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, 
Roupell Park Nurseries, Norwood Road, also 
showed a fine group of Palms, Heaths, Regal 
Pelargoniums, and some large pieces of Cymbidium 
Lowianum (Silver Medal). Mr. P. Perry, gardener 
to J. C. Tasker, Esq., Middleton Hall, Brentwood, 
showed a group of pot Roses, Cannas, etc. (Silver 
Medal). Messrs. Paul & Son had a small Silver 
Medal for a group of Roses. Mr. Arthur Knowles, 
Horsell Birch Nursery, Woking Station, had a 
Bronze Medal for a group of Daphne Cneorum. 
