January 22, 1898. 
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worth if it were discovered ; it was impossible to 
speculate on the value of a thiDg which had never 
been known to exist. However, he thought the 
plaintiff was entitled to recover not only the money 
he had paid for the Orchid, but interest on that sum 
and compensation for the trouble and expense to 
which he had been put in growing the Orchid for 
two years. Therefore the appeal would be allowed 
with costs, and the case sent back to the county 
court judge for a new trial. 
Mr. Justice Lawrence concurred. 
Leave to appeal granted. 
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Hardening Siscellamy. 
ROSE, WHITE MAMAN COCHET. 
The Tea Rose known as Maman Cochet succeeds 
well in this country, and frequently makes its 
appearance on the exhibition table. As a result of 
this it is popular with a large number of growers. 
The new variety has pure white flowers of the same 
size and beautiful form as the type. It also possesses 
the vigorous habit and free flowering character of 
the parent ; and the flowers may be utilised for all 
ordinary purposes in the cut state as well as for ex¬ 
hibition purposes. We note that its merits were 
recognised at the Hamburg exhibition by the award 
of a large Silver Medal. It is now being put into 
commerce by that Rose specialist, Mr. Peter Lam¬ 
bert, Trier, Germany. 
PEA CARTER’S EARLY MORN. 
I was pleased to notice an illustration of the above 
new early Pea in your issue for January 15th. It is 
very faithfully represented. I had no hesitation in 
deciding what variety it was before reading the 
name. A small packet was sent to me for trial last 
spring by Messrs. J. Carter & Co, which I sowed 
with several other well-known varieties, and it 
proved a great surprise to me. It is not only very 
early and prolific, continuing to bear for a much 
longer period than any other large-podded variety 
that I am acquainted with, but it is by far the finest 
Pea for either exhibition or home use I have yet 
seen ; and if I am not mistaken it will, when 
better known, become a great favourite for market 
use ; and the flavour is e xcellent. I would strongly 
advise exhibitors that are on the look out for a good 
Pea to give this a trial, feeling sure they will Dot be 
disappointed .—Edwin Beckett, Atdenham House Gar¬ 
dens, Elstree, Herts. 
IRIS KAEMPFERI. 
My employer was in London last June, and saw the 
flowers of the above in a florist's window, and was so 
much pleased with them that we bought in a few 
hundred roots last autumn. A gentleman who has 
tried them, told me the other day, that he has had 
them for the last three years, but they have never 
flowered with him. He added that they have never 
been known to flower in this country. Perhaps 
some of your numerous readers could say something 
about their culture.— Nial. 
ROSE, RED MARECHAL NIEL. 
There are now three varieties of the popular Rose 
Marechal Niel, namely, yellow, white, and red. The 
yellow is, of course, the old variety with which we 
have been acquainted for many years. The White 
Marechal Niel we first recorded in 1895, and there 
is now a considerable quantity of it in this country. 
The Red Marechal Niel is named Grossherzog 
Ernst Ludwig, in compliment to a gentlemen of 
that name at Hessia. It was raised by Dr. Muller 
from the hybrid perpetual Pierre Notting, crossed 
with Marechal Niel. It seems somewhat strange to 
speak of it as a Tea Rose, seeing that neither of its 
parents belonged to that section ; but that is what 
Mr. Peter Lambert, Trier, Germany, is calling it, and 
now putting the variety into commerce. Possibly 
Marechal Niel is considered a Tea in Germany. 
The flower is large, well-shaped, full, and of a car¬ 
mine-red colour. It is also deliciously fragrant, and 
flowers profusely from the wood of the previous 
year. It is a climber, though not so strong as Mare¬ 
chal Niel, though otherwise bearing a strong resem¬ 
blance to it. At the Rose Show at Frankfort-on- 
Main last year it was awarded a Gold Medal. 
OBITUARY. 
The Late M. Jean Linden. 
As briefly mentioned in last week’s issue, this veteran 
traveller, botanist, and horticulturist died peacefully 
at his residence in Brussels on the morning of the 
12th inst., and the world is the poorer for his loss. 
He was born at Luxembourg on the 3rd February, 
1817, and was consequently almost on the point of 
veteran collector himself conceived the idea of cool 
treatment for Odontcglossums and others which live 
in cool, elevated regions, and advocated the system 
which has since become so successful. 
The subject of this notice long retained the health 
and vigour which were the characteristics of his 
youth, and though not taking so active a share in 
the management of L'Horticulture Internationale as 
Alderman Sir Joseph Terry. 
completing his 81st year. Early in his career he 
went to Brussels, with which city he has ever after 
been identified while in Europe. 
The Belgian Government in 1835 sent h* m to 
South America on a scientific expedition, landing in 
Brazil after a journey of three months’ duration. 
He and his companions succeeded in making exten¬ 
sive collections of scientific interest for the Belgian 
Government. Various other countries were visited 
north and south of the Isthmus of Panama, particu¬ 
larly in Central America, and, after a period of six 
years, he returned to Belgium. During his journeys 
he had many hair-breadth escapes by mountaio, 
flood, and field, falling a victim to yellow fever, from 
which he recovered by slow degrees. 
His adventures, escapes, and successes so fired 
him with enthusiasm for travel that he did not long 
remain in Europe, but returned to South America, 
travelling extensively in Columbia, where he 
discovered Odontoglossum crispuro, which was 
named and described by Lindley, then in the height 
cf his career. M. Linden ransacked the mountains 
and forests of various provinces of that country, 
collecting Odontoglossums, Cattleyas, and other 
Orchids, which have since attained to great repute 
in Europe and North America. Various other 
countries of the South American continent were 
explored by him, passing northwards till he reached 
Cuba, from which he went to the United States, 
returning to Belgium after a career of ten years’ 
travelling. 
M. Linden now settled down as a nurseryman at 
Brussels, where he, in course of time, attained and 
for many years maintained a world-wide reputation 
in connection with Orchids and fine foliage plants, 
with which he has made us familiar at the Temple 
Shows, and in Lindenia and L'Illustiation Horticole by 
means of his descriptions and full page, or even 
double page, coloured plates. 
He was so familiar with the native habitats of the 
plants with which he has for long been identified 
that he sent out collectors from time to time to 
bring home fresh importations of well-known plants, 
and search for others. That he was abundantly 
successful in this respect the pages of those publica¬ 
tions amply testify. Many of the valuable finds 
have been recorded in our pages from time to time. 
Several enterprising horticulturists in this country 
imitated M. Linden by sending out collectors. The 
formerly, he maintained his position as director or 
administrator of the business till the last. 
He also had similar control over the publications 
above mentioned. His son, M. Lucien Linden, has 
for many years past relieved him of the more 
onerous duties of management of the establishment 
at Parc Leopold, Brussels. The deceased was 
Honorary Consul General of The Grand Duchy of 
Luxembourg, Commander of the Order of Leopold, 
and had many other honours besides. He leaves 
behind him a wife, son, some grandchildren, and 
various other relatives to mourn his loss. We tender 
our sympathy to the bereaved in the hour of their 
cruel and irreparable loss. The funeral service took 
place on Friday, the 14th inst., in the parish church 
of Saint Josse-ten-Noode. 
Alderman Sir Joseph Terry. 
This distinguished gentleman presided at the annual 
general meeting of the Grand Yorkshire Gala on the 
7th inst., when he was congratulated upon having 
attained his seventieth birthday; but, scarcely have the 
sounds of congratulation died away, we regret having 
to announce, when the city of York has been thrown 
into grief by the irreparable loss of one of its most 
prominently useful and esteemed citizens. 
Sir Joseph Terry was chairman of Lord Charles 
Beresford’s election committee, and having entered 
upon the work with his accustomed energy, he took 
up his station in the Royal Station Hotel. On 
Tuesday he seemed full of health and vigour, and 
retired to rest at midnight, after seeing Lord Charles 
and his committee. He was seized with a violent fit 
of coughing about 3 a.m. on Wednesday, ihe 12th 
inst., and was dead before medical aid could be pro¬ 
cured, although Lady Terry rang at once for help. 
Death was due to syncope as a result of heart 
disease. 
Sir Joseph was born in York in January, 1828, 
where his family had lived before him for a 
long period of years. He had been Lord Mayor of 
York on four occasions, was knighted in Jubilee 
year, 1887, and filled rr any other public offices with 
great success. He entertained a great love for 
horticulture, in token of which he has been associated 
with the Grand Yorkshire Gala for a great many 
years, taking a great interest in its welfare, so that 
the society will feel the loss keenly. He had just 
been re-elected chairman of the council of that body 
on the 7th inst., when Sir Christopher Milward and 
Aid. Purnell congratulated him upon his hale and 
hearty appearance 
A portrait of Sir Joseph, then Mr. Alderman 
Terry, appeared in The Gardening World for June 
nth, 1887. 
