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THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 23, 1898. 
improved forms, as well as new shades of colour and 
colour combinations, have been sought for and found 
by raising seedlings obtainedby judiciouscrossing and 
recrossing, superior forms have been perpetuated by 
means of cuttings or root divisions. Comparing 
the plants raised by these two methods with each 
other there was, however, very little difference 
apparent either in vigour of the plant, size of flower, 
.brilliancy of colouring, or floriflerousness, but all 
were alike good in both sections. The whole of the 
plants were in six inch pots, which size, judging 
from appearances, is amply large enough for all 
ordinary purposes. 
The Swanley collection is especially rich in shades 
of blue and maroon, the number of shades being so 
many, and their differences so subtle, as to baffle 
adequate description. In addition to the self- 
coloured flowers, which in Cinerarias as well as in 
everything else have a richness and effect peculiarly 
their own, we noticed an infinite variety of what may 
be termed the bi-coloured flowers, if we accept 
white for the time being as a colour. On a central 
white zone which varies in width according to the 
flower we found margins of all shades of blue, 
purple, and maroon, the varying widths of which 
gave an almost bewildering variety; indeed of the 
seedlings scarcely any two plants had flowers exactly 
alike. What a field of research a detailed examina¬ 
tion of the kaleidoscope-like association of colours 
this would prove to the physiological botanist, for 
from one or two primary colours a wondrous variety 
of hue has been evolved by Nature and man as the 
result of collaborate working. 
Good white varieties are almost invariably the 
weakest colour section of all modern strains, for the 
plants seem to be possessed of a feeble constitution, 
and the flowers are often ragged as compared with 
the other varieties. The Messrs. Cannell have, 
however, in Miss May Symbal a grand white form 
that seems to have risen above the weaknesses 
common to its kind, for it is certainly both as regards 
habit of the plant and form of the flower a very 
fine thing. We hope to see this section fully on a 
level with the others before very long. 
Double varieties find their admirers; indeed it 
seems as if some people admire anything double 
simply because it is double. In the case of the 
Cineraria we cannot adduce any other reason, for 
the Cineraria has certainly taken too much advantage 
of its opportunities in assuming the double guise. 
In deference to those who call for the monstrosity, 
however, the Messrs. Cannell have a considerable 
stock on hand. The floriferousness of the plants 
and the size of the flowers were truly amazing, and 
left us wondering where this hypertrophy of bloom 
is to end. The plants, like the singles, bore unmis- 
takeable evidence of the high cultivation that the 
Messrs. Cannell bestow on all the plants they take 
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PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
At the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society 
on the 12th inst., the undermentioned certificates 
were awarded. 
Orchid Committee. 
Eulophiella peetersiana, Nov. sp .— In this recent 
introduction, flowering for the first time in Europe, 
we have a species that caused a considerable amount 
of sensation amongst visitors to the Drill Hall. The 
large and massive flowers are produced in a raceme 
surmounting a scape about 3| ft. to 4 ft. high. The 
sepals are oblong, the upper one being hooded, and 
all three, as well as the obovate petals, are of a rich, 
dark, magenta-purple. The bifid lamina of the lip 
is small, transverse, and of the same colour, with a 
golden crest of three to five lamellae passing into 
seven purple lines that run down the tube. The in¬ 
terior of the latter is creamy-white, the exterior being 
magenta-purple. It is a magnificent and note¬ 
worthy introduction. First-class Certificate. Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. White), 
Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Cypripedium Olenus Burford var, Nov. var. hyb. 
—This was obtained from C. bellatulum crossed 
with the pollen of C. ciliolare, and is undoubtedly 
one of the finest hybrids in cultivation, and the Bur¬ 
ford variety is the finest yet obtained from this 
parentage. The flower is of enormous size. The 
roundly ovate, dorsal sepal is heavily veined and 
coloured with purple, the white appearing towards 
the edges only. The oblong petals are heavily 
spotted with blackish-crimson on a rosy ground. 
The massive lip is dark purple. First-class Certifi¬ 
cate. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Odontoglossum wilckeanum Pitt’s var. Nov. 
var .— Though we described and recorded this last 
year, it has never before been exhibited. The 
flowers are of great size and generally admitted to be 
the finest form of O. wilckeanum, a natural hybrid. 
The sepals are almost covered with two large, lobed, 
chocolate blotches on a yellow ground. The petals 
are very deeply jagged at the edges and furnished 
with a horseshoe-shaped liDe of chocolate blotches, 
with numerous smaller ones at the base. First- 
class Certificate. H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, 
Stamford Hill. 
Dendrobium Aspasia langleyensis. Nov. liyb. 
var. —The sepals and petals of this hybrid variety 
are sulphur-yellow, faintly tipped with purple. The 
orange disc of the lip has a bilobed, crimson blotch. 
It is certainly a charming Dendrobe. Award of 
Merit. Messrs. ]. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea. 
Phalaenopsis stuartiano-Mannii. Nov.hyb.— 
The origin of this hybrid is indicated by the name. 
The gray leaves are mottled with dark green 
recalling P. stuartiana. The sepals and petals are 
oblong and thickly spotted with brown on a pale 
yellow ground. The lip is orange-brown with a 
white tip, and the side lobes are striped with orange- 
brown. It is both a singular and pretty hybrid. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd. 
Epidendrum elegantulum leucochilum.— The 
origin in this case was E. Wallisii, fertilised with 
the pollen of E. Endresio-Wallisii, itself a hybrid. 
The oblong sepals and elliptic petals are clear yellow, 
and the lip pure white, as indicated by the varietal 
name. The variety is both choice and pretty. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd. 
Phalenopsis Schroderae. Nov. hyb. nat —The 
leaves are dark olive green above and intense 
beneath The sepals and petals are white, with a 
pale purple tint at the base of the latter, where they 
are inserted on the purple column. The lip is rose 
on a white ground, with purple veins; and the side 
lobes are spotted with orange. It is a pretty 
Phalaenopsis, presumably between P. leucorrhoda 
and P. Portei. Award of Merit. Messrs. Hugh 
Low & Co., Clapton, and Bush Hill Park, Enfield. 
Odontoglossum crispum Lindenii. Nov. var .— 
This variety is furnished with large, light, reddish- 
brown blotches on a white ground. Award of Merit. 
A Warburton, Esq., Vine House, Haseldene. 
Masdevallia ventriculata longicaudata. 
Nov. var. —In this we have a very dwarf Masdevallia, 
a pet in its way, having a tubular crimson-purple 
flower, with three triangular lobes ending in tails i£ 
in. in length, and all of a dark hue. Botanical 
Certificate. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Floral Committee. 
Amaryllis Daones. —The funnel-shaped flowers 
of this variety are bright orange-scarlet with white 
edges to the segments, making a beautiful and 
charming contrast. Award of Merit. Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons, Ltd. 
Dracaena aurea striata. —In this we have a 
third variegated form of D. fragrans. The broad, 
arching leaves are of a dark glossy green, irregularly 
variegated with broad and narrow bands of bright 
yellow. The variegation is not confined to the edges 
or middle as in the other varieties, but occur on any 
part of the leaf, the bands running the long way of 
the same. Award of Merit. Messrs. Hugh Low & 
Co. 
Camellia Pride of Waltham. —For description 
see p. 523. Award of Merit. Messrs. Wm. Paul & 
Son, Waltham Cross. 
Camellia Mrs. J. Buchanan. —This may be 
described as a single or semi-double variety, with 
white flowers, irregularly striped and mottled with 
red. It affords a foil to the massiveness of the large 
double sorts. Award of Merit. Messrs. Wm. Paul & 
Son. 
Camellia Duchess of Teck. —This is a large, 
fully double, imbricate, and smooth flower, with soft 
rose or rosy pink flowers. Award of Merit. Messrs. 
Wm. Paul & Son. 
Narcissus Committee. 
Narcissus poeticus Homer— The flowers of this 
noble variety are of huge size, with imbricate, pure 
white segments. The crown is saucer-shaped, of 
large size, and rich orange, intensified to crimson at 
the edges. First-class Certificate. Rev. G. H. 
Engleheart, Appleshaw, Andover. 
Narcissus Lady Margaret Boscawen.— This is 
a handsome hybrid, with a very wide perianth of 
ovate, creamy-white segments, rounded and broad at 
the apex. The trumpet is of medium length, but 
very wide and golden-yellow. First-class Certificate. 
Rev. G. H. Engleheart. 
Narcissus White Queen, —Here again we have 
a hybrid with a crown of medium length, but wide, 
deeply cut, and crisped at the mouth, and lemon, 
fading to white or nearly so. The perianth segments 
are ovate, of great size, and creamy-white. Award 
of Merit. Rev. G. H. Engleheart. 
Narcissus Lucifer— Though belonging to the 
Medio-coronati section, the crown of this variety is 
much shorter than those of the previous two, cup¬ 
shaped, and deep orange almost to the base, being 
very handsome. The sulphur segments are shaped 
like those of N. po'eticus. Award of Merit Rev. 
G. H. Engleheart. 
Narcissus Oriflamme. —The short, wide, cup¬ 
shaped, rich crange-scarlet crown of this hybrid also 
shows an affinity with N. poeticus or N. Burbridgei, 
the latter itself a hybrid. The oblong segments are 
creamy-white. It is a very pretty sort. Award of 
Merit. Rev. G. H. Engleheart. 
GHENT QUINQUENNIAL SHOW. 
April 16th to 24 th. 
Splendid weather favoured the opening of the 
fourteenth International Horticultural Exhibition 
(the 163rd held by this society), of the Royal Agri¬ 
cultural and Botanical Society of Ghent. The 
opening ceremony and inspection of plants was 
performed by His Majesty the King of the Belgians, 
who was accompanied by the Queen,and his daughter 
Princess Caroline. The royal party arrived about 
8 a.m. on Saturday the 16th, and were immediately 
escorted to the Place du Casino by the Civic Guard. 
The King spent three hours or more inspecting the 
plants and speaking to the various notable exhibi¬ 
tors and visitors, both Belgian and foreign, who were 
introduced to him. He was accompanied by the 
president, M. le Comte de Kerchove de Denterghem, 
and his daughter, besides the Belgian Minister of 
Agriculture and many other distinguished people. 
The Casino. 
Prizes were offered for the most varied collection of 
the forty best flowering or non-flowering plants, in 
the name of an English committee to honour the 
memory of M. Louis Van Houtte pere. The first 
prize, a Work of Art (value 300 francs), was awarded 
to the Ghent Horticultural Society, Ghent, who had 
fine specimens of Cyanophyllum magnificum, 
Phyllotaenium Lindeni, Heliconia illustris, Alpinia 
vittata, Oncidium sarcodes, Smilax argyrea, Pavetta 
borbonica, Aralia sonchifolia, Dieffenbachia Four- 
nieri and others. The greater number of the plants 
were fine foliage subjects. The second prize, a Work 
of Art (value 200 francs) was taken by M. Albert 
Rigouts, Meirelbeke, Ghent. The opinion freely 
expressed was that this exhibit should have been 
first. He had magnificent specimens of Phyllotae¬ 
nium Lindeni, Polypodium difforme macrophyllum, 
Encephalartos Altensteinii, Vriesia moensiana, with 
variegated leaves, Erica Cavendishii, in fine form, 
a magnificent pan of Anoectochilus Petola, 
Dracaena sanderiana, Phoenix Roebelinii, Heliconia 
illustris, Anthurium Hookeri, Dichorisandra 
argentea, Schismatoglottis Roebelinii, Dieffenbachia 
Bausei, and other fine foliage subjects. He had 
grand specimens of Oncidium ampliatum majus, 
Odontoglossum luteo-purpureum, and Clerodendron 
Balfouri, representing flowering plants. The Gold 
Medal offered as the third prize was taken by the 
society Anonyme Louis Van Houtte pere, Gend- 
brugge, Ghent. Pimelia spectabilis, Anthurium 
Veitchi, Dracaena Doucetti, and D. Triomphe de 
L’Exposition were good, the latter being pretty. 
Several of the Anthuriums were also noteworthy, and 
Erica Cavendishii, and Cymbidium lowianum 
particularly so. 
For a collection of twenty miscellaneous plants, 
flowering or foliage, and open to amateurs, the Gold 
Medal was secured by M. E. Bedinghaus, Ghent. 
In the nurserymen's class for twenty miscellaneous 
plants the first prize, a Work of Art, was again 
secured by the Ghent Horticultural Society, with a 
