May 7, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
669 
Instead of turning them out of doors, therefore, put 
them in a gently heated pit or frame, where they 
can develop their growths at their leisure. No great 
amount of pruning is needed, but a little thinning of 
the shoots may be required in order to keep the plants 
in good shape. This thining may be done at once. 
Chrysanthemum G. J. Warren.— Roxburgh : This 
variety originated at Balcombe Place Gardens, 
Sussex, and was named after the gardener at that 
place. It has received three certificates, viz., an 
Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society 
on October 26th, 1897 ; a First-class Certificate from 
the National Chrysanthemum Society on November 
1st in the same year ; and another First-class Certi- 
cate from the Scottish Horticultural Society on 
November i8ih, also in 1897. From what we have 
seen of the variety an'd its behaviour we should con¬ 
sider it considerably the inferior of its parent, 
Madame Carnot, as far as robust habit and general 
vigour go. 
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CAMPANULA PORTENSCHLAGIANA 
MAJOR. 
For some years the typical form of this Bellflower 
might have been seen in gardens under the name of 
C. muralis, and possibly that is still retained in some 
collections. The correct name, however, has been 
adopted in most of the leading collections of hardy 
herbaceous and alpine plants. The specific appella¬ 
tion is rather cumbrous on account of its length, but 
no hardy plantsman will quarrel with the plant 
itself, for it is one of the prettiest and most useful of 
the dwarfer growing kinds. The variety under 
notice has larger flowers than the type. The 
accompanying illustration of it was prepared from 
a photograph which was taken in the nursery of 
Messrs. R. Veitch & Son, Exeter, Devon. For some 
years past they have been getting together a fine 
collection of herbaceous and alpine plants, the latter 
being chiefly grown on the rockery in the Queen’s 
Road Nursery, where we have noted many choice 
things. The large, blue flowers of C. portenschla- 
giana maj^r are produced in the greatest profusion 
on plants not exceeding 6 in. in height, but as a rule 
considerably under that. The blooms are bell¬ 
shaped and upright, and perfectly distinct from 
those of any other species flowering in the open air 
during tlje summer months. The species is a native 
of Dalmatia, and proves perfectly hardy in this 
country. 
ORCHIDS AT CLARE LAWN. 
Gardening is still carried on with spirit and intelli¬ 
gence at the suburban residence of Sir Frederick 
Wigan, Clare LawD, East Sheen, Surrey. It is a 
quiet and beautiful place, enshrouded with trees, 
and situated close to the Sheen Gate of Richmond 
Park. 
We made a rapid survey of the Orchids the other 
week under the guidance of the grower, Mr. W. H. 
Young, and noted that the collection is still on the 
increase, and the cultivation of several sections 
vastly improved within the last few years. In one 
of the houses a fine piece of Sobralia macrantha alba 
is on the point of flowering; while the fragrant 
flowers of Cattleya citrina and Odontoglossum cit- 
rosmum made their presence unmistakeable. Cym- 
bidium traceyanum, C. winnianum, and C. eburneo- 
lowianum are some of the many types here. 
The cool Odontoglossums have now been associa¬ 
ted with the Masdevallias, having changed their 
quarters since we saw them last,- and their improve¬ 
ment is at once apparent. Baskets of O. Rossii in 
great variety, and including O. Rossii rubescens, are 
now floriferous and pictures of beauty. Other 
species are O. ruckerianum, O. Cervantesi, O. c. 
Morado, O. odoratum, O. o. baphicantbum, and O. 
Oerstedii, the latter a gem, of which a pan carried 
three dozen flowers. On one of the smaller pieces 
a peduncle carried twin flowers—quite an unusual 
occurrence. Ada aurantiaca, with its rich orange 
flowers, made a fine contrast with the paler Odonto- 
glots. 
In aother compartment of the same house Odonto¬ 
glossum Uro-Skinneri is throwing up spikes of re¬ 
markable vigour. O. polyxanthum grandiflorum is 
a handsome variety. AmoDgst Cymbidiums we 
noted C. devonianum and C. tigrinum, the latter 
being a great favourite with Mr. Young. Hybrid 
and other Disas are responsible for adding largely to 
the display in the house. Beautiful and interesting 
are Disa langleyensis, D. Veitchi, D. kewensis, and 
D. tripetaloides, the latter being a species with 
medium-sized flowers of great charm. Masdevallias 
are numerous, a considerable number being already 
in flower, including the singular M. Chestertoni, 
with black, spotted segments and a salmon lip, 
having red veins. Good things are M. ignea, 
M. i. , Echartii, M. harryana, M. trochilus, 
and others. The singular looking M. trochilus has 
chestnut-brown flowers with long yellow tails. 
Epidendrum hastatum has brown sepals and petals, 
and a white lip. 
The third compartment of this house contains a 
handsome and well-flowered variety of the hybrid 
Odontoglossum elegans, many plants of Cypripedium 
bellatulum, with leaves like leather, and a fine batch 
of Milionia vexillaria coming into bloom. 
The rock house has been the charm of the place 
for many weeks past, and was an eye-opener to us. 
When the door was opened it seemed like an entrance 
to fairyland. The rocks and walls are covered with 
various Ferns, Selaginellas, Ficus, &c., and from 
every prominent elevation and coign of vantage 
long, drooping sprays of Cymbidium lowianum 
depend in such a way that almost every flower is 
seen to the fullest advantage. The plants are mostly 
of large size, grown in pots, and fling out their 
racemes on all sides in the most charming and en¬ 
chanting way, owing to their being elevated and un¬ 
supported by stakes. There are only ten plants, but 
they carry 100 spikes, bearing 1.628 flowers, all in 
prime condition. One of the plants carries twenty- 
seven spikes with an average of sixteen flowers each. 
The finest spike is 5 ft. long, and carries thirty-six 
flowers ; the plant has seven spikes. Thirty-two 
flowers on a spike is of common occurrence. One 
variety has a rich maroon-crimson blotch on the lip, 
and tinted sepals and petals. C. 1. concolor carries 
twelve and fifteen flowers on two spikes. C. grandi¬ 
florum is also here. The plants have been kept five 
years in the same house, and during the severe 
winter three years ago the inside temperature for 
several days sunk to 34 0 . The duration of tb e 
flower is marvellous. 
The Phalaenopsis house still contains some flower¬ 
ing plants of this genus. The first spike of P. 
grandiflora aurea was caught in a London fog, and 
having been partly cut back is now in full bloom. P. 
luddemanniana is also flowering well. Some plants 
of P. schilleriana have been here for the last fourteen 
years, and are still in pristine vigour. All are grown 
in teak baskets suspended from the root. Saccola- 
bium ampulaceum is a little gem. A bed of varieties 
of Cypripedium barbatum planted out on one of the 
benches has been gay for some time past. C. b. 
nigrum is a very fine thing. The white-lipped C. 
Godefroyae leucochilum is very pretty. The well- 
defined and rich colours of C. mastersianum marks 
the hybrid as the finest form of it we have seen. 
There are some giants amongst the specimens of C. 
lawrenceanum . Many hybrids of various kinds have 
been raised here. The metallic-looking leaves of 
Microstylis Scottii are very pretty. The same may 
be said of Anoectochilus Dawsoni, whose velvety- 
olive leaves are lined with red veins. The upper 
third of the petals of Cypripedium sargentianum is 
deep red. 
Another house of choice Orchids contains Dendro- 
bium thyrsiflorum bearing twelve racemes of bloom. 
The blue-purple hybrid Epidendrum endresio- 
Wallisii is also very handsome. Very choice are 
Cattleya Skinneri alba, bearing four spikes; C. 
Mendelii and C. inter-elegans (intermedia x elegans) 
a larger and much finer tbiDg than the first-named 
supposed parent. The choicest and most handsome 
Orchid in this house is Cattleya Schroderae with a 
large orange blotch in the throat,and having blue veins 
radiating from the blotch, the rest of the lip being 
suffused with lilac. The lip is 2| in. wide. Laelia 
Latona in the richest colours of this hybrid may also 
be seen here. 
The true form of Cattleya intermedia is flowering 
in another house along with a choice variety of 
Dendrobium nobile, named D. n. Hutchinson’s 
variety. The lip measures ij in. across, audits dark 
maroon blotch contrasts finely with the soft lilac of 
the rest of the flower. The blue-purple Sobralia 
Ruckeri, Trichopilia suavis, and T. s. alba are all 
choice things, the last-named carrying ten flowers. 
The next house we entered was also a warm or 
East Indian one, containing many Dendrobiums. 
Tbe long racemes of white flowers of D. veratrifolium. 
having a lined and marbled blue lip are very graceful. 
Other species flowering are D. Bensoniae, D. 
Parishii, D. rhodocentrum, and D. polyphlebium, 
having a crimson lip edged white, and appearing like 
a hybrid between D. Parishii and D. macrophyllum. 
Tbe display in this house is also enriched with 
Thunia alba, Oncidium ampliatum, Angraecum 
Campanula portenschlagiana major. 
