THE GARDENING WORLD 
635 
June 4, 1898. 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, for flowering 
shrubs. 
Silver Gilt Banksian Medals. 
Ludwig Mond., Esq., Regent’s Park, for Orchids. 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Lewisham, for Begonias. 
Messrs. Frank Cant & Co., Colchester, for Roses. 
Messrs. J. Backhouse & Son, York, for Alpines, &c. 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colchester, for hardy 
plants, &c. 
Mr. George Edom, Epsom, for Tulips. 
Mr. J. Pritchard, Forest Gate, E. ( for Cacti. 
Mrs. M. V. Ssale, Sevenoaks, for decorations. 
Messrs. J. Hill & Son, Lower Edmonton, for Ferns. 
Messrs. W. & J. Birkenhead, Sale, for Ferns. 
Malcolm S. Cooke, Esq., Kingston Hill, for Orchids. 
M. L. de Smet-Duvivier, Ghent, for Anthuriums. 
Mr. W. Rumsey, Waltham Cross, for Roses. 
Silver Knightian Medals. 
Horticultural College, Swanley, for vegetables. 
Mr. Geo. Featherby, Gillingham, for fruit. 
Marquis of Northampton, Castle Ashby, for 
vegetables. 
Silver Flora Medals. 
Messrs. Isaac House & Son, Bristol, for Violas. 
Messrs. A. W. Young & Co., Stevenage, for 
Gloxinias, &c. 
Mr. A. Perry, Winchmore Hill, for herbaceous 
plants. 
Mr. Moyses Stevens, 46, Victoria Street, S.W., for 
bouquets, &c. 
Mr. W. Sydenham, Tamworth, for Violas. 
Mr. L. H. Calcutt, Stoke Newington, for decora¬ 
tions. 
Mr. J. Prewett, Bayswater, for Azaleas. 
Mr. M. Prichard, Christchurch, for herbaceous 
plants. 
Messrs. F. Miller & Co., Fulham Road, for Mignon¬ 
ette, &c. 
Messrs. R. & G. Cuthbert, Southgate, for Azaleas. 
Messrs. W. Fromow & Sons, Chiswick, for Maples. 
Mr. W. Iceton, Putney Park Lane, for foliage 
plants. 
Jadoo, Limited, Exeter, for plants. 
Messrs. Cripps & Son, Tunbridge Wells, for Maples. 
Messrs. Jones & Son, Shrewsbury, for decorations. 
Mr. John Russell, Richmond, Surrey, for Azaleas. 
Silver Banksian Medals. 
MM. Koster & Son, Boskoop, Holland, for Azaleas. 
Mr. A. G. Tulett, Crockenhill, Swanley, for Zonal 
Pelargoniums. 
Mr. E. G. Reid, Beckenham Hill, for Rhododen¬ 
drons. 
Mr. F. Chapman, Colchester, for Asparagus. 
Mr. W. Godfrey, Colchester, for Asparagus. 
Lord Foley, Esher, for Strawberries. 
A. Henderson, Esq., Faringdon, for fruit and vege¬ 
tables. 
W. Lawrence, Esq., for Asparagus. 
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CYPRIPEDIUM EVENOR SOUTHGATE 
VAR. 
The accompanying illustration shows the character 
of this new hybrid variety, which commemorates 
Southgate, Middlesex, where the establishment of 
Messrs. W. L. Lewis & Co. is situated. One scape 
carries two flowers, whose leading and distinguish¬ 
ing feature is the yellow ground colour of C. con- 
color (one of the parents), which is more defined in 
the Southgate variety than in the others. The 
flower measures 3J in. across the petals, which are 
1 in. broad. The dorsal sepal is if in. wide. The 
spotting is also well defined, consisting of small 
crimson specks, and making this a beautiful and in¬ 
teresting hybrid. It was raised from C. Argus 
crossed wish the pollen of C. concolor Regnieri. 
The twin flowers on the scape and the beautiful 
yellow ground of the segments owe their existence to 
the last-named variety. 
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Cheap Seeds —Some of the American free seeds 
appear to have been nasty as well as cheap. A 
gentleman is reported to have weighed in with " a 
big Dunch of the meanest, sourest, cussedest looking 
Mustard that ever grew on earth,” and to have said, 
"there is your fine Turnips from Government 
seeds.” This Mustard is, moreover, stated to have 
been “ so infernally worthless that green worms and 
small bugs had starved to death on the leaves.” We 
don't wonder at that farmer kicking. 
ORCHIDS AT BUSH HILL PARK, 
ENFIELD. 
The removal of all the Orchids from the Clapton 
Nursery of Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. to the above 
well-appointed nursery having been completed, I 
was much gratified by being given an opportunity of 
inspecting them in their new quarters. 
The Phalaenopsis House, being the nearest to the 
office of the establishment, was the first to come 
under notice. On entering it was apparent that 
every precaution had been taken to provide the 
plants with heat and moisture, without which their 
culture would be impossible. 
The plants themselves looked quite at home, and 
will no doubt uphold the reputation held for years 
by the firm in connection with this beautiful class 
class of Orchids. The Dendrobe House, which 
adjoins, contains a magnificent batch of Dendrobium 
wardianum, all making splendid growth, the prices 
of which are most reasonable. Here there is a great 
quantity of hybrid Dendrobes, and a splendid plant 
of D. nobile sanderianum. 
Cypripediums close by were in excellent trim, 
being represented by some of the best in cultivation, 
to wit, C. Gertrude Hollington, C. Goweri magnifi- 
cum, &c. In flower were several forms of C. cilio- 
lare, and the shy C. Druryi. In this division was to 
be seen a wonderful variety of Oncidium Papilio 
majus. 
Passing on, we come to what I shall term my 
special favourites, the Odontoglossums. O. crispum 
is represented by about 12,000 plants, all in excellen t 
health, showing that their requirements are well 
understood. There was a good quantity in flower, 
and numerous spikes are fast reaching that stage. 
The strain is, if I might call it so, a good one ; and 
although at the time of my visit their was nothing 
approaching their “Queen Victoria” of last jear, 
there were plenty of good varieties and at reasonable 
prices, too. 
Cattleyas are represented by whole housefuls of C. 
Mossiae, C. Mendelii, C. Trianaei, and C. gaskelliaDa. 
Laelia purpurata, too, is in great quantity and in 
grand condition. There were several Cattleyas and 
Laelias in flower, but as the bulk formed one of the 
leading features of the Temple Show last week, I 
shall, instead of particularising, advise every one 
that could not visit the show to make a point of 
seeing the Messrs. Hugh Low & Co.'s collection at 
Bush Hill Park.— C. 
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GARDENERS’ CHARITIES. 
I do not wish to decry in any way the management 
of these, but the system and principle on which they 
are carried out appears to me to be utterly wrong, and 
the exceeding small number who do subscribe shows 
that I am not alone in my opinion. A gardener is 
usually not a person who can afford to subscribe 
liberally to general charities ; it needs all his care to 
do a little to provide for himself and his family, and 
naturally, under the circumstances, his charity 
begins, as it should, at home. If he subscribes 5s. 
per annum he gets a vote, and what use is the vote 
to him ? Practically none. All his money may, and 
probably will, go to someone else, and it is worth 
while to consider what this 5s. per annum means to 
him. 
If he begins to save this amount from the age of 
twenty-four, his average expectation of life is forty 
years more. His 5s. per annum, saved and invested 
at 4 per cent, interest would at the end of the period 
amount to the sum of £23 15s. If he saved 5s. per 
month it would be £285. Why should he sacrifice the 
certainty of £23 15s. for a simple vote ? If the thiDg 
is to be a success, the subscriber, who is almost in¬ 
variably a poor man, must be able to depend on 
some certain return for his money ; 5s. per annum 
would, if properly invested, provide him with a 
valuable sick and accident fund, or it would ensure 
his family the sum of £23 15s. at his death, when¬ 
ever it occurred. 
Cypripedium Evenor Southgate var. 
