September 10, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
Cactus form the colour arrangement is rather 
fantastic; it is orange-salmon tipped and heavily 
striped with dirty white. Messrs. Keynes, Williams 
& Co. 
Mrs. Holford. —In this we have another de¬ 
velopment of the Cactus Dahlia to which the quali¬ 
fying " Pompon ” has been prefixed. As the name 
signifies, the flowers are small, but otherwise they do 
not call for special remark. Their chief value lies 
in their suitability for cut flower work, being neater 
and less heavy than the ordinary Cactus forms. The 
•colour is fiery scarlet. Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, 
Crawley, Sussex. 
Snowflake. —A rather large, creamy-white Pom¬ 
pon form of capital shape, but a trifle coarse. Mr. 
M. V. Seale, The Vine Nursery, Sevenoaks, Kent. 
Claribel.— A very charming Pompon of great 
refinement. The flowers are pink-white in hue, the 
edges of the florets being touched more or less with 
rose. Mr. Chas. Turner, Slough. 
Leslie Seale. —This is a fancy single variety, 
with blooms of good size and circular outline, the 
florets being broad and substantial. The margin 
displays a broad band reaching to about one-third 
the length of the florets, of rosy-pink surrounding a 
central zone of crimson-lake. Mr. M. V. Seale. 
Eric. —This is a rather small flower in which, 
however, the colour is the most important thing. It 
exhibits a shade of orange flushed with rose at the 
tips of the florets. The latter appeared to be lack¬ 
ing In substance. Mr. T. W. Girdlestone, M.A, 
F.L.S., Sunningdale, Berks. 
Tbe Orcltfd Brower’s calendar. 
Cool House. —The principal work in this division 
will be the repotting of Odontoglossums. For several 
years we have made a practice of going through them 
at this season, as we find that the majority are fast 
making up their new growths and pushing forth fine 
fleshy roots from the base. It is really marvellous 
what a beneficial effect a little new material given at 
this time has on them. It may not be necessary to 
disturb them much at the roots in the operation, if 
the material they are in is still sweet. A size larger 
pot may be given to the ones doing well, whilst tbe 
weak ones may be easily returned to the same size 
by taking the old material away from the back of the 
plants. This allows of their being set back a bit, 
making room for new material for the fresh roots to 
work into. 
Preparing the plants for the Operation.— 
We never on any pretext disturb a plant or repot it 
when very wet. Neither do we believe in doing it 
when they are too dry. The happy medium should 
always be aimed at, for never have we seen a plant 
do well when these conditions are not observed. I 
am sure no one would think of repotting a Primula 
when in either of the extremes mentioned ; it is just 
the same with Orchids. The compost, too, we like 
to be in a similar state, neither too wet nor too dry. 
We like the moss to be rather on the dry side. A 
great many I know are opposed to this for good 
reasons, no doubt, but we only give our own prac¬ 
tice. 
I am pleased to say that the result of our practice, 
is that we have truly marvellous growths on our 
Odontoglossum crispum, O. triumphans, &c., and in 
fact on all the Odontoglots, not one here and there, 
but look where you will. If I mention that on mea¬ 
suring some of the leaves they were found to be two 
inches broad, in any amount of cases, it will be 
readily understood what the growths are like. In 
one case it is two-and-a-quarter inches broad, and 
that on O. andersonianum. We attribute this to the 
simple plan of just giving them what they require 
when they require it. 
The drainage must, of course, be good, so that 
the water may pass freely away, but a 43-size pot 
may only be two-thirds filled and so on according to 
size. 
Shading. —Some time ago we recommended, in 
addition to the cotton shading generally used, to 
whiten the glass over as well. What with the few 
showers, &c., that we have had, this has been 
partially washed off, admitting more light. This is 
as it should be, for from now onward the cotton 
shading will be ample, even for cool house stuff. 
Although the Odontoglots cannot stand direct sun¬ 
shine it will not do to shade too heavily during the 
autumn or the pseudo bulbs will be devoid of that 
solidity which alone produces strong spikes and 
broad flowers. 
Cattleyas. — These, too, must be carefully 
attended to as regards shading, only running it down 
during the hottest part of the day. Of course, the 
position of the structure will have to be considered 
in all cases.— C. 
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Kitcnen Garden Calendar. 
The work in this department for the greater part 
consists in making preparations for the winter and 
spring; and as one day's delay in sowing or planting 
is of more importance than a week in spring every 
effort should be made to get the seed sown at the 
proper date. The weather in some parts still con¬ 
tinues hot and dry, necessitating extra labour in 
watering, still, time should be found for sowing and 
planting; otherwise when the time arrives for 
gathering, the crops will be found wanting. Winter 
Spinach, as most gardeners should know, ought to be 
sown in two or three batches according to the 
requirements of the place, the last batch being put 
in during the first week in September. Sowings 
made now will remain in good condition till later in 
the spring, thus rendering it unnecessary to sow 
early in the season when the ground is wet and cold. 
Cauliflower to withstand the winter should be 
sown during the next fortnight. In the more 
northern parts the seed should be got in as soon as 
possible, while in the southern counties the sowings 
may be deferred till the middle of the month. We 
have found no variety to equal the Walcheren for 
this sowing, as with care, sturdy plants may be had 
for planting out in April. Autumn Giant and 
Autumn Mammoth may be sown about the middle 
of the month. Plants so raised, and kept as hardy as 
possible during the winter, will make fine sturdy stuff 
to succeed the Walcheren during the latter part of 
the summer. Of late there has been an early variety 
of Autumn Giant introduced which is well adapted 
for light, dry soils, as it is not so liable to bolt. 
Late Turnips should now be sown as soon as possi¬ 
ble ; the seed will germidate in a few days now that 
the soil is so warm, and the plants grow away freely 
should we be favoured with some showers. It is well 
to sow the small, quick-growing varieties now, as 
these will be found most serviceable for drawing 
young. 
Cabbage from the early sowings should be planted 
out the first favourable opportunity. Where room 
cannot be afforded to plant the whole batch at once 
the rows may be put half the distance apart and 
when more space can be found every other row 
again transplanted. See that Lettuce of various 
stages are kept free from weeds and transplanted as 
they become large enough. Should the weather 
continue dry plenty of water must be afforded to late 
Peas and Beans. Sowings of these should also be 
made in cold frames to keep up a supply .—Kitchen 
Gardener. 
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©leaninga from tlje 
of Sriettrq. 
The undermentioned subjects were brought up at 
the Scientific Committee meeting of the Royal Hor¬ 
ticultural Society on the 9th ult. 
Tomato with Red and Yellow Fruit —Mr. J. 
McLean, Luttrellstown, Clonsilla, Co. Dublin, sent 
some golden yellow fruit, with the following observa- 
vations :—" The plant which produced them is one 
out of 145 Frogmore (red) Selected. The first 
cluster produced the true red sort, but on the same 
plant three trusses consisted of yellow fruit, as sent.” 
Prof. Bailey observed that he had raised yellow- 
fruited Tomatos from the seed of red-fruited plants, 
but had not seen a case resembling the present one, 
in America; though he had known a cutting of a 
red-fruited sort to bear yellow fruit, as well as a red 
fruit being striped with yellow. 
Soolopendrium var.—Mr. Marshall exhibited a 
plant raised from a frond. This was remarkable for 
its great size, being quite a foot broad, and termin¬ 
ated with numerous barren subdivisions. It was 
buried, leaving the latter only exposed. Roots were 
formed at the bases of the incisions, so that five 
plants were raised. Of these two repeated the 
remarkable fronds, two reverted to the wild form ; 
and the one exhibited bore four fronds with digitate 
extremities, one frond with a crisped margin, one 
being flat in the wild state. The first two will, it is 
hoped, establish a new race. 
Tomatos with Supernumerary Carpels.— 
Dr. Bonavia sent two specimens; one, consisting of 
four carpels, which, instead of being coherent to 
form a single fruit, were only united at the base, and 
therefore nearly apocarpous. The other had several 
extra carpels issuing out of the centre above. These 
formed a whorl of carpels, in addition to the normal 
series. It resembled the " Mellarose Orange ” in this 
respect. 
Poppy head, with Pistillody of the Stamens. 
—Herr J. K. Budde exhibited a fruit of Papaver 
somniferum, with a complete whorl of miniature 
heads around the base, these being metamorphosed 
stamens. This peculiarity is well known, but it is 
interesting to hear that Prof de Vries has succeeded 
in fixing it by selection, so that this monstrosity 
now comes true by seed. A similar phenomenon is 
common amoDg Wallflowers. With reference to 
hereditary monstrosities, Mr. Bailey observes that a 
species of Echinops, with a fasciated and twisted 
stem, as also the spirally twisted variety of the 
Fullers’ Teazel, can be now perpetuated by seed. 
Mr. Henslow inquired if the Weeping Ash was 
known to be perpetuated by seed, as of thousands of 
seedlings in his garden at Ealing, none ever showed 
inclination to weep ; though the late Prof. J. S. 
Henslow found a slight tendency to weep to exist for 
two or three years in his experiments at Hitcham ; 
but the plants grew erect afterwards. Mr. Wilks 
observed, on the other hand, that a young tree a few 
years old at Shirley had begun to show a tendency 
to weep. 
Crassulaceou8 Hybrid.—Mr.Veitch sent trusses 
of flowers of a new hybrid, raised by Mr. Seden, be¬ 
tween Kalosanthes coccinea (female) and Rochea 
falcata (male). The flowers of the hybrid were 
small, as in the female parent, but the colour 
approached that of the male. In many points it was 
intermediate between the two parents. 
Cattleya granulosa, Dimerous.—Dr. Masters 
exhibited a blossom with its parts in twos, there 
being two large sepals, two lips, &c.—not a rare 
phenomenon in trimerous flowers, as Iris, &c. 
Hybrid Nymphaeas.—Dr. Masters exhibited 
several kinds, with the purpose of calling attention to 
the different arrangements and numbers of the 
lacunae in the stems of the flowers and in the peti¬ 
oles. He observed that the Nymphaeas could be 
grouped by means of them, and proposed to make a 
further examination. 
Plymouth Strawberry.—A specimen was 
received from Mr. J. Arrowsmith, of Bank Road, 
Glazebrook, Manchester. It is a monstrous condi¬ 
tion of the ordinary fruit, in which some of the 
achenes are replaced by leaves, as in the well-known 
Alpine Strawberry, of which the present case is a 
variety. It was described by Ray, who gave the 
name, having received it from Plymouth. It 
resembles the green Rose, in thus having its floral 
organs more or less in a state of reversion to leaves. 
Strawberry Plants Defective—Seme plants 
were received from Mr. J. Lyne, of the Gardens, 
Foxbury, Chislehurst, in which the crowDs were 
generally blind. The variety is Royal Sovereign. 
Mr. Lyne writes :—" Last autumn we planted a bed 
of last season's runners, with the object of getting 
early runners this year. They grew well, and made 
a fine lot of early runners. All trusses of bloom were 
picked off the parent plants as soon as they 
appeared. The runners were layered four in a 
6-inch pot, and all rooted well; but last week, when 
transferring them into single pots, we found about 
half were blind, the crowns being brown within. A 
healthy plant would be often growing in the same 
pot with defective ones.” Perhaps some growers of 
Strawberries may have had a similar experience, and 
can throw some light on the mystery. Sections of 
the crown buds reveiled no visible fungi nor insects, 
but the scales were turning brown from the exterior 
part inwards, apparently suggestive of an external 
source of the mischief. 
Rubus Ulmlfolius flore pleno.—The beauty of 
this double-flowered Bramble during the month of 
August is considerable, when planted where its large 
panicles of rose flowers will be seen to advantage. 
