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THE GARDENING WORLD 
December 31, 18§8, 
the trees having ripened good wood were nearly leaf¬ 
less. 
Zonal Pelargoniums for flowering during the first 
half of winter were just then commencing to bloom. 
Very interesting were some fifty plants grown as 
standards. The upright stem was the same as the 
top, that is, as regards the variety. They are used 
for conservatory work, as well as for corners in the 
rooms of the dwelling house. 
A fine sight was a houseful of Begonia Gloire de 
Sceaux all in robust vigour with beautiful foliage. 
They are sent into the house for a time, and then 
brought back to the glasshouse to recuperate, which 
they do in the course of a fortnight. The variety is 
a great favourite with Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. 
yellow; J. P. Rugus, deep red; and Miss Joliffe 
Improved, soft pink. The compost used for these 
Carnations consists of loam, leaf mould, and well- 
decayed cow-dung. As mentioned above the com¬ 
post is made very firm, and the results fully justify 
the practice. Princess of Wales, or the pink Mal- 
maison, was affording a supply of bloom in another 
house, for seventy-five big blooms had been cut a 
few days previously. 
A houseful of strongly-grown Poinsettias must have 
given an account of itself before this time. Cyclamens 
are also well grown. A large batch sown twelve 
months previous to last August was intended for use 
in February. The vigour with which Begonia soco- 
trana had been grown made its appearance quite 
and Warner's King were notable in this respect. 
Nuts and Filberts grown in the bush form and 
regularly pruned had fruited well. Walnuts were 
also an excellent crop. 
ORCHID NOTES* & GLEANINGS. 
By the Editor. 
Odontoglossum crispum Rayon d’Or. —Most 
Orchid growers in this country are now well 
acquainted with the case of peloria which exists in 
Dendrobium nobile cooksonianum. The Odontoglot 
The first group that appeared at a meeting of the 
Royal Horticultural Society from here was an eye- 
opener. 
The Rose house, intended for the supply of flowers 
in January, contained the last batch of Nerine 
Fothergilli for the season, and very fine the plants 
were. Another division contained 500 Moss Roses 
in pots. By means of different houses a supply of 
Roses can be maintained till June, when they can 
be obtained from the open. 
A fine sight was presented by a houseful of Carna¬ 
tion Mrs. Leopold de Rothschild, with rosy-pink and 
deliciously fragrant flowers of great size and produced 
in remarkable abundance. The blooms sometimes 
measure in. across. The plants were grown in 
24-size pots, but were, nevertheless, only 12 in. to 18 
in. high. An extensive and valuable collection of 
numerous varieties in another house, offered a wide 
field of interest for those who love tree Carnations. 
Very lovely was Duchess of Devonshire, having pink 
flowers, bordered with white, Others were Empress 
of Germany, white, with a few red markings; 
President Carnot, maroon-crimson ; Mrs. A. Sassoon, 
brilliant crimson-scarlet; Miss M. Godfrey, white ; 
Mme. Ernest Bergman, soft pink ; La Neige, white, 
free and dwarf; Lucifer, scarlet; Firefly, fiery- 
scarlet ; Ferrieres, scarlet flake; Countess of Paris, 
The Bothy at Ascott. 
deceptive, for many of the leaves were din. to 9 in. 
across. The winter-flowering B. Froebelli incompar- 
abilis was commencing to show flowers. Pretty and 
attractive was a large batch of the well known B- 
Gloire de Lorraine, the plants being dwarf, healthy, 
and freely set with buds. B. Gloire de Sceaux was 
the feature of still another well-lighted, span-roofed 
house. 
A small stove was practically filled with Acalypha 
Sanderi, in plants ranging from 1 ft. to 2 ft. high, 
and very floriferous. They had been raised from six 
plants recently acquired. 
On passing through the admirably-fitted potting 
shed, the rustic and picturesque bothy for the young 
gardeners came in view. It is thatched with a thick 
layer of reeds, and the front is built of wood sawn 
out of very crooked trees without any dressing, the 
wavy outline of the slabs being highly ornamental. 
The building was put up twenty years ago and is as 
good now as ever. 
The fruit-room was well filled with Apples from 
trees of the best varieties in cultivation. Lane's 
Prince Albert, Worcester Pearmain, Cox’s Orange, 
Bismarck, Catshead, The Queen, King of the Pippins, 
Warner’s King, Blenheim Orange, and many others 
had fruited abundantly, and the samples were clean 
and of fine size for the respective varieties. Bismarck 
under notice Is a parallel case, and quite unique 
amongst the many fine forms of O. crispum in 
existence. All the segments are beautifully crisped 
and the ground colour is washed with blush-lilac. 
The special feature of the variety is that the two 
petals simulate the lip in the lower half, thus making 
it another instance of peloria. There is a large, 
triangular, yellow blotch on the lower portion of the 
petals from whence numerous clear brown lines 
radiate towards the apex and the sides. Except in 
form the petals have thus become transformed into 
lips. The lip proper is much about the usual form, 
but well developed and rounded at the base where 
the yellow disc is striated with red-brown ; there are 
also three brown spots on the upper half. The form of 
the flower as a whole is irreproachable. It turned up 
in an importation at the establishment of M. Lucien 
Linden & Co., Moortebeek, and is now in the rich 
collection of M. Madoux, at Auderghem. There is a 
coloured illustration of it in the Lindenia, PI. 633. 
Odontoglossum crispum Le Czar. —Magnifi. 
cent varieties of O. crispum continue to turn up 
amongst importations of it. The flowers of this one 
are large and well formed. The sepals are heavily 
shaded with rosy-lilac, and are furnished about the 
centre of each with a huge brownish-crimson blotch 
of large size and imposing appearance. The petals, 
