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to put the basket out much before the end of May 
unless the doorway is a sheltered one, in which case 
it could be hung up a week or two earlier ; but it all 
depends upon the weather. 
Gladiolus ColYillei alba.— M.: If you want to 
keep the plants back you should place them in a pit 
or frame facing north, where they would not get 
direct sunlight. Keeping them in the dark altogether 
would not do, for the leaves would only go white and 
sickly during their enforced seclusion, whilst in the 
position recommended they would be fully as healthy 
and vigorous as if they were exposed to the full light 
of the sun. 
A Hill Path. — Perplexed: A gravel path at such an 
angle as yours is sure to be washed into ruts, no 
matter how many drains and side gutters you have. 
We should advise you to have the steepest part either 
concreted or asphalted. 
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BAMBUSA PALMATA. 
The accompanying illustration, prepared from a 
plant in the Bamboo Garden at Kew, represents one 
of the finest of the hardy Bamboos proper, that is, 
growing species might be planted temporarily, and 
afterwards transplanted before crowding takes place. 
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PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned awards were made by the 
Royal Horticultural Society on the 14th inst. 
Orchid Committee. 
Odontoglossum crispum Duke of York. Nov. 
var .—The sepals and triangular petals are white, 
lightly suffused with rose and finely spotted with 
brownish-purple about equally all over. The lip is 
relatively small with a large blotch in front of the 
crest. It is certainly a handsome and very choice 
variety. First-class certificate. W. Thompson, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. W. Stevens), Walton Grange, Stone, 
Staffs. 
Laeliccattleya Imperatrice de Russie. Nov.hyb. 
bigen .—This magnificent bigeneric hybrid was raised 
from Cattleya Mendelii, crossed with the pollen of 
Laelia digbyana. The sepals and petals are of a 
delicate pink. The lip is very large, and wide open, 
with a large deflexed, deeply-fringed lamina, which 
is white, tinted with yellow in the throat, and with 
the palest pink or blush all round the margins. 
edged with white, and ends in very short, hooked 
points. The side lobes are spathulate and rosy. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd. 
Masdevallia ignea boddaertiana. Nov. var. 
■—The flowers of this variety are larger than the 
type, with rich carmine-red segments. Award of 
Merit. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. 
H. White), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Dendrobium Wiganiae xanthochilum. Nov. 
hyb. var .— The flowers of this hybrid are of a clear 
light yellow, with a maroon blotch in the throat of 
the lip, and in this respect they are much superior 
to the type and very pretty. Award of Merit. Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Odontoglossum crispum Mrs. J. Leeman. Nov. 
var.— The sepals and petals are heavily blotched 
with reddish-purple. The lip has a large blotch in 
front of the crest and smaller ones around it. The 
variety is bold and showy. Award of Merit, J. 
Leeman, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Edge), West Bank 
House, Heaton Mersey. 
Odontoglossum crispum Sultan. Nov. var —The 
elliptic sepals and petals of this magnificent variety 
are nearly covered with crimson-purple, the colour 
presenting a lobed appearance, owing to the white 
ground in places showing itself. The lip has a large 
blotch in front of the crest. First-class Certificate. 
Bambusa palmata’ 
belonging to the genus Bambusa. The stems vary 
from 3 ft. to 6 ft. high, and though only about the 
thickness of a goose quill they are self-supporting. 
They produce a few strong branches, and all are 
surmounted by a tuft of large leaves, radiating in a 
palmate manner. These leaves vary from 6 in. to 
12 in. in length, and from 2 in. to 3$ in. in width, so 
that they are amongst the broadest in the tribe as 
far as the hardy ones, at least, are concerned. 
Those who intend planting it should select a piece 
of substantial or retentive soil for it, but with plenty 
of room to develop, for it pushes its rhizomes into 
the surrounding soil, and these give rise to suckers 
around the parent forming in a few years, after the 
establishment of the plant, a large clump or thicket 
of bold and telling appearance. Where space is 
limited the plant can, of course, be restricted by the 
removal of the suckers as they commence to push 
up in May, and transplanting them elsewhere. 
Large clumps with their massive evergreen foliage 
are most effective; and the same applying to all 
other Bamboos, planters should calculate upon con¬ 
siderable development in the course of a few years 
and make allowances for it accordingly If it is 
desirable to have the ground or the space fully occu¬ 
pied from the first, one or more of the smaller 
First-class Certificate. M. Ch. Maron, Brunoy, 
France. 
SOPHROLAELIA LAETA SUPERBA. NoV. hyb. Var .— 
This variety of a bigeneric hybrid was derived from 
Laelia dayana, crossed with the pollen of Sophronitis 
grandiflora; The habit and aspect is that of the 
pollen parent, but the flower is intermediate in size. 
The lanceolate sepals are rose and the elliptic petals 
rose shaded with scarlet on the lower half. The 
greatly enlarged three-lobed lip is crimson with 
yellow lines in the throat. Award of Merit. Messrs. 
J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea. 
Phalaenopsis Cassandra. Nov. hyb . — The seed 
parent was P. stuartiana, and the pollen bearer 
P. rosea, the progeny^eing intermediate. The flowers 
are produced in a large panicle 2 ft. long. The 
sepals and petals are white, the latter being tinted 
with rose at the base. The terminal and side slobes of 
the lip are crimson, and all are spotted at the base. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd. 
Phalaenopsis Hermione. Nov. hyb. — The par¬ 
entage in this case is supposed to be P. stuartiana x 
P. luddemanniana, the habit and green leaves re¬ 
sembling the latter. The sepals and petals are light 
rose, spotted with rose on a creamy ground. The 
rhomboid terminal lobe of the lip is crimson-purple, 
M. Jules Hye-LeyseD, 8, Le Coupure, Ghent, 
Belgium. 
Odontoglossum excellens hyeanum. Nov.var .— 
The sepals have several large brown blotches on a 
yellow ground ; and the petals have one large blotch, 
with several smaller ones. The lip also has a large 
blotch, with a few small ones. Award of Merit. M. 
Jules, Hye-Leysen. 
Cypripedium Talisman. Nov. hyb .—This was 
derived from C. Sallieri hyeanum, crossed with C. 
harrisianum. The upper sepal is blackish-purple, 
fading to rose towards the white edge. The sepals 
and petals are dark brownish-purple, and all are 
shining. Award of Merit. M. Jules Hye Leysen. 
Odontoglossum mirandum. —The brown bands 
on the yellowish petals of this species constitute the 
most striking feature. Botanical Certificate. Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Floral Committee. 
Azalea mollis Purity.— The flowers of this 
variety are of large size, soft creamy yellow, and 
spotted with green on one of the upper segments. It 
is a pleasing and beautiful light variety. Award of 
Merit. Messrs. R. & G. Cuthbert, Southgate, 
Middlesex. 
Hippeastrum Robin.— The broad overlapping 
