556 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 29, 1899. 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The awards, as under, were made by the Royal Hor¬ 
ticultural Society on the i8th inst. 
Orchid Committee. 
Masdevallia shuttryana Chamberlain's var.— 
This is a very handsome variety of a hybrid between 
M. Shuttleworthii and M. harryana, as the name 
shuttryana is intended to convey. The facies of the 
variety is that of a giant M. Shuttleworthii, of a 
beautiful rose colour marked with orange spots in the 
throat. The dorsal sepal is paler and tinted with 
yellow in the centre, the five veins being red. The 
tails are 2^ in. to 3 in. long, and orange coloured. It 
is certainly a handsome acquisition. (First-class 
Certificate.) Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, 
Mr. W. H. White), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Odontoglossum crispdm ashworthianum. Nov. 
var .—The flowers of this magnificent variety are of 
good average size, with overlapping segments and 
otherwise well-formed flowers. The sepals and 
petals are almost wholly covered with a rich reddish- 
purple, fading to rose close to the narrow, white 
edges; the base is also white. The large lip has 
several blotches round the crest, and a broad, white 
margin. (First-class Certificate.) E. Ashworth, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. H. Holbrook), Harefield Hall, Wilm- 
slow. 
Odontoglossum andersonianum obstupe- 
faciens. Nov. var .—The creamy ground of this 
striking variety has two large, reddish-brown 
blotches on the sepals, and several smaller ones on 
the petals, and one blotch on the lip. (Award of 
Merit.) C. J. Lucas, Esq., (gardener, Mr. Duncan), 
Warnham Court, Horsham. 
Odontoglossum Adrianae Lady Wigan. Nov. 
var .—The original O. Adrianae was a supposed 
natural hybrid between the tiny O. hunnewellianum 
and O. crispum. The flowers of the variety under 
notice are intermediate in size, and the sepals and 
petals are beautifully spotted with deep brown on a 
creamy ground, except at the base. The frizzled and 
pretty lip has one large blotch and many small spots. 
(Award of Merit.) Sir F. Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. 
W. H. Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen. 
Maxillaria Turneri. —The long and more or less 
incurved segments of this plant are fuscous-yellow 
and white towards the base. The lip is white with 
brown lines and a yellow blotch. (Botanical Certifi¬ 
cate.) Walter Cobb, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Howes), 
Dulcote, Tunbridge Wells. 
Dendrobium Clio Vine House var. Nov. var .— 
The original D. Clio was the result of crossing D. 
wardianum and D. splendidissimum grandiflorum, it¬ 
self a hybrid. The sepals and petals of the variety 
are pale in colour, and the lip more or less expanded 
like D. wardianum, but intermediate in colour. 
(Award of Merit.) A. Warburton, Esq., Vine House, 
Haslingden. 
Floral Committee. 
Anthurium Perfection. —The spathes of this 
hybrid Anthurium are heart-shaped, leathery, of 
great size, slightly wrinkled, polished and glossy, 
bright scarlet, and tinted with crimson towards the 
apex. The spadix is light in colour. The hybrid 
bears considerable affinity with A. andreanum in 
many respects, and is very handsome. (First-class 
Certificate.) Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (gardener, 
Mr. W. Bain). 
Anemone blanda cypriana. —The flowers of this 
pretty Windflower are freely produced and very 
pretty on account of the contrast of the two surfaces, 
the inner being pure white and fully displayed during 
the day, and the outer of a deep indigo blue, best 
seen when the flower closes up. Even when fully 
expanded, however, especially when moved by the 
wind, the two sides are more or less shown, the con¬ 
trast being pretty, and reminding one of what occurs 
in Dimorphotheca pluvialis. (First-class Certificate.) 
His Grace the Duke of Rutland (gardener, Mr. W. 
H. Divers), Belvoir Castle, Grantham. 
Erythronium Johnsoni. —This is one of the most 
charming of the Dog s-tooth Violets, the flowers be¬ 
ing of large size, and rich, clear rose. The foliage is 
beautifully marbled with bronzy markings, and con¬ 
sists of two spreading leaves. It is an American 
species, much more handsome than the common 
European one, and, indeed, is one of the prettiest of 
all the Dog’s-tooth Violets. 
Fruit Committee. 
Pea Carter's Early Morn,—I n this we have a 
very early Marrowfort Pea, suitable for forcing under 
glass, as it readily responds to the cultivator’s art, 
and being dwarf is easily accommodated. Award of 
Merit. Mrs. Wingfield (gardener, Mr. W. J. Emp- 
son), Ampthill House, Ampthill. 
Tomato Winter Beauty. —This is a seedling vari¬ 
ety of Conqueror and has shapely fruits of moderate 
size, smooth except at the base and of a rich red. 
The flowers set freely and the variety is well adapted 
for winter work. Award of Merit. Mr. S. Mortimer, 
Swiss Nursery, Rowledge, Farnham, Surrey. 
Onion Ne Plus Ultra. —The bulbs of this 
variety are nearly globular and of great size, the 
variety being raised by crossing Ailsa Craig and 
Record. They keep well. (Award of Merit). Mr. 
Dunbar, The Nurseries, Hemel Hempstead. 
Narcissus Committee. 
Narcissus Leedsii Edmond’s White.— The flowers 
of this sectional variety are of great size, with white 
segments and a beautifully frilled, lemon crown. 
(First-class Certificate), Rev. G. H. Engleheart, 
Appleshaw, Andover, 
Narcissus Brigadier.— The segments of this 
short-crowned Daffodil are broadly oval and creamy 
white, while the crown is clear yellow. (Award of 
Merit.) Rev. G. H. Engleheart. 
Narcissus Flambeau. —This also is an artificial 
hybrid, raised by the Rev. G. H. Engleheart, and is 
closely related to the N. Barrii race. The elliptic 
segments are of a clear lemon yellow, while the short, 
and widely spreading crown is of a rich orange. 
(Award of Merit.) 
Narcissus Strongbow. —This might claim affinity 
with the N. incomparabilis type, as well as some of 
the bicolor blood, for the segments are broadly ovate 
and white, the crown being half as long, bright 
yellow and crisped(at the mouth. (Award of Merit.) 
Rev. G. H. Engleheart. 
Narcissus Cassandra. —Here we have an im¬ 
proved N. poeticus with very broad, overlapping 
white segments, and a short, rich orange-scarlet 
crown. (Award of Merit.) Rev. G. H. Engleheart. 
Narcissus Duke of Bedford. —Here we have 
one of the giants of the bicolor section, the segments 
being broadly ovate and white, while the long 
trumpet is of a rich yellow. It must find its way into 
every garden, as the stock of it increases. (Award of 
Merit.) Messrs. Barr & Sons, KiDg Street, Covent 
Garden. 
Narcissus Sunset. —The^flowers of this form are 
produced in clusters on the scape, and would appear 
to be of hybrid origin between N. Tazetta and N. 
Jonquilla. The segments are yellow, and the crown 
orange. (Award of Merit.) Messrs. Barr & Sons. 
Narcissus Pope's King. —This trumpet Daffodil 
would appear to lie somewhere between N. maxi- 
mus, and some of the smaller golden trumpet Daffo¬ 
dils. T he trumpet is more deeply cut than that of 
N. maximus, but less spreading at the mouth. 
The leaves are broad, glaucous and vigorous. (Award 
of Merit.) Messrs. Pope & Sons, King's Norton. 
■ 1 » 
THE FUNGOID PESTS OF OUR 
GARDENS. 
(Continued from p. 524.j 
Now we come to another pest which has brought 
with it more destitution and starvation than any other 
known pest, and that is the Potato disease. 
Amongst all the fungoid diseases this is one of the 
most difficult to grapple with, and this is very 
plainly understood when you take into consideration 
the capabilities which this particular fungus poss¬ 
esses over that of many others, in its enormous 
powers of reproduction, and the vigorous manner 
with which it attacks the Potato plant. 
If this disease is to be coped with successfully 
great care and diligence must be exercised, in small 
matters as well as great, which are of as much 
importance in battling with this disease as that of 
applying a remedy when the plants are affected. 
In nine cases out of ten, there is not the vigilance 
exercised as there should be on what is called minor 
details; For instance, on ground where a 
Potato crop has grown, and there has been 
any appearance of the disease, everything that 
remains of that crop after the tubers have been 
removed, should be committed to the flames and 
burnt. It should not be allowed to lay about upon 
the land, which is often the case,where every chance 
is given for the whole crop of spores to drop away 
from the decaying stalks into the soil, and there lie 
awaiting another season, when perchance another 
Potato crop might follow. On the other hand, if all 
this refuse had been burnt, thousands and tens 
of thousands of these spores would have been 
destroyed. 
Then there is another minor point which should not 
be overlooked, and that is the purifying of the tubers 
which are to form the sets of a future crop, before 
putting them into the soil. It often happens that 
where Potatos are planted in a clean piece of land, 
as regards any spores of disease being there, that 
the pest is planted with the tuber ; then what can 
you expect ? You put the tuber into the soil for the 
purpose of bringing forth a remunerative crop, and 
this is not all, but you plant the germ of disease and 
these bring you a harvest of trouble, when a small 
dressing of some fungicide would have preserved you 
from all this unnecessary anxiety. Why, these 
little troublesome spores are packed away around the 
eyes of some Potatoes which are used as sets whole¬ 
sale ; and how are we to know which tuber is carry¬ 
ing the infection with it ? Therefore our duty is to 
place the whole above suspicion, which can only be 
done by bringing them into contact with some 
fungicide. By the time the Potato commences to 
grow and develop its tender tissue, the mycelium 
penetrates this tissue of the stem and there estab¬ 
lishes itself, creeping its way up as fast as the stem 
grows; then, with the first favourable conditions of 
atmosphere out it bursts ; the disease has shown 
itself and the trouble begins. These diseases of 
plants which have attracted so much attention of 
late years, are no new creations or additions in the 
world of Nature, but are the nett results of trade 
and commerce ; only in this particular line we have 
imported far more than we have exported. So if we 
are going to be successful with our garden and field 
crops in the face of all our importations, then we 
must begin at the beginning, and we shall have 
greater opportunities of keeping these diseases in 
check. 
There is also another point in connection with this 
destructive fungus, and that is its growth, the remark¬ 
able manner in which it branches. (It would be 
described in garden phraseology as a plant of good 1 
habit). With most of the fungi, they come away 
from the mycelium with one hypha or stem, andl 
these carry one spore case ; but with this Potato 
pest the stem branches most freely, and each branch 
in its turn carries spores, and thus it continues untill 
it reaches a little distance from the leaf. 
The most effectual remedy yet applied seems to be’ 
the Bordeaux Mixture, or that of salts of copper in 
some form or other. 
Then we come to another pest which is very detri¬ 
mental to soma of our vegetables, and that is " club- 
root," also called ■' fingers and toes." 
This fungus affects Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Broc¬ 
coli, in fact, the whole of the Brassica family ; it has 
also been known to attack Stocks and Candytuft, and- 
many other of the Cruciferae family ; and it is often 
a common disease among the Turnip crop. It is a'- 
disease which seems to be pretty general throughoutt 
Europe. 
The pest is very easily detected by examining the 
root. The roots, when affected by this disease be>- 
come deformed and very much enlarged, in fact, in 
all manner of sizes and shapes. 
If the disease is allowed to take its course for any 
length of time, it will, in most cases, destroy the vic¬ 
tim upon which it fastens itself. It generally attacks 
the Cabbage, Cauliflower, &c., when in the seed bed. 
Now, the best preventative to this destructive pest 
is cleanliness in every detail of culture. Keep down 
weeds ; have the soil well pulverised and sweetened 
by the influence of the atmosphere; in fact, do all 
that is necessary for Healthy growth. 
Wherever this fungus makes its appearance in a 
crop, it is difficult to eradicate, in fact, it is almost 
impossible to save the plants in a clean state when 
once it gets into the seed bed. Therefore, as soon as 
detected destroy the whole of the plants by fire, and 
commence again with a new plantation upon a clean 
piece of land. 
The most practical method in dealing with this 
pest is to clear off all the vegetable refuse and care¬ 
fully destroy it, then make a strong application with 
air-slaked lime. 
Others again recommend treating the soil with car¬ 
bon bisulphide, after which the ground should 
remain vacant for a little time to allow the poison to 
