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THE GARDENING WORLD 
May 27, 1899. 
Laelia purpurata named after himself, pure white 
sepal and petals,enormous flower, of great substance. 
The groups of plants arranged for effect are about 
the same as usual, but many failed to see how Bruce 
excelled Ker in the 250 ft. group arranged for effect, 
in the trade class. McIntyre was well to the fore in 
the class for amateurs showing a neatly arranged and 
very effective group, there was nothing startling in 
the other classes, and while we much regret, we 
trust the remainder of the week will be fine and the 
gate a good one. Appended is the prize list: 
For a group of miscellaneous plants, arranged for 
effect,within 250 sq. ft., nurserymen only, Messrs. R. 
P. Ker & Son, of Liverpool, were awarded first 
position, Mr. A. J. A. Bruce, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 
being second. 
For a similar exhibit with 200 sq. ft., and confined 
to amateurs, Mr. McIntyre, Darlington, beat Miss 
Lord. 
Again, for a similar entry and only 100 sq. ft. to 
cover, excluded to all save amateurs within 20 miles, 
first, Mrs. John Fielden, Dobroyd Castle; second, 
Mr. W. Baxter, Bowdon. For a collection of 
Cattleyas and Laelias (open), Messrs. Cypher & Co., 
Cheltenham, stood first ; Messrs. Heath, second. 
For specimen Orchid, in bloom (open), first, Messrs. 
Cypher & Co. ; second, Messrs. Heath ; third, Mr. 
Thos. Harker, Withingham. For ten exotic Ferns 
(open), first, Mr. J. McIntyre; second, Messrs. W. 
and J. Birkenhead, Sale Moor. For a collection of 
Roses in pots, arranged for effect, Mr. J. Brown, 
Heaton Mersey, had the first prize. 
For six Adiantums (open), first, Baron Knoop I 
second, Mr. J. McIntyre; third, Mr. N. T. C. 
Worsley. And for a hand-bouquet (open), Mr. J. 
Mosley, of Bolton, was first; as also for the bridal- 
bouquet. Mr. F. G. Wood being next him, and Mr. 
T. Harker, third. 
Amateurs’ Classes. 
For six stove and greenhouse plants, Miss Lord, 01 
Ashton-on-Mersey, was alone awarded a prize. The 
same lady was first in the entry for six fine foliaged 
plants. Mr. J. McIntyre, second, and Mrs. Fielden, 
third. 
For eight plants for dinner-table decoration, first, 
Mr. F. W. Travers, Altrincham; second, Miss Lord; 
third, Mr. W. Baxter. For thirty herbaceous and 
alpine plants, Mr. E. Donner, of Fallowfield, was 
first; Mr. J. Lamb, Bowdon, second; and Mr. W. H. 
Thorley, third. For six Caladiums, Mr. Baxter led, 
Miss Lord next, and then Mr. W. Brown. 
Nurserymen’s Competitive Exhibits. 
For a collection of Orchids in bloom, Mr. James 
Cypher, of Cheltenham, was first; Mr. John 
Robson, Altrincham, second; and Messrs. Heath, 
Cheltenham, third. For ten stove and greenhouse 
plants in bloom, Mr. James Cypher, first. For 
ten hardy Ferns, Messrs. W. and J. Birkenhead. 
Miscellaneous. 
L’Horticole Coloniale, Limited, staged a magnifi¬ 
cent collection of Orchids. (Gold Medal and Certi¬ 
ficate for particular Orchids.) 
Messrs. Charlesworth, of Bradford, and Messrs. 
Cowan, of Gateacre, also received Gold Medals. 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Limited, Chelsea ; 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., of Enfield; and Mr. 
Duncan Gilmour, Sheffield, got Silver Medals. 
Messrs. John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., of Bagshot, 
had a superb group of Rhododendrons, and the 
Messrs. Birkenhead had a fine lot of Ferns. 
OBITUARY. 
Mr. James Kelway, Sen. 
We are sorry to learn of the death, on Wednesday 
the 17th inst., of Mr. James Kelway, at his residence, 
Gladioli Villa, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, 
in the 84th year of his age. 
Mr. James Kelway was, till recently, senior partner 
in the firm of Messrs. Kelway and Son, Langport, 
with whose exhibits at London and other shows 
many of our readers are familiar. Visitors to the 
meetings and shows of the Royal Horticultural and 
other societies about London used to be familiar with 
the figure and face of Mr. James Kelway about ten 
or fifteen years ago, when he accompanied his 
exhibits in person. There are, indeed, a great many 
still alive, who remember Mr. Kelway perfectly well, 
though the younger generation have not been able to 
make his acquaintance since his sons grew up and 
were able to relieve the father of the responsible and 
tiresome duties of travel in connection with flower 
shows in various parts of the country. 
On the other hand if we are to accept Mr. Kelway’s 
age as a criterion of the healthy occupation which 
falls to the lot of the gardener or nurseryman, we 
do so with the reserve that outdoor work, as far 
as it relates to gardening, is certainly more whole¬ 
some and bracing than work under glass, especially 
Mr. James Kelway, Sen. 
where a high temperature has to be maintained. The 
specialities in the way of plants grown by the late 
Mr. Kelway, and his occupation, generally, must have 
been favourable, considering that he has been able 
to reach so venerable an age. 
The accompanying photograph will recall to mind 
a face with which many were familiar a few years 
ago. The business of the firm is now carried on by 
his son William, who recently took it over. 
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Questions add sdwjgrs. 
*,* Will our friends who send us newspapers be so good 
as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see. 
We shall be greatly obliged by their so doing. 
[ Correspondents, please note that we cannot undertake to 
name florists' flowers such as Carnations, Pelargoniumt, 
Chrysanthemums, Roses, nor such as are mere garden 
varieties, differing only in the colour of the flower. 
Florists' flowers, as a rule, can only be named by those who 
grow collections of them.] 
Diseased Melons.— W. B. G. : The specimens you 
sent us were swarming with red spider on the under 
side, and especially about the terminal clusters of 
young buds and leaves. They, that is, the mites or 
red spider, have done their work on the older leaves, 
and have partly left them to get on the younger 
foliage. When the leaves are punctured in the very 
early stages of their growth, the wounds that have 
been punctured appear to grow in size with the 
leaves and produce brown spots of greater or less 
size, that appear like a fungoid pest, but there is no 
fungus in the leaves sent. There were a few 
patches that appeared scalded by the sun, which 
could be prevented by earlier ventilation, but the 
spider is the principal cause of the damage. Tell 
your friend that we believe the best plan is to root 
out the plants, removing the soil as well, and begin¬ 
ning afresh in case there should be eelworrns ia that. 
Make a thorough clearance of all, washing the 
interior of the house, and syringing it with paraffin. 
The fresh soil ought to be baked to make sure there 
are no other vermin in it. Then keep a sharp eye 
oa the young phnts for red spide-, and syringe them 
thoroughly occasionally by way of precaution. 
Dusting with sulphur, if done in good time, would 
check any fresh attack by red spider. Ventilation 
should be given sufficiently early to prevent any 
scalding after syringing on the previous afternoon or 
evening. 
Caterpillars on Gooseberry — G. West: It is not 
the caterpillars of the Gooseberry Moth that are 
troubling you, but those of the Gooseberry and 
Currant Sawfly (Nematus Ribis). The caterpillars 
have more legs than those of the Gooseberry Moth, 
and multiply more rapidly. A good plan would be 
to dust the bushes or those portions of them that 
show colonies of caterpillars with Hellebore powder, 
or Pyrethrum powder, which is now often substituted 
for the former. This may be done while the bushes 
are wet with dew, or they may be syringed on pur¬ 
pose to make the powder stick on. If the colonies 
are small it might be worth while setting a smart 
boy or two to pick the bushes to clear them of the 
pest, rather than use hellebore, which is poisonous, 
but would get washed off before the berries are 
ripe. 
Aerial Roots of Yines. — W. W.: If aerial roots 
are present only in moderate quantity, they cannot 
do much harm to the Vines either one way or 
another ; they fall off or may be removed at the 
winter pruning without any evil results. Should 
they be present in unusual numbers there may be 
something wrong with the roots owing to a wet 
border or some similiar cause. Ascertain the con¬ 
dition of the soil and roots, and if nothing is the 
matter with them you need not trouble about the 
presence of a few aerial roots. 
Tufa in Orchid Pots — IF W.: We mentioned or 
indicated that some Orchids were exceptional to the 
general rule. We believe that most if not all of the 
Cypripediums would take kindly to tufa in the com¬ 
post. The pieces of tufa would absorb and maintain 
moisture about the roots. We have seen earthy, 
chalky matter on the roots of imported Orchids of 
the Cypripedium Godefroyae, and C. bellatulum 
type, so that if you use tufa for them it may do good, 
but cannot do much harm. 
Marechal Niel Rose with Poor Blooms. — 
Marechal Niel: The pot plants of this Rose may be 
pruned in autumn after they have done blooming, or 
later on in spring, according to the time yon wish 
them to come into bloom again. They should be 
pruned when resting, and some time before you en¬ 
courage them to commence growth again. The 
laterals at this period may be pruned back to within 
a bud or two of the base, unless in the case of strong, 
leadiog shoots, which may be laid in nearly full 
length, the weak points only being removed. They 
will then throw out side shoots and bloom from them, 
that is, on the tips of the young growths. All the 
ver> weak shoots should be spurred back to a bud or 
two. Potting may be done during the resting period, 
or, better still, just as the young buds commence 
pushing out afresh. Those that bloomed some time 
ago should have all the shoots spurred back to give 
an impetus to fresh growth. This will give you an 
opportunity of repotting the plants which seem to 
require it, so as to renew their vigour. See that the 
union between the graft and the stock is not unduly 
swollen, as that would indicate the cause of the 
blooms being small. If there is any such swelling 
we should advise you to root some cuttings, so as to 
get young plants. After the soil is getting permeated 
with roots, and if the plants are healthy, you should 
feed with weak liquid manure twice or three times a 
week. 
Names of Plants — R. M.: 1, Cytisus scoparius 
andreanus; 2, Genista pilosa ; 3, Saxifraga muscoides 
atropurpurea; 4, Saxifraga hirta ; 5, Ribes aureum ; 
6, Ribes sanguineum,— T. B. : 1, Dendrobium prirnu- 
linum ; 2, Dendrobium Pierardi; 3, Odontoglossum 
crispum ruckerianum ; 4, Odontoglossum Hallii; 5, 
Masdevallia harryana; 6, Cypripedium lawrence- 
anum.— T. C. T. : 1, Pinus Coulteri; 2, Abies 
Veitchi.— W. B. G.: 1, Bignonia capreolata ; 2, the 
wild plant is Pedicularis sylvatica.— IF. L. : 1, Scilla 
amoena ; 2, Phlox stolonifera; 3, Phlox subulata; 
4, Narcissus biflorus ; 5, Narcissus poeticus recurvus 
flore pleno — A. H.: 1, Asplenium fontanum; 2, 
Asplenium Trichomanes; 3, Onoclea sensibilis; 4, 
Aspidium (Cyrtomium) falcatum ; 5, Pteris longi- 
folia. — T. B.: 1, Odontoglossum Hallii; 2, Odonto¬ 
glossum Hallii leucoglossum.— A. S.: 1, Retinospora 
plumosa aurea ; 2, Thuya orientalis elegantissima; 
3, Daphne Cneorum; 4, Pyrus Maulei; 5, 
Escallonia phillipinensis.— F. M.: 1, Anemone 
alpina sulphurea; 2, Clematis montana; 3, Vitis 
variabilis, a form of the plant best known as 
Ampelopsis Veitchi. 
Communications Received.—J. Mayne.—Sutton 
& Sons.—Wm. Atkinson. — Harry J. Veitch.—R. C. 
Smith Carrington.—John Cypher.—Robert Cannell. 
— James Henry Laing.—Wm. Kelway.—Wm. Barr. 
— John R. Box.—Stanley-Mobbs — F. W. Brewer 
Reader. -A. M.—W. D.—E. R.—J. Gibson. — T. W. 
— K. T. W. Sanders.—John Lane.—One & All—J. 
B. Bailliere & fils.—A. Wright.—A. P.—W. S.— 
H. C. P.—W. Wilks.-W. B. G.—R. G. Salmond. 
—G. J. Ingram.—W. Barr.—Sigma.—General 
Reader.—John G. Dick.—A. G. Jackman. 
