June 26, 1897. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
675 
ORCHIDS. 
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* 1837 -V.R-1897. * 
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11 Gardening is the purest oi human pleasures, and the greatest 
retreshmant to the spirit of man."— Bacon. 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , JUNE 26th, 1897. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Tuesdav, June 29th.—Royal Horticultural Society; meeting 
cf committees at 12 o’clock. 
Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural Society’s Commemo¬ 
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Hereford Rose Show. 
Canterbury Rose Show. 
Sutton Rose Show. 
Westminster Rose Show. 
Wednesday, June 30th.—Farnham Rose Show. 
Croydon Rose Show. 
Ealing Rose Show. 
Reading Rose Show. 
Thursday, July 1st.—R.H.S. of Ireland Summer Show. 
Friday, July 2nd.—National Rose Society’s Show at the 
Crystal Palace. 
Saturday, July 3rd.— National Amateur Gardeners' Exhibi¬ 
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M[ictoria, Our Queen and Empress, 1837- 
^ 1897 (See portrait p. 681).—Horticul¬ 
ture prospers in proportion to the 
prosperity, peace, and happiness of a nation, 
and at no time in the history of the world 
has the upward progress of gardening been 
so constant, so widely diffused, nor carried 
to such a state of perfection, since the birth 
of Queen Victoria, but particularly since 
her Accession to the Imperial Throne. Our 
Sovereign Lady the Qfusen was born at 
Kensington Palace on the 24th May, 1819, 
but was not informed of her true position— 
the head of the race—till she was twelve 
years old, when she lifted the forefinger of 
her right hand and used that remarkable 
expression “ I will be good,” as related by 
The Graphic. She has more than fulfilled 
her good intention. 
When His Majesty the late King William 
the Fourth died at Windsor Castle at 
twelve minutes past two o’clock on the 
morning of Tuesday, the 20th June, 1837, 
the Archbishop of Canterbury and the then 
Lord Chamberlain soon afterwards pro¬ 
ceeded to Kensington, arriving about 7 a.m., 
and, having aroused her from her girlish 
slumbers, they announced to Queen Victoria 
and the Duchess of Kent, her mother, the 
demise of the Crown. Her Majesty was 
duly proclaimed Queen the same day at 
Kensington Palace. She was crowned on 
the 28th June, 1838 ; and on the 10th 
February, 1840, married Prince Albert of 
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the late lamented 
Prince Consort, who did so much for the 
commercial prosperity of the realm. The 
Queen’s Golden Jubilee was celebrated on 
the 21st. June, 1887, when she attended a 
Thanksgiving Service at Westminster 
Abbey. Her Diamond Jubilee was 
celebrated in London on Tuesday, the 
22nd inst., when she attended a Thanks¬ 
giving Service at St. Pauls ; and it was 
celebrated by millions of her loyal and 
faithful subjects in all parts of the realm 
and empire. At the moment we can but 
help to voice the general rejoicing at the 
accomplishment of the record reign in the 
nation’s history—a glorious sixty years’ 
sovereignty, during which the progress of 
mankind towards a higher social status, 
and a more humanising civilisation, is with¬ 
out a parallel on our planet. Long may it 
continue. 
Apart altogether from the splendours of 
state, and the influence wielded by virtue 
of the most exalted position the world has 
ever conferred on a Sovereign, Her Majesty 
has claims upon her subjects as a Woman, 
Mother, Wife and Queen. What Tennyson 
said in March 1851, he could repeat with 
more emphasis to-day, were he alive : — 
" May children of our children say, 
' She wrought her people lasting good ; 
Her court was pure ; her life serene ; 
God gave her peace ; her land reposed ; 
A thousand claicrs to reverence closed 
In her as Mother, Wife and Queen.’ " 
According to the genealogical table 
published by The Times, the Queen has had 
nine children ; forty grandchildren ; and 
thirty great-grandchildren ; seventy-nine in 
all, of whom seventy are still alive, the most 
recent additions being Princess Victoria 
Alexandra of Great Britain, and Princess 
Tatiana of Russia. 
The Queen’s womanly heart is best shown 
when in residence at her private seats most 
distant from the splendours of state and the 
cares of the Crown, namely at Osborne and 
Balmoral Castle. Nevertheless, she is most 
attentive to the cares of state, and methodi¬ 
cal to a degree in the performance of her 
work. Her numerous acts of kindness, her 
charity, and womanly sympathy with her 
subjects from the richest to the poorest in 
their hour of misfortune or bereavement, 
have touched the hearts of her people. 
These little acts, together with her long 
experience as a successful monarch, have 
made her “ loved at home and revered 
abroad.” 
The mention of Osborne and Balmoral 
Castle, recalls to mind the two Royal resi¬ 
dences of Windsor Castle and Buckingham 
Palace, both directly concerned with the 
festivities and other methods of celebrating 
the Diamond Jubilee. All the four places 
have Royal gardens and parks or pleasure 
grounds, all beautiful in their respective 
ways, and show the direct connection 
between thq Queen and horticulture, which 
she has never ceased to encourage both by 
example and precept. Each of these gar¬ 
dens is superintended by a head gardener, 
having the necessary number of subordin¬ 
ates under his charge. We have pleasure 
in presenting our readers with a portrait of 
three of the Royal gardeners (see p. 683). 
Both in this and previous issues we have 
recorded and described numerous plants 
which have been named in honour of the 
Queen. Many gardeners and raisers of new 
plants, and cultivators throughout the 
country, have delighted to do homage to 
Her Majesty in this way, and hundreds 
more would like to do so provided they had 
anything worthy of the occasion. Many of 
the names are of long standing, while some 
of the more recent as well as old ones are 
recorded in this issue. The Rose is often 
termed the queen of flowers, and was much 
worn on the occasion of the Jubilee in 
honour of the Queen of queens. That 
named Her Majesty is one of the finest in 
cultivation. The Apple named The Queen 
is relatively a recent acquisition ; and 
Laeliocattleya Our Queen and Dendrobium 
Victoriae Reginae are decidedly recent. 
We think, however, that the most impor¬ 
tant honour has been bestowed upon the 
queen of Water Lilies (Victoria regia), in¬ 
asmuch as both the generic and specific 
names have been given in compliment to 
Queen Victoria, and are certain to be 
handed down to posterity, as we hope 
many of the others will. 
Gardeners would do well to remember 
that slavery was not completely abolished 
in the British Empire till two years after 
