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a handsome thing. Cypripedium Melanthus and C. 
Janet were also shown (Silver Banksian Medal). 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, exhibited 
the curious Catasetum fimbriatum, and C. christy- 
anum. Very pretty was Cattleya gaskelliana 
virginalis. Laeliocattleya Robin Measures, and L. 
Saaderae were bigeneric hybrids with yellow sepals 
and petals, and distinct appearance. Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. White) Burford 
Lodge, Dorking, exhibited a magnificent spike of 
Grammatophyllum speciosum, 7^ ft. long and 
bearing a large number of its huge flowers, each 
5 in. to 6£ in. across. A First-class Certificate was 
awarded it. Everyone was struck with the magnifi¬ 
cence of this Orchid, which no one has ever before 
seen in bloom. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, exhibited 
Laeliocattleya canhamiana, L. Harrisoni-praestans, 
and Cypripedium Alfred Hollington. Mr. Wm. 
Bull, 536, King’s Road, Chelsea, exhibited fine 
plants of Goodyera Rollissoni. N. C. CooksoD, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. Murray), Oakwood, Wylam-on- 
Tyne, exhibited Laeliocattleya Juno. R. I. 
Measures, Esq., (gardener, Mr. H. J. Chapman), 
Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell, exhibited the 
beautiful Masdevallia Lowii, and Laeliocattleya 
andreana. Chas. L. N. Ingram, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
Bond), Elstead House, Godaiming, exhibited Cypri¬ 
pedium gracile, Laeliocattleya Ruby Gem, and L. 
Radiance. Mrs. Briggs-Bury, Bank House, 
Accrington, showed a hybrid Cypripedium Her¬ 
cules. 
Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Totten¬ 
ham, N., staged a comprehensive collection of pom¬ 
pon and Cactus Dahlias. The blcoms were 
arranged with their own foliage in pyramidal 
bunches of from six to ten blooms each, and repre¬ 
sented many of the leading varieties. Prominent 
amongst the Cactus section appeared such sorts as 
John Welch, Fusilier, Mrs. A. Beck, Cannell's Gem, 
George Marlow, J. T. Barber, and J. E. Fremen ; of 
the pompons, Flora, Darkness, Midnight, Ariel, 
Juliette, Gazelle, Fairy Tales, and little Julia. A 
Silver Flora Medal was voted. 
P. Purnell, Esq., Woodlands, Streatham Hill, 
staged a nice little group of miscellaneous flowering 
and foliage plants comprising single and double 
tuberous Begonias, small Fuchsias, Crotons, Rex 
Begonias, and Ferns. A Silver Flora Medal was 
accorded. 
Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, made a 
most interesting exhibit of hardy Heaths. Erica 
vulgaris flore pleno, E. v. monstrosa, E. v. 
Hammondii, E. v. aurea, and E. Mackayana were 
some of the most noticeable. Menziesia polifolia 
atropurpurea and M. p. alba, were also honoured 
members of the group. As each subject was shown 
in clumps of a number of plants contained in large 
round baskets, the effect was excellent (Silver 
BaDksian Medal). 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Kilnfield Gardens, 
Colchester, made a brave display with cut Liliums. 
The collection was a very comprehensive one and 
included grand flowers of L. speciosum, L. s. 
Kraetzeri, L. tigrinum splendens, L. Henryi, and L. 
Ballmanniae. Gladioli in capital form were also 
shown by this firm (Silver Flora Medal). 
The principal feature of the show was a superb 
decorative group set up by Messrs. John Laing & 
Sons, Forest Hill, S.E. The outline was prettily 
curved rising to a rather shallow mound in the 
centre. In the background were some large plants of 
Cocos plumosa and Kentias, and several pieces of 
Cocos weddeliana were scattered here and there over 
the group. The bulk of the exhibit consisted of 
Caladiums, of which there were numbers of well 
coloured plants on view. Various Ferns were taste¬ 
fully employed as a ground work or setting for the 
Caladiums, and the bright hues of the latter appeared 
to advantage against the fresh green of the former. 
The Messrs. Laing also had a small circular group 
of brightly coloured Crotons. The plants were small 
but shapely specimens, and were set up with a setting 
of Maidenhair Fern. Emperor Alexander, Mrs. 
Bause, Madame C. Heine, and Baron N. de 
Rothschild were some of the varieties shown (Silver- 
Gilt Flora Medal). 
Mr. Chas. Turner, Slough, sent blooms of the new 
show Dahlia Marjorie, also blooms of several new 
pompon Dahlias. Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Wal¬ 
tham Cross, Herts, sent a box of blooms of new 
Roseu Mr. G. Harris, Leads Hill, Orpington, had 
a dozen blooms of show Dahlias. Mr. Wm. Bull, 
536, King's Road, Chelsea, sent several new plants, 
including the pretty Ficus radicans variegata. 
Mr. John Green, Dereham, sent a number of boxes 
of cut Cactus Dahlias. Midnight Sun, Royal 
Purple, and Green's Gem were three of the best 
varieties Three plants of Hibiscus Mrs. Mackin¬ 
tosh sent by Mr. Fulford, gardener to F. D. Lam¬ 
bert, Esq., received a vote of thanks. 
(To be continued). 
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Questions add AnsraeKS 
Tomatos spotted. — W. R. D. : Both the leaves and 
the fruits you sent were very badly attacked by a 
small white mite allied to the red spider, but much 
smaller and white. By the aid of a magnify ing glass 
5 ou will be able to see them on the under side of the 
leaves as well as in sheltered parts upon the fruits. 
They might be destroyed or kept under by means of 
syringing, as in the case of red spider, but if this 
were continued for any length of time your Tomatos 
would be almost certain to get attacked by one or 
more kinds of fungoid diseases, if, indeed, they do 
not get attacked in any case. At present we think 
the malady is wholly due to the mites. Therefore 
we should recommend syringing the plants with 
flowers of sulphur in water. This should be done in 
the morning of fine days, so that you can throw all 
the ventilators open to dry the house and the plants 
before night. You might also try the painting of the 
hotwater pipes with a mixture of sulphur and water, 
as in the case of Vines. A similar mite has been 
destroyed on Vines and Crotons with clear soot 
water. The sulphuring of the pipes must be done as 
carefully as in the case of Vines. Very bad fruits and 
leaves of the Tomatos should be taken off and burnt. 
Grapes for Market.— Sigma : It would be difficult 
or impossible to say who first commenced grow¬ 
ing Grapes for market. We think it more than 
probable that the custom first originated ia private 
gardens, for the purpose of contributing towards 
their maintenance. It took cultivators some time 
to discover that such a crop could be turned to com¬ 
mercial account with profit. That was, however, 
a good many years ago, and unless it is recorded 
somewhere, it would be difficult or impossible for 
those now living to name the first grower who 
started to grow Grapes solely for market. More¬ 
over, the first who did, must have started in a small 
way, and escaped public notice. You mention 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth ; but if 
we rightly remember they were chiefly notable for 
the cultivation of fine-flavoured grapes, which are 
not now very extensively grown. Amongst early 
growers were Mr. Solomon, Peckham Rye, and Mr. 
Davis, of Starch Green. Mr. Wm. Thomson was 
the first to grow grapes to any extent in Scotland. 
Large growers of more recent date are Mr. Peter 
Kay of Finchley ; Messrs. Rochford, Broxbourne ; 
Mr. P. Ladds, of Bexley and Swanley ; the late Mr. 
George Bashford, of Jersey; Mr. N. Domaille, 
Guernsey, and others. 
Names of Plants. — A. D. : 1, Statice Limonum ; 
2, Statice latifolia ; 3. Erigeron mucronatus ; 4, 
Eryngium giganteum ; 5, Potentilla varia.— W. M. : 
1, Sibthorpia europaea variegata ; 2, Ficus repens 
minima ; 3, Lonicera alpigena ; 4, Colutea arbore- 
scens.— J. C. S. : 1, Atriplex rosea ; 2, Allium vineale 
compactum ; 3, Carex paniculata ; 4, Scirpus 
triqueter ; 5, Juncus acutus ; 6, Rumex maritimus 
(rare). — A. L. : 1, Oncidium dasystyle ; 2, Masde¬ 
vallia harryana ; 3, Odontoglossum Pescatorei ; 4, 
Cattleya Warscewiczii var. — W. G. ; 1, Spiraea 
Douglasii ; 2, Spiraea japonica var. ; 3, Hibiscus 
syriacus.— H. J. : r, Asplenium bulbiferum minus ; 
2, Selaginella emiliana ; 3, Selaginella Martensi; 4, 
Selaginella apus— J. W. : 1, Rudbeckia laciniata ; 
2, Helianthus rigidus ; 3, Astrantia major ; 4, 
Aspidium (Cyrtomium) caryotideum ; 5, Nephrodium 
molle ; 6, Polystichum angulare proliferum. 
Communications received. —Sutton & Sons.— J 
Veitch & Sons.—W. B. Hartland.—W. K.—C.— A. 
E. S.—R. C.—A. O.—R. G.—W. S.—R. T.—W. F. 
—Reader.—M.—G. Entwhistle.—Nathan.—T. S.— 
James C.—Marrow. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, London, S.E.— 
Dutch, French and other Bulbous Roots. 
Fisher, Son & Sibray, Ltd., Royal Nurseries, 
Handsworth, Near Sheffield. — Catalogue of Bulbs 
and Flower Roots. 
Albert F. Upstone, F.R.H.S., 35, Church Street 
and Market Place, Rotherham.—List of Bulbs for 
1897. 
Robert Sydenham, Tenby Street, Birmingham. 
Mr. Robert Sydenham’s Unique Bulb List with 
revised Pamphlet corrected to date " How I came to 
Grow Bulbs." 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
August 24 th, 1897. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 132, Houndsditch, and 27, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a steady demand 
for Trifolium incarnatum at hardening rates. 
Alsyke, owing to bad reports as to new crop is en¬ 
quired for. Mustard and Rape steady. Rye scarce 
and dear. Winter Tares in full supply, and the 
quality is good. 
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