November 18, 1899. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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vided go down the sides of the inverted pots and into 
the water. Where such is the case we would advise 
that the roots be carefully detached, or, better still, 
that the saucer be cracked carefully so that the 
water may pass away. 
These plants are very floriferous, quite small ones 
producing spikes. Care should, therefore, be taken 
that they do not over-tax tl eir energies by being 
allowed to carry too many flowers on a scape. A 
little forethought in this direction will be very bene¬ 
ficial to the plants afterwards. This advice, of 
course, only applies to country districts, where fogs 
are either unknown or are not charged with sulphur¬ 
eous gases, as do those which prevail round London 
and the large manufacturing centres. In their case 
the fog fiend does all the disbudding necessary. I 
need hardly point out that when it is foggy the plants 
should be kept as dry as is prudent, and the temper¬ 
ature somewhat higher, so that the damp is dispelled 
almost as soon as it enters the home. 
Cattleya House. —This has been a good season 
for producing flowering growths on most kinds of 
Cattleyas. C. Mendelii (one of the best) has 
sheathed up well, and should be so staged that it 
may get all the light and sun possible, so that the 
flowers may be of good substance and colour. 
The delicate C. Trianaei Scbroderae, too, has made 
splendid growths, and will in due course make a 
but neatly constructed flowers, which are yellow and 
more or less shaded or tinted with bronze. Those 
who prefer smaller flowers—and they are certainly 
elegant when their other qualities include refinement 
of form and pleasing colours—will find them in 
Gladys Foster, a white variety with a bold yellow 
disc like an Ox-eye Daisy or Marguerite. The plant 
is of dwarf habit. The accompanying illustrations, 
lent us by Messrs. Thos. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm 
Nurseries, Tottenham, show how useful they should 
be for cut flower purposes. 
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PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned awards were made on the 7th 
inst. by the Royal Horticultural Society. 
Orchid Committee. 
Cattleya labiata alba Princess of Wales.— 
With the exception of the faintest rosy-violet suffu¬ 
sion on the centre of the lip, and a pale orange 
blotch well down in the throat of the lip, the flowers 
of this chaste and choice variety are pure white. 
(First-class Certificate.) Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 
Ltd., Chelsea. 
Cattleya labiata. —Notwithstanding the numer¬ 
ous importations of this grand Cattleya the typical 
Merit) A large plant in a basket was shown by 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield. 
Floral Committee. 
Antholyza aethiopica vittigera. —In habit this 
South African plant very much resembles a Mont- 
bretia. The tubular and ringent or gapiDg orange 
and scarlet flowers are very different, however. The 
plant is nearly hardy. (Award of Merit.) J. T. 
Bennett Poe, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Downes), Holm- 
wood, Cheshunt. 
Begonia Caledonia. —This is a pure white sport 
from B. Gloire de Lorraine, of which it is the entire 
counterpart in all save the colour of the flowers. 
(Award of Merit.) Mr. John Forbes, Hawick, 
Scotland. 
Violet Mrs. J. J. Astor. —The double, reddish- 
purple flowers of this variety are very distinct from 
any other Violet in cultivation. (Award of Award.) 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (gardener, Mr. W, 
Bain), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Nerine Miss Wilmott.— Flowers of a rich and 
brilliant scarlet, and very conspicuous. (Award of 
Merit.) H. J. Elwes, Esq., Colesbourne Park, 
Gloucester. 
Nerine Mrs. Godman.— Flowers of a beautiful 
shade of rosy-purple. (Award of Merit.) H. J. 
Elwes, Esq. 
Nerine Mrs. Berkeley. —The soft orange- 
Chrysanthemum Gladys Foster. Chrysanthemum Ethel Suter 
grand display. Keep moderately dry at the roots 
until the spikes are well up the sheath, when they 
may receive a more liberal treatment as regards 
moisture until the flowers expand. A starving pro¬ 
cess sometimes induces plants to flower, but it does 
not tend to produce large, highly coloured and well 
formed blooms.—S. C. 
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TWO SINGLE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
While the large exhibition types are being admired 
everywhere, and their good points all carefully noted 
down, it is well to remember that some really hand¬ 
some features of a properly ordered garden are liable 
to be overlooked. The months of October and 
November are, in a large percentage of years, so 
mild and favourable to the open air cultivation of 
Chrysanthemums that gardeners are overlooking 
their opportunities who do not provide for a bright 
bed or two in the open. Single and double Chrys¬ 
anthemums are just now very bright in many 
gardens, affording a pleasing contrast to the naked¬ 
ness of deciduous trees. They also furnish clean 
and elegant trusses of flowers in astonishing quantity 
for indoor decoration in the cut state. Those who 
have conservatories to furnish know the value of 
single and double kinds in the bush state. 
A useful single variety for this purpose, and one 
of the best of its class, is Ethel Suter, having large 
form had never received a Certificate from the 
R.H.S. till the 7th inst., when a First-class Certifi¬ 
cate was accorded to plants shown by R. I. 
Measures, Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. J. Chapman), 
Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell; Leopold de Roth¬ 
schild, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J, Hudson), Gunnersbury 
House, Acton ; and A. H. Smee, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
W. E. Humphreys), The Grange, Wallington. The 
sepals and petals are rich rose, and the lip is 
similar, but characterised by a large crimson-purple 
blotch, covering the greater portion of the lamina, 
and by purple and white lines in the tube. 
Cattleya labiata gilmouriana. —The sepals and 
petals of this charmingly beautiful variety are pure 
white. The lip has a large deep purple blotch, sur¬ 
rounded by a broad white border, and the side 
lobes are white. The above spelling of the 
varietal name is ours, as it is named after a 
gentleman of the name of Gilmour. (First-class 
Certificate.) Mrs. Briggs Bury (gardener, Mr. 
Wilkinson), Bank House, Accrington. 
Dendrobium Coelogyne.— The habit of this 
rare species bears a strong resemblance to that of a 
Coelogyne. The sepals and petals are narrow, 
drawn out into long, slender points, and are fuscous- 
yellow, lined with purple. The lamina of the lip is 
brownish-black, and the yellow base and side lobes 
lined and spotted with purple. The wide and con¬ 
cave face of the column is purple. (Award of 
scarlet flowers of this variety are very pretty, but of 
a tint difficult to describe. (Award of Merit.) H. 
J. Elwes, Esq. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 
Apple Mrs. Phillimore. —This Apple is oblate, 
angular, and of a rich crimson-red on the sunny 
side, in these respects resembling Cox’s Pomona, but 
a trifle smaller. The flavour is that of American 
Mother. (Award of Merit.) Messrs. George Bun- 
yard & Co., Maidstone. 
Pear Emile d'Heyst.— -Fruit of medium size, 
with a rich and juicy, melting flesh, ripening during 
November. (First-class Certificate.) Roger Leigh, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. Woodward), Barham Court, 
Maidstone. 
Cabbages Early Eclipse, Perfection, Jubilant, 
Early October, and St. Martin, brought up from 
the gardens of the R.H.S., at Chiswick, each 
received an Award of Merit. 
Chrysanthemum Ralph Hatton. —This in¬ 
curved variety came before the Floral Committee of 
the National Chrysanthemum Society on Monday 
last. The blooms are large and strong, though a 
trifle coarse. The colour is silvery-mauve. (First- 
class Certificate.) Mr. Henry Weeks, gardener to 
Lady Byron, Thrumpton Hall, Derby. 
