May 12, 1900. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
589 
PHOTINIA SERRULATA. 
At a recent meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, Mr. Joseph Fitt, gardener to F. W. Cam¬ 
pion, Esq., Trumpets Hill, Reigate, exhibited a bunch 
of flowering shoots of Photinia serrulata taken from 
a fine bush about eighty years old, being one of the 
original plants imported from China. The primary 
introduction was in 1804. It is grown against a 
south-west aspect wall and never receives any pro¬ 
tection, yet it produces about 2,000 cymes of its white, 
Hawthorn-scented flowers in April and May. The 
unopened buds are reddish, and the expanding leaves 
are equally handsome in their way, being of a beauti¬ 
ful mahogany red. The soil and climate of Reigate 
must be very favourable to its welfare, for in many 
gardens it is liable to be injured by severe frosts, so 
that the younger portions of the shoots get more or 
less killed back. The plant under notice must be a 
striking exception, and this would seem to indicate 
that old and well established plants ripen their wood 
better and so escape injury. Such a wealth of 
blossom as 2,000 trusses must be handsome. 
CHIONODOXA LUCILIAE WITH FOURTEEN 
FLOWERS. 
As a rule four to six or eight flowers on a scape of 
Chionodoxa Luciliae are considered ample and satis¬ 
factory. Some four plants came up as seedlings in 
different parts of the garden at Twyford Abbey, near 
Ealing, Middlesex. All were of exceptional vigour 
and two of them carried fourteen flowers each on a 
scape, the blooms being of large size and certainly 
handsome. If this character proves to be constant 
the seedlings will be worthy of perpetuation under a 
varietal name. We trust that Mr. Duncan, the gar¬ 
dener, will keep his eye upon them and give them 
every chance of showing their true character and 
value for garden decoration. 
THE FIMBRIATED CYCLAMEN. 
Coming so suddenly, and with such perfect leaf fim- 
briation as the plants recently shown by the St. 
George's Nursery Co., Hanwell, bore, it is no matter 
for surprise that their debut has elicited some 
amount of later reference and moralising. They are 
distinct. Both flowers and leaves are fimbriated, the 
leaves particularly so. Tortuous and sinuous, deeply 
incised and doubly notched, some of the leaves were 
like bunches of moss, so crimpled were they. And 
one may suppose that regard for this new strain of 
Cyclamen would be appreciated or rejected, accord¬ 
ing as we viewed them from various points of view. 
For the sake of variety, for the field of probability 
they open up, and for the sake of the commercial 
aspects of Cyclamen in general, v/e welcome them. 
DIERVILLA FLORIDA. 
The Diervillas or Weigelas as they are often called 
can oftener be seen in our shrubberies than in our 
greenhouses. Nevertheless, just as so many more of 
our lovely hardy shrubs make beautiful pot plants 
and take on a new elegance with their more refined 
conditions of growth, so with Diervilla florida. One 
can tend more minutely to the culture of pot shrubs 
than ever can be the case with those out in the open. 
This Diervilla which can be had in flower in any 
greenhouse at this time, yields us a colour (pink-rose) 
of flower, not at all abundant in any other race of 
spring-flowering plants. It also is exceedingly hand¬ 
some. Young plants from the open ground trained, 
pruned and otherwise attended to, furnish nice plants 
in a short period, and it would be worth the while 
for gardeners to buy it by way of change. 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. —May 8 th. 
Orchids were very well represented at the Drill Hall 
on Tuesday last. Hardy flowers were also very 
abundant, including collections of Tulips, Parrot 
Tulips, Polyanthus, Irises, Daffodils in all the late 
species, varieties and strains, Azaleas, hardy flower¬ 
ing trees and shrubs, hardy herbaceous plants, and 
many other subjects. 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., King’s Road, 
Chelsea, exhibited a very large and choice collection 
of Orchids, prominent amongst which were fine 
masses and little groups of the pretty Oncidium pul- 
chellum, Laelia Latona, Cattleya Schroderae in great 
variety, C. Mendelii, Cymbidum lowianum, Onci¬ 
dium phymatochilum, O. concolor, and others that 
made fine masses of colour. Choice and very 
interesting were such things as Miltonia Phalaenop- 
sis, Bifrenaria Harrisoniae, Chysis langleyensis, 
Zygocolax Veitchi, Epiphronitis Veitchi, Laelio- 
cattleya G. S. Ball, Lc. Zephyra, Lc. highburyensis, 
and many others. The Cattleyas, Laelias, Laelio- 
cattleyas, and Cypripediums had certainly a bold 
and fine effect. They were backed with Palms, and 
interspersed with Maidenhair Ferns. (Gold Medal.) 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
George Reynolds), Gunnersbury Park, Acton, set up 
a splendid group of Vanda teres. The plants were 
arranged round three sides of a square, and backed 
up with Cocos plumosa, and Dracaenas. In the 
centre a few of the dwarf specimens were dotted 
about on a carpet of Maidenhair Ferns, interspersed 
also with Cocos weddeliana. The largest box con¬ 
tained a splendid mass of plants, beautifully 
flowered, many of the dwarfer pieces carrying 
flowers so low down as 18 in. from the soil. (Gold 
Medal.) 
H. T. Pitt, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Thurgood), Ross- 
lyn, Stamford Hill, set up a very showy group of 
Orchids, including Odontoglossum crispum pittia- 
num, O. wilckeanum Pittiae, and numerous other 
choice forms of Odontoglossums. Oncidium sarcodes, 
O. ampliatum, and Laelia purpurata ^ere also con¬ 
spicuous. Miltonia Roezlii, M. R. alba, Oncidium 
concolor, and others added considerably to the 
interest of the whole. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Col. Shipway (gardener, Mr. W. Walters), Grove 
House, Chiswick, exhibited a group of well-flowered 
Cattleya Mendelii in variety, augmented with Laelia 
purpurata, Dendrobium Pierardi, Epidendrum 
rhizophorum, and other subjects set up with Ferns. 
(Silver Banksian Medal) 
L’Horticole Coloniale, Brussels, Belgium (general 
director, M. Lucien Linden), exhibited a group of 
choice new varieties, including Miltonia vexillaria 
Memoria Linden!, Odontoglossum crispum rodigasia- 
num, O. c. Magister, O. c. tessellatum, O. Adrianae 
var., O. zebrinum, O. crispo-triumphans, O. Pesca- 
torei var. Empress Frederic, and some other well¬ 
shaped flowers, often richly blotched. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
Sir F. Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. Young), 
Clare Lawn, East Sheen, exhibited Cattleya 
Schroderae albens, C. Mossiae Edgar, and another 
fine variety of it; also Laelia boothiana, L. pur¬ 
purata Ethel Grey, with white sepals and petals and 
a dark purple lip. 
Brassla Cannoni, in fine form, was exhibited by 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. C. Bovill, 
Esq., Grove Park, Chiswick, exhibited a fine variety 
of Dendrobium nobile. W. M. Appleton, Esq. (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. J. Brooks), Tyn-y-Coed, Weston-super- 
Mare, staged a very pretty hybrid, named Cypripe- 
dium Vipani; also C. Phoebe. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons staged the showy, new 
bigeneric hybrid, named Laeliocattleya hyeana. 
Rev. Frank W. Mason, The Firs, Warwick, ex¬ 
hibited Cattleya Mendelii. J. Coleman, Esq., (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. P. Bound), Gatton Park, Reigate, 
exhibited two showy baskets of Orchids, tastefully 
arranged. 
De B. Crawshay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. S. Cooke), 
Rosefield, Sevenoaks, exhibited a very pretty and 
choice yellow Odontoglossum crispum, named O. c. 
aureum rosefieldense. R. I. Measures, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. H. J. Chapman), Cambridge Lodge, 
Flodden Road, Camberwell, staged Masdevallia 
obrieniana. F. Haidy, Esq., Tyntesfield, Ashton-on- 
Mersey, showed Cattleya Schroderae, and Den¬ 
drobium nobile Farmeri A. H. Smee, Esq., 
(gardener, Mr. W. Humphreys), The Grange, Hack- 
bridge, exhibited the strangely peculiar Epidendrum 
vesicatum. 
Messrs. John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, London, 
arranged a massive and effective group of green¬ 
house flowering plants, consisting, for the main part, 
of Mollis Azaleas,Viburnum plicatum and V. Opulus, 
tree Paeonies, Japanese Azalea named Yodogama, of 
a beautiful lilac-purple colour. They also showed 
Maples, Lilacs, Cytisus, and Euonymuses. They 
had one or two new Yuccas, which, for grace and 
high colouring, ought to stand popular in sub¬ 
tropical bedding. These are Y. gloriosa argentea, 
G. pendula variegeta, and G, p. aurea. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, Woking Nursery, 
Surrey, were again very strong in their exhibition of 
alpine and cut hardy flowers. Among the numerous 
pretty plants on view, and which were greatly 
admired, were : Gentiana verna, that gem of the 
rockery; Phlox setacea compacta, Dodocatheon 
splendidum, Ramondia pyrenaica, Aquilegia 
Stuartii, Morisia hypogaea, Cypripedium pubescens, 
Daphne Cneorum major, Chrysogonum virginicum, 
and many other things. Clematis Princess of 
Wales, a lovely deep lavender variety, with flowers 
of large size, and finely formed flowers with slant 
overlapping petals. An admirable stand. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, London, 
N., showed seedling Ghent Azaleas, Erica ventricosa 
magnifica, Epiphyllum Gartnerii, E. v. coccinea 
minor, E. erecta, Calla elliottiana, double Lilac 
Mdme Lemoine, together with Boronia elatior, 
Maples, Palms, and Maidenhair Ferns. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Carter & Co , High Holborn, London, 
again showed Cinerarias, this time a beautiful col¬ 
lection of Cruenta hybrids. These hybrids seem to 
touch on all rare shades of colour, and then for 
gracefulness of form and beauty of flower head 
what is there lovelier in our houses at the present time? 
Messrs. Thos. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nur¬ 
series, Feltham, London, attracted lovers of hardy 
alpines by their collection of these, which they 
effectively arranged. Also in great conspicuousness 
were a fine array of the much-talked-of Iris susiana. 
The blooms on this table were remarkably hand¬ 
some. Some of the other more notable plants were 
Anemone sulphurea, Aster alpinus speciosus, Dodo¬ 
catheon splendidum, Arabis albida fl. pi., Gentiana 
verna, Phlox procumbens, Viola pedata bicolor, Iris 
verna, and other things. Saxifragas were numerous, 
and all on the table were particularly good. The 
Iris blooms especially prove that the Feltham firm 
have mastered the secrets of its culture. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
Mr. Amos Perry, Winchmore Hill, London, N., 
made a splendid exhibit with hardy plants and cut 
flowers, a class of garden subjects he is a specialist 
in. His Trollius europeus, Geum Heldreichi, of a 
cochineal-orange hue, Dodocatheon Media, Iris 
pumila “ Blue Beard,” Phlox setacea Edina, pale 
lavender, Viola pedata bicolor, a sweet and not com¬ 
mon variety, Arabis albida plena, some fine flower¬ 
ing shoots, Polemonium Richardsonii, Doronicum 
magnificum, Euphorbia polycroma, and numerous 
vases of Tulips were ali seen in perfection. Various 
hardy ornamental grasses were likewise shown. 
(Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Mr. M. Pritchard, Christ Church, Hants, arranged 
a like-exhibit to the above. This was also of as 
good quality as it was representative in its character. 
Eomecon chionantha Phlox canadensis, Geum 
Ewani, Phlox The Bride, a pure white one, Iris 
lutescens statellix, a very fine pale creamy variety ; 
I. pumila azurea, Anemone fulgens, a strikingly fine 
and brilliant form ; Camassias, Leucojums, Saxi- 
fraga peltata, and other things were included in this 
fine exhibit. (Bronze Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Laxton Bros., Novelty Raisers, Bedford, 
showed an improved Strawberry named “ St. Antoine 
de padogue," resulting from a cross between St. 
Joseph, now so well known, and Royal Sovereign. 
This new French variety is moderately large in fruit, 
continuous in its bearing qualities, of a beautiful 
rich crimson colour, and A 1 flavour. It is a 
decided acquisition combining as it does the merits 
of two first water Strawberries. 
The Marquis of Salisbury (gardener, Mr. G. 
Norman), Hatfield, showed two boxfuls of Straw¬ 
berry Royal Sovereign, magnificent fruits, of enor¬ 
mous size, grand colour, and most tempting flavour. 
Messrs. Frank Cant & Co., Braiswick Nursery, 
Colchester, set up cut Rose blooms, Mdme. Cusin, 
Innocente Pirola, Mdme Watteville, Marechal Niel, 
Comptesi de Nadaillac, and numerous sprays of the 
Polyantha and Brier Roses. 
Messrs. Hogg & Robertson, 22, Mary St., Dublin, 
arranged an immense collection of cut Tulips, single 
varieties and others of the Parrot-flowered section. 
Duchess de Parma, Yellow Prince, Ducde Malakoff, 
La Dorei, Proserpine, Moucheron, Silver Standard, 
Paul Morcelse, Admiral Reyneirse, David Fennier, 
and then among Darwin Tulips we have Sultan, 
HeDner, Mr. W. Roberts, Mr. G. F. Wilson, and 
Cluck, mostly dark maroons and crimsons. The 
firm received Awards of Merit for two new varieties. 
(Silver Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
