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THE GARDENING WORLD 
Hay 26, 1900. 
THE TEIHPLE SHOW 
May 2$rd, 24 th, and 25 th. 
In the early morning of Wednesday the opening day 
of the thirteenth annual exhibition, held in the 
Temple Gardens, by kind permission of the Benchers, 
under the auspices of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, it rained heavily. There was nevertheless 
a magnificent show, in many respects superior to its 
predecessors, especially in the case of Orchids. 
Later on the day became fine, and a large crowd of 
people had assembled by the time we left to go to 
press. Amongst distinguished visitors we noted the 
Queen of Sweden,, under the escort of Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart, (the president), who pointed out to 
her the more important plants. 
o ORCHIDS. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
White), Burford Lodge, Dorking, exhibited a mag¬ 
nificent group of Orchids in his usual position in the 
big tent (No. 5). In the centre behind was a massive 
piece of Epidendrum radicans ; and at other points 
along the back were massive and well flowered 
pieces of Coelogyne dayana, Oncidium sarcodes, 
Calanthe veratrifolia, Masdevallia ignea, M. harryana 
acanthilolia, M. b. violacea, Cattleya Mendelii, C. 
Skinneri, C. Mossiae, Oncidium concolor, and the 
curious and the pretty orange-apricot Dendrobium 
jerdonianum. Very fine also were the blue Dendrobe 
(D. Victoriae Reginae); Miltonia bleuiar a nobilior, 
for which a Cultural Commendation was awarded; 
Cymbidium tigrinuro, Miltonia Phalaencpsis, 
Epiphronits Veitchi, Oncidium pulchellum, Odonto¬ 
glossum coronarium miniatum, and many others. 
Some of his pet subjects were Dendrobium lingui- 
forme, Odontoglossum crinitum sapphiritum, 
Pleurothallis ornata, Campenemia uliginosa, and 
Polystach) a cerea. Cattleya Mossiae goossensiana, 
Laeliocattleya callistoglossa, and several species of 
Ancectochilus under a bell glass -were choice and 
valuable. There were over 100 species and varieties 
in this magnificent group. 
Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart, (grower. Mr. W. H, 
Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen, set up a very im¬ 
posing group of Orchids, the most conspicuous fea¬ 
tures of which were Cymbidium lowianum (in three 
massive plants^ C. 1 . concolor, with great masses of 
Cattleya Mossiae, C. M. excellens, C. Mendelii, C. 
M. Lowiae, C. Skinneri, C. S. alba, C. Mossiae Lady 
Wigan, C. M. Beatrice, C. lawranceana hyeana, and 
many others. Choice.also were Cypripedium bella- 
tulum, C. b. album, Dendrobium Parishii, Miltonia 
vexillaria, and M. v. Memoria G. D. Owen. Though 
not the largest this was the most effective group of 
Orchids in the show. 
W. A. Gillelt, Esq. (gardener, Mr. E. Cai’r), Fair 
Oak Lodge, Eastleigh, Hants, exhibited a fine group 
of Orchids having long arching racemes of Oncidium 
sarcodes, O. ampliatum, Cymbidium lowianum, and 
Odontoglossum Edouardi. Cattleya Mossiae, C. 
Mendelii, C. Skinneri, Odontoglossum crispum, O. 
polyxanthum, O. luteo-purpureum, Miltonia War- 
scewiczii, and many others were included in this 
group. 
M. Florent Claes, 55, Rue des Champs, Etterbeek, 
Brussels, exhibited a group of many varieties of 
Odontoglossum crispum, some of which were hand¬ 
somely blotched. 
M. A. A. Peeters, horticulteur, Brussels, Belgium i 
staged an interesting group of new and valuable 
varieties of Orchids, includiag Laeliocattleya Ceres 
(C. Mossiae aurea x Lc. Phoebe), Lc. massangeana, 
Lc. canhamiana superba, and Lc. Herode. Very 
handsome were Odontoglossum crispum Stanley, O. 
c. Victoria Regina, O. c. Vigeri.-O. c. Mrs. F. 
Peeters, and O. c. punctaturo, all of which were 
particularly flue and richly blotched. 
E. Ashworth, Esq (gardener, Mr. H. Holbrook), 
Harefield Hall, Wilmslow, staged the handsomely 
blotched Odontoglossum crispum Ernest Ashworth, 
O. c. Arthur Ashworth, O. c. Henry Ashworth, O c. 
Charles Ashworth, Phaius Cooksoniae, Cattleya in¬ 
termedia var., See. 
G W. Law-Schofield (gardener, Mr. Shill), New- 
Ha'l-Hey, Rawtenstall, exhibited Cypripedium 
Mary Beatrice. Henry Little, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
G. Howard), Baronshalt, The Barons, Twickenham, 
staged Laelia purpurata littleiana. Laeliocattleya G. 
S. Ball, a lovely orange hybrid, was staged by 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea. 
M. Jules Hye-Leysen, Ghent, Belgium, had some 
very valuable Orchids in Cymbidium hyeanum, 
Odontoglossum Rolfae Optimum, O. R. adventissi- 
mum, the latter two being hybrids between O. cris¬ 
pum x harryanum; also O. Souvenir de Victor 
Hye Lebrun (O. harryanum x luteo-purpureum), 
O. Adrianae Mascotte, and Laeliocattleya General 
Baden-Powell. A form of O. Rolfae was also shown 
by M. C. Vuylsteke, Belgium. 
Messrs. Stanley, Ashton & Co., Orchid Importers 
and Growers, Southgate, N., staged a large and im¬ 
posing group of Orchids, consisting of masses of 
Miltonia vexillaria,Laelia purpurata,CattleyaMossiae 
Sir Thomas Lipton, C. M. aurea, C. M. Wagener, 
subvar. Hassall’s, Oncidium sarcodes, Odonto¬ 
glossum crispum, O. citrosmum, O. c. album, O. 
andersonianum, Miltonia vexillaria southgatensisi 
and Lycaste lawrenceana rubra. The group was a 
mass of flowers. 
A fruiting plant of Vanilla was exhibited by 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, as grown at 
Chateau de Ronsele, Somergem, Belgium. They 
had an extensive group of Orchids, consisting largely 
of well flowered plants of Cattleya Mossiae, C. 
Mendelii, C. Schroderae The Baroness, Oncidium 
concolor, Odontoglossum crispum in many hand¬ 
somely blotched varieties, some of which were under 
bell glasses, including beautiful varieties of O. 
Adrianae. They also had Dendrobium *60x3110, 
Miltonia Bleui, Masdevallia Veitchi, Odontoglossum 
andersonianum in variety, O. excellens, O. ruckeria- 
num The Prince, Cattleya Mendelii Prince Edward, 
Laelia purpurata russelliana, &c. 
Messrs. Backhouse & Sons of York put up a. 
small group of Orchids, amongst them a fine plant of 
Laelia purpurata. Several good forms of Cattleya 
Mendelii, C Schroderae and Odonto-crispum, O- 
andersonianum in a ground work of Aparagus. 
Following was a fine group from Messrs. B. S 
Williams & Co., Holloway,in which were fine plants 
of Laelia purpura'a, and v. russelliana, good form, 
Cattleya Mossiae, C. Mendelii, Cymbidium, Low 
ianuro, Calanthe veratrifolia, Oncidium sarcodes, 
O. concolor Anguloa Clowesii, Dendrobium viola- 
ceum. Several good forms of Odont.crispum, O. vex- 
illarium, O. luteo purpureum, all very effectively 
arranged in a groundwork of Maidenhair Ferns. 
Next came a group from Ludwig Mond, Esq., 
gardener Mr. Clarke, Avenue Road, Regent’s Park, 
in which Cymbidium lowianum and Catileyas Men¬ 
delii, Mossiae and Odonto-crispum, O. vexillarium 
along the front, and the whole arranged with ferns 
and paaicum variegatum, made a nice group. 
Then came a fine bank of Miltonia vexillarium in 
all shades from nearly pure white to deep rose, from 
“ L’Horticole Coloniale,” Brussels. The variety 
M v. Memoria, Lindeni, a dark form, was very 
fine, and from the same firm a magnificent group of 
Odontoglossum crispum, and varieties in which 
were some fine spotted forms, O. c. var, rxornatum 
O.c v. Domina, O.c. radiosum, O.c. eminens, O c. 
figaro were same of the finer Among the others 
O. andersonaum in several good forms. Several 
good forms of Odont. Adrianae, and grand form of O. 
crispum with broad massive flowers, along with 
O. Wilckeanum in good varieties, and O. luteo- 
purpureum, made a very fine display. 
Opposite in the centre of the tent was a mixed 
group in which Orchids were the leading flowering 
plants that came from Messrs. Fisher, Son & Sibray, 
Royal Nurseries, Handsworth, Sheffield. The 
Cattleyas and Laelias were very effectively arranged 
through the foliage plants, which gave the true im¬ 
pression that much more could be done with foliage 
plants in the arrangement of Orchids for effect. 
Here were some fine coloured Crotons, and some 
good Pitcher Plants and Sarracinias made up an 
interesting group. 
In No. 5 tent on the west side of centre stage, 
Messrs. H. Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield, 
staged a most meritorious lot, among them Cattleya 
intermedia alba, C. Mendelii " Mafeking,’’ a variety 
with large bright coloured lips, Odontoglossum 
Ruckeriana splendens, O. c. Britannia, a heavy 
blotched form, which, when the plant gets stronger, 
should take a place amongst the finest ; C. inter¬ 
media " Stoke Hill ” variety, a good form almost 
pure white ; C. Mossiae arnoldiana, Cymbidium 
Jansoni (nat. hyb ); Odontoglossum excelens; O. 
c. zanthotes Low’s variety, a white form with yellow 
spots on the lip. Some fine forms of Cattleya 
Mossiae for which the firm is well known, rich 
form of Cattleya Mendelii; Cattleya Skinnerii, fine 
masses of Dendrobium Bensoniae, good plants and 
forms of Cypripedium Lawrenceanum; C. grande; 
C. villosum x bellatulum ; Odontoglossum ander¬ 
sonianum ; Odontoglossum crispum, gcod forms of 
Laelia purpurata ; Cypripedium lawrenceanum 
hyeanum; C. Aylingii Low’s variety. Several 
Oncidiun s, Odontoglossum Pescatorei finely spotted, 
and many others made one of the finest exhibits this 
firm has put at this show. 
Mr. Cypher, Orchid grower, Cheltenham, has a 
bright and effective bank, a group of Cattleya 
citrina, good plants, well flowered, of Dendrobium 
nobile and n. majus, good forms of Laelia purpurata, 
Cypripedium niveus in good condition, Dendro¬ 
bium transparens, Oncidiunf sarcodes, Miltonia 
vexillarium in variety, Cypripedium callo-toth- 
schildianum, Epiphronitis Veitchii in good form, 
Cattleya Aclandii, Odontoglossum Loocbristyense, 
Cypher’s var., was very fine, Dendrobium nobile 
virginalis, a pure white form, Dendrobium nobile 
Cooksonii, Dendrobium stro-violaceum, Oncidium 
Kramerii, and numerous others well arranged in an 
undulating bank, with Maidenhair Ferns, a very fine 
group. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Orchid growers, 
Heaton, Bradford, excelled themselves in their ex¬ 
hibit. Always staging strongly, they have never had 
a finer exhibit than what they put up to-day. Cym¬ 
bidium lowanum and Oncidium concolor made a 
fine background, Dendrobium Phalaenopsis, and 
Laelia purpurata make a fine display. C. Skinnerii 
var. alba, Cypripedium bellatulum album, Cattleya 
Mossiae reineckeana superba, C. Mendelii excelens, a 
variety with very dark lip. Laelia purpurata var. 
novelty, a light form in the way of Russelliana, 
Cypripedium Mary Beatrice and Cypripedium bella¬ 
tulum album, a fine lot of Cattleya Mossiae,Odonto¬ 
glossum crispum in variety, and other Odonto- 
glossums too numerous to enumerate. Lycaste 
Baltae (L. Skinneri x Measuresiana, Award of 
Merit). Cattleya Schroderae Heatonense, a variety 
with eight-coloured lip with pink margin, C. 
Schroderae, C. S. alba, Masdavillia harryana 
Veitchii, Phajus crawthana, Cypripedium Roth- 
schildianum, ail well arranged, make a very fine 
exhibit. 
Next comes a small group of Cattleya Mossiae 
from the Marquis de Wavrin, Chateau de Rousele, 
Belgium, which comprise some fine forms. C. M. 
var.r juseleana received an Award of Merit,and some 
forms in the way of C. M. reineckeana are very 
pretty. 
GALADIUMS. 
Caladiums do not bulk quite so largely as 
they did last year, but they are still a 
strikieg feature of the Temple Show. The long, 
cold and sunless winter and spring has no doubt 
been a serious factor in the cultivation of this 
class of fine foliage plants as well as flowering 
subjects. Fire heat can be applied it is true 
to make up for the deficiency of sun heat, but it 
is no substitute for direct sunlight which 
is an indispensable factor in the cultivation 
of all classes of plants from sunny climes. All 
the same some good quality stuff was shown, 
and created a considerable amount of interest. 
Messrs J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, as 
usual had a magnificent group of Caladiums in 
the big tent. The plants were dwarfer on the 
whole than last year, but by no means 
lacking in either quality or colour, while some of 
the varieties were never shown better. They 
had a number of massive specimens, includ¬ 
ing Louis Van Houtte with huge leaves of 
- a bronzy red ; Excellent, with red centre 
and blotched white on a green ground, the 
best of its type ; Triomphe de Comte, red with 
narrow, green, marbled border ; Mrs. Harry 
Veitch, carmine-red, splashed with bronzy-olive, 
this being the true character of the variety; 
Gaspard Crayer, dark crimson with broad 
green margin ; and Mdme. John Box, with 
pale pink subtranslucenLcentre and green border. 
The huge soft pink leaves of Rose Laing, with 
the principal veins green, were never shown 
in greater perfection. Candidum needs no 
description, but is not yet surpassed in its ine. 
The soft red leaves of Marquis of Camden with 
deep crimson veins were magnificent, the lamina 
of one leaf measuring 25 in. by 18 in. Four of 
the above were of medium size, and the 
same may be said of Sir Julian Goldschmid, 
bronzy-red, marbled olive-green, white and red ; 
