July 4, im 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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Plants Recently Certificated 
By the Royal Horticultural Society 
At Holland House, June 25th. 
ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
Cattleya Mossiae Alexandra. 
The flowers of this variety are of large and handsome size, 
with white sepals and petals. The lip is delicately shaded and 
marbled with soft purple, so delicate as to be almost lavender ; 
the throat has a large blotch. First-class Certificate. 
Laeliocattleya Martineti Flambeau. 
The parentage of this bigeneric- hybrid was C. Mossiae x L. 
tenebrosa. The sepals are of rich chestnut-red, like those of 
the last-named parent. The petals are also nearly as darkly 
coloured, but they are shaded with rose. The lip is of a. rich 
crimson-purple, with light and dark veins in the throat. Thus 
we see it mostly takes after the pollen parent, and is very rich 
in colour of its particular class. First-class Certificate. 
Odontoglossum Rolfeae majesticum. 
The ground colour of the flower is creamy white, giving il 
a light appearance. The sepals have numerous warm purple 
blotches well distributed over them. The petals have two large 
blotches and numerous smaller ones distributed over the central 
area chiefly. The lip is spotted with violet-purple on the lower 
half, the rest being white. First-class Certificate. 
Cattleya roehrsiana. 
The parentage of this fine hybrid was Mendelii x hardyana, 
and the flower shows evidence of this parentage, particularly 
the last-named. The sepals and petals are soft purple, while 
the lip is maroon-crimson, showing the two white eye-like spots 
characteristic of C. hardyana ; but, instead of being conspicu¬ 
ously exposed, they are situated some little way down in the 
tube of the lip. the bloom is only of moderate size, but 
very pretty. First-class Certificate'. 
Laeliocattleya Martineti ochracea. 
The parentage in this case was the same as above recorded 
for the other form of Lc. Martineti, but the colour different. 
The sepals are buff-orange, while the petals are heavily shaded 
with buff-salmon. The lip is of a. rich purple, deepening to 
crimson in Hie throat, and the tube is cream, shaded with 
rose externally. Award of Merit. 
Odontoglossum ardentissimum Fascinator. 
The sepals of this handsome variety are white, with one or 
two large purple blotches on the middle. The petals, on the 
contrary, have only one very large, almost kidney-shaped 
blotch on the middle. The lip has one large blotch with 
several smaller ones in front of the crest. Award of Merit. 
All of the above six awards were accorded to Messrs. F. 
Sander and Sons, St. Albans, for the respective hybrids and 
varieties named. 
Cattleya Warneri alba. 
In size and shape, the flowers are similar to those of the type, 
but all parts of the flowers are pure white, with the exception 
of a large orange blotch, which forms elongated lines running 
down into the tube of the lip. The plant carried five flowers on 
a spike, and was accorded a Cultural Commendation, as well 
as a First-class Certificate, when shown by M. A. A. Peeters, 
Brussels. During the first morning of the show this plant was 
reported sold for £1,000. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Papaver orientale Lady Roscoe. 
The flowers of this variety differ from the type in being of 
a soft orange-scarlet, with a black blotch at the base of each 
petal, instead of the usual intense colours of the species. 
Award of Merit to Mr. R. C. Notcutt, Broughton Road, Ipswich. 
Delphinium Monarch. 
The massive spikes of this variety taper upwards, and have 
large, intense blue flowers, shaded with purple, and very effec¬ 
tive in the mass. Award of Merit to Mr. R. C. Notcutt. 
Delphinium Rev. W\ Wilks. 
Here, again, we have very massive spikes of intense blue 
flowers, shaded with purple. The sepals are very broad, with 
small yellow petals in the centre. Award of Merit to Messrs. 
Kelway and Sons, Langport, Somerset. 
Lilium Kellogii. 
We should describe this Lily as a variety of L. Martagon, 
having rosy flowers, spotted with purple on the lower two- 
thirds of the petals, where the ground colour is pale. Award of 
Merit to Messrs. Ban’ and Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, 
London. 
Paeony Dawn. 
This may be described as a double flower, with two or three 
rows of broad, soft, rose-pink petals. The stamens are en- 
Rosa wichueiana as-a Weepee. (See p. 575.) 
larged and yellow, filling up the entire centre of the flower, 
giving it rather a peculiar aspect, while pretty. Award of 
Merit to Messrs. R. Wallace and Co., Ivilnfield Gardens, Col¬ 
chester. 
Lilium auratum platyphyllum Shirley var. 
The broad white segments of this variety have a pale yellow 
band along the centre, and are entirely without spots. The 
stems grow about 6 ft. high, and are veiy vigorous. This 
vigour seems permanent, for the plant has grown for many 
years, and the bulbs have increased without any sign of de¬ 
terioration at Shirley Vicarage, Croydon. First-class Certifi¬ 
cate to Messrs. R. Wallace and Co.' 
Carnation Shiela. 
The ground colour of this variety is yellow, the edges being 
heavy and crimson, with a few streaks and spots on the rest of 
the flower. Award of Merit to Messrs. Wm. Cutbush and Son. 
Highgate, London. 
