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Kalanchoe felthamensis. (Seep. 597.) 
The now well-known K. flammea has already been used as a 
parent to good advantage. T'hei hybrid under notice has for 
its parents K. flammea x K. Kirkii, the last-named being the 
pollen parent. The progeny retains the best features of both 
parents. Plants raised from cuttings only reach a height of 
2 ; i ft. before they flower, and produce corymbs of rich scarlet 
flowers, the petals of which are much broader than those of K. 
flammea, which supplied the scarlet colour. The leaves are 
usually ovate, obtuse or even rounded at the ends, and the 
colour is of the peculiar glaucous or metallic hue seen in 
Cotyledon gibbiflora metalica. It may be said, however, that 
the upper leaves* are occasionally three lobed, the form of the 
leaves inclining towards K. Kirkii. The flowers, on the other 
hand, are most inclined towards K. flammea in form and 
colour, but are larger. 
A batch of plants of this character makes a handsome orna*- 
ment for any conservatory while in bloom, hut we are not 
certain to what perfection the plants may yet be brought, 
because, after a time, other shoots arise in succession from the 
axils of the leaves more or less* down, to* the surface of the pot, 
each of these secondary shoots ending in a truss of flowers, thus 
keeping up a. succession for a long time. A First-class Cer¬ 
tificate was awarded this hybrid by the Royal Horticultural 
Society on May 5th. We* are now in a position to* give an 
illustration of this plant, taken in, the nursery of Messrs. .T. 
Veitclr and Sons, Limited, atFeltham, Middlesex. 
Lilium Jankae. (Seep. 603.) 
The above Lily is a, native of C'amiolia, and was originally 
described by Kerner in the “Austrian Botanical Journal” in 
1877. By some it is referred to as L. chalcedonicum, but the 
stem is much dwarfer, and the leaves, although numerous, are 
less so than in that species, and they do not* shorten to the 
same extent as they approach the tip of the stem as they do* 
in that species. 
The stems of the plant which recently flowered in the rockery 
at Kew are 12 in. to 15 in. in height, and covered with lanceo¬ 
late spreading leaves 2 in. to 3 in. long, and arranged 
* moderately densely on the whole length of the stem. Appar¬ 
ently only a few flowers are produced, and they are drooping, 
with strongly revolute segments. The latter are lanceolate, 
acuminate, and golden-yellow, with a, few black specks, on. the* 
face of the flower just above the claw. The anthers project 
from the flowers, yet approach one another closely, as in a 
Solanum, and are conspicuous on account of their dark orange 
colour. We think it a very pretty dwarf growing Lily, and 
the illustration which we now lay before our readers of a plant 
i in the* rockery at Kew will save further description of this rare 
Lily. 
Obituary. 
William Thompson, 
We regret to announce the death of this veteran seedsman, 
and botanist, at his residence, Haslemere, Bank Road, Ipswich, 
on the 3rd inst. He was an octogenarian, having completed ms 
80th year in May last, amd was one of the oldest inhabitant*- 
Ipswich, where lie lived all his life. About a year ago he had a 
severe attark of influenza, from which lie seems never to have 
entirely recovered. He leaves a son and three daughters to 
mourn his loss. We shall give a fuller account of his career next 
week. 
Mr. James Milligan. 
We regret also to learn of the death of Mr. James Milligan, 
at Kirkdale Gardens, Freetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, on the 25th 
ult., where he had been gardener for the past 18 years. He 
leaves a widow, three daughters and one son (Mr. G. Milligan), 
all grown up, to mourn his loss. He served an apprenticeship of 
four years under Mr, John Cameron, gardener and land steward 
to Major R. Hannay, of Kirkdale. He was journeyman in 
several places, including Cally House, Kirkcudbrightshire, under 
Mr. James Mackie ; Hopetoun House, the seat of the Earl of 
Hopetoun, under Mr. William Gavin ; and in the gardens cf the 
Earl of Brownlov, under John Ingram ; also as foreman at 
Elder si ie House, under Robert Ingram. At all these, and other 
places, he bore a high character, and was much esteemed by those 
who came in contact with him. Mr. Milligan had been a reader 
of The Gardening World from the commencement. 
The Best Flowering Plants at Kew. 
“ There are more plants in the garden than ye wot. of.” 
Laelia pupurata. 
Horticulturally, this is a valuable species of Orchid, possess¬ 
ing the desirable qualities of a robust habit combined with 
attractive flowers. Introduced from Brazil in 1847, it is now 
in general circulation. Stem spindle-shaped, bearing one very 
coriaceous oblong-ligulate leaf, 12 in. to 15 in. long*, eiuergin ,r 
from whose leathery sheath is the robust peduncle bearing three 
to eight flowers, each 6 in. to 8 in. in diameter. Sepals oblong- 
lanceolate, white or veined with amethyst-purple; as broad 
again, and possessing a more developed colour, are the petals. 
The rhomboidal lip is obscurely tlireedobed, its basal portion 
being rolled over the column, forming a, tube, white on the 
exterior, pale yellow inside, having three* central veins of purple 
running parallel, the others diverging; the apical portion, 
which is widely spread, has a* beautiful crisped margin, and in 
colour is* of the richest purple*, veined with maroon-purple. 
Laelia digbyana. 
A native of Honduras, in Central America, introduced in 
1846 as Brassavola. digbyana, under which name it has been 
known for a long time. Bentham, however, referred it to the 
genus Laelia, classing it along with the Brazilian species, which 
are distinguished by the* possession of petals scarcely broader 
than sepals. Its flowers are produced singly, 4 in, to* 5 in. in 
diameter, yellow-green, the elegantly cut margin of the creamy- 
white, cordate* lip being its most noticeable* feature. 
Iris laevigata or Japanese Flag. 
Few plants adapted for growing in marshes, edges* of lakes, 
or similar situations, bear such handsome and attractive flowers' 
It attains a height of 2J ft. to* 3 ft., producing one* to 
three large* flowers*, varying in colour from nearly white to 
deep* purple, frequently marked or blotched. The flower is* 
4 in. to 6 in. in diameter, having spreading, broad, ovate- 
oblong outer segments, which are not crested, but have a tri- 
cuspidate yellow blotch at base; the inner segments are erect, 
about* 14 in. long, whilst the bifurcate curving stigmas* are 
spreading. Native of Japan. 
Bonvardia Humboldti gran diflora. 
A robust, fragrant form, producing large*, waxy-white* flowers 
in lax clusters. The flowers*, which have an exceptionally long 
tube, are very chaste and conspicuous. For general purposes 
it is one of the showiest of the genus, and very amenable to the 
cultivator’s art. 
Statice macroptera. 
A robust form, somewhat resembling S. brassicaefolia, and 
distinguished by its* broadly-winged peduncle and pedicels. 
The flowers are borne in pairs on a, phyllode-like pedicel, having 
a persistent* blue* calyx and white flower. The inflorescence is 
much branched and profusely flowered, .the branches having a 
scorpoid appearance, due to the turning of the. pedicels on 
their axis* into* one plane. Native* of the Canary Islands. 
Philadelphia Lemoinii erectus. 
This dwarf, erect variety, so suitable for massing in beds, is 
at the present time one, if not the most, conspicuous of hardy 
flowering plants at present in bloom. All the' past season’s 
wood produces*, on short spurs, terminal clusters of four to six. 
white flowers, with yellow anthers. 
