THE GARDENING WORLD. 
September 12, 1903. 
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Plants Recently Certificated 
By the Royal Horticultural Society. 
August I8th. 
ORCHID COMMITTEE 
Laelia Iona Southgate Variety. 
The parentage of this beautiful hybrid was L. pumila x tene- 
brO'Sa- The sepals and ovate petals are of a rich rose-purple. 
The lamina of the lip is rich maroon-crimson, the colour ex¬ 
tending almost to the base, while the lamina is beautifully 
crisped, and the tube is dark purple. The bronzy shade usually 
seen in L, tenebrosa has been entirely obscured by the intensity 
of the crimson of this fine variety. Award of Merit to Messrs. 
Stanley, Ashton and Co., Southgate, N. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Gladiolus Nymph. 
The flowers of this splendid new variety are of large size, with 
broad, imbricate white segments and a six-rayed purple throat. 
In the early stages of development there is a faint yellow tint 
on the lower segment, which ultimately disappears. Award 
of Merit to W. C. Bull, Esq., Rathlin, Ramsgate. 
Gladiolus Lady Muriel Digby. 
The flowers in this instance are primrose-yellow, with a 
deeper tint in the throat, and a. crimson blotch there. They 
are produced in a large and bold spike. Award of Merit to 
Messrs. Kelway and Son, Langpprt, Somerset. 
Tamarix odessana. 
The above Tamarisk is notable for the pale colour of its 
flowers, which are produced in panicles terminating the shoots 
and branches, and are of a very pale pink, fading almost to 
white. Each individual tiny flower is almost globular. Award 
of Merit to Messrs. Paul and Son, The Old Nurseries, 
Cheshunt. 
Begonia Bavaria. 
The leaves of this dwarf, tuberous-rooted variety are half 
heart-shaped, small, and densely arranged on short stems. The 
flowers are similar in size to those of John Heal, but are 
bright carmine, and carried well above the foliage. For this 
latter reason the variety is well adapted for bedding puiposes, 
and has been used in this country with very fine effect. Award 
of Merit to Herr Wm. Pfitzer, Stuttgart, Germany. 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE 
Peach Peregrine. 
The fruits of this new Peach are of Large size 1 , deep red on 
one side and at the base, and all the rest of the surface is finely 
stippled with red. The flesh is very juicy and of good flavour. 
Award of Merit to Messrs. T. Rivers and Son, Sawbridgeworth. 
Herts. 
Runner Bean Hackwood Success. 
The pods of this variety are 9 in. to 12 in. long, straight, 
pale green, and very succulent. The variety is also a great 
bearer. Award of Merit to Mr. J. Bowerman, gardener to Lord 
Bolton, Hackwood Park, Basingstoke. 
Timber Exhibits of Ceylon.-— Mr. F. Lewis, of the Colombo 
Forest Department, is taking a warm personal interest in the 
designing and execution of the timber exhibits entrusted to him, 
and from what we hear, some of them should be exceptionally 
handsome. An ebony pedestal, 15 ft. high, on a series of steps, 
with panel, showing some of the choicest woods, the whole series 
lighted at night with electric light at the top should make 
a striking show. Then a whole series of samples of the timbers 
are to be presented as “ books,” with the scientific name and 
other particulars carved on the backs, and these books are to be 
presented in an ornamental frame of flowered satinwood, one of 
our most attractive, though now unfortunately a comparatively 
rare, timber in Ceylon. 
Law Notes. 
Local Rating Appeal. 
Messrs. Walter T. Ware, Limited, florists, of Inglescombe, 
were assessed to the poor rate on an assumed annual value of 
£369 10s. lid. From this rating they appealed to the Union 
Assessment Committee, but the committee refused to alter 
the figure. Notice of appeal to the County Quarter Sessions 
was then given. 
Before the hearing came on it was arranged that the matter 
should be referred to Mr. J. B. Slade (Protheroe and Morris), 
of London, and Mr. W. T. Howes (Geo. Nichols, Howes, Young, 
Alder and Coi.), of Bristol, as arbitrators, on behalf of the 
appellant company, and Mr. H. A. Castle (Castle and Castle), 
of London, and Mr. C. C. Spackman, of Bath, as arbitrators 
on behalf of the Union Assessment Committee. These gen- 
Tulip Joost van Vondkl. (See p. 770.' 
tinmen could not agree, but appointed Mr. John Alderson 
Foote, K.C., as umpire. Mr. Castle valued the property for 
rating purposes at £636, Mr. Foote held several sittings and 
visited the property, and his award has just been published. 
Mr. Foote fixes by his award the ratable value of thei property 
at £258 19s. per annu m . He also awards that his fee of 
£94 14s. and also the costs of the reference be paid by the 
Union Assessment Committee'. 
The case is of considerable importance to nurserymen and 
owners of horticultural buildings, because the umpire decided 
that the cost, or assumed cost, of the buildings could not be 
taken into consideration for rating purposes', but that the only 
question was what rent such buildings' would fetch. Mr. Isaac 
Williams was the solicitor for the Union Assessment Com¬ 
mittee, and Messrs. Stone, King, Stone and Thomas repre¬ 
sented Walter T. Ware, Limited.—The “ Bath Herald.” 
