February 13. 1904. 
THE GARDESING WORLD. 
14 3 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
February 9th. 
The Drill Hallwas well filled with early spring flowers, hardy 
and tender, on Tuesday last, and it being the annual general 
meeting of the society, a considerabe number of people were 
drawn togefher, notwithstanding the wretched character of the 
day and the frequent and heavy- rainfall. Orchids were well 
represented. The same might be said of stove and greenhouse 
plants, especially Chinese Primulas and Cyclamen. The blue 
Coleus was also strongly in evidence. Forced flowering shrubs 
were represented by two good groups for this early part of the 
season. Hardy herbaceous and alpine plants, including early- 
flowering bulbous Irises, Saxifragas, Lenten Hoses, etc., also 
served to make the tables cheerful and interesting. 
Okchtd Committee. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Heaton. Bradford, exhibited 
an interesting group of Orchids, in which a dozen plants of 
Laeliocattleya Charlesworthii (L. cinnabaiina x C. aurea) 
stood out very prominently, each plant carrying six to eight 
of its showy flowers on a spike. The segments are orange, while 
the lip is scarlet overlaid with crimson. Other striking hybrids 
of this class were Lc. Lilian (Lc. Sallieri x C. gaskellianai. the 
natural hybrid Lc. gottiana, both of these having a very large 
and richly-coloured lip. Yery handsome and distinct was 
Odontoglossum Adrianae Duchess of Cornwall, spotted with 
reldisli-brown on a yellow ground, instead of white. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
Y. C. Cookson. Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. J. Chapmany. Oak- 
wood. Wylam-on-Tyne, exhibited an interesting group of 
Orchids, in which we noted some very interesting varieties. 
Odontoglossum Pescatori albescens had flowers wholly white, 
except the crest and the column. 0. crispum xanthodes Oak- 
wood var. had pure white flowers, a golden-yellow disc, and 
one to three blotches of the same colour in front of it. Other 
choice things were O. harry an o-crispum. 0. crispum Brilliant 
Cattleya chocoensis, and varieties of Dendrobiums. Cypripe- 
diums, etc. The group was set up with Adiantums and Palms. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. H. Low and Co.. Bush Hill Park. Enfield, exhibited 
a small but very interesting group of Orchids, including a 
splendid piece of Cattleya Irianaei in a basket 2ft. square. 
The variety was a fine one, with a dark lip. They also had well- 
flowered pieces of Dendrobium wardianum. D. crassinode. D. 
primulinum giganteum. Goodyear discolor. Phalaenopsis. and 
Cymbidium elegans, these being interspersed with various 
other useful and interesting subjects. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. B. S. Yt illiams and Son, Upper Holloway, had a 
group of Orchids, consisting chiefly of varieties and hvbrids of 
Cypripediums. Amongst them we noted C. leeanum superbum. 
C. Boxallii nigrum, C. pitcherianum Williams var., the beau¬ 
tiful Lycaste Skinneri alba, and the uncommon L. lassioglossa. 
with reddish-brown sepals and altogether distinct in appear¬ 
ance. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. F. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, exhibited a vert- 
extensive group of Orchids, occupying one side of the table 
running the whole length of the hall. Yery conspicuous in the 
second or third line of the group were numerous well-flowered 
plants of Dendrobium wardianum. amongst which we noted the 
variety D. w. album. Good things also were Laeliocattleya 
lucasiana hindeana (E. tenebrosa x C. lab'iata alba), Odonto¬ 
glossum nevadense. 0. wilckeanum chrysotoxum. Cattleva 
Trianaei Purple King, Maxillaria luteo-alba. Cypripedium 
Brilliant of the spicerianum type, and Miitonia bleuana splen- 
dens. with a purple blotch at the base of the petals. Yery 
striking also was Pleurothallis Roezlu, with nearly black 
flowers. Phaiocalantlie gramlis had white segments and a 
rose lip. The group, on the whole, was a verv good one. (Gold 
Medal.) * “ 
G. F. Moore, Esq. (gardener. Mr. W. H. Page), Chard war, 
ourton-on-Water, Gloucestershire, had a small but verv in¬ 
teresting and choice group of Cypripediums. almost every one 
eing a choice variety. Some of these were C. nitens x Boxallii. 
p mo °reana. C. Sallieri aureum. C. aureuni virginale. C. W. H. 
age, an.1 C. Miss Amy Moore, having the upper sepal blotched 
with velvety brown on a yellow ground. Several awards of 
merit were accorded in this group, which we shall describe 
next week. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons. Queen's Hoad. Cheltenham, 
also staged an interesting group of Orchids of a mixed charac¬ 
ter. Yery fine were Laeliocattleya Hippolyta. with orange and 
crimson flowers, and Phaiocalantlie nivalis, having white flower; 
slightly flushed with pink. Other good things were Cypripedium 
pitcherianum. Dendrobium Schneiderian urn. D. eniocharis. D. 
Dominii. etc., all very good of their kind. silver Banksian 
Medal) 
J. T. Bennett Poe. Esq. gardener. Mr. -J. Downes). Helm- 
wood, Cheshunt, exhibited a well-flowered piece of the rare 
Ipsea speciosa. with large yellow flowers. 
De B. Crawshay. Esq. gardener. Mr. J.♦ W. Stables . Rose- 
field, Seven-oaks, exhibited Odontoglossum wilckeanum Argus, 
with 13 flowers on a spike. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq. ( gardener, Mr. W. Thurgooa). Rosslyn. Stam¬ 
ford Hill, exhibited a beautiful hybrid named Cypripedium 
pitriaunm. 
G. Taylor, Esq.. Marjory Hall. Reigate, exhibited some 
splendid cut spikes of Dendrobium speci-osum. 
M. Yuylsteke. Loochristi. Ghent, exhibited a fine by arid 
Cattleya and Odontoid. -sum wilckeanum Forma 
Messrs. James Yeiteh and Sons. Limited. Chelsea, exhibited 
some very interesting hybrids, including the beautiful Zygo- 
petalum lencochiium. having ai beautiful white dp. the parentage 
being Z. Burkei x Maekayi. Cypripedium Gertrude superbum 
and C. Euryades exeellens were very fine hybrids, the iarter 
being splendidly spotted. 
Mr. H. Tracey. Amyand Nurseries, Twickenham, exhibited 
Cypripedium Ethel x insigne punctatum Charlesworth ii and 
Cattleya Trianaei Bessie. 
Henry Little. Esq.. Baronshali. Twickenham gardener. Mr. 
A. Howard), exhibited the uncommon Lycaste costata. 
Flo cat. Committee. 
Messrs. James Yeiteh and Sons. Limited, staged an interest¬ 
ing group of stove and other plants in red, white, and blue. 
The latter colour was supplied by well-grown plants of Coleus 
thyrsoideus. while in front of that were some lines of Eupa- 
torium vernale. bearing great trusses of its white flowers. The 
red was supplied by Jacobinia coceinea. with its spikes of 
scarlet flowers. They also had a little group of the hybrid 
Cheiranthus kewensis. a greenhouse- Wallflower. "liver 
Banksian MedaL) 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons. Reading, exhibited a splendid 
group of Chinese Primulas in excellent form, proving a very 
attractive exhibit to the visitors. Yery fine was The Duchess 
and the new Brilliant King, having a maroon zone in the centre 
of the brilliant crimson flowers. The Giant strain was well 
represented by Giant Royal White, Giant Crimson. Giant 
White. Giant White (Fern-leaved). Giant Lavender. Giant Terra¬ 
cotta, Giant Pink. Giant Red. and Giant Bine. That named 
Giant Lavender is an uncommon and pretty shade of colour, 
although the name scarcely describes the colour perhaps. A batch 
of the Star Blue was also very striking, on account of the dark 
colour which it has already acquired. A full account of these 
Primulas will be found on another page. (Silver Gift- Flora 
Medal.) 
Messrs. George Jackman and "on. Woking, had a smah but 
interesting group of early-flowering bulbs, such as Iris Hebl- 
reichi, I. Danfordiae. I. reticulata purpurea, and the new 
Erautlius ciliciea, Yery pretty was a soft lavender-lilac variety 
of the common Primrose, similar to the parent from which the 
blue Primrose was derived. Behind the group was a hardy 
evergreen Clematis named C. cirrhosa. lifted from the open 
ground, and in full bloom. 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush and "on. Highgate. London, exhibited 
a group of Carnations, including Mrs. S. J. Brookes. Airs. T. 
Lawson. Clias. H. Curtis, and Lady de Ramsey, the latter 
having scarlet-rose flowers, and all set up with long stems. 
They also had a group of forced flowering trees and shrubs and 
early-flowering herbaceous plants now in bloom. The double 
Primus triloba was in tine form. Amongst hardy plants were 
such interesting bits as Anemone Hepatiea. single pink. Galan- 
tlius Fosteri. Iris Tauri, I. sindjarensis. I. Heldreiehi. I. His- 
trio, and Sternbergia fisehenana. Early-flowering shrubs were 
Rhododendron daurieum and Corylopsis paueiflora. i Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey. Exmoutli. Devon, bad a small group of 
Chrysanthemum Winter Queen, a white Japanese variety with 
loug twisted florets, and used for decorative purposes. 
