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THE GARDENING WORLD 
March 5, 1904. 
been discarded for the very best) types at present in cultiva¬ 
tion. Only the skill of the raiser is able to keep- them from 
reverting to those early forms- and colours which would n-o-w 
be considered inferior. 
We can well imagine what- would happen if the Primula 
houses were to- be visited by insects, say moths', which might 
carry the pollen from one flower to- another, and thus set the 
-raiser s- trouble ait- naught-. Iti is just- a-s 1 well for the cultivator, 
perhaps, that- the species is not a- native of this country, and 
that- it- flora’s at a- season when- insects that co-uld reach the 
bottom of the tub© would not be about, othe-rwisei we should 
be unable to get any colour or set of colours with any degree 
o-f certainty, while we should certainly liave many bad flowers; 
of poor colours. 
Plants Recently Certificated 
By the Royal Horticultural Society. 
February 23rd. 
ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
Cymbidium Wilsoni. 
The above new species was introduced from Yunnan,, South 
China., where it wa-si collected by Mr. E. H. Wilson- for the 
exhibitors. The sepals and petals are green, tinted with 
brown. The lip- is the most showy organ, being of large -size 
and crea-m coloured, with a broad orange brown, band forming 
a wavy lacing to- the margin. It is; allied to, C. giga-nteum, 
which has a ye-llow, downy lip, spotted with red, and the sepals 
and petals are more decidedly striped with red-brown than in 
the new species. C. Wilsoni has short rounded pseudo-bulbs 
like C. gra-ndiflo-rum, and the short leaves are narrowly linear. 
Award of Merit t-oi Messrs. J. Yeitcha-nd Sons, Limited, King’s 
Road, Chelsea. 
Sophrocattleya Saxa. 
Tire parentage o-f this bi-gen,eric hybrid wa-s- Sophro-nitis 
grandiflora x C'attleya TTianaei. The flowers are of medium 
size, being intermediate between the parentis, but larger than 
those of S-. batemannianiai. The sep-als and petals, are clear 
rose, with an orange flush in the early stages, that largely 
disappears when the flower reaches its full development-. Tire 
lip ha® a yellow tube strongly flushed with salmon, and this 
also fades to a- paler tint with a-gei. The lamina, is small and 
crimson, edged with rose. Award of Merit to- Messrs. J. Veitch 
an-d Sons, Limited. 
Cymbidium ballianum. 
The parentage o-f this; hybrid wa-s C. eburn-eum x Ma-st-ers-ii. 
The hab-it of the plant is that -o-f C. eburneum, with rather 
more spreading leaves. The sepals and petals a-re milk-white; 
the lip is al-so white, with an oblong yellow blotch and an 
orange crest on the lamina. The arching column is white, 
with a, pink blotch near 'the top-. Several flowers (four in this 
instance) are produced on a- scape. Award of Merit to Ca,p-t. 
G. L. Holford, C.I.E., M.Y.O., Westoubirt, Tetbury, Gloucester. 
Cypripedium Beckmannii. 
The parentage of thils hybrid was not given, but the 
numerous dark blotches on the large dorsal sepal recall C. 
nit-ens and C. -Sallieri, which have a -similar gre-enish-yello-w 
ground. The spathulatei petals and lip are brownish-purple. 
The fine size of the flower makes it a valuable adjunct to its 
kind. First-class Certificate to R. Brigge-Bury, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. Wilkinson), Bank House- Accrington. 
Dendrobium Williamsoni. 
The flowers of this Himalayan -species are white, with an 
orange blotch on the middle of the lip, similar to that which 
occurs ini D. infundibulum jamesianum, to which it- is, allied, 
but smaller in all its parts. Botanical Certificate to F. W. 
Moore, Esq., Curator, Royal B'otan-ic Garden®, Glasnevm. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Eupatorium petiolare. 
The above species is a, native of Mexico-, and has terminal 
corymbs- of flower-heads of the palest blush-pink, fading to 
nearly white when fully expanded. The pink colour is most 
in, evidence before the numerous- florets expand. The leaves 
are he-arb-sha-ped, with a long point- and crenat-e at the margins. 
The plant stands- about 2-| ft. high. Award of Merit to Messrs. 
H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, Kent-. 
Cyrtomium falcatum Butterfieldii, 
Thei pinnae of this variety are curious-ly lacerated at the 
margins-, the result doubtless o-f some disturbance- of the con¬ 
stitution o-f the plant, and -arising no do-ub-t- as a salient sport 
from spores. Award of Merit t-oi Percy J. Butterfield, The 
Ferns, Freezywater, Waltham Cross, Herts. 
Pteris Hillii. 
The fronds of this Fern, in the-ir glo-s-sy, leathery character, 
reoa-ll those of P. metallica, which received an Award of Merit 
in August la-s-t. The pinnae, however, are more or less up- 
curved at the margins-, as if this, was a plumose form o-f some 
species-. Award of Merit to Messrs. J. Hill and Son®, Barrow- 
field Nurseries, Lower Edmonton. 
Aralia spinosa. 
(See Supplement.) 
The .above Aralia is variously known as. the Angelica tree 
or Hercules Club-. It- is a native of the eastern United States, 
and seiemsi not distantly related to- the-- Chinese form, which 
also has; received- a, number of names. As far as we have been 
able toi note-, the chief distinctions between these two- are 
that A. spinosa- may in, time form a- branching bush, whereas 
A. chine-nsis, may grow to a- considerable height, with straight- 
clean stems 1 , surmounted by a, single crown of leaves, a-nd is 
best- known 1 to: gardeners under the name of Dimorphanthus 
ma-ndschuricus. 
Our readers, may be able to discern from the supplement 
that the -stem® are considerably branched almost from the 
ground level. This represents a- splendid specimen which 
blooms every a-utumn in the dell near the flagstaff at Kew. 
It forms a, -large bush about 8 ft. high, and the principal 
branches end in a, massive panicle of white flowers. The 
leaves are bi-p-innafle and of large size, especially on yo-ung and 
vigorous specimens. In their younger stages they are usually 
spiny, especially on thei petioles 1 . This character would also 
a-pp-ly to- A. chihienisis if illustrations are to- be relied upon. 
As far as we have seen;, however,'" the best distinction betw'eem 
the twhi is t-ba-t- already given- ini reference to -the branching or 
non-branching character of the stems 1 . J 
A. spinosa is not -s-o- frequently planted as the other one, and 
not so plentiful as it might- be, considering its beauty, both on 
account of the foliage in the young -state- and also the effective-- 
nessi -of thei foliage -and flowers quite late in the autumn. There 
seems t-oi be; s-ornei do-ub-tl as t-o- its hardiness 1 , but- besides being 
planted amongst other plants at, Kew, i-t gets no protection 
whatever, and seeing that it flowers so well right into the 
autumn, and that the leaves; never get- injured till the proper 
season fo-r their falling, the plant- might be more freely intro¬ 
duced to gardens in different parts of -the country. Those who 
attempt it® c-ultiVa-tioni c-an grow it amongst either shrubs in 
the form -o-f -single -specimens, or a- bold group, or even, a bed 
might be made -of them, where this 1 plant would be effective on 
account of its umbrella-likei hea-d of leaves; and flowers 1 , while 
the ground beneath might be planted with a, variety of -other 
subjects;, even including Lilie-s, Eremurus-, or other things that 
are benefited by a little shelter. 
So lone; as til© soil is well drained and not too- inclined to 
clay this fine and scarce, shrub is by no- means fastidious; in 
other words, it may be Said to- grow satisfactorily in any good 
garden soil. 
