March 26. 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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Laeliocattleya Myra (yellow with a crimson lip), and Laelia 
Briseis (apricot with a crimson-purple lip). Amongst Odonto- 
glossums very choice were O. Victoria Regina, 0. vuylstekeanum, 
and 0. harryano-triumphans. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
M. Oh. Vuylsteke, Loochristi, Ghent, exhibited Odontoglossum 
harryano-crispum radians. 
Sir F. Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. young), Clare Lawn, 
East Sheen, exhibited Odontoglossum crispum marmoratum and 
Phalaenopsis schilleriana vestalis, the latter having remarkably 
pure white flowers. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. White), Bur- 
ford, Dorking, exhibited a email but interesting group of hybrid 
Masdevallias, including M. Booking Hybrid, with large crimson 
red flowers, M. ignea Burford variety, and M. i. Estradae. He 
also had Dendrobium Myra and D. Clio giganteum, with huge 
rose-purple flowers. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. Thurgood), Rosslyn, Stam¬ 
ford Hill, exhibited a very handsome Odontoglossum named O. 
crispum Prebendary Bevan, with large white flowers handsomely 
blotched with red-brown. 
Messrs J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, Sussex, showed a very 
handsome Odontoglossum named 0. Pescatorei Kathleen, with 
unusually large flowers. 
H. Druce, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. Walker), The Beeches, St. 
John’s Wood, Regent Circus, exhibited Cattleya speciosissima 
and Miltonia flaveseens. 
R. Briggs-Bury, Esq., Bank House, Accrington, staged 
Odontoglossum crispum Empress of India and 0. Empress 
Frederic. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. H. Young), Christ¬ 
church Road, S.W., exhibited Dendrobium Thwaitesii, a beautiful 
hybrid. 
J. C. Lucas, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. Duncan), Wambam Court, 
Horsham, exhibited Dendrobium wiganianum Waroham Court 
variety. 
De B. Craiwshay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. J. Stables), Rosefield, 
Sevenoaks, exhibited a very handsome Odontoglossum named 
0 waltoniense rosefi el dense. 
Mr. H. What el ey, Kenilworth, exhibited Odontoglossum 
loochristiense Eric Whateley. 
H. L. Besohoffsheim, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Charles J. Ellis), 
The Warren House, Stanmore, Middlesex, exhibited a Dell 
spotted variety of Odontoglossum crispum, also 0. Nesta and 
0. luteo-purpureum. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
H. J. Elwes, Esq., F.R.S. (gardener, Mr. Walters), Colesborne, 
Cheltenham, exhibited Cantua. de pen dens in very fine form. 
Mr. Robert Sydenham, Tenby Street, Birmingham, had an 
exhibit of Daffodils, Tulips, grown in moss fibre in various re¬ 
ceptacles, without drainage, and suitable for standino- about in 
dwelling rooms. 
Messrs. Wm. Cut bush and Son, Highgate, N., set up a bank 
of flowering trees and shrubs, in front of which was a fine collec¬ 
tion of hardy 'herbaceous and Alpine plants, amongst which were 
Cypripedium Calceolus, some Auriculas, various hardy Anemones, 
tndrosace carnea, several Fritillaries, many beautiful Hepaticas 
md Irises, including the new I. Haynei. They also had another 
group consisting of a splendid array of Guelder Roses, Wistarias, 
flowering Currants, Laburnum Adami, Spiraea confusa, single 
and double Lilacs, Magnolia Lenne, and many other things. They 
also had a group of Carnations gracefully set up in vases. ° (Silver 
Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. William Paul and Son, Waltham Cross, Herts, exhi- 
bited a very varied collection of Camellias, both in pots and 
m the form of cut flowers. Besides many of the best old and 
better known varieties, they had remarkably fine flowers of 
-he variety named matbotaana, with red flowers; Duchess of 
feck soft rose-pink ; and the white varieties albaplena and 
lontirom vera. They also had well-flowered plants of Clematis 
nchvisa and C. i. lobata. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Commrm Ta ^ e ti ne1 "’ Mr ‘ W ; ^ owe )’ Park Hill, Streatham 
Common, exhibited a group of Daffodils, Tulips, Lilies and 
^ ® SeaL . Amongst the Tulips very handsome indeed 
Mr D Hht S ^ de A P i arma * a i 1 J d Uni( l ue - (Silver Flora Medal.) 
drier!' lciard Anker, Addison Nursery, Napier Road Ken- 
’ ngton > agent for Frantz de Laet, of Belgium exhibited 
aurpureum. ° f0Urdeayed Shamrock, Trifolium repens atro 
lowered 0 moun U oTwM iohm0nd ’ Surr ^’ ^xliibitecl a splendidly 
hv 0 f ^ lstaria sinensis m quantitv Forsvthia 
p»ns,, Dratoas, Indian Aalew, imping ,& finfS 
as J. T. D. Llewellyn and Prof. Walters, both very beautifully 
coloured. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. R. Wallace and Co., Kilnfield Gardens, Colchester, 
staged a fine collection of hardy herbaceous plants, including 
Ins reticulata, I. sindjarensis, Scilla sibirica alba, Fritillaria 
armena, Crocus versicolor picturatus, and many others. 
Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, Limited, exhibited a very 
attractive group of Hydrangea hortensis rosea, most of which 
were of a bright blue colour, causing a great amount of attrac¬ 
tion amongst the visitors. The ordinary rose form of this 
variety was also present. Other interesting things were Rhodo- 
dendron ne Plus Ultra, R, Veitchii, and Corylopsis pauciflora. 
Messrs. R. and G. C'uthbert, Southgate, exhibited a splendid 
S 1 ’? 11 ! 3 forced flowering trees and shrubs, including Lilacs, 
W istarias, Flowering Currants, Prunus triloba fl. pi., and Azalea 
Anthony Koster. (Silver Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Ban- and Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, had a 
fine bank of Daffodils, including such excellent things as Golden 
Spur, M. J. Berkeley, Gloria Mundi, N. maxima, N. Victoria 
and a host of other early flowering bulbs. They staged the beau- 
tfful new Hepatica angulosa alba. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. B. S. Williams and Son, Upper Holloway, had a group 
of forced flowering trees and shrubs all in the. pink of condi¬ 
tion. They also had a group of Polyanthus Narcissus, early 
flowering Tulips, and Daffodils, (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. John Peed and Son, Roupell Park Nurseries, W. 
Norwood, exhibited a group of Primulas, including P. denti- 
culata, P. d. alba, P. obconioa, P. floribunda, and P. Auricula 
Messrs. Thomas Cripps and Son, Tunbridge Wells Nurseries 
Kent, exhibited a group of Japanese Maples in splendid form 
as to colour and leafage. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, Kent, had a beautiful 
gioup of Cineraria stellata in blue, purple, mauve, white, rose, 
and other colours, and varying also as to the length of the ray 
iviessrs. riaul and Son, Cheshunt, exhibited the strange Rosa 
lugosa repens alba, Lobelia nicotianaefolia-, and the typical 
1 lunus triloba, with single pink flowers. 
Hf". H- B. May, Dyson’s Lane Nurseries, Upper Edmonton 
exhibited an interesting group of varieties of Clematis. 
Ml ' c B. Modral, The Gardens, Biggleswade, exhibited a 
lowered^ Forbesi in 6 °-sized pots, and splendidly 
Medal f ^ M ' 0Unt ’ Canterbury, staged Roses. (Silver Flora 
Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, had a collection of Violets. 
(Silver Banksian Medal.) 
do . lln \ Ia V Twickenham, had a group of Cyclamen. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 
Messrs. Dobbie and Co., Rothesay, exhibited a splendid col¬ 
lection of seed Potatos, including The Factor, King Edward, 
British Queen, Northern Star, Sir John Llewellyn, and Ever¬ 
s' 50 ^ all varieties of great repute. They also had many other 
well-known and standard Potatos in first-class condition and 
attractively set up. (Silver Knightian Medal.) 
Readers Competition. —Particulars of weekly prize see 
centre page. 
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A Rain-tree. One of our contemporaries has been discuss¬ 
ing the rain-tree of the tropics, but has refrained from giving 
the name, which is Pithecolobium Saman, a native of tropical 
America. The leaves are described as possessing independent 
movement, and at sunset close together, thus allowing dew to 
fall on the grass beneath. With sunrise the leaves expand 
again and .screen the grass beneath, checking evaporation. 
There are probably hundreds of trees which do this to a greater 
or lesser extent, and we do not see where the rain comes in. 
If it had been stated that moisture was given off at the tips of 
the leaves through water pores that would have been something 
like rain. A similar phenomenon would be produced by the 
presence of aphides on the trees giving off excretions which drop 
on the ground or the plants beneath. We have seen the pave 
rnent underneath Lime trees in London quite wet until a late 
period of the day during a period of drought owing to the 
host of aphides on the leaves and the excretions which they 
dropped on the pavement beneath. 
