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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
April 2, i.904. 
which is mostly obscured. Tliei lip is of huge size, with an 
orbicular very wavy lamina of a deep 1 crimson, with a, pale 
purple edge. The tube is pale purple on the outside and deep 
crimson on the inner face. The eye-like blotches more or less 
evident in, C. a,urea have entirely disappeared. First-class 
Certificate to Messrs. F. Sander and Sons', St. Albans'. 
Laeliocattleya MM, Fournier W. H. Young. 
The parentage in thisi instance was C. labiata crossed with, 
L. digbyana. The sepals and petals are more or less fringed 
at thei edges and pink. Tliei lip itself isi of huge size, very 
deeply fringed at the edges like the last-named parent and 
soft rose, this colour being continued round the side lobes,; the 
central area, however; is white, with rosy veins; the throat 
lias a large pale yellow blotch and the base of the tube is 
crimson, and shining as if polished. Award of Merit to' Messrs. 
F. Sander and Sons. 
Odontoglossum ciispum Prebendary Bevan. 
Tire flowers of this variety are of large size, with white 
sepalsi tinted purple, and having numerous' round reddish- 
brown blotches on the middle. The petals are large, ragged 
at the edges and white, with numerous small red-brown spots 
over the central area. The lip has one large blotch in the 
front of the crest. Award of Merit to Id. T'. Pitt,, Esq. (gar¬ 
dener, Mi". W. Thurgood), Rosslyn, Stamford Hill. 
Odontoglossum Pescatorei Kathleen. 
The flowers of this fine variety are chiefly notable for their 
remarkable size, Asa. rule tliei flowers of 0. Pescatorei are of 
relatively small size as compared with 0. crispum, hut in this 
instance they are quite a,s large as a, good average specimen 
of the latter. T'hei sepals are elliptic, white tinted with purple, 
and have usually one maroon blotch of moderate size on the 
middle. The petals are ovate and white, with two or three 
small maroon blotches on the centre. The lip is white, with a, 
varying number of maroion spots ini the front of the crest. The 
plant shown carried ten of these huge flowers. Award of Merit 
to Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, Sussex. 
Odontoglossum waltoniense rosefieldense. 
Thei sepals of this hybrid are of a creamy tint, deepening 
to yellow at the sides, with a tawny-brown, blotch on the 
middle. The petals are triangular 1 , creamy, and tinted with 
yellow at the edges. The lip is rectangular, of very large size, 
and white', with a, light brown blotch in, the front of the crest. 
Award of Merit to de B. Crawshay, Esq. (gardener, Mi'. W. J. 
Stables), Rosefield, Sevenoaks, 
Cypripedium japonicum; 
The above rare hardy Japanese species carries only two large 
fan,-shaped and plaited leaves, on the stems, which would be 
about 9 in. high. The sepals and petals are pale green, the 
latter being spotted with purple at the base and heavily 
bearded there. The lip is inflated and of remarkable shape, 
the real orifice,or opening being very small and situated right 
ini front of the pouch ; behind this the .sides of what should lie 
the claw of the lip are inflated and infolded, ,so as to close the 
greater part of the opening. In colour it is a creamy-white, 
tinted with purple and having peculiar translucent patches in 
places, reminding us of what occurs in the pitchers of some of 
the Sarracenias. The surface of the lip is also peculiarly 
wrinkled. Botanical Certificate to Messrs. T. S. Ware, Limited, 
Hale Farm Nurseries., Feltham, Middlesex. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Anemone angulosa alba. 
The great Hepatica,, as this is called, is a, native of Eastern 
Europe, and although it has been in, cultivation for many years 
it, is only within recent years that it has 1 given rise t,oi variation 
which is so great in the common Hepatica. Thei above variety 
has nine to* eleven pure white sepals, but the anthers are 
creamy-white, so that they hardly detract from the purity of 
the flower. There can be no question, that this, is an acquisi¬ 
tion, to the genus. The leaves are larger than those of the 
common Hepatica,, and five lobed when of average size, with 
well-rounded lobes. Award of Merit to 1 Messrs. Barr and Sons> 
King Street, Covent- Garden. 
A Fortnight in Cornish Gardens. 
To a gardener who has never previously visited. Cornwall a 
holiday spent in Cornish gardens proves a delightful one, for 
so much of what he sees is quite new to him. The trees and 
shrubs with which these gardens, are furnished are quite dif¬ 
ferent from those we see used further north, plants glowing 
luxuriously out of doors, which about London even have to be 
grown under - glass. Cornwall has been well endowed by 
Nature, for she has a good climate', fine air, good soil, lovely 
scenery, and all parts are within easy reach of the' sea. Severe 
frosts are unknown, especially in the more southern parts. An 
occasional 6 deg. is registered, and 10 deg. and even 15 deg. 
have been registered, but, it is very rarely that such sharp 
nights as these are experienced. In such a place as this we 
should naturally look for many tender things out of doors, and 
such is the case. Evergreens generally are very fine, Conifers 
thriving well in most place®, while Australian, New Zealand, 
Himalayan, and Chilian plants, such, iu fact, as are grown in 
the Temperate House at, Ivew, abound, and these are in many 
place® represented by magnificent specimens, the dimensions 
of which are given later. 
If, however, these plants are taken cut, of the gardens, there 
is lit,tie else to see, and one goes away with thei feeling that 
in many of these' gardens, which! are treated so well by Nature, 
much more might be done by the gardener. Good collections 
of ornamental flowering, deciduous tree®, and shrubs are scarce, 
while deciduous timber trees are not so good as they are in 
many place® further north. It, is the exception rather than 
the rule in Cornwall to come across a really good Oak, Elm, 
Beech, or Chestnut in a, garden, while in some parts the woods 
require a great deal of attention before the trees will make 
good timber. Herbaceous plants are not found in such quan¬ 
tities as one would expect-, while Alpine plants are still scarcer; 
for the dearth of the latter plants, however, the mild climate 
may be to blame. Really good lawns are also scarcer in 
Cornish gardens than they are in gardens further north. 
While some of these Cornish gardens are really well culti¬ 
vated, about others there is an air of neglect which gives one 
the impression that once planted a plant grows because it 
cannot help it,; if it manage® toi hold its own all well and good ; 
if, however, some common thing smothers it up, it, is just 
taken a® a matter of course, and nothing is done to give the 
good tiring a chance. This, however, is not, the case iu every 
place, for in some garden® the plants givb evidence of very good 
cult ivation. One thing which seems to be against good garden¬ 
ing, in many cases 1 , is the fact that the head gardener is usually 
the only skilled gardener oil the place, his men, who in numbers 
are not really sufficient for the proper upkeep, being labourers, 
with here and there a smart youth whom the gardener has been 
able to train on from a, boy. This state of affairs' places a 
gardener in an awkward position, for most of the skilled work 
falls to his share, and this means a lot on a place many acres 
in extent. 
Of market gardens there are not so many as I expected to 
find, or SO' many a® there ought to he from the nature of the 
ground and from the exceptional climate. In one or two dis¬ 
tricts fruit trees are being planted extensively, hut, the diffi¬ 
culty about, fruit-growing is said to lie in the high winds which 
often prevail. In. some places Violets are grown in quantity, 
and they are said t o he a paying crop. Cauliflowers anct( Potato® 
are grown in quantity about Penzance for the early markets 1 , 
and in some place® quantities of bulbs' are cultivated. 
In the course of my tour I visited in all twenty-one gardens, 
including sixteen, private establishments', two public gardens, 
and three nurseries, and, after seeing these place® and seeing 
what it is possible to do in such a county, and how much more 
'night he* done in almost every branch of horticulture, it makes 
