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April 30, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
Class 18. Six vases Spanish Irises ; one exhibit only : First, 
R. C. Cartwright. 
Class 19.—Twelve vases hardy spring flowers: First, J. A. 
Kenwick, Edgbaston; second, Rev. J. Jacob. 
Class 20.—Twelve pots Daffodils : First, R. C. Cartwright; 
second, J. A. Kenwick. 
Class 21.—Six pots Daffodils : First, J. Sceany; second, W. 
L. Deedman, Edgbaston. 
Class 22.—Six pots Polyanthus Narcissus : First, R. C. Cart 
wright; second, W. L. Deedman.; third, J. A. Kenwick. 
Class 23.—Six pots single Tulips : First, R. C. Cartwright; 
second, J. A. Kenwick ; third, W. L. Deedman. 
Class 24.—Six pots of Lily of the Valley: First, J. A. Ken¬ 
wick. 
Class 25.^-Six pots of Lilium Harrisii: First, J. A. Ken¬ 
wick. 
Class 26.—Group of cut Daffodils on round table: First, 
Pope and Sens; second, Miss Clarke, Birmingham; third, 
Midland Spring Gardens. 
Class 27.—Bouquet of Daffodils: First, Pope and Sons ; 
second, Felton and Sons, London. 
Class 28. -Bowl of cut Daffodils: First, Pope and Sons ; 
second, Miss Clarke; third, J. A. Kenwick. 
Society & Association Notes. 
National Fruit-geowees’ Federation.— The meeting of the 
council on Monday, the 18th inst., was well attended, Colonel 
C. W. Long, M.P., presiding. The annual report was drawn up 
and agreed to, and the agenda for the forthcoming annual 
general meeting on May 9th was arranged. The principal sub¬ 
ject for discussion, after the routine business has been disposed 
of, will be “ The Importation of Foreign Fruit for Jam Making 
and Inspection at Ports of Entry.” It is hoped there will be 
a large attendance of members on that occasion. 
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Matjchline District Mutual. —The closing meeting of the 
Mauchline District Mutual Improvement Association for the 
winter session was held in the Lesser Temperance Hall on 
April 14th, Dr. Pollock (the president) in the chair. Usual 
business was then proceeded with, after which Mr. McLean gave 
a very instructive paper on the “ Apple.” Great regret was ex¬ 
pressed at the few members present, for the essayist thoroughly 
deserved a better attendance, but those that were present 
thoroughly enjoyed it. At the conclusion of the paper, discus¬ 
sion on it took place by all present. Usual votes of thanks 
brought a pleasant meeting to a close. 
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Royal Horticultural Society.— The next fruit and flower 
show of the Royal Horticultural Society will be held on Tues¬ 
day, May 3rd, in the Drill Hall, Buckingham Gate, .Westmin¬ 
ster 1_5 p.m. At three o’clock a paper on “ Enemies of the 
Apple Tree,” by Mons. Charles Baltet, will be read. At a 
General meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, held onl 
Tuesday, April 19th, 51 new Fellows were elected, making ai 
total of 498 elected since the beginning of the present year. 
The Right Hon. Lord Redesdale has been compelled to resign 
his seat on the council of the society, owing to illness m lus 
family compelling his absence from England. The council have 
elected W. A. Bilney, Esq., of Fir Grange, Weybndge, to the 
seat on the council thus vacated by his lordship. The council 
have conferred upon Lord Redesdale the Victoria Medal of 
Honour in Horticulture. 
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Reading and District Gardeners’ Mutual Imi'kovemeni 
Association.— The last fortnightly meeting of the above asso¬ 
ciation was held in the club-room, and was largely attended, 
upwards of 100 members being present. The subject for the 
evening was “ Present-day Orchid Culture,” and was introduced 
by Mr f P Bound, Gatton Park Gardens. It is hardly neces¬ 
sary to say that, occupying such a high position in the Orchid 
world as the lecturer does, the paper read by lum was full 
of practical suggestions with regard to the culture and propa¬ 
gation of the various classes of Orchids. Without doubt, many 
of the ideas put forward with regard to culture were entirely 
new to the majority of the growers of this fashionable flower, 
yet they added interest to the discussion which followed, for it, 
proved to be one that brought out many points which were of 
great benefit to those present. Those taking part m the dis¬ 
cussion were the president, Messrs. Barnes, Neve, Tunbridge, 
Exler, Judd, Dore, Bassil, Powell, Fry, and Pigg. There were 
some excellent exhibits, consisting of a group of Cineraria 
stellata, containing many new and beautiful colours, by Mr. 
F. Lever, Hillside Gardens; three pots of Mignonette, the 
plants being of excellent growth and bearing some extraordinary 
spikes, by Mr. J. A. Hall, Shiplake Court Gardens ; a basket 
of seedling Polyanthus, the plants carrying masses of bloom, 
by Mr. D. Harris, Mapledurham House Gardens ; a brace of 
Sutton’s Eveiyday Cucumber, cut from pot plants, by Mr. F. W. 
Exler, East Thorpe Gardens; Alicante Grapes from Mr. J. 
Crook, Forde Abbey Gardens ; and a splendid plant of Orchid, 
Pendrobium nobile, by Mr. LI. Wynn, Cressingham Gardens. 
The Orchid was entered for the association’s Certificate of Cul¬ 
tural Merit, and the judges awarded the same. Five new mem¬ 
bers were elected. 
Plants Recently Certificated 
By the Royal Horticultural Society. 
April I9th. 
ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
Dendrobium Thwaitesae Veitch’s var. 
The flowersi of this handsome new variety are of large size, 
with the sepals and lanceolate petals of a deep nankeen yellow. 
The lip 1 is of a deeper yellow, with a large deep maroon blotch 
at the base. The parentage of this beautiful variety was D. 
splendidissimum grandiflorum x Wiganiaei. First-class Cer¬ 
tificate to Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons! Limited, Royal Exotic 
Nurseries, King’s Road, Chelsea. 
Cypripedium wellesleyanum 
This new form lias been described as a natural hybrid, and, 
judging from its structure, the parentage would be C. eoncolor 
and possibly C. Godefroyae. The flowers' have the colour of 
C. eoncolor, but the lip- isi well inflated and resembles that of 
the other supposed parent which we mentioned. The plant 
Las the dwarf habit of C. niveum. The upper sepal is soft 
yellow, with a few purple spots on 'the lower half. The petals 
are obovate, soft yellow, and spotted with deep* purple all 
over the surface. They are much broader than in C. eoncolor. 
The lip is slipper-formed and inflated at the sides, of a soft 
creamy-yellow, and finely spotted round the top of the pouch 
Award of Merit to F. Wellesley, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. 
Hopkins), Westfield, Woking. 
Odoatoglossum crispum Venus. 
The flowers of this handsome variety might be described a-s 
a very good form of the type, with large circular flowers, having 
much overlapping, wavy segments-. The sepals are tinted 
with rose ofi a white ground. The petals, on- the other hand, 
arei pure white. The lip- is pure white, with a clear, unspotted 
disc, except- a. few markings at the very base- of the crest. 
Award o-f Merit to De B. Crawshay, E-sq. (gardener, Mr. W. J. 
Stables), R-osefield, Sevenoaks. 
Zygopetalum gottianum. 
The parentage of this hybrid was Gautied x Perrenoudii. 
The- sepals and petals are dark chocolate, with greenish-yellov 
tips. The lip is- -obovate, with a large violet blotch on the 
base ; above this it is speckled with pale purple and fades to 
creamy-white round the apex. The dark colour of the lip 
gives the hybrid a very hand-some appearance', hirst-class 
. Certificate to Messrs. F. Sander and Sons', St. Albans. 
Odontoglossum crispiun xanthotes Cooksonii. 
The flowers; of this very choice and select- variety are of a 
beautiful pure white', with a yellow blotch on the: lip and a 
few orange spots- on it. There are also one -or two -o-f these 
orange -spots on the sepals' or petals occasionally, but they 
seem to be present in no- definite -order. The purity o-f the 
flower makes- this a very choice variety. First-class Certifi¬ 
cate to Norman C. Cookson, Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. J. Chap¬ 
man), Oakwood, Wylun 1 - 011 - Tyne. 
