THE GARDENING WORLD 
629 
ugust 6, 1904. 
Odontoglossum crispum colmanianum. 
within recent years the collection of Orchids has been 
, at iy increased and fine varieties added in the gardens of 
\ emiali Colman, Esq., Gatton Park, Reigate. Several very 
, ldsoine named varieties of 0. crispum have frequently been 
,wn in the groups which turn up at public exhibitions. Our 
■ Istration of the above-named variety was taken at Regent’s 
[ L -k, on the occasion of the large summer show held from 
•Uth to the 11th of June last. 
The, flowers are of large size, with overlapping petals. 1 he 
,, a ig, ar e lanceolate, white, shaded with rose, and have two 
cy lame crimson-brown blotches across the central area, 
e petals are ovate, jagged at the edges, as they frequently 
» in fine varieties, and have one large widely arrow-shaped 
Jnamon blotch on the centre, the ground colour being white. 
1 e lip is mostly covered with the above colour, leaving only 
3 edges white and the yellow crest with the area round it, 
^ plant bore a raceme of flowers, but. we devoted our atten- 
m to two of the blooms only, in. order to show the peculiar 
d striking form of the blotohesi. Mr. W. P. Bound, the 
rdener, is an enthusiasitic culti- 
toir, and has given good evidence 
• his skill at most of the principal 
liibitio-ns around London during 
iis and previous years. 
of heavy soils, iit would be advantageous to make up a bed 
artificially for plants of this kind, making sure that it is pro¬ 
perly drained, and filling it with a compost consisting of good 
fibrous loam, leaf soil and sand. If the surface of the bed is 
elevated G in. above the surrounding level in heavy soils, it 
will be all the easier to insure the bulbs being sufficiently dry 
during the winter months. 
A bed made up' in tins way might readily be protected by 
means of a frame or an old light, elevated above the soil so 
as to cany off heavy rains and snow during the winter months. 
During April this frame might be removed, thereby giving the 
beds all the advantage of light and air, unleiss the weather at 
that time is sufficiently uncongenial to injure the foliage. If, 
however, the sash placed over the bed was open at the sides 
in, winter, growth would not have been unduly hastened, so 
that the sash on- frame could be removed as soon as the heavy 
rains have ceased, so* as to allow the plants to come along 
naturally. The specimens from which our illustration was 
taken were given us by Mr. Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farm, 
Winchmore Hill. 
Calochortus pulchellus. 
The genus Calochortus includes a 
rge number of species separable 
to croups which differ more or less 
■om one another in minor particu- 
irs. That under notice may be re- 
arded as an extreme form, and a 
ery beautiful one withal. Most of 
ur readers, probably, are more 
i miliar with the form of the butter- 
y type of the genus, otherwise 
mown as Mariposa Tulips. The 
orm under notice used to be culti- 
r ated in this country under the 
i&me of Cyclobothra, but as the 
lowers only differ in slight botanical 
letails from others of the genus, it 
s inconvenient to maintain the 
ibove name, which has also> been 
pplied to members of another sec- 
ion of the genus by other botanists. 
The plant under notice sends up 
lender stems from the underground 
mlbs with a few slender leaves, the 
whole forming a bush or clump usually about a foot high. 
The stems branch at the top, bearing from three to five droops 
mg flowers. These are more or less globular and hidei many 
of the interesting particulars of the internal structure, but at 
the same time form cluster's of flowers elegantly poised on 
slender drooping stalks'. The flowers, as represented iir our 
illustration, are very much reduced in size, though the details 
of the exterior of the flower are fairly well shown. There are 
several other closely allied species belonging to the same 
group or section, but C 1 . pulchellus has bright yellow flowers. 
The inner segments of the flower are the most interesting, 
being beautifully bearded on the inner face anebfringed oni the 
edges. 
The cultivation, of Calochorti is considered slightly difficult 
on account of the peculiarities of our winter season. They are 
perfectly hardy, however, and the selection of a sheltered, 
well-drained situation will often, enable the cultivator to grow 
them with little or no trouble whatever. The bulbs should be 
planted early in autumn in any well-drained good garden soil, 
rich, if possible, but at all events well drained. In the case 
Odontoglossum ceispum_colmanianum. 
Lonicera japonica halliana. 
There are several varieties of the Japanese Honeysuckle in 
gardens, differing chiefly in the form of the leaves. That 
under notice has larger flowers than the type, and they are 
also more freely produced. They are produced in pairs from 
the axils of the leaves', and the latter being closely disposed 
on the slender shoots, a, leafy spray of flowers has a very 
pretty effect. At first the flowers are wholly white, but later 
on change to a pale yellow, both stages occurring on the 
same sipray. They are pleasantly though not powerfully 
scented'. The leaves are broadly ovate, cuspidate, light green, 
and larger than L. japonica or its variety, L. j. aureo-reti- 
culata. At least, four other names have been given it, indi¬ 
cating a wider' cultivation than its; presence in gardens of this 
country would warrant. It is naturally a climber or twiner, 
with very slender stems', and might be used for covering 
walls', fences, arbours', or summer-houses, and look quite 
different from the common Honeysuckle. 
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