August 6, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
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plant when once it has got well established^ is to throw up 
rampant stem®, and that is just what the cultivator should 
aim at if he desire® to get plenty of flowers the following 
season. These stems should not be out back except in the 
case of a stray one which may be too long for the others, in 
order to maintain the symmetry of the bush—that is, pre^ 
suming the plant is grown in bush form. 
Most gardeners have an idea that rambling Roses should be 
trained to something, either to a wall, a pillar, or an arch. 
Of all these methods of growing such Roses we should persuade 
the grower not to attempt putting them on walls, which is the 
least natural method of growing any Rose that is perfectly 
hardy in this country. If at all sheltered, they are liable to 
contract mildew, or the foliage may get so dried up in, summer 
as to encourage that, other pest—red spider. In either case', 
the beauty of the Rose is destroyed for the season. 
An example may be taken from any of our tall-growing 
wild Rose®, which grow either in the open or in hedges. The 
bush which is situated in the open produces long arching 
stems, such as those we have indicated above, and in the fol¬ 
lowing season these are laden with flowers, making the common 
wild Brier or Dog Rose an object of great beauty. Thus we 
see that Electra may be grown in the open, like the wild Rose, 
or if trained to anything, it may be to pillars, chains, or arches, 
such as convenience may require or the fancy direct. Under 
such conditions light and air have free access to' the plants 
on all sides,' and they are more likely to produce healthy 
growth than upon a wall, or in any way sheltered by similar 
objects. 
It may be said that Rose® in a wild state are often found 
growing under tree® or in, similarly sheltered places. This we 
grant, but, deny that such Roses ever look so happy as those 
grown fully in. the open. Such wild Roses have thin and 
poorly developed foliage, and if the season is a,t all favourable 
to the increase of the Rose-flies, the whole plant looks very 
unhappy to those who have an, eye for discernment,. Our illus¬ 
tration was taken from a specimen planted in a. round bed 
upon the grass at Kew. The variety is yet practically new 
and little known, having only been sent out in 1902. 
Dianthus monspessulanus. 
The flowers of this dwarf but, very pretty rock Pink are 
produced singly on the stems, but the latter are so numerous 
that a yeiy pretty effect i® produced when the plant comes 
into blocm about the end of May or beginning of June. The 
stems are only 6 in. high, and the individual flowers are 
similar in. size to those of D. oaesius, but are of a much 
deeper and brighter rose colour; indeed, some people describe 
them as red. The petals are ovate or lozenge-shaped, merely 
toothed along the apex in their best form, but when seedling® 
or wild plants are obtained plants occur with the petal® 
rather deeply lobed. This would be an objection with some 
people, but for those the best form may be selected. In 
any case, either of them is very pretty, on account of the 
dwarf and neat habit of the plant, a® well as its tufted 
character. The leaves are very narrow, linear, of a glaucous 
green, and have quite a grassy appearance. 
The plant from which our photograph was taken, in the 
nursery of Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nurseries, 
Feltham, Middlesex, wa® protected with glass, in order to 
get it in flower early for a, given purpose. This was at 
the end of May, but the plant is perfectly hardy, and if 
grown in the rock garden would flower well into summer. 
The species is a native of South Europe, and had been, origin¬ 
ally collected on Montpelier in France ; hence the specific 
name. Being somewhat liable to variation, it has also- got 
other names, including D. alpesitris and D. monspeliacus, 
which isi simply another spelling of the correct one given 
above. Oor illustration will show the natural habit of the 
plant, as well a,® the two, form® of flowers which we have just 
mentioned. 
Plants Recently Certificated 
By the Royal Horticultural Society. 
July 26th. 
ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
Cattleya F. W. Wigan superba. 
The parentage of this hybrid was C. scliilleriana x aurea. 
The sepals' are brown, tinted and netted with red. The 
spathulate petals are pale brown with yellow edges and a pale 
yellow rib at the base. The lamina of the lip is widely ex¬ 
panded, like that of the first-named parent, much waved and 
crisped, and of rich crimson, with a purple lacing round the 
edgei. On the base of the lamina and on the short claw is a 
large orange blotch. The side lobes of the lip, are deep' purple, 
while the interior of the tube is paler and lined with orange. 
First-class Certificate to Messrs. Chailesworth and Coi, Heaton 
Bradford. 
Angraecum infundibulare. 
The sepals, and petals of this, fine species are lanceolate and 
greenish. The lip is the most striking feature of the flower, 
being widely expanded and white, passing into a jiale green 
spur 1 at the base about 6 in. long, recalling what we see in A. 
Dianthus monspessulanus : Flowers deep rose. 
ebumeum. The stems, however, are trailing, and therefore 
quite different from that older introduction. First-class Cer¬ 
tificate to the Right Hon. Lord Rothschild (gardener, Mr. A. 
Dye), Thing Park, Tring. 
Odontoglossum Uro-skinneri splendens. 
The sepals and petals of this fine variety are mostly of a 
rich purple brown, netted with pale yellow. The large ex¬ 
panded lip is of a rich rose, beautifully speckled with white. 
Award of Merit to J. Wilson Potter, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
Young), Croydon. 
Cattleya Patrocinii Tring Park var. 
The parentage of this hybrid was Cattleya Leopoldii x Lod- 
digesii. The seipals and petals are light, purple, spotted with 
dark purple. The lamina of the lip and the sidei lobe® are of 
a beautiful rose colour, passing into white towards the base. 
The typical form was originally introduced as a, supposed 
natural hybrid. Award of Merit to the Right Hon. Lord 
Rothschild. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Gladiolus Leader. 
The flowers of this hybrid variety are laige and of a clear 
self-yellow with a darker shade on the lower segment®. The 
