October 8, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
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narrowed in the middle, forming a neck, above which it again, 
becomes inflated, resembling a bird’s head. Award of Merit 
to 1 the Hon. Walter Rothschild (gardener, Mr. A. Dye), TringV 
Park, Trin-g. 
laeliocattleya Constance Wigan. 
The parentage of this- hybrid was Laelio. xanthina x Ca-t- 
t-leya Rex, and the result is- a beautiful variety of moderate 
size, having golden-yellow sepals and slightly paler petals. 
The lip is crea-my-yellow, with a dusky purple blotch at the 
base of the lamina, and brown line® running down the tube. 
Award of Merit to Sir F. Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen. 
Cattleya Iris aurifera. 
A number 1 of finei varieties have been raised from C. bicolor 
x dowiana. aurea, one- of them being that under notice. The 
sepals and elliptic crisped petals are dusky yellow. The lip 
reminds us of that seen in C. Walked and bicolor, or a com¬ 
bination between them. The lamina is of a rich rose-purple, 
with short, side lobes folded over the column-, yellow, and lined 
with purple inside. Between these portions there is a long 
claw. Award of Merit to Messrs.. Charlesworth and Co. 
Cattleya Iris Prince of Piedmont. 
Here we have another hybrid with the. same parentage, as 
the above. The sepals, .and petals are so heavily overlaid by a 
dusky brown that the. yellow ground colour is almost obscured. 
The. lip is similar to that of C. bicolor in lacking side lobes. 
The transverse lamina- is crimson-purple., and the long claw is 
of a deeper crimson. Award of Merit to Messrs. Charlesworth 
and Co. 
Laeliocattleya eximia Sander’s Variety. 
Tire parentage of this hybrid was C'. Wa-rnerii x L. pur- 
pura-ta, and the result is a flower intermediate between the 
parents. The sepals and petals are. lilac, while the lip con¬ 
stitutes the feature of the flower. The lamina is orbicular, of 
rich dark purple, while the inside, of the tube is light purple 
and lined with yellow. The last-named parent has determined 
the- character o-f the markings in the tube, but the latter are 
more, obscure than in, some, other forms in which L. purpura-ta 
has be-en concerned. Award of Merit to. Messrs. F. Sander and 
Sons-, St. Albans. 
Floral Committee. 
Colletia cruciata. 
Before, thei plant comes into- bloo-m this 1 forms an evergreen 
shrilb who-se most conspicuous, features 1 are. the numerous 
stroiig thorns and green colour of the branches. The- flowers 
a.re bell-sha-ped, pure white, about the size of those of some- of 
the. Heaths, and when expanded almost conceal the twigs. with 
their numbers. At least eight names ha-ve been given, to the 
plant hi gardens, and it was shown under the name of' C. 
horrida. Award of Merit- to Lord Aldenham (gardener, Mr. E. 
Beckett), Aldenham House, Els-t-ree. 
Hydrangea hortensis nivalis. 
When, grown under suitable conditions, the leaves, of this 
shrub attain a large size, -of rich green colour, with a large, 
creamy b-lotch, fading to pure white, of irregular outline along 
the centre. Young and well-grown, plants of this. are. very 
handsome, and of a highly decorative character. Award of 
Merit to Messrs'. William Bull and S-ons, King’s Road, Chelsea. 
Clematis grata. 
Under this name a very beautiful autumn-flowering Clematis 
was exhibited by Messrs. W. and J. Brown, Peterborough. 
The plants stood 8 ft. high, and were well furnished with leaves 
made up- of five, ovate leaflets. The. flowers- were a-lso abun¬ 
dantly produced in, panicle®, and when fully expanded con¬ 
sisted of four linear spreading sepals.. In the early stages -of 
expansion these flowers -a-re of a decided lavender, but they 
vary in intensity according to- age. The centre is occupied with, 
a dense cluster of creamy stamens, so that when seen in- the 
mass the flowers of this. Clematis, present- a clean and cheerful 
a-ppea-rance., although only moderate- in size. Award of Merit. 
Aster Amellus Perry’s Favourite 
The. flowers of this new variety are moderate in size, but 
rosy-purple and very freely produced, so- that a, bed or clump 
of the variety -has a cheerful appearance during September. 
Award of Merit-to Mr. Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farm, Winch- 
more Hill, London, N. 
Dahlias. 
A considerable number of Dahlias were brought- before the 
committee of the R.H.S., b-ut -as. the National Dahlia Society’s 
Committee, was- also, sitting, it also, gave a number of awards 
which we no-ted where the. cards, made it-possible for us to do. sio-. 
Alexander. 
The flowers- of this Cactus variety are of large size, with long 
incurved florets- of a, rich maroon-crimson. Award of Merit 
-of the R.TI.S. and First-class Certificate, of the N.D.S. to Mr. S. 
Mortimer, R-o-wledge, Farnham, Surrey. 
Neatness. 
The. blooms, of this variety are. of small size, exceedingly 
neat-, and salmon-pink with -a. pale yellow centre. Award of 
Merit of the R.H.S. and First-class Certificate o-f the N.D.S. 
to Mr. J. T. V est, To-wer Hill Nursery, Brent-wood. 
Dorothy. 
T he blooms of this single Dahlia are of good average size, 
with white rays., edged with crimson-purple along the sides. 
Award of Merit of the- R.H.S-. and First-class- Certificate, of the 
N.D.S. to. Messrs-. J. Cheal and Sons', Crawley, Sussex. 
Cockatoo. 
A beautiful Cact-us variety, the. outer florets of which a-re 
white, tinted with buff, while the inner ones are yellow. Award 
of Merit to- Messrs. Keynes-, Williams and Co-., Salisbury. 
Antelope. 
The 1 blooms- of this Cactus variety are o-f large size, and the 
florets m-cire o-r less whorled, much incurved, slender, yellow, 
and tinted with salmon-pink. Award of Merit of the R.H.S. 
and First-class Certificate of the N.D.S. to- Messrs-. J. Stre-d- 
wick and Sons, Silverhill Park, St. Leio-nardssomSea. 
Ella Kraemar. 
The- blooms of this Cactus variety are more expanded than 
the- lasUnamed, -a,nd the long slender florets are rosy-purple o-r 
pink. Award o-f Merit to. Messrs. J. Stredwick and Son,. 
Helen Stephens. 
Of the. true Cactus, type, this, has long, much incurved, 
slender florets-, with a bent, foot-like p-ortioni at the apex the 
whole bloom being lemon-yellow. Award of Merit to Hobbies- 
Limited, De-reham, Norfolk. 
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The base o-f the outer florets- and the, centre of this fine 
Cact-us variety is yellow, the outer portions being overlaid 
with a dark ruby-red. Award of Merit to, Hobbies, Limited. 
Lord of the Manor. 
A Cactus- variety of large size, with long slender brilliant red 
florets, Award of Merit of t-he R.H.S. and First-class Certifi- 
cate-o-f tbe N.D.S. to Mr. M. V. Seale, Vine Nursery, Seven- 
. , A s “ aJ1 and neat - maroon-crimson Pompon Dahlia- of con 
MeS W r M. w deC<W f° Q 0I ' ^ hibition - A ™d of 
Mikado, 
A single Dahlia, with broad overlapping yellow ra-vs and 
ro,mid the golden disc. Award of Merit to Mr. 
Miss Baston. 
A single. Dahlia with broad while florets., edged yellow, and 
\ ery pretty. Award o-f Merit of the R.H.S. and Firs-bclass 
Certificate of the N.D.S. to Mr. M. V. Seale. 1 
Unique. 
Another single variety of Dahlia with buff-yellow rays and a 
crimson zone round the disc. Award of Merit o-f the R H S 
and First-class Certificate of t-he N.D.S. to Mr. M V Seale ' 
