June 11, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
485 
Notes on the Illustrations in this Issue. 
Saxifraga tenella 
The number of Saxifrages now in cultivation is very great, 
and the species usually spoken of as the mossy-leaved section 
are both numerous and intricate in their various forms, but 
the plant which we here represent is remarkably distinct. The 
name tenella means slender, and that is very descriptive of 
the plant, as the leaves and stems are slender, while the flowers 
are small, but exceedingly numerous. The leaves are between 
linear and awl-shaped, and slightly ciliated on the margins, 
but perfectly undivided, and in that respect they differ from 
most of the mossy types which have palmately divided leaves 
with finger-like segments. 
We have some approach to this form in S. hypnoides gem- 
mifera, which frequently has undivided leaves', but. a few of 
them are usually threeTobed. In looking at a large tuft or 
clump of this plant, it would seem as; if every stem flowered, so 
that the 1 whole clump becornesi completely covered with small 
white blossoms. The height of the plant is about 6 in. or 
8 in., according to the situation in which it is. grown. Though, 
introduced from the Tyrol in 1819, it. is by no means common 
in cultivation. It would seem to have been lost and more 
recently reintroduced. 
Eremurus Olgae. 
The number of species of Eremurus in cultivation is now 
fairly large, and the value of their number chiefly lies in. the 
fact that they give, a, succession of bloom. Amongst the earliest 
of them are E. himalaicus, E. spectabilis, and E. robust us elwe,- 
sianus. These are quickly followed by E. robustus itself, E. 
Bungei and others. The subject of our illustration, E. Olgae, 
may be considered a late one, for it follows, considerably in, the 
rear of those above named. In general, it may be. compared 
to E. robustus, but the flowers are rather more thinly disposed 
on the raceme. These flowers are white, with a. brownish- 
green midrib aloDg each segment, and which serves to give the 
flowers character, and makes a, distinction from E. himalaicus, 
which is wholly white on the inner face. This plant has times 
angled leaves, forming a loose rosette at the ba.sO of the plant, 
while the stem gradually shoots up to a. height of 6 ft. to 8 ft., 
and flowers over a considerable period, seeing that, the blooms 
commence to open at the base, of the raceme and proceed in. 
regular succession, to the top. Our illustration represents 
about 5 ft. of a plant, which flowered at Kew last, year in. the 
rockery. The species is a native of Turkestan and was. intro¬ 
duced in 1881. 
The Veitchian Cup. 
Messrs. J. Veitcli and Sons offered, a, magnificent Silver Cup 
to be awarded to the best, exhibit at the Temple Show for 
1904. As our report for last week will show, the best, exhibit 
was considered to, bei that of Messrs. William Paul and Son, 
Waltham Cross, Herts. It, is a, very proud position to be 
in to be able to state that they had the best, exhibit at the 
show, but, moist people will agree that it was worthily awarded 
if they saw the exhibit of Roses. The makers of this cup were 
Messrs. Johnson, Walker and T'ollhurst, silversmiths, 80, 
Alders,gate Street, E.C'., Silver Cup Makers to, the Royal Hor¬ 
ticultural Society. 
Early Potatos at Dowxderry. —Downderry’s early Potato 
season commenced on the 28th ult., when one or two growers 
commenced marketing. Owing to the continual wet of the early 
spring, the season is quite a fortnight later than last year. 
* * * 
Fruits in the United States. —One of the many proofs of 
the vastly increased consumption of fruits among the American 
people is seen in the fact that in 1899 a little more than 
1,000,000 bunches of Bananas were exported from Honduras 
to the United States. In 1903 the total exceeded 2,000,000. 
x'oa consu ^ ar estimates put the probable aggregate in 1904 at 
3,000,000. The variety of diet within the reach of families of 
moderate means in the United States is gratifying to note. 
Plants Recently Certificated 
At the Temple Show. 
May 31s*. 
Laeliocattleya Martinetii Tring Park var. 
If spread out tlie flowers of this splendid hybrid would 
measure, 8 in. across. Thei sepals and petals are of a warm 
rose. The petals are folded along the middle, which detracts 
somewhat from their breadth, but the flower is certainly 1 urge 
and gorgeous. The lamina of the lip. is nearly circular, bifid, 
of a dark crimson, edged with lilac, and wavy at the margin. 
The, tube is purple outside and yellow along the tube inside, 
Saxifraga tenella : Flower white. 
striated with crimson. Award of Merit to, the, Hon. Walter 
Rothschild (gardener, Mr. Dye'), Tring Park, Tring. 
Cattleya Stepmani. 
The- parentage of this hybrid was C. eorbeilleiensis x War- 
seewiezii. The sepals and oblong-elliptic petals are of a rich 
rosei-purple. The, lip is moderate in, size compared with the 
last-named parent, but the lamina is noticeable for the in¬ 
tensity of its colour, being a rich velvety maroon-crimson. 
The side lobes are white, margined with delicate, rose, while 
there is a large lemon blotch on the throat and numerous 
crimson and yellow lines towards, the base of the tube. The 
flowers, on the whole, are compact, of good substance aud hand¬ 
some. Award of Merit to M. A. A. Peieters, Chausee de Forest, 
G2, Brussels, Belgium. 
Laeliocatt'eya fascinator King Edward. 
The sepals in this instance are of a very delicate blush, 
almost white. The ovate petals are slightly waved at the 
margins and white, lined with delicate blush veins. The 
lamina of the lip is nearly orbicular, rosy-purple, fading nearly 
