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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
June li, 1904. 
to purple lilies on the apex and on the side lobes-, which are 
tinted rose, chiefly at the margins. The large yellow blotch 
in the throat, extends: to the base of the tube, and is furnished 
with a few crimson pencillings. It is certainly a choice and 
delicate variety. First-class Certificate to Messrs. Charles- 
worth and Co., Heaton, Bradford. 
Laeliocattleya canhamiana Rosslyn var. 
The .sepals and small wavy petals are of a bright warm rose. 
The lip has a splendid crimson-purple lamina,, edged with rose. 
The interior of the tube is crimson, thickly lined with yellow 
pemcillings'. First-class: Certificate to Messrs. Charleswoith 
and Co. 
Laeliocattleya digbyano-Mossiae Westonbirt var. 
The parentage of this bi-generic hybrid was C. Mossiae x 
Laelia digbyana. The- sepals and petals: are of a soft clear 
rose. The lip is of immense size, owing to the: spreading out 
of the lateral lobes. It, in fact, measures 3£ in. by 3 in. 
across. The margins are deeply fringed, as might have been 
expected from the parentage:, and of a uniform soft rose. The 
special feature of this- flo-wer, however, is- the immense b-lotcli 
in the centre, measuring about- 2^ in. a-cross. This isi pale 
yellow, fading to nearly white at- the margins, tinted with green 
in the centre. The interior of the tube is a-lso marked with 
crimson lines. First-class Certificate to- Captain Holford, 
C.I.E., C.V.O. (gardener, Mr. H. G. Alexander), Westonbirt, 
T'etb-ury, Gloucester. 
Odontioda Vuylstekeae. 
The parentage of this remarkable hybrid was Cochlioda- 
no-etzliana x 0donto-glossum Pesoa-torei. The s-epals are lance¬ 
olate, and of a, rich brown-ish-s-c-arlet, with paler tips and a 
white line between the: junction of the colours. T'hei petals are: 
bro-ader, but- the colours are precisely like those o-f the sepals. 
The- lip is very much like that of 0. Pe-scato-rei in shape. The: 
small wide lip is white, spotted with brownish-scarlet; the 
side lobe® are of a- rich brownish-scarlet, with white edges. 
The eres-t is- also- very prominent. The flowers measured 
21 in. to- 3 in. across. First-class Certificate and Silver Gilt 
Lindley Medal to M. Charles Vuylsteke, Loo-christi, Ghent. 
Odontoglossum venustulum 
The parentage o-f this handsome hybrid was 0. harry o- 
erispum x ardentissimum. The flowers- in this instance are 
3 in. to- 31 in. across-, and richly blotched with brownish-purple 
over the se-pals and petals, on a white ground ; the margins 
fade almo-st to- lilac. The oblong lip is- white in the apical half, 
but spotted with brownish-purple on the lower half. Award 
o-f Merit to M. Charles Vuylsteike. 
Odontoglossum concinnum laetum. 
The parentage of the ab-o-ve hybrid wa-s 0. Pescatorei x 
scep-trum. The sepals are lanceolate, with a, number o-f large 
rich chocolate-brown blotches on a creamy-yellow ground. 
The petals' a-re somewhat jagged a-t- the- edges, and the ground 
colour is a paler shade, almost white. The choco-late--bro-wn 
blotches are also- fewer and smaller and mostly placed in the 
centre. The well-expanded lip is similar in form to- that- o-f 
C. sceptrum and creamy-whitei, with a- number of small cho-cior 
late blotches- arranged in, the form of half a circle: in front of 
the cres-t. Altogether it, is a. very pretty hybrid. Award o-f 
Merit to M. Charles Vuylste-ke. 
Cymbidium devonianum. 
A large plant of this grown in. a- pan carried six long raceme® 
-of bloom, and was- awarded a, Cultural Commendation when 
shown by Sir F. Wigan, Clare Lawn, East Sheen (grower, Mr. 
W. H. Young). 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Dodecatheon Dame Blanche. 
This is a- seedling of D. Me-adia, having most of the flowers 
pure white:, with the: exception of the maroon zone: at the base 
of the corolla and the maroon blotches at the bas-e of the 
stamens. These blotches are placed on a- groundwork of 
yellow, so that the- contrast and blending of colours is- very 
handsome and striking. Popularly, the genus is kno-wn as 
Shooting Stars and American- Cowslips. Award of Merit to 
Messrs. R. Wallace and Co-., Kilnfield Gardens, Colchester. 
Pelargonium Lady Decies. 
The above variety would belong to the decorative class, as 
the flowers aye as large as the show type®, but the petals' 
crisped at the edges-. The flowers are- of a very delicate blush- 
pink, with a- feathered blotch on each of the two outer petals. 
The plant is of close, camp-a-ct habit, and flowers very freelv. 
Award o-f Merit to- Mr. Charles Turner, Royal Nurseries, 
Slough. 
Lupinus polyphyllus roseus. 
When fully developed the standard of this variety is deep 
rose, while the wings- are pink. The spikes of it have, there¬ 
fore-, a very different appearance from the deep blue o-f the 
ordinary form, and it will be a, handsome addition to its class. 
Award of Merit t-o Messrs: J. Chea-1 and Son, Crawley, Sussex. 
Hybrid Perennial Lupins. 
An Award of Merit was: given to Messrs-. Barr and Sons, 
King St-re-et-, Co-vent- Garden-, for a strain of perennial Lupin-s 
having the general habit a,nd character o-f Lupinus polyphyllus. 
The flowe-rs were extremely varied in colour, varying from dee-p 
blue to: blue and white, white striped blue, blue- and pink, 
mauve, purple:, la-vender a-nd pink, rosy-purple-, and yellow. A 
-group- of this- wa-s- very interesting on account o-f their remark¬ 
able variation. 
Wahlenbergia (Edraianthus) serphyllifolia. 
The stem of this hell-flower are only 3 in. to 4 in. long, 
spreading on- the ground, purple, and furnished with short, 
lin-e-ar leaves-. Each stem is terminated by one bell-shaped, 
dark purple flower. Award of Merit to- Mr. R. Fairer, Craven 
Nurs-eiy, Ingle-borough, Clap-ham J Lancs.; and Mi-. G. Reuthe, 
Hardy Plant Nursery, Kes-to-n, Kent. 
Campanula rupestris. 
The stems of this rock plant vaiy from 3 in. t-o- 6 in. in 
height-, and are furnished with small ovate grey leaves not 
much larger than those: of the: old silver penny. The flowers 
are between bell-shaped and funnel-sha-ped, and light purple, 
with a dark purple vein -along the middle o-f each segment. 
These flowers are: produced in the: axils o-f the leaves along the 
greater part of the stem. Award of Merit to Messrs. W. 
Cutbush and Son, Highga-t-e-. 
Pteiis Binotii. , 
This specie® would come: under Do-ryo-pteris, and would 
belong to- that section- o-f the: genus-. The fronds are veiy 
-nearly circular in- outline, the lamina being 6 in. or 7 in. long, 
deeply lobed in a. palmate manner, and one o-r two- of the basal 
segments have a single large segment- on the outer side. The 
fronds when fully developed are leathery in texture and dark 
green with paler ribs. Award of Merit- to- Messrs. J. Hill and 
Son, B-arro-wfield Nursery, Lower Edmonton. It was intro¬ 
duced from Brazil by M. Bino-t. 
Begonia Avalanche 
The- ab-o-ve tuberous variety has- double flowers o-f enormous 
size-, being about- 6 in. by 5 in. across-. The petals are very 
numerous, wavy, and pure white. It is a- great acquisition 
to its class. -Award -of Merit to Messrs. Blackmo-re and Lang- 
dc-n, Twerton- Hill Nurs-eiy, Bath. 
Begonia Lady Curzon. 
The flowers of this variety are also- o-f great size, soft scarlet- 
o-range, with nearly flat petals, not- s-o numerous as in the last 
o-ne, but regularly imbricated a-nd arranged round a. single 
centre. It is- certainly very choice and ha-ndso-me. Award of 
Merit to Messrs. Blackmo-re and Langdo-n. 
Begonia Mr. W. H. Edwards. 
The blo-o-ms' of the-above handsome double tube-ro-us'Begonia 
measured 5 in. one way by 4 in. another, and are of a pleasing 
soft scarlet- colour l-a-ced with white round the edges: Tins 
arrangement o-f colour® reminds o-ne very forcibly of a- double 
form o-f Shirley Poppy, which often has its:"petals: margined 
with white in a similar way. Award of Merit to- Messrs. 
T. S. Ware, Limited, Felth-am, Middlesex. 
