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THE GARDENING WORLD, 
Octobei 22, 1904 
manure, no artificials being, applied. The Stars numbered 
twenty-six sets of cut tubers, and occupied 11 yards of a. drill. 
The produce of these 11 yards, as certified by Mr. Hope’s agent 
and gardener, came out at the extraordinary total of 139 lb., 
which is at the ratei of 36 tons 1 8 cwt. per acre. Many of the 
roots had from fifty to sixty marketable: tubers each. This 
was certainly an; extraordinary yield. R. H. C. 
Plants Recently Certificated 
By the Royal Horticultural Society. 
October 4th. 
Fruit and Vegetable Commitfee. 
Pear S. T. Wright. 
The above is the name: given to a new variety of Pear raised 
as the! result of crossing Beurre Bachelier with Williams’ Boo 
Chretien-, the latter being the pollen parent. The fruit is 
Ob-ovate, moderate in size (say, in. to 3 in. in length by 
2 in. at the widest part), and of a uniform golden russet. The 
eye is small, and owing to- the small size, of the sepals may 
be described as half-open. The stalk is rather stout, short, 
and v set on obliquely owing to the base of the fruit being 
turned to one side. The- flesh is- pale ye-llo-w, at least when 
dead ripe, soft-, buttery, melting, and of pleasing flavour, being 
sweet, with an aromatic smack. It is not gritty in any way, 
so that for a. table Pear during September and the first half 
o-f October it must take- a. leading place when its qualities 
become- known. The tree is o-f good habit and a good bearer. 
Award of Merit to Messrs. J. Vedtch and Sons-, Limited, Chelsea.. 
Apple Werders Golden Reinette. 
The ah-o-ve little-kno-wn. variety is of moderate dimensions-, 
but larger than a well-gro-wn Cox’s Orange Pippin, to- the form 
o-f which it may be compared. The tree bears well, -and the 
fruit is in season, at the present time. Award o-f Merit to 
Messrs. J. Ye-itch and Sons, Limited. 
Apole Hector Macdonald. 
The fruits of this new Apple are of large size and handsome, 
being evidently allied to- several others- by the -same raiser, 
and derived by the crossing of Peas-good’s Nons-uoh and C-ox’s 
Orange Pippin. The skin- is handsomely striped, splashed, 
or -shaded with red, and the flesh is- solid and -crisp. Award -of 
Merit t-o- Mr. Charles Ro-ss (gardener to Co-1. Archer Houblon. 
Welfcrd P-ark, Newbury, Berks). 
Apole King’s Acre Bountiful. 
The fruit of thel above variety is conical, with a beautiful 
clear vellow skin, at maturity. The flesh is firm, crisp., and o-f 
gc-o-d flavour. The tree- bears- heavily, and the fruit bids fair 
to- be valuable- for culinary purposes. Award of Merit to the 
King’s Acre Nurse-ry Co-., Hereford. 
October I8th. 
Orchid Committee. 
Brassocattleya Princess Victoria. 
The parentage of this- decidedly new break was C. Mo-ss-iae 
x Laeliai digbyana-, otherwise known- as Brass-avola, digb-yana,. 
The- flowers of the- hybrid might- be- described a.si creamy-whitei, 
with a. faint, tint of green, and a ve-ry large greenish lemon- 
yellow blo-toh on the lip-. In- these respects it. resembles- the 
pollen, -parent very closely. The- lip is- also deeply fringed. 
Sometimes there isi a small purple blotch on the lip. The 
interior of the tube: -ha© some pale purple lines near the ba,s-e. 
First-class Certificate- to- Messrs. Chariesworth and Co., Brad¬ 
ford. 
Cattleya Rosa Leemann. 
The parentage in- this instance was C. amethysto-glossa- x 
d-owiana a.ure-a,. The p-ale yellow-brown sepals are spotted or 
speckled with brown-purple-. The petals are. rosy-lilac, tinted 
yellow along the centre, feathered with- p-urp-le towards the 
margin-, and spotted purple. The lamina and side lobes of 
the lip- are of a rich dark magenta-purple, while t-he throat is 
shaded with maroon, and the ulterior striped with yello-w. The 
form o-f the flower is t-hat of the- seed parent. Award of Merit 
t-o Messrs-. Chariesworth and Co-. 
Cattleya Iris aureo marginata. 
The sepals- and ob-o-vate-oblong petals -of this hybrid variety 
are of a. rich, reddish-orange, of a. shade difficult of description. 
The- lip- lias a, very broad, transverse lamina, crimped at the 
margin-, and a long claw, without lateral lobes. The colour is 
peculiar, co-nsist-in-g of a, close, dense- mottling o-f violet-purple 
on a ye-llow ground. The darker eoto-ur prevailing on the claw. 
Cypripedium callosum Sanderae Hye’s var. 
The flowers- of this charming variety are of great size, with 
very prominent green venation on the- white ground of the 
dors-al -sepal and the petals. The lip- is of a pale or soft 
greenish-yellow- with darker green veins. Award o-f Merit to 
Messrs. F. Sander and Sons', S-t. Albans. 
Cypripedium F. K. Sander. 
The parentage- of this magnificent .hybrid was C. Annie 
Measures x C. b-e-llatum giganteum. The leaves are irregu¬ 
larly blotched with grey on a green; ground, and pale green 
beneath. The- rounded dorsal sepal is- blotched with blackish- 
crimson, along the- course of the veins on a, white ground. The 
huge petals are 3 : } in. lo-ng or more by 2in. wide, and thickly 
b-lotc-heid with maro-on-crimson onl white. The lip- is- also- of 
unusual size and densely but. finely spotted with crimson on a 
white ground. First-class- Certificate- to Messrs. F. Sander and 
S-ons-. 
Cypripedium King Edward VII. 
The parent of this splendid hybrid 1 was C. ro-th-schildianum 
x nitons magnificum. Thei dorsal sepal is splendidly blotched 
with brownis-h-black on a greenish-yellow ground. The lower 
sepal is much larger than, the d-orsal one, thus reversing the 
usual rule, and more thinly blotched with brown, but forming 
a feature of the flower. The petals are 3|- in-, t-o- 4 in .long, 
blotched with brown in line-s along thei veins- and suffused with 
brown towards the ap-e.x. The lip- is horizontal, laterally com- 
preisis-eid -and very heavily sh-ade-d with brown, except. -o-n the 
back. Award of Merit to F. Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, 
Woking. 
Restrepia aspasicensium. 
The- plant i-s 1 of small size and only 2 in. to- 3 in. high. The 
solitary flower is small, and the lateral sepals- are densely 
speckled with crimson o-n a deep ye-llow ground. Botanical 
Certificate to- the Bon. Walter Rothschild (gardener, Mr. A. 
Dye), T'ring Park, Tring. 
Coelia macrostachya. 
Thei flowers of this p-lant a-re of -small size and produced in 
a long, upright raceme. The sepals- and lip are rosy-purple, 
while the petals are- much paler, shaded with white. Botani¬ 
cal Certificate to- the Right Hon. Walter Rothschild. 
Floral Committee. 
Chrysanthemum Mrs. Wm. Knox. 
The blooms of this re-flexed Jap-ane-se variety measure 71 in. 
in diameter, and about as much in: dep-th. The florets- are very 
numerous, fairly wide and s-oft clear yellow, making a, massive 
bloo-m. Award o-f Merit to- Messrs. W. Wells-and Co-., Limited, 
Farlswood, Redhill, Surrey. 
Chrysanthemum Mrs. D. Willis James. 
The- blo-oms -o-f this incurved Ja.p- measure about 7 in. to- 
8 in. wide-and 7J in. de-eip. The florets are moderately broad 
and reddish-crimson, with a clear ye-llow reverse, the. former 
being most in- evidence at the- to-p- of the blo-om, and the yellow 
-ce-c-upies- most of the rest of a fully-expanded blo-o-m. The 
florets are also slightly interlaced at the points-. Award of 
Merit to Messrs, W. Wells- and Co-., Limited. 
Chrysanthemum E. J. Brooks. 
Here again we have an incurved Jap 7 in. to 8 in. in, 
diameter, and 6 in. deep-. The florets are very broad, blunt, 
and of a deep, rich maroon-crimson, with a silvery-pink reverse, 
the- latter being most in evidence in a fully expanded bloom. 
Award of Merit to Messrs. W. Wells and Co-., Limited. 
(To be continued.) 
