THE GARDENING WORLD . 
907 
November 12, 1904. 
Plants Recently Certificated 
By the National Chrysanthemum Society. 
November 2nd. 
The under-mentioned new (fkrysan them runs were thosiai whioli 
received First-class Certificates from the society on, the open¬ 
ing of the great autumn exhibition, at the Crystal Palace : — 
W- Gooding. 
A very handsome dro-oping-petalle-d Japanese variety of rich 
rose colour, with silvery reverse. As some of the florets are 
up-turned at the tips or twisted, they show the reverse, but, the 
rich rose hue is the dominant colour. It makes a, massive 
bloom 7 in. by 7 in,. Mr. J. Bullimore, gardener to Arthur 
du Cros, Esq., Canon’s Park, Edgware. 
Miss Elsie Miller. 
Here we have a, reflexed Jap. about 7|- in. in diameter. 
The floret® are soft purple or lilac-pink, narrow, very long, 
twisted and more or leas interlaced, the reverse being white. 
Mr. G. Milehanr, Emlyn, Gardens, Leatherhead. 
Mrs. A. T. Miller. 
Here we have am incurved Jap. with broad pure white- florets, 
twisted or curled in, various directions and incurved at the tip®, 
-somewhat after the style of Nellie P-o-ckett, but quite different, 
owing to the- great width of the florets. Mr. G. Milaham. 
Margaret Brown. 
The above is a tr ue incurved variety, with very broad florets 
forming a bloom about 5-^- in. in diameter. The florets are of 
a. deep purple on the inner face, but only show the reverse', 
which is silvery-pink. Mr. W. Seward, The Firs, Hanwell. 
Buttercup. 
Here again ive have a charming incurved variety of a, clear 
yellow, with broad, blunt florets, and in- the undressed state 
making a bloom 51 in. to 6 in. in diameter. Mr. W. J. God¬ 
frey, Exmouth, Devon. 
G. F. Evans. 
The blooms of this incurved variety vary from 5 in. to 
6-^- in. in diameter, and have veiy broad bright yellow floret®, 
forming a massive bloom which was veiy neat, considering that 
it had not been dressed. Mr. W. J. Godfrey. 
Embleme Poitevine. 
Tliis also is an incurved variety about 6 in. in diameter 
without dressing. The floret® are of a clear bright yellow, 
fairly wide, a.nd covered with short bristles on the back. Mr. 
W. J. Godfrey. 
W. A. Ethrington. 
A Japanese of the largest size, being about 8 in. or 9 in. in 
diameter, with narrow, soft silvery-pink and more or less 
interlacing florets. We have seen this variety before, but it 
has turned out a splendid size this year. Mr. W. J. Go'dfrey. 
Mrs. A. H. Lee. 
Here we have a reflexed Jap. of rich crimson, with a bronzy 
reverse. As the floret® are mostly drooping the crimson, 
colour isi most in evidence, while the' bloom is of massive build. 
Mr. R. Molyneux, Rookesb-ury Park Gardens, Hants. 
Miss Tackey Bird. 
The parentage of this single variety w r a,s Miss Forbes x 
Golden Gem. The long, pure white rays are in three rows and 
form a bloom about 5 in. in diameter. In the bud state these 
rays are pale yellow, but gradually change to white', and the 
green, disc ultimately becomes yellow when fully developed. 
Mr. H. Redder, Manor House Garden®, West Wickham. 
By the Royal Horticultural Society. 
November 1st. 
Cypripedium W. R, Lee, Oakwood, var. 
The parentage of this' fine variety was C. superb-ions x 
ro-t-hschaldianum, the latter being recorded under the name 
of C. elliott-ianum. The hybrid C. Lord Derby was merely the 
reverse cross. The dorsal sepal of all these is white, striped 
with crimson-purple lines. The petals are -white, densely 
spotted with purple. The rose lip is shaded brown. The new 
variety is a finer form, with better defined markings. A ward 
of Merit to Norman C. Cook son, E-iq. (gardener, Mr. H. J. 
'Cha-pman), Oakwood, Wylam-o-n-Tyhe. 
Laeliocattleya digbyano Warneri Eric Lucas. 
The progeny in this instance take® largely after the colour 
of the po-llen parent, the sepals and petals being a, rich rose. 
The' lip passes o-ff pale t-oward® the base, being nearly white 
there, and fringed at the margin as in all the race -in which 
Laelia digbyana, has been, employed. Award o-f Merit to C. J. 
Luca®, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. Duncan), Warnliarn Court, 
Horsham. 
Apples Raised at Welford Park. 
No-t everyone who cultivates Apples even extensively can 
spare the time necessary to go seriously into the question of 
raising' new and improved varieties that may excel -or oust those 
already in cultivation. It is true that the -art of the cultivator 
Apple Hector Macdonald. 
can, hasten the-! period of flowering by grafting or budding the 
seedlings which he raise® upon established and bearing varie¬ 
ties. Even this takes a number of years and a, .considerable 
amount of care -and trouble on the part of the enthusiastic 
raiser, for s-onie varieties persistently refuse to- bloom or to 
fruit. Even when, bloom is produced, an unsuitable or frosty 
time during the period of blo-o-m may destroy the cultivator’s 
hopes and expectations in- a single night. Some varieties are 
by nature slow to reach the period of fruitfulness, and all this 
go-e® to add to- the- period during which the raiser can only wait 
in hope. These fact® t-end to limit the number of raisers.and 
to damp the enthusiasm of those who would like to take up 
this [kind of wo-rk, if for nothing else than a bobby. 
Notwithstanding all the- drawbacks- to the raising and fruit¬ 
ing of fruit trees-, no- lees than eighteen varieties have been 
raised by Mr. Charles Ross, gardener to Col. Archer Houblo-n, 
We-lford Park, Newb-ury, Berks, who- commenced this interest¬ 
ing pastime in 1884, and lias continued to sow a few Apple 
