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TUB GARDEN INC, WORLD. 
December 17, 1904. 
which are desired, and pu t them in a 'bouse in tbe' beginning of 
February. Prune tbem and give tbetm a. gentle beat, say 
05 deg. to 60 deg. Good treatment means tba.t by tbe middle 
of April you have heaps of growth with the flower bud formed 
at the tips, and then you take the cuttings. Every eye forms 
a cutting. They should be cut 'off in a similar manner to the 
way one cuts the' wood when obtaining a bud, only in this 
case one leave® the inner wood intact. They should then be 
put into 5-in. pots', twelve to> fifteen in a pot. The best soil 
m which to strike them consists chiefly of sand. 
The main object to be aimed at isi toi get tbe cutting firm and 
well-drained. There i® no need for manure in soil for cuttings ; 
that can be given later. The pots should then be plunged 
in a bed of fibre, and a temperature of 65 deg. to 75 deg. 
should be maintained for tv r o or three weeks, when those that 
ha.vei rooted should be potted into' 3-in. pots. They should 
then be kept close for a day or two, and finally grown in the 
same way as any other Rose. , 
Another method employed in English nurseries, and, 1 be¬ 
lieve', to al larger extent, in the French, is the outdoor one. The 
cuttings are taken in August and September, those' with heels 
being preferred; They are about. 6 in. to a foot long, accord¬ 
ing to the variety, and are put into prepared cutting beds. In 
liard weather they are protected by straw being laid on them, 
and I have seen, the Bracken Fern used. Another method is 
to put hardwooded cutting® in pot® in the autumn. This has 
been, done this year in tliei arboretum with good results. In 
making cutting®, avoid mildewed wood, and in the ease of 
outdoor cutting beds, hard and well-ripened wood is to be 
sought after. 
In the early months of the life of the Rose, whether obtained 
from cutting or graft, they should not be allowed to flower; 
it retards their growth, like the cigarette with th© boy. There 
is no doubt that tbe grafted plant outgrows tbe own root plant 
in almost all Roses. A Rose: on the Manetti will outgrow one 
on the Brier, and the one on the Brier outgrows the one on 
its own roots. Tire own root, however, lives the longest, the 
Brier the next longest, and the Manetti has a brief existence, 
but goes the pace. The majority of grafted Rose® become 
own root Roses by rooting out at tbe 'graft. In Large beds of 
dwarf Roses I -should prefer them on. tlieir own roots, other¬ 
wise the grafted plant is the more useful. 
(To be continued.) 
Plants Recently Certificated 
By the National Chrysanthemum Society, 
December 7th and 8th. 
Chrysanthemum Market Gold. 
The above is the name given to a small-flowered Japanese 
variety suitable for decorative purposes, including market 
work, and having bright yellow flowers of moderate size, but 
produced in 'great abundance. Only some of the blooms were 
expanded, so that it may be classed amongst late varieties. 
First-class Certificate to Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, 
Hither Green, Lewisham. 
Chrysanthemum Golden Standard. 
The flowers of this variety are golden-yellow with stiff 
spreading florets, such as is characteristic of many market 
varieties well adapted for travelling in the cut state. It is 
a sport from bronze Tuxedo. First-class 'Certificate to Mr. 
C. E. Turner, Hale, Liverpool, who had a small table of plants 
in full bloom. 
Chrysanthemum Charm of Winter. 
In this we have another decorative ’ variety suitable for 
market, but having flowers of rather small size, but produced 
in great, abundance. In the early stages of expansion the 
florets are tinted with green in the centre of the bloom, but 
this passes to pure white. First-class Certificate to Mr. David 
Ingamells, King’s Grove, Maidenhead. 
By the Royal Horticultural Society. 
December 13 th. 
Orchid Committee. 
Cypripedium Dom Carlos. 
the parentage of this hybrid was C. Godefroyae leucochilum 
x C. lawrenceanum, the progeny being intermediate. The 
dorsal sepal is pale green in the centre, shaded rose at the 
sides, and heavily spotted with purple in lines following the 
veins. The petals are oblong, horizontal, and spotted with 
purple all over the creamy ground. The lip is creamy and 
irregularly streaked with purple. The dorsal sepal and the lip 
show the influence of C. lawrenceanum. Award of Merit to 
Norman C. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne. 
Cypripedium tracyanum. 
Hie parentage of this hybrid was C. aureum x leeanum 
giganteum, themselves hybrids, so that the progeny is a hybrid 
in the second degree. The dorsal sepal is green, shaded with 
brown in the centre, the rest being pure white. The oblong, 
horizontal petals are yellow, shaded brown, and wavy on the 
u PP er edge. The lip is deep shining brown with a yellow 
edge. Award of Merit to Mr. H. A. Tracy, Amyand Park 
Nursery, Twickenham. 
Cypripedium lambianum. 
In this instance the parentage was C. Sallieri hyeanum x 
spicerianum virginale. The upper sepal is white with a green 
base. The petals are oblong, greenish-yellow and mottled with 
brown at theyery base. The lip is yellow, shaded with light 
brown, and shining. Award of Merit to E. Ashworth, Esq., 
Harefield Hall, Wilmslow. 
Cattleya labiata Mrs. Gustave H. Mueller. 
This may be classed amongst the pleasing and delicately 
coloured varieties. The sepals are delicate lilac-pink. The 
petals are several shades darker and uniformly coloured. The 
lip has a large blue-purple blotch on the centre of the lamina, 
while the broad margin and the tube are soft pink. Award 
of Merit to Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., Bush Hill Park, Middle¬ 
sex. 
Gomeza Binottii. 
A plant of this in a small Orchid pan carried no less than 
seventeen racemes of its small, soft orange flowers. The lip 
is sharply bent at the middle with two ridges and a dark 
orange stripe upon it. The column is white. Botanical Cer¬ 
tificate to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
White), Burford, Dorking. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 
Potato Peckover. 
A number of varieties of Potatos were cooked and placed 
upon the committee table. The tuber of. the above is some¬ 
what pebble-shaped, rough on the skin, and white. When 
boiled the flesh was white and floury. Award of Merit to Mr. 
F. W. Boyce, Wisbech. 
Potato Queen Alexandra. 
The tuber in this instance is flattened and more decidedly 
pebble-shaped, while the flesh is white and floury when cooked. 
Award of Merit to Mr. Coleman, Tonbridge, Kent. 
Bitter Oranges. 
A large basketful of these was exhibited by Lord Rothschild 
(gardener, Mr. J. Hudson), Gunnersbury House, Acton. The 
fruits are large, deep orange, uneven on the surface, deeply 
indented at both ends, and of very light weight. Cultural 
Commendation. 
Potato Sir John Llewellyn. 
A Cultural Commendation was accorded an exhibit of this 
useful early variety when shown by the Hon. H. T. de Mont¬ 
morency, Carrick Mines. 
