THE GARDENING WORLD. 
14 r, 
February 18, 1905. 
Mants Recently Certificated 
By the Royal Horticultural Society. 
February I4th, 1905. 
Orchid Committee, 
Ivmbidiuni Sanderi. . . . .. » 
The flowers of this handsome species are similar in form 
in those of C. giganteum, but the ground colour is white, thus 
showing off the markings with much effect. The oblong sepals 
and oblanceolate petals are white, lightly washed with pm - 
in places, and finely spotted with purple at the very base, 
these segments are spreading or slightly recurved. the 
laro-e three-lobed lip is spotted on the lamina, and striped on 
The" interior of the side lobes with deep bright purple on a 
white mound. The crest consists of two large plates or ridges, 
which "become most prominent just below the lamina ; they 
„ re tinted with pale yellow on the edges. The column is flat 
mi (he face, recurved, white, and spotted with purple on the 
face The scape was about 2| ft. long, nearly erect, and 
carried three flowers. The pseudobulbs were about the size 
,nd shape of a turkey’s egg. No leaves were present, the 
plants apparently having been recently imported. First-class 
Certificate to Messrs. F. Sander and Sons, St. Albans. 
Vanda Watsoni. TT , . . ... 
This new species is closelv allied to ^ . kimballiana, but m 
colour and structure it is different. The flowers are almost 
wholly white, and produced in a raceme. The falcate lateral 
and dorsal sepals and the petals are all twisted on edge, the 
heart-shaped, concave lamina of the lip is finely fringed on 
the edo-es; while the side lobes are very small, concave and 
vellow, 1 " spotted internally with crimson-brown. The leaves 
are semiterete, furrowed above, and 12 in. to 16 m long, like 
those of its relatives. Botanical Certificate to Messrs, r. 
Sander and Sons ; and to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower 
Mr. W. H. White), Burford, Dorking. 
Odontoglossum triumphans leopardium. 
A fine plant of this having six side branches on the flower 
stem, and carrying an aggregate of thirty-four flowers was 
shown by de B. Crawsliay, Esq. (gardener Mr. W. J. Stables), 
Rosefield, Sevenoaks, and was awarded a Cultural Commenda¬ 
tion. 
Cypripediuin Craveniae. 
The parentage of this variety was C. callosum x insigne 
Harefield Hall var. The roundly obovate dorsal sepal is pale 
yellow on the lower two-thirds, densely and handsomely 
blotched with brownish-crimson all over, the upper third being 
pure white with a few violet blotches at the base of the 
white. The spathulate petals are pale coppery brown, spotted 
with crimson on the yellow basal portion. The large lip is 
brownish-purple, and shining like the rest of the flowei. 
Award of Merit to H. J. Craven, Esq. (gardener, Mr. F. Corney), 
Beeches, Keighley, Forks. 
Floral Committee. 
Crocus clirysanthus var. 
A very distinct and charming variety of this early-flowering 
Crocus was exhibited by Miss Willmott, Warley Place, Great 
Warley, Essex. The interior of the flower is white with an 
orange throat; the outer face is white tinted with grey on the 
back of the outer segments, with a violet-blue central band 
passing into duskv yellow at the base of the bloom. A war d 
of Merit. 
Primula sinensis His Majesty. 
The flowers of this variety are pure white and double in 
the same way as others of it6 class which are raised from 
seeds. The great feature of the variety is the great- size of 
the blooms, each pip measuring 2 in. across. The leaves are 
of the ordinary or typical form, red-stalked and quite robust. 
The variety is a marked advance on all previous doubles for 
size. Award of Merit to Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading. 
Carex Vilmorini. 
The leaves of this plant are very narrow, slender, arching, 
green below and while on the upper channelled f;u• IF 
;ire produced in compact tufts of live to eight, and iIn - tuft 
are again crowded in larger tufts. Being 12 in. to Iin. Ion.- 
they are very graceful and elegant. Award of Merit to Mi i 
H. Cannell and Sons, Swan ley, Kent. 
Rose Prince de Bulgarie. 
The flowers of this new Hybrid Tea Rose are cup- haped. 
solid in the centre, and of a delicate and charming flesh pink, 
while the outer petals are broader, more or less revolute at 
the edges, and almost white at this season of the year. Our 
of doors they would probably acquire more colour. The 
flowers are scented. Award of Merit to Messrs. G. Paul and 
Son, Oheshunt, 
Trade Notices. 
M. Frantz de Laet. 
Most nurserymen make a speciality of something or other, 
while some have several specialities. M. Frantz de Laet, 
Contich lez Anvers, Belgium, has a special liking for Cacti, 
and grows a large collection of them representing most ii 
not all of the genera in cultivation, while some of the genera 
are represented by very numerous species and varieties. I' rom 
his general catalogue we can glean some idea of the different 
kinds which he grows. Numerous illustrations well repro¬ 
duced from photographs show the character of the flowers, 
the spines and the general habit of the plant, while a few 
illustrations show the plants growing in their native wilds. 
There is no gainsaying the peculiar forms which most of this 
type of vegetation assumes. For instance, in Echinocactus 
myriostigma we have a fleshy stem consisting of five great 
ridges, and almost completely devoid of spines, while 
in E. Wislizeni we have a globular fleshy mass densely 
covered with long and bony, more or less curved, spines 
arranged in tufts upon the ridges of the plant. On the other 
hand some of -the species of Cereus assume the form of 
slender, trailing shoots popularly termed the Rat’s Tail, while 
others form only a single stem rising up to a greater or less 
height resembling telegraph poles. The same may be said 
of the Old Man Cactus, of which an illustration is here given 
showing giants of their kind growing in Mexico. Riders on 
horseback alongside of these stems appear like pigmies. The 
name here given to the Old Man Cactus is Cephaloceieus 
senilis, which is very much in accordance with the English 
name in meaning, and the same might be said of the French 
and German names for this plant. Amongst the genera well 
represented in this list we might mention Cereus, Echino¬ 
cactus, Echinocereus, Epiphyllum, Mamillaria, and Phyllo- 
cact-us. Various other succulent plants are also very aptly 
grown in association with the Cacti, such as Agave. Aloe, Eehe- 
veria, and Euphorbia. 
Mr. H. J. Jones. 
The catalogue sent out by Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nur¬ 
sery, Hither Green, Lewisham, for this year is entitled " New 
Chrysanthemums, Seeds and Plants. Amongst Chrysanthe¬ 
mums is a list of the new varieties raised or introduced by 
Mr. Jones, some of which were described in our pages during 
the autumn and early winter months, together with illustra¬ 
tions of several of them. Varieties grown for decorative pur¬ 
poses and for a late supply are not overlooked, for the best 
of them are here recorded and described, including the splen¬ 
did mid-winter flowering variety Market Gold, figured by us 
early in the year. New varieties from other sources are also 
recorded. Last year’s varieties and a great assortment from 
various sources are also listed. Michaelmas Daisies, of which 
Mr. Jones has one of the most varied collections in cultiva¬ 
tion, are described in this new publication. Other speciali¬ 
ties dealt with in the same way are Gannas, border Carna¬ 
tions and Pieotees, Cactus and other Dahlias, Fuchsias, and 
show", decorative, regal, ivy-leaved and zonal Pelargoniums. 
The large collection of Potatos, including notable new ones, 
also find a place here. The last portion of the catalogue is 
devoted to vegetable and flower seeds in considerable variety. 
