March 4, 1905. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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Plants Recently Certificated 
By the Royal Horticultural Society. 
February 28th, 1905. 
Orchid Committee. 
Lycaste Skinneri magnifica. 
The Mowers of this grand variety are characterised by the 
relative shortness of the segments and their great width. Hie 
sepals are broadly or roundly oval, with a blunt apex ending 
in a short cusp. The petals are, of course, much smaller, but 
relatively broad. The whole flower is pure white, with the 
exception of the pale yellow tongue or crest on the lip. First- 
class Certificate to Sir F. Wi'gan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen; and Messrs. Hugh Low and 
Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield. 
Odontoglossum loochristiense tracyanum. 
The Mowers of this variety are of large size and handsome 
appearance. The sepals are bright yellow, heavily blotched 
with dark chestnut-brown. The broadly ovate petals have a 
white central area and more numerous blotches, especially at 
the base, where they are purplish. The roundly heart-shaped 
lip is white, with a large horse-shoe blotch of chestnut-red in 
front of the crest, and some smaller spots at the base. The 
plant bore eight Mowers. Award of Merit to Mr. H. A. Tracy, 
Twickenham, Middlesex. 
Ada aurantiaca. 
A Cultural Commendation was awarded to Captain G. L. 
Holford (gardener, Mr. H. Alexander), Westonbirt, Gloucester, 
for a massive and splendidly flowered piece of the above i'n a 
pot. 
Laelia Iona nigricans. 
The parentage of this Mne hybrid was L. tenebrosa x L. 
dayana. The sepals are pale purple with darker veins. The 
ovate-elliptic petals are rich dark purple with deeper veins. 
The lip is maroon-crimson, almost black in the throat, with a 
large, well-rounded lamina; the outer face of the tube, is almost 
as dark as the inner. It is one of the darkest Laelias we have 
seen. Award of Merit to Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield 
Common, Woking (gardener, Mr. W. Hopkins). 
Trade Notices. 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons. 
Sutton's Fanners’ Year Book for 1903 is issued in the 
familiar blue cover. From the opening page it is satisfactory 
to leam that, last year’s harvest proved to Ire particularly 
favourable, resulting in seed of high quality; and that prices 
of the finest pedigree stocks of seeds are within the reach of 
every farmer. 
Profitable fanning depends increasingly on the proportion 
of land under grass. Messrs. Sutton once more call attention 
to the advantages of short-term leys, which not only yield 
enormous crops of superior hay during their brief existence, 
but leave the soil charged with nitrogen and in the best, 
possible condition for com and roots. 
The value of pedigree roots lias been confirmed by remark¬ 
able experiments made in recent years. Reports issued by 
the Cambridge University Department of Agriculture, the 
University College of North Wales, the Department of Agri¬ 
culture for Ireland, and the Edinburgh and East of Scotland 
Agricultural College, prove that the finest types of roots not 
only produce the heaviest weights per acre, but yield the 
largest proportion of dry matter under comparative analysis. 
Messrs. Sutton are able to support these conclusions by 
numerous extracts from the reports of customers written from 
all parts of the United Kingdom. Many of these extracts are 
extremely interesting, and they include numerous records of 
extraordinary successes in prizewinning. One farmer in 1901 
carried off no less Ilian Liu in prizes, and In bad the addi 
tional advantage of abundant keep, possessing a high percent¬ 
age of nutritive constituents. 
As usual, the "Year-Book is illustrated with numerous 
photographs of farm scenes of great beauty and interest. A 
copy of the work can be obtained by applying to tlio authors, 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading. 
Messrs. Hern. J. Timm and Co. 
Me have received the general catalogue of llerm. J. Timm 
and Go., Tree Nursery, Fin is! lorn-in-Holstein, North Germany, 
this being devoted to a description and illustrations of the 
various fruit trees and other subjects grown by the firm. One 
of the principal features of the nursery is the fruit trees, but 
the catalogue also deals with street trees, Roses, shrubs, forest 
trees, Conifers, Lily of the \ alley, etc. Some idea of the 
extent of the nursery may lie gleaned from the fact that 1:55 
acres are planted, the whole of this area being situated on 
first-class ground for the subjects under cultivation. The 
nursery was founded in 1870, and is thoroughly up to date in 
all that relates to the culture of fruit trees and ornamental 
shrubs. A full-page illustration shows four “ planet juniors ” 
at work drawn by horses between the lines of fruit trees, thus 
showing that they are as well acquainted with this form of 
culture as in England. A picture of the staff of the nurseiy 
shows a very large number of men, women, and boys. Other 
articles to which the firm devotes considerable attention are 
bush Roses, Lilies of the Valley, and young street trees. 
There are splendid plantations of bush Roses worked on the 
Brier (Rosa canina) and suitable for forcing purposes. Hol¬ 
stein Roses have a good reputation, as they are suitably 
worked and planted in situations suitable to their welfare, and 
receive the best attention. German Lily of the Valley is well 
known in this country, so that comment would be needless. 
The Tree Nurseiy of this firm is the largest in Holstein or 
North Germany. From what we can see of it, the best of 
attention is given to all classes of hardy fruit. Large numbers 
of ornamental and interesting climbers are also grown in the 
nursery, including Clematis, Ampelopsis, Ivies, Honeysuckles, 
Brambles, ornamental Vines, etc. 
Obituary. 
Mr. Thomas Brunton. 
Sad End to a Promising Career. 
Tlie death took place, at The Glen Gardens, Innerleithen, on 
February 19th, of Mr. Thomas Brunton, the foreman gardener 
at that place. 
Deceased met with a serious accident whilst serving on fire 
brigade duty at The Glen when the house was on fire on the even¬ 
ing of February 3rd. Along with several others of the estate,em¬ 
ployees, lie was trying to take a hose- on to the top of the burn¬ 
ing building, and was on the top of one of the drawing-room 
windows. He took hold of one of the stone ornaments above the 
window to steady himself, when it broke away in Iris hand, and 
he fell to the ground, a distance of about 30 ft. He was carried 
to Iris own room in the bothy, and a doctor was quickly in 
attendance, but it was found that Ins spine was seriously in¬ 
jured, and that there was no hope of saving bis life. 
He lingered on for sixteen days, and passed quietly away on 
Sunday evening, February 19th, at eight o’clock. His friends 
were with him during the time be lay ill. 
He was buried at bis home at Douglas, in Lanarkshire, on 
"Wednesday. February 22nd. His fellow employees oil The Glen 
estate followed the coffin as far as the Caledonian Railway 
Station at Peebles, where it was taken by road from The Glen 
on Tuesday afternoon. 
Mr. Brunton commenced his gardening career at Dundas 
Castle, where he served three years as apprentice and one year 
as journeyman ; from there lie went as journeyman to Ardgowan, 
where lie remained three years, and then to Clovenfords, where 
lie stayed one year. He> had been about three years at The 
Glen, where he was foreman. 
Deceased was well liked and respected by his fellow-workmen 
