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THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 15, 1905. 
In order to meet the requirements of the buying public with 
light purses, he issued a book on “ Roses and hose Culture ” at 
a shilling. This is already in its tenth edition. The eighth 
was sent out in 1898, .and the most recent edition last year. 
This will show how much his work was appreciated. Owing to 
the small size of the book (it ran to 121 pages, exclusive of the 
index) not a great deal of detail could be accommodated in its 
pages, but the information vouchsafed was brief and to the 
point in most things relating to the care and cultivation of 
hoses of all classes. Chapters were devoted to each of the 
mam groups otoRoses, giving detaiha's to soil, manuring, &c., 
Notwithstanding his life labour amongst hoses, he had no 
faith in the theory that the hose as a whole had reached the 
culminating period or perfection of its existence either as a 
garden flower or for exhibition purposes. This might apply to 
the groups already well filled in with good standard varieties, 
but it would also apply to the raising of new hoses by the 
introduction of fresh types to cultivation. The wonder is that 
SO' little has been done with certain beautiful species which 
might have been developed making them fit occupants of the 
hose garden or the exhibition table. We have no doubt, how¬ 
ever, that even at his ripe old age he was conscious of the 
shortness of life and the immense amount, of work to be done, 
so that no one cultivator, however enthusiastic, could entertain 
the hope to bring everything or even anything to the ultima 
thule of perfection beyond which it was impossible to go. 
From a very early period of liis life he was an advocate for 
the cultivation of hoses in pots, and there could be little doubt 
that he brought this phase of hose culture to great perfection, 
hemembering, as we do, the huge plants of hoses which used 
to form part of early summer exhibitions at South Kensington 
and hegent’s Park, we feel sorry that this has practically 
become a lost art during the last decade or so. Big bushes 
still make their appearance, but it would certainly give a zest 
to exhibitors and visitors alike to see some of those old stagers 
at present-day exhibitions. Not everybody could be expected 
to grow big hoses, but in establishments like that at Waltham 
Cross it would be germane to the purpose of hose culture to 
show what could be done by skilful cultivation. 
The times may have changed more or less since Mr. Paul 
commenced exhibiting, but during his whole career he evidently 
made a strenuous endeavour to be amongst the foremost not 
only in growing hoses, but in displaying them in an artistic 
manner. The exhibitions at the Temple in recent years were 
proof not only of the skill of this old rosarian, but that his 
heart was still young in the cause of horticulture, and of hoses 
in particular, and that he was still as strenuous as ever in keep¬ 
ing his exhibits in the forefront of excellence. 
The Royal Nurseries at Waltham Cross were founded in 
1860, and immediately after this event Mr. William Paul 
applied himself to their development in such a way that they 
soon formed a Mecca for pilgrimages from all parts of the 
country, this being a good sign that his endeavours met with 
a large measure of success. Furthermore, we are aware that 
as a, hose nursery this one took rank amongst the best in the 
country. 
The cultures at Waltham Cross were not confined to hoses, 
but found space for various other useful garden subjects, such 
as fruit trees, evergreen and deciduous shrubs, herbaceous 
plants and florist's flowers. It may be remembered that, we 
gave an illustration of a fine plantation of Yucca fila.meutosa. 
flaccida in this nursery. Nevertheless, hoses it will be admitted 
were the most important features at Waltham Cross. 
For many years the deceased has been known as an ardent 
raiser of new varieties of hoses, many of which have found as 
permanent a place in gardens as other good standard hoses. 
In evidence of this we may mention such varieties as Waltham 
Rambler, Beauty of Waltham, Pride of Waltham, Star of 
Waltham, White Lady, Medea, Boadicea, Magna Charta, and 
others. Several hoses of a highly ornamental character for 
gardening decoration have recently been issued from this 
nursery, and we need only mention Earl of Warwick, Irene, 
Chameleon, and others of which we have given black and white 
or coloured illustrations. 
Plants Recently Certificated 
By the Royal Horticultural Society. 
April Ilth, 1905. 
Orchid Committee. 
Dendrobium fimbriatum oculatum Westonbirt var. 
The flowers of this variety measure 2-j, in. to 3 in. across, and 
have orange-yellow sepals and petals. The lip is golden-yellow, 
with a velvety-maroon blotch at the base, and the margin is 
finely fringed as in the type. A large plant canned eighteen 
trusses of dowers. Award of Merit to Capt. Holford, C.I.E., 
C.V.O. (gardener, Mr. Alexander), Westonbirt, Tetbury, Glou¬ 
cester. 
Epidendrum Boundii. 
The parentage of this hybrid was E. radicans x Burtonii. 
The progeny lias much of the same habit as the drst-named 
parent, rooting from the tall stems. The orange-scarlet flowers 
are produced in short, dense racemes at the end of long flower- 
stalks which arch over or droop as a rule. The three-iobed lip 
is fringed at the outer end of the segments. Award of Merit 
to Jeremiah Colinan (gardener, Mr. W. P. Bound), Gatton 
Park, Reigate. 
Odontoglossum wiganianum. 
The parentage of this hybrid was 0. wilckeanum x Rolfeae. 
The sepals and ovate petals are blotched with chocolate on a 
yellow ground, the spots at the base of the petals being small 
and numerous. The oblong, rectangular lip is nearly flat, 
white at the base, with some crimson blotches across the disc, 
and primrose-yellow in the outer or end half. First-class Cer¬ 
tificate to' Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen. 
Odontoglossum ramosissimum Burford var. 
The flowers of this variety have beautifully crisped white 
segments, spotted with purple on the lower half. The lip is 
violet, netted with white lines on the lower half. The plant 
carried two branching panicles. First-class Certificate to Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. White), Burford, 
Dorking. 
Zygopetalum discolor atrocaerulea. 
The sepals of this variety are greenish-white.' The petals 
are pale violet-purple on the upper two-thirds. The lip is dark 
violet-purple, except the edges, which fade a. little. Award of 
Merit to Messrs. F. Sander and Sons, St, Albans. - 
Odontoglossum amoenum Sander’s var. 
The parentage of this variety was 0. Pescatorei x luteo- 
purpureum sceptrum. The elliptic sepals are almost covered 
with deep chocolate, while the edges and a few transverse lines 
are cream. The elliptic petals are creamy with a large choco¬ 
late blotch above the middle and numerous smaller blotches 
below this. The fiddle-shaped lip has a dark chocolate blotch 
in front of the crest on a primrose-yellow ground. Award of 
Merit to Messrs. F. Sander and Sons. 
Odontoglossum crispum Briton’s Queen. 
The elliptic sepals and triangular petals are more or less 
jagged at' the edges and variously blotched with dark brownish- 
purple on a, white ground. The back of the flower is heavily 
shaded with rose-purple. The lip is blotched with chestnut 
around the crest. Award of Merit to' H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, 
Stamford Hill. 
Floral Committee. 
Corydalis Wilsoni. 
In general appearance this is intermediate between C. thalic- 
trifolia and C. tomentosa, The spreading leaves are bipinnati- 
sect, with oblong or oval segments, except the end one of each 
division, which is three-iobed. They are of a deep sea-green 
hue, and longer than those of C. tomentosa. The large, deep 
yellow flowers are produced in great abundance in racemes aris¬ 
ing from, the rootstock. The whole plant is only 3 in. to 4 in. 
high. Award of Merit to Messrs. J. Vei'tch and Sons, Limited, 
King’s Road, Chelsea. 
