Stay 13, 1905 THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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Plants Recently Certificated 
By the Royal Horticultural Society. 
May 9th, 1905. 
Orchid Committee. 
Cymbidium rhodochilum. 
The flowers of this comparatively new species are notable 
for the contrast of remarkably diverse colours. The sepals 
are lanceolate, keeled, of a very light yellow-green, and re- 
rlexcd. The sepals are slightly broader, erect, a shade darker 
c, re en, and spotted with black all over the surface. The blade 
of the lip is bifid with widely divergent lobes of a bright red, 
the middle band being pale yellow, spotted with black. The 
side lobes are creamy-green, with a few black spots. The 
column is deep green. A strong spike on a one-crowned plant 
carried fourteen flowers and buds. The keeled leaves, about 
o ft. long, are carried in two ranks and cover the short pseudo- 
bulb with their sheathing bases. The plants of this subject 
were obtained from Madagascar, and were for a time grown 
by Mr. J. Weathers, of I si ©worth. First-class Certificate to 
J.‘ Bradshaw, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. Whitelegge), The Grange, 
Southgate. 
Odontoglossum lindleyanum aureum. 
This differs from the type by the brown being washed out, 
leaving the yellow ground with darker yellow blotches. The 
column and claw of the lip are white. Botanical Certificate 
to de B. Crawshay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. J. Stables), Rose- 
field, Sevenoaks. 
Bulbophyllum Reinwardtii. 
The sepals of this large-flowered species are green, flushed 
with yellow, and the lateral ones are spotted with purple on 
the lower half. The petals are veiy much shorter and lined 
with brown. The lip is dark crimson-purple. Award of 
Merit to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
White), Burford, Dorking. 
Laeliocattleya G. S. Ball magnifica. 
The sepals and petals of this fine variety are of a brilliant 
orange or cinnabar. The lip is darker, being shaded vitli 
crimson on the lamina and side lobes. lhe plant shown by 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., carried seven flowers on a lace-me. 
Award of Merit. 
Laeliocattleya Mrs. J. Leemann. 
The parentage of this hybrid was Cattleya dowiana aurea x 
Laelia digbyana. The sepals and petals are palest lemon- 
yellow on the face, and thickly mottled with purple on the 
back. The lip is of huge size, deeply fringed on the margin 
of the terminal and the side lobes; the centre is golden, shaded 
with crimson and surrounded with a broad pink border. Award 
of Merit to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Epilaelia Sylvia. 
The parentage of this remarkable bigeneric hybrid was 
Epidendrum cooperianum x Laelia cinnabariria. The sepals 
are orange, shaded with red, and the linear petals crimson-red. 
The lip is spread out as in Epidendrum, creamy along the 
centre, rose-purple on the side lobes and red on the terminal 
lobe. The stems are upright, and the whole plant about 2 ft. 
high. Award of Merit to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Dendrobium crumenatum. 
The stems of this species are veiy slender, 2 ft. to 4 ft. long, 
and carry one to six flowers towards the top. These flowers 
are white with a yellow cushion on the lip. Botanical Cer¬ 
tificate to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Odontoglossum crispum Louis L. Sander. 
The flowers of this variety are moderate in size, orbicular, 
white, tinted rose and furnished with a very large purple- 
brown or chestnut-red blotch on the centre of each segment. 
The small plant carried five flowers. First-class Certificate to- J. 
Leemann, Esq., West Bank House, Heaton Mersey. 
Odontoglossum crispum Titus. 
The sepals and petals in this instance have long, acute points. 
and are richly ornamented with a group of purple-brown 
blotches on the centre. The lip has a large blotch in front 
of the crest and some small ones round the sides. Award of 
Merit to J. Leemann, Esq. 
Odontoglossum crispum West Bank House var. 
The sepals and jagged petals of this variety are of a soft 
blue or rosy-lilac ; and the former have some cinnamon blotches 
on the centre, while the petals are speckled with cinnamon. 
J ho lip is white, with a series of brown blotches around the 
yellow crest. Award of Merit to .T. Leemann, Esq. 
Floral Committee. 
Auricula Rifleman (Douglas). 
The above is a green-edge show variety with large flat pips 
made up of seven lobes. The maroon or black body colour is 
veil defined. Award of Merit to Mr. James Douglas, Eden- 
side, Great Bookham, Surrey. 
Auricula Vesta (Douglas). 
r Ilia eye of this white-edged show Auricula is bright yellow. 
The paste and the edge are veiy white, while the body colour 
is black and forms a rather narrow zone. Award of Merit to 
Mr. James Douglas. 
Clematis moutana rubens. 
The flowers of this variety are of a beautiful rosy-pink in¬ 
stead of being white, as in the type. It was introduced from 
Central China. Award of Merit to Messrs. James Veitch and 
Sons, Limited, King’s Road, Chelsea. 
Primula tangutica, Duthie. 
The leaves of this peculiar species are spathulate, serrulate, 
glabrous and green, with red ribs. The flowers are produced 
in one or more whorls, one above the other. The corolla is 
maroon-crimson, and consists of five linear, starry segments. 
Botanical Certificate to Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons. 
Primula japonica pulverulenta, Duthie. 
The large red-purple flowers of this variety have, a con¬ 
spicuous crimson eye. The scapes, pedicels, calyx, and to 
some extent the corolla, are covered with meal. Award of 
Merit to Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Limited, Chelsea. 
Meconopsis punicea. 
The leaves of this strange and striking species are spathu¬ 
late, stalked, and thinly hairy on both surfaces. They are all 
confined to the rootstock. The scapes are 1J ft. to 2 ft. high, 
densely hairy and bent at tbe very top, so that the flower 
hangs down like those of a Sarracenia. The flower consists of 
four elliptic, deep red petals that hang downwards, thus pro¬ 
tecting the pollen. This habit is certainly peculiar. First- 
class Certificate to Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Limited. 
Primula Veitchi, Duthie. 
The leaves of this variety are oblong-heart shaped, lobed 
along the sides, wrinkled and resembling a giant P. cortu- 
soides, with much more leathery texture. The scapes are 
9 in. to 12 in. high, and carry an umbel of many rose-purple 
flowers with a brown and orange eye. It is a very handsome 
species. Award of Merit to Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Limited. 
Euphorbia Wulfeni. 
The stems are covered with linear dark green leaves, and 
surmounted by a dense- globular head of greenish-yellow 
flowers, or, rather, cup-shaped bracts, united in pairs. Award 
of Merit to Mr. Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farm, Winchmore 
Hill. 
Narcissus Committee 
Tulip Ariadne. 
.The flowers of this Darwin Tulip are cup-shaped, 3 in. long, 
bright carmine-scarlet, and violet at the base. The anthers 
and filaments are also dark violet. Award of Merit to Messrs. 
Barr and Sons, King Street, Covent Garden. 
Tulip King Harold. 
Here again we have a very large, cup-shaped Darwin Tulip 
about 3 in. to 34 in. long. Both surfaces are deep crimson, 
and the base bright violet. Award of Merit to Messrs. R. 
Wallace and Co., Kilnfield Gardens, Colchester. 
