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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER . 
October  27,  1898. 
Market  White.  Mychett  Beauty,  Nellie  Brown,  Bouquet  Feu,  A.  Becret, 
and  Mons.  Backmann  were  the  best  in  the  decorative  classes  (silver  Flora 
medal).  Messrs.  J.  Cheal  k  Son,  Crawley,  staged  a  beautiful  collection 
of  coloured  foliage.  Messrs.  Wm.  Cutbush  k  Son,  Highgate,  staged  a 
group  of  miscellaneous  plants.  Mr.  A.  Kingsmill,  Harrow  Weald, 
exhibited  a  pretty  display  of  Vitis  heterophylla  humulifolia,  the  Hop¬ 
leaved  Vine,  bearing  numerous  bunches  of  blue  and  purple  berries. 
Messrs.  H.  Cannell  &  Sons,  Swanley,  exhibited  specimen  flowers  of 
Chrysanthemums  edged  with  Polygonum.  The  best  flowers  were  Soleil 
d’Octobre,  Mrs.  White  Popharn,  Queen  of  Portugal,  Iserette,  and  Chats 
worth.  Mr.  W.  L.  Farmer,  gardener  to  H.  P.  Leschelles,  Esq.,  Windles- 
ham,  staged  a  very  good  sport  from  Reine  d’Angleterre.  Messrs.  John 
Waterer  k  Sons,  Ltd,  exhibited  a  group  of  Conifers,  all  remarkable  for 
their  bright  colouring  (silver  gilt  Flora  medal). 
Mr.  J.  Prewett,  gardener  to  C.  A.  Pearson,  Esq.,  Farnham,  exhibited 
three  boxes  of  cut  Chrysanthemums,  two  of  Japanese  and  one  of  incurved 
varieties.  The  former  section  were  represented  by  good  blooms  of  Thos. 
Wilkins,  Emily  Silsbury,  Phcebus,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Palmer,  and  M. 
Massange  de  Louvres  (silver  Banksian  medal).  Mr.  W.  J.  Godfrey, 
Exmoutb,  also  staged  a  good  collection  of  cut  Chrysanthemums.  The 
best  blooms  were  Werther,  Rayonante,  Reginald  Godfrey,  Golden 
Standard,  Mad.  Couvatde  Terrail,  President  Bevan,  and  Major  Matthew, 
a  capital  lilac  pink  incurved  variety.  Mr.  R.  Owen,  Maidenhead,  staged 
a  good  display  of  large  flowers. 
Mr.  H,  J.  Jones,  Lewisham,  exhibited  a  few  new  varieties  of  special 
merit ;  Rayonante,  Lionel  Humphrey,  General  Paque,  Mulusine,  President 
Nonin,  and  Soleil  d’Octobre  were  the  best  varieties.  Mr.  W.  Seward, 
Hanwell,  exhibited  four  seedlings,  but  they  arrived  too  late  to  be  brought 
before  the  Committee.  Two  of  them  were  very  good — namely,  Mrs.  W. 
Seward  and  Ellen  Sh*umpton. 
Orchid  Committee. — Present:  H.  J.  Veitch,  Esq.  (in  the  chair); 
with  Messrs.  J.  O’Brien,  De  B.  Crawshay,  F.  Sander,  H.  Williams, 
J.  T.  Gabriel,  H.  J.  Chapman,  W.  Id.  Young,  E.  Hill,  W.  Thompson, 
C.  Winn,  S.  Courtauld,  II.  M.  Pollett,  J.  Douglas,  T.  W.  Bond,  and  T.  B. 
Haywood. 
A  charming  group  of  Orchids  came  from  Messrs.  J.  Veitch  &  Sons. 
Ltd.,  Chelsea.  The  several  plants  were  well  grown  and  flowered.  Very 
showy  were  Cattleyas  Bowringiana,  Wendlandiana,  Mantini,  and  labiata  ; 
Lselio-Cattleyas  Nysa  and  callistoglossa  ignescens,  Oncidiums,  and 
numerous  Cypripediums,  of  which  insigne  Sanderae  was  fine,  with  a  few 
others  (silver  Flora  medal).  Messrs.  S.  Mobbs  k  Ashton,  Southgate, 
sent  Laelia  pumila,  Cattleya  gigas,  Odontoglos3um  crispum,  Cattleya 
Loddigesi,  and  others  in  good  form  (silver  Banksian  medal).  Messrs. 
F.  Sander  &  Co.,  St.  Albans,  in  addition  to  examples  of  Acalypha 
Sanderi,  exhibited  Cattleya  labiata,  C.  Ilarrisoniae,  Cymbidium  grandi- 
florum,  and  Habenaria  carnea.  Mr.  W.  II.  Young,  Orchid  grower  to 
Sir  Frederick  Wigan,  Bart.,  East  Sheen,  was  represented  by  Cyper- 
orchis  elegans,  Cymbidium  Winnianum,  Laelia  Perrini  leucophsens, 
Cattleya  Eldorado,  C.  Dowiana  aurea,  C.  labiata  alba,  with  a  few  Cypri¬ 
pediums  amongst  others  (silver  Banksian  medal). 
Mr.  W.  Goodcliffe,  Worthing,  sent  a  Cypripedium  from  a  cross  between 
Io  grande  and  Boxalli.  Mr.  J.  Davis,  gardener  to  J.  G.  Fowler,  Esq., 
Woodford,  showed  the  Glebelands  variety  of  Cypripedium  insigne. 
Besides  these,  small  exhibits  of  Orchids  came  from  Messrs.  J.  Douglas, 
Great  Bookham ;  W.  King,  gardener  to  J.  Colman,  Esq.,  Reigate ; 
W.  Cobb,  Tunbridge  Wells  ;  C.  A.  Roberts,  Ipswich;  and  H.  Low  and 
Co.,  Upper  Clapton. 
Certificates  and  Awards  of  Merit. 
Cattleya  Maroni  (Mons.  Chas.  Maron). — This  is  a  hybrid  from  a  cross 
between  C.  velutina  and  C.  aurea.  The  lip  is  the  same  in  form  as 
C.  aurea,  and  is  reddish  purple  in  colour.  The  wavy  petals  and  narrow 
sepals  are  deep  chrome  yellow  (first-class  certificate). 
Chrysanthemum  Nellie  Brown  (II.  Cannell  k  Son  and  W.  Wells). — 
A  golden  bronze  sport  from  Ryecroft  Glory  (award  of  merit). 
Chrysanthemum  Soleil  d'Octobre  (H.  J.  Jones  and  R.  Owen). — A 
reflexed  Japanese  of  a  deep  canary  yellow  colour.  It  is  one  of  the  best 
October  flowering  varieties  (award  of  merit). 
Chrysanthemum  Golden  Queen  of  the  Earlies  (H.  J.  Jones). — As  the 
name  implies,  this  is  a  deep  yeilow  sport  from  Queen  of  Earlies  (award  of 
merit). 
Chrysanthemum  Major  Matthew  (W.  J.  Godfrey). — A  narrow  floretted, 
true  incurved,  of  good  form.  The  colour  is  deep  lilac  (award  of  merit). 
Chrysanthemum  Baronne  de  Viellard  (W.  J.  Godfrey). — A  rich  bronze 
coloured  true  incurved  (award  of  merit). 
Chrysanthemum  Ettie  Mitchell  (W.  J.  Godfrey). — This  belongs  to  the 
decorative  section.  It  is  a  bronzy  yellow  reflexed  flower  (award  of  merit). 
Dracaena  Victoria  (W.  Bull). —  A  grand  form,  precisely  of  the  habit  of 
Lindeni.  The  colour  is  green  and  gold.  It  is  a  Brazilian  plant  (first- 
class  certificate). 
Lcelia  Perrini  leucophcens  (W.  H.  Young).— A  mo8t  striking  Orchid. 
The  flowers  are  rather  larger  than  those  of  the  type.  The  sepals  and 
petals  are  delicate  mauve,  the  lip  being  deep  slaty  mauve,  and  the  side 
lobes  and  throat  soft  primrose  (award  of  merit). 
Lcelia  pumila  Colmani  (W.  King). — A  grand  form.  The  stout  sepals 
and  petals  are  delicately  tinged  with  blush.  The  lip  is  crimson  red  save 
in  the  centre  of  the  front  lobe,  which  is  white  (award  of  merit). 
Ptycosperma  Sanderiana  (F.  Sander). — After  the  style  of  Geonoma 
gracilis,  but  more  spreading  in  habit  (first-class  certificate). 
Bose  Sunrise  (G.  W.  Piper). — A  lovely  Tea-scented  variety  that  is 
deliciously  fragrant.  The  under  portion  buff  apricot,  and  the  outer  side 
bright  cerise  (award  of  merit). 
LANGLEY. 
The  beauties  of  Middle  Green  Farm,  Langley,  the  Buckinghamshire 
nursery  of  Messrs.  J.  Veitch  &  Sons,  Ltd,  throughout  the  summer  and 
autumn  months  have  been  told  time  after  time  in  the  pages  of  the  Journal 
of  Horticulture,  while  its  resources,  as  represented  by  the  fruit,  Roses, 
Orchids,  perennials,  biennials,  and  annuals,  have  not  been  neglected. 
Nevertheless  it  is  purposed  afain  to  refer  to  them  as  they  were  in  1898 
for  the  especial  benefit  of  those  readers  whose  time  will  not  permit  of  a 
personal  visit,  and  whose  journeyings  do  not  take  them  on  the  Great 
Western  line  between  London  and  Slough.  The  latter  know  well  how 
gloriously  beautiful  have  been  the  beds  by  the  line-side  this  season,  and 
though  they  cannot  examine  the  fruit  trees,  those  that  are  observable  tell 
a  tale  of  quality  that  is  perceptible,  even  from  the  windows  of  the  rapidly' 
passing  Cornishman  or  Flying  Dutchman.  For  week  after  week  and 
month  after  month  the  display  has  been  maintained,  and  no  more  attractive 
sight  can  be  imagined  for  tbe  Londoner  passing  southward  or  westward 
for  his  annual  vacation  than  this,  which  greets  his  vision  twenty  to 
twenty-five  minutes  after  leaving  tbe  stuffy  modern  Babylon.  That  it  is 
seen  and  appreciated  is  proven  by  the  many  letters  that  are  received  from 
travellers  who  desire  information  anent  the  various  plants,  and  are 
unstinted  in  their  expressions  of  admiration. 
The  Floral  Feast. 
On  almost  the  last  day  of  July  the  writer  was  whirled  past  the  gaily' 
beautiful  grounds,  and  was  more  impressed  by  the  excellence  of  the 
Salpiglossis  and  Phloxes  than  perhaps  anything  else.  Closer  examination 
towards  the  close  of  September  revealed  charms  in  the  flowers  that  had 
hitherto  been  hidden.  The  beds  of  the  former  were  one  mass  of  various 
coloured  flowers,  whose  softness  of  tone,  shade,  and  venation  were  little 
Fig.  55. — Crab  John  Seden. 
'hort  of  surprising.  The  Phloxes  of  the  Drummondi  section  were  equally' 
striking,  though  their  beauty  lies  rather  in  the  decisiveness  of  the  colours 
than  the  delicacy  of  the  first  named.  Then  there  were  the  Marvel 
of  Peru,  Marigolds,  Linums,  Eschscholtzias,  and  a  host  of  other  annual  and 
biennial  plants.  The  effect  of  these  was  set  off  as  it  were  by  stately 
Helianthuses,  floriferous  Michaelmas  Daisies,  and  several  perennials  of 
similar  habit.  But  it  is  not  from  the  line-side  that  the  best  perennials  are 
to  be  seen,  though  the  broad  borders  flanking  the  central  path  are  rich  in 
variety.  For  the  herbaceous  garden  proper  the  nursery  and  canal  must 
be  crossed,  and  there  will  be  found  one  of  the  most  complete  collections 
that  an  ardent  hardy  plantsman  like  Mr.  Arnott  need  wish  to  see.  All 
kinds  and  varieties  have  a  place,  and  stocks  of  such  as  Michaelmas 
Daisies,  Helianthuses,  Physalis  Franchetti,  Irises,  Doronicums,  and  others 
are  of  a  very  great  extent.  Passing  beyond  this  garden  is  found  the  trial 
ground,  where  the  seeds  sold  from  Chelsea  are  grown  to  prove  the 
vegetative  powers  as  well  as  the  qualities  of  the  flowers.  Both  these 
departments  are  managed  by  men  whose  training  has  been  such  as  to 
insure  efficiency  in  culture  and  systematic  management. 
Apples  and  Pears. 
Those  who  read  the  report  of  the  Crystal  Palace  Fruit  Show  in  the 
Journal  for  October  6tb,  will  not  need  to  be  told  how  extensive  is  the 
variety  of  Apples  grown  at  Langley,  for  the  firm  then  staged  100  sorts, 
not  highly  fed  fruit,  but  a  fine  typical  collection,  and  for  purposes  of 
comparison  most  interesting.  Looking  at  the  differently  shaped  trees 
with  their  burden  of  fruit,  it  is  a  comparatively  simple  matter  to  see 
which  are  reliable  as  croppers,  and  this  season  has  been  a  severe  test. 
Amongst  the  best  of  the  Apples  are  King  Harry',  which  is  of  fine 
flavour  ;  Fraise  d’Hoffingen,  a  variety  that  ought  to  go  to  the  front 
for  market  purposes,  as  it  is  a  free  bearer  and  of  fine  appearance  ; 
Barnack  Beauty,  a  showy  Apple  of  good  quality,  and  Barton’s  Incomparable, 
which  is  after  the  style  of  Golden  Pippin  ;  while  such  better  known  sorts 
as  Bismarck,  Bramley’s  Seedling,  Tyler’s  Kernel,  Stone’s,  Schoolmaster, 
Blenheim  Pippin,  Beauty  of  Stoke,  Sandringham,  Ecklinville  Seedling, 
Seaton  House,  Newton  Wonder,  Lane’s  Prince  Albert,  Potts’ Seedling, 
Cornish  Gillflower,  Cornish  Aromatic,  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin,  KiDg  of  the 
Pippins,  Court  of  Wick,  Fearn’s  Pippin,  and  others  were  grand. 
Of  Pears  there  is  the  same  profusion  of  varieties  and  the  same  variation 
in  quality.  There  are  what  may  be  termed  the  standard  ones,  that  are 
almost  invariably  to  be  relied  upon,  as  well  as  many  of  equal  excellence 
