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others  were  Cypripedium  Lawrenceanum,  C.  L.  Hyeanum  (very  fine), 
C.  caudatum,  Cattleya  Lawrenceana,  C.  Mossi*  in  variety,  Oncidium 
concolor,  Cypripedium  bellatulum  album,  Odontoglosium  Roezli,  0.  vexil- 
larium,  O.  crispum,  Cattleya  citrina,  L*lia  purpurata,  Dendrobium 
Dalhousianum,  Dendrobium  Pha)*nopsis,  and  Epidendrum  Wallisi. 
Cattleya  Mendeli  leucoglossa,  a  chaste  pale  coloured  variety,  came 
from  Mr.  Johnson,  gardener  to  Thos.  Statter,  Esq.,  Stand  Hall, 
Manchester,  as  also  did  Cypripedium  Gertrude  Hollington.  G.  W.  Law- 
Schofield,  Esq.,  New  Hall  Hey,  Rawtenstall,  sent  Cypripedium  Amie 
Louise. 
Mr.  F.  J.  Thorne,  gardener  to  Major  J.  J.  Joicey,  Sunningdale  Park, 
Sunningdale,  arranged  an  exhibit  largely  consisting  of  Odontoglossam 
vexillarium.  The  plants  in  small  pots  were  carrying  several  spikes  of 
perfectly  developed  flowers.  Besides  these  were  noticed  Cymbidium 
Lowianum,  Dendrobium  atro-violaceum  Major  Joicey’s var.,  Cypripedium 
Stonei,  Odontoglossam  crispum,  Cypripedium  Curtisi,  Odontoglossum 
cordatum,  Epidendrum  vitellinum  majus,  E.  Randi,  Anguloa  Ruckeri, 
Cattleya  Mossiae,  and  others. 
Mr.  P.  Blair,  gardener  to  the  Duke  of  Sutherland,  Trentham,  sent  a 
plant  of  Odontoglossam  crispum  carrying  several  spikes  ;  and  Mr.  T.  W. 
Bond,  gardener  to  C.  L.  N.  Ingram,  Esq  ,  Elstead,  Godaiming,  a  plant  of 
a  superb  Cattleya  Mossiae  named  Chas.  Ingram.  Messrs.  B.  S.  Williams 
and  Co.,  Victoria  and  Paradise  Nursery,  Upper  Holloway,  sent  a  group 
of  Orchids  interspersed  with  Ferns.  There  were  Cymbidium  Lowianum, 
L*lia  purpurata,  Vanda  tricolor,  V.  suavis,  Odontoglossum  crispum, 
O.  vexillarium,  Cattleya  Mossiae,  C.  citrina,  Odontoglossum  Wilckianum, 
O.  luteo  -  purpureum,  Oncidium  concolor,  Odontoglossum  cordatum 
aureum. 
Quality  was  well  in  conjunction  with  quantity  in  the  group  of 
Orchids  staged  by  Mr.  W.  H.  White,  grower  to  Sir  Trevor  Lawrence, 
Bart.,  Burford  Lodge,  Dorking.  The  Orchids  were  intermingled  with 
Ferns,  so  that  the  merits  of  the  flowers  could  be  seen  at  a  glance. 
Singularly  conspicuous  were  Maxillaria  Sanderiana,  Epidendrum  Stam- 
fordianum  (fine),  Ccelogyne  odoratissima,  Anguloa  Ruckeri  saoguinea, 
Epidendrum  Mooreanum,  E.  vitellinum  majus,  Dendrobium  revolutum, 
Cypripedium  Stonei  grande,  Maxillaria  Houtteana,  Dendrobium  seta- 
ceum,  Cymbidium  Lowianum,  Eria  flava  (rare),  E  pidendrum  elegantulum, 
Phal*nopsis  grandifiora,  P.  Luddemanniana,  Saccolabium  ampullaceum 
(fig.  76,  page  463),  Thunia  Benson*,  Cattleya  Lawrenceana,  Odonto-  , 
glossum  Andersonianum,  O.  elegantius,  Cattleya  Mossiae,  Odontoglossum 
luteo- purpureum  hystrix,  Miltonia  Bleuiana  nobilior,  Cattleya  Parthenia, 
Sobralia  macrantha,  Cypripedium  barbatum,  Oncidium  luteum,  Cypri¬ 
pedium  bellatulum,  some  beautiful  forms  of  Odontoglossum  crispum, 
with  the  curious  Bulbophjllum  Barbigerum,  and  many  others. 
Odontoglossum  crispum  in  great  variety  comprised  the  bulk  of  the 
exhibit  from  Mr.  D.  Masterton,  gardener  to  W.  S.  Ellis,  Esq.,  Hazle- 
bourne,  Dorking.  The  plants  were  magnificently  grown,  and  carried 
some  splendid  spikes  of  blooms.  Besiles  these  there  were  Odonto¬ 
glossum  vexillarium  in  variety,  Cochlioda  Noezliana,  Odontoglossum 
citrosmum,  Cypripedium  bellatulum,  Odontoglossum  cordatum,  and 
others. 
Mr.  G.  Wythes,  gardener  to  Earl  Percy,  Syon  House,  Brentford,  had 
a  grand  exhibit  of  Orchids.  The  plants  gave  abundant  evidence  of  good 
culture.  Amongst  them  were  noticed  Aerides  odorata,  Cypripedium 
barbatum,  Dendrobium  thyrsiflorum,  L*lia  purpurata,  Cattleya  citrina, 
C.  Mossiae,  Oncidium  concolor,  Lycaste  Deppei,  Oncidium  ampliatum 
majus,  Cymbidium  Lowianum,  and  several  others.  Mons.  Jules  Hye- 
Leysen,  Ghent,  sent  a  few  Orchids,  including  Miltonia  vexillaria 
Caeneana,  Odontoglossum  Pescatorei,  O.  crispum,  and  0.  expansum. 
Mons.  Botelberghe,  Ghent,  sent  Odontoglossum  polyxanthum  ;  and  Mons. 
Morns,  Leda,  Belgium,  Cypripedium  Baptisti. 
Brightly  beautiful  were  the  Orchids  from  Mr.  W.  H.  Young, 
gardener  to  Sir  Frederic  Wigan,  Clare  Lawn,  East  Sheen,  Cymbidium 
Lowianum,  Dendrobium  phalaenopsis,  Thunia  Wigauianum,  T.  Mar¬ 
shall]'*,  L*lia  purpurata,  Cypripedium  Lawrenceanum,  C.  barbatum 
nigrum,  Cattleya  Mossiae,  C.  Schilleriana,  Odontoglossum  crispum, 
Cattleya  Mendeli,  Cymbidium  Lowiana  concolor,  Epidendrum  Randi, 
and  many  others. 
Mr.  Hislop,  gardener  to  H.  S.  Leon,  Esq.,  Bletchley,  sent  a  beautiful 
stand,  comprising  well-grown  examples  of  various  Orchids.  Prominent 
among  them  were  Laelia  purpurata,  BrasBia  verrucosa,  Cattleya  Mossi*, 
Odontoglossum  crispum,  Cattleya  Lawrenceana,  Oncidium  concolor, 
Dendrobium  thyrsiflorum,  Vanda  tricolor  Patersoni,  Cymbidium 
Lowianum,  Cypripedium  Rothschildianum,  and  Odontoglossum  vexil¬ 
larium. 
A  showy  bank  of  Orchids  was  staged  by  Messrs.  H.  Low  &  Co., 
Upper  Clapton.  The  plants  were  well  flowered  and  the  blooms  were  of 
capital  quality.  Particularly  conspicuous  were  the  varieties  of  Odonto¬ 
glossum  crispum  and  Cattleya  Mossi*,  Cypripedium  hirsutissimum, 
Pbalsenopsis  intermedia  Portei.  P.  leucorrhoda  Lowias,  Cypripedium 
niveum,  Dendrobium  Parishi,  Odontoglossum  crispum  Low*,  L*lia 
purpurata,  L.  grandis  tenebrosa  Gilmore’s  var.,  Cattleya  Mossi* 
Arnoldiana  Low’s  var.,  Ccelogyne  pandurata,  Odontoglossum  Halli 
grande,  O.  vexillarium,  Phal*nopsis  casta,  and  many  others. 
Splendid  examples  of  L*lia  purpurata  were  conspicuous  in  the 
exhibit  from  Messrs.  W,  L.  Lewis  &  Co.,  Southgate,  as  also  were 
Cattleya  Mossi*,  Cypripedium  bellatulum  southgatense,  Odontoglossum 
crispum,  O.  citrosmum,  Cypripedium  Rossianum,  C.  barbatum,  C. 
Harrisianum  superbum,  L*lia  purpurata  Bella,  L.  p.  Lewisi,  Cattleya 
Mendeli,  and  several  others.  Mr.  J.  Cypher,  Cheltenham,  had  a  very 
charmiDg  exhibit  of  Orchids,  in  which  many  splendid  plants  were  seen. 
They  comprised  L*lia  purpurata  in  extensive  variety,  Cattleya  Mendeli, 
Cypripedium  Exul,  Cattleya  Acklandi,  Cypripedium  grande  atratum, 
Odontoglossum  ramosissimum,  Oncidium  concolor,  Odontoglossum 
vexillarium,  Masdevallia,  Cypripedium  selligerum  majus,  Dendrobium 
pulchellum,  Cattleya  citrina,  and  Odontoglossum  maculatum. 
Mr.  Geo.  Purseglove,  gardener  to  G.  H.  Rolls,  Esq.,  Richmond  Park, 
Bournemouth,  staged  a  few  Orchids  in  creditable  condition,  as  also  did 
Mr.  W.  Buckell,  gardener  to  Malcolm  S.  Cooke,  Esq.,  Kingston  Hill. 
Messrs.  Backhouse  &  Son,  York,  arranged  some  spikes  of  Odontoglossum 
crispum,  with  Asparagus,  on  a  rockery,  producing  a  charming  effect. 
Messrs.  Linden,  Brussels,  sent  a  superb  Odontoglossum  named  augustum, 
with  O.  Ruckerianum  aspersum,  0.  crispum  albo-lutescens,  O.  Pesca¬ 
torei  guttatum,  Gongora  portentosa  rosea,  and  Cattleya  Reineckiana 
exquisita. 
Roses. 
Roses  formed  an  important  feature  in  the  large  tent,  and  a  fine 
group  set  up  by  Messrs.  W.  Paul  &  Son,  Waltham  Cross,  was  exceed¬ 
ingly  effective.  The  groundwork  was  formed  of  dwarf  plants  in  pots, 
with  graceful  standards  towering  above,  thus  doing  away  with  any 
flatness  of  surface  that  otherwise  might  have  arisen.  Very  charming 
were  the  standard  specimens  of  Rubens,  Crimson  Queen,  climbing 
Niphetos.  Ulrich  Brunner,  Sappho,  Jean  Ducher,  Medea,  Madame 
Cusin,  Clio,  Sylph,  Duke  of  York,  and  William  Allan  Richardson ; 
while  amongst  the  bush  plants  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Crimson  Rambler, 
Magna  Charta,  Caroline  Testout,  Spenser,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Margaret 
Dickson,  Baroness  Rothschild,  Dr.  Andry,  and  Fisher  Holmes  were 
pleasingly  conspicuous.  No  less  beautiful  were  the  numerous  cut 
blooms  which  were  included  in  the  exhibit. 
Stretching  across  one  end  of  the  marquee  was  the  exhibit  of  Mr. 
Charles  Turner,  Slough,  consisting  almost  entirely  of  Roses.  In  the 
centre  of  the  group  was  a  fine  arch  of  Crimson  Rambler,  the  same 
variety  forming  a  pretty  background,  being  fastened  up  the  tent  poles. 
Bush  plants  of  the  Rambler  were  also  dotted  about  here  and  there, 
and  nothing  could  be  more  striking  than  their  masses  of  crimson 
blossoms.  In  addition  to  these  were  superb  specimens  of  La  France, 
Ulrich  Brunner,  Madame  Victor  Verdier,  Edith  Gifford,  Juno,  Celine 
Forestier,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  and  Juno,  comprising  an  exhibit  of  superb 
merit.  At  each  corner  was  a  small  group  of  Carnations,  consisting  of 
Pride  of  Penshurst,  Waterwitch,  Little  John,  Cardinal  Wolsey,  Sir  Guy, 
Duchess  of  Portland,  and  others. 
Messrs.  Paul  &  Son,  Cheshunt,  were  also  represented  by  a  large 
display  of  Roses  in  pots.  The  plants  were  arranged  in  an  undulating 
form  which  was  highly  creditable,  and  amongst  others  were  noticed 
superb  specimens  of  Magna  Charta,  Juno,  Celine  Forestier,  Caroline 
Testout,  Frangois  Levet,  Charles  Lawson,  La  France,  William  Warden, 
Alphonse  Soupert,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Beauty  of  Waltham,  Paul’s  Carmine 
Pillar,  Francisca  Kruger,  and  Jean  Ducher.  The  same  firm  also  showed 
several  good  Cannas,  such  as  Charles  Moore,  L.  E.  Bally,  T.  J. 
Berckmans,  and  Comet.  Roses  were  also  well  shown  by  Mr.  W.  Rumsey, 
Waltham  Cross,  whose  plants  though  small  were  on  the  whole  well 
flowered.  Good  specimens  of  Crimson  Rambler  were  noticed,  with 
La  France,  The  Bride,  Marechal  Niel,  Niphetos,  Madame  Hoste, 
Catherine  Mermet,  SpenBer,  Ernest  Metz,  John  Stuart  Mill,  and  Senateur 
Vaisse. 
Messrs.  G.  Jackman  &  Son,  Woking, sent  some  well-flowered  pot  Roses, 
though  some  of  the  blooms  were  a  little  past  their  best.  Crimson-  Rambler, 
La  France,  Duchesse  de  Morny,  and  Magna  Charta  were  of  the  best. 
Cat  Roses  in  perfect  form  came  from  Mr.  G.  Mount,  Canterbury.  There 
were  several  boxes,  and  tbe  varieties  represented  were  La  France, 
Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Niphetos,  Fisher  Holmes,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Rubens, 
Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  Gdndral  Jacqueminot,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Lady  Mary 
Fitzwilliam,  Marie  Finger,  Viscountess  Folkestone,  Mardchal  Niel,  and 
many  others. 
Plants  and  Flowers. 
One  corner  of  the  large  tent  was  filled  up  with  the  exhibit  of  Messrs. 
W.  Cutbush  &  Son,  Highgate.  Carnations  formed  a  bright  feature, 
consisting  of  a  fine  group  of  Malmaisons,  Uriah  Pike,  Germania,  and 
others.  Large  Palms  made  a  good  background,  and  in  front,  tastefully 
arranged,  were  fine  plants  of  Lilium  Harrisi,  Pimelea  spectabilis,  Cras- 
sula  rosea,  Erica  Cavendishi,  Spir*as  in  variety,  Mignonette  Cutbush’s 
Giant,  with  Azaleas  and  other  flowering  plants.  Ferns  formed  the 
groundwork,  and  altogether  the  group  was  a  very  effective  one. 
The  opposite  corner  was  filled  by  Mr.  W.  Iceton,  Putney,  who  had  a 
fine  collection  of  decorative  plants,  consisting  of  large  Palms  interspersed 
with  Acer  Negundo  variegata,  Caladiums,  Drac*nas,  and  Crotons  in 
variety,  with  flowering  plants  in  the  shape  of  Lilium  Harrisi,  Ericas 
in  variety,  Crassula  rosea,  Saxifraga  pyramidalis,  and  others.  Included 
in  the  exhibit  was  a  fine  specimen  of  Kentia  Fosteriana  aurea,  with 
foliage  of  a  delicate  light  golden  hue. 
Mr.  H.  J.  Jones,  Lewisham,  was  represented  by  a  group  of  specimen 
fancy  Pelargoniums.  The  result  of  superior  culture  was  apparent  in  the 
clean  appearance  and  sturdy  habit  of  the  plants,  which  presented  a 
perfect  mass  of  large,  shapely  blooms,  pleasingly  diversified  in  hue.  A 
charming  bank  of  Carnations  was  set  up  by  Mr.  C.  Blick,  gardener  to 
Martin  R.  Smith,  Esq.,  The  Hayes,  Kent  ;  both  plants  and  flowers  were 
near  perfection,  and  variety  was  represented  by  Baroness,  Trumpeter, 
Mrs.  Streatfield.  Princess  May.  Mephisto,  La  France,  Sir  Richard,  Lord 
Rosebery,  The  Dauphin,  Fire  King,  Empress,  and  Nell  Gwynne. 
Caladiums  were  a  fine  feature,  and  occupied  nearly  one  side  of  the 
large  tent.  Messrs.  J.  Peed  &  Sons,  Norwood,  staged  magnificent  plants  of 
B.  S.  Williams,  Ibis  rouge,  Candidum,  Clio,  Duchess  of  Teck,  Rose 
Laing,  Monsieur  A.  Hardy,  John  Laing,  Charlemagne,  Madame  Jules 
