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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
October  2y,  1903 
stone,  Madame  A.  Guinoisseau,  Antoine  Rivoire.  Pinlc  :  Kil- 
larney-,  Madame  A.  Chatenay,  Camoens.  Rose:  Madame  Jules 
Grolez,  Grand  Due  A.  de  Luxembourg.  Crimson ;  Griiss  au 
Teplitz,  Liberty,  Papa  Goutier'S  Bardou  Job  (semi-double). 
YcHoiv :  Gustave  Regis,  Madame  Ravary'-,  Madame  Charles 
Monuier"'. 
Teas. — Blush:  Dr.  Grill,  G.  Nabonnand.  Pink:  Madame 
Lambard.  Copperii  reel :  LTdeal,  Beaute  Ineonstante.  Rosy 
crimson  :  Corallina.  Crimson  :  Francois  Dubreuil. 
^  Bourbon. — Blush  :  Souvenir  de  la  Malmaison.  China. — 
Mliite:  Mrs.  Bosanquet.  Pink:  Common,  Laurette  Messimy, 
Madame  E,  Resal.  Crimson:  Fabvier.  Perpetual  Scotch. — 
Blush:  Stanwell  Perpetual. 
PoLYANTHA. —  IVhite:  Madame  A.  M.  de  Moutravel.  Flesh: 
Marie  Pavie.  Rose  :  Gloire  des  Polyantba.  Crimson  :  Perle  des 
Rouges'  .  Yellow :  Perle  d'Or,  Leonie  Lamescli,  Eugenie 
Lamescli'^ 
Rugosa. —  J\'hite:  Blanc  double  de  Coubert.  Blush:  Fim- 
briata.  Crimson  :  Atropurpurea 
Climbing. — Crimson :  Longwortb  Rambler  (H.T.),  Reine  Olga 
de  Murtemburg  (H.T.),  Fran<;ois  Crousse"''  (T.).  Yelloiv  :  Gloire 
de  Dijon  (T.),  ^\.  A.  Richardson  (N.),  Alister  Stella  Gray  (N.), 
Reve  d’Or  (N.). 
Trailing  Roses  (Wichuraiana). —  :  Wieburaiana.  Pale 
bellow:  Jersey  Beauty'*',  Alberic  Barbier’b  Pink:  Dorothy 
Perkins*. — Edwd.  Mawley,  Berkbamsted. 
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East  Bornliani  Park,  Bucks. 
The  county  of  Bucks  is  celebrated  for  its  many  historical, 
interesting,  and  beautiful  homes,  and  amongst  them  is  the 
above,  the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  J.  Veitch.  It  us  not 
far  removed  from  the  world-famed  forest  of  Burnham  Beeches  on 
the  one  hand,  and,  on  the  other,  the  equally  well-known  home 
of  the  Forte-scues.  We  allude  to  Dropmore,  horticulturally 
famed  for  its  magnificent  collection  of  coniferous  and  other  trees, 
as  well  as  by  the  charm  and  character  of  the  gardener  who 
planted  them — Phillip  Frost,  now  no  more. 
The  occasion  of  our  visit,  on  the  29th  July,  was  a  pleasant  one 
namely,  the  holding  of  the  Farnham  Royal,  East  Burnham,  and 
Hedgerley  flower  shows.  This  is  a  pleasant  amalgamation  and 
joint  exhibition,  held  first  in  one  parish  and  then  in  the  other. 
'Elis  year  Mr.  Harry  J.  Veitch  ivas  the  host  and  president,  and 
it  need  scarcely  be  said  that  nothing  wa.s  left  undone  that  could 
possibly  have  been  done  towards  making  the  show  a  great  success 
and  the  attendance  of  the  visitors  pleasant. 
We  have  had  the  privilege  of  visiting  East  Burnham  Park 
on  inany  occasions  since  the  property  has  been  acquired  by  Mr. 
Veitch,  and  have  witnessed  with  pleasure  the  great  improve¬ 
ments  he  has  year  by  year  effected  in  the  garden;  an  entirely 
out-of-door  garden,  be  it  remarked.  For  several  years  it  was  an 
uphill  battle  ho  had  to  wage  against  conditions  inimical  to  good 
gardening,  namely,  a  light,  shallow  soil,  resting  on  a  bed  of 
gravel  of  great  depth.  Added  to  this,  the  summers  on  the 
whole  have  been  dry  and  hot,  especially  the  three  previous  to 
1902,  .so  that  successful  results  of  extensive  planting  under  such 
conditions  have  been  most  difficult  of  attainment,  but  thanks  to 
perseverance  with  the  water-cart,  mulching,  and  other  means 
taken  to  lessen  the  evils  of  drought,  the  trees  were  kept  in 
healthful  growth,  and  now,  through  the  influence  of  the  greater 
rainfall  and  a  moist er  atmosphere  of  last  year  and  this,  the 
various  new  plantations  have  made  remarkable  progress;  so 
much  so,  that  thinning  out  mu.st  before  long  bo  attended  to. 
In  a  garden  so  full  of  various  and  interesting  aspects  as  this 
is,  representing  and  embodying,  as  it  does  in  a  great  measure, 
the  life  experience  of  one  of  England’s  foremost  horticulturists, 
it  is  difficult  to  say  what  to  admire  the  most.  Here  is  thei  long 
expanse  of  well  kept  .and  beautiful  lawn  extending  from  the 
house  Avell  into  the  park  beyond,  judiciously,  but  not  over¬ 
planted  with  the  choicest  and  best  of  hardy  flowers,  trees,  and 
shrubs.  The  Rose  garden,  where  RokSeg  are  planted  in  masses  of 
one  colour  in  bods,  and  grown  on  lofty  pillars,  and  arranged  in 
luany  other  arti.stic  ways.  The  Rhododendron  garden,  planted 
in  the  same  way.  The  beautiful  ornamental  lake,  with  its  mar¬ 
gins  so  attractively  nlanted,  and  the  water  furnished  with  many 
plants  of  the  new  charming  hybrid  coloured  Water  Lilies. 
The  new  pergola,  with  its  old-fa.shioned  tiled  floor  and  pillars 
of  rough  materials,  already  mostly  covered  with  climbing  plants 
and  Rosfs  in  great  profusion,  runs  parallel  with  the  pergola. 
A  beautiful  sunk  garden  of  Roses  has  been  formed,  where  Roses 
of  every  sort  and  description  have  been  planted  and  are  allowed 
to  grow  naturally  at  their  sweet  will  and  plea.sur?.  Or,  again, 
the  semi-wild  woodland  and  the  valley  and  bog  garden.  Each 
has  charms  distinct  from  the  other,  and  the  whole  together  go 
to  make  one  of  the  most  interesting,  beautiful  and  restful  of 
cut-of-door  gardens  wc  have  recently  seen. — Q. 
Phalaenopsis  intermedia  Portei. 
Tliough  still  rare,  this  beautiful  Orchid  has  been  known  to 
fanciers  for  many  years,  and  is  sometimes  shown  in  excellent 
condition.  It  is  described  in  Williams’  “Orchid  Album”  as 
follows :  — “  This  beautiful  plant,  which  is  verj^  rare,  is  not  un¬ 
likely  to  be  a  natural  hybrid,  and  if  so  we  should  suppo.se  it  to 
be  a  cross  between  P.  rosea  and  P.  amabilis;  let  it,  however, 
be  hybrid  or  species,  it  ranks  among  the  verj^  handsomest  of 
its  class.  In  general  habit  it  resembles  P.  grandiflora,  the 
leaves  being  broad  oblong  acute,  about  1  foot  in  length,  the 
upper  side  dark  green,  the  under  side  dark  purplish,  more  in  the 
way  of  P.  amabilis.  The  spikes  are  arched  and  branched,  sup¬ 
porting  the  numerous  large  flowers.  In  one  form  the  oblong 
sepals  and  rhomboid  petals  are  white,  suffused  with  light  rose 
at  the  base,  the  lip  rich  dark  purplish  rose,  with  the  lateral 
lobes  bluntly  wedge-shaped,  rosy,  the  base  of  the  front  lobe 
tinted  with  orange-yellow,  and  the  disc  and  callus  yellow,  the 
latter  marked  with  deep  purple  spots.  The  flowers  are  of  good 
substance,  and  remain  in  perfection  a  very  long  time.” 
The  Week’s  Cultural  Notes. 
Masdevallia  tovarensis,  now  advancing  for  flower,  is  a  most 
useful  and  beautiful  species  for  cutting;  and  in  order  to  see  the 
flowers  at  their  be.st,  the  plants  should  now  be  given  rather  more 
warmth  than  the  coolest  house  affords.  They  will  open  more 
freely,  and  be  of  a  purer  white.  Wherever  the  flower  spikes  are 
left  on,  these  produce  blossoms  again  next  season,  but  this,  of 
course,  necessitates  the  wiring  of  the  individual  flowers  when 
cut.  But  if  the  stems  and  all  are  removed  there  will  generally 
be  plenty  more  produced,  as  it  is  very  free  in  this  respect.  The 
flowers  may,  if  needed,  be  left  upon  the  plants  until  they  fade 
without  injur.y  to  the  latter ;  and  as  several  spikes,  containing 
each  three  or  four  flowers  of  the  purest  white,  are  produced  on 
quite  small  plants,  a  dozen  or  two  good  specimens  will  make  a 
very  fine  display. 
Cypripedium  Spicerianum  is  one  cf  the  finest  flowers  of  the 
week,  and  it  is  now  quite  a  success  under  cultivation.  Good 
culture  is  needed,  as  it  abhors  anything  decaying  about  its  roots, 
though  liking  a  sound,  substantial  compost  of  good  fibry  loam, 
sphagnum  (chopped),  and  broken  crocks.  The  proper  time,  to 
repot  is  just  as  the  flowers  are  past,  young  roots  being  then  freely' 
produced.  While  in  flower,  it  should  not  be  placed  about  in 
cold,  dry  houses,  or  rooms,  nor  should  the  roots  be  stinted  for 
water  at  any  time 
Among  the  taller  growing  Cattleyas,  C.  bicolor  is  one  that 
deserves  more  consideration,  on  account  of  its  very  distinct  ap¬ 
pearance.  It  is  easily  grown,  and  looks  grand,  with  the  bright 
crimson  of  the  lip  forming  a  pretty  contrast  to  the  dull  brownish 
tint  on  the  outer  segments.  This  will  now  rest  for  a  time,  as 
will  most  of  the  similarly-habited  species  ;  also  Lselia  elegans, 
L.  Boothiana,  Cattleya  crispa,  and  others.  The  lovely  C. 
superba  I  have  noticed  in  flower  this  week.  It  likes  more  heat 
than  any  other  Cattleya.  but  even  it  must  have  rest,  and  now 
is  the  time  to  rest  it.  Keep  it  dormant  now  and  onwards ;  then 
in  spring  it  will  .start  strongly  and  well,  producing  strong 
flowering  growths. 
Although  Cattleya  Trianse  and  C.  Percivaliaiia  are  at  rest, 
these  must  not  bo  overdried,  as  though  no  signs  of  life  can  be  - 
seen,  the  flowers  are  forming  in  the  sheath,  and  any  exce.ss  of 
dryness  will  weaken  them.  C.  Mossiie  should  be  finished  by  now, 
and  must  be  kept  on  the  dry,  .side,  well  up  to  the  light.  The 
atmosphere  of  the  Cattleya  house  must  be  kept  rather  drier,  and 
whenever  a  few  hours  can  be  spared,  cleaning  operations  may 
be  carried  out.  The  white  scales  so  troublesome  to  these  lovely 
Orchids  must  be  searched  for  and  destroyed,  especially  about 
the  rhizomes  and  the  sheathing  base  of  the  bulbs. — H.  R.  R. 
Notes  on  Yandas. 
There  are  few  genera  of  Orchids  more  beautiful  than  Vandas, 
and  one  wonders  why  they  are  not  more  grown.  The  tall-grow¬ 
ing  varieties  and  species,  it  is  true,  need  a  good  deal  of  room, 
more  than  some  cultivators  can  spare  them  ;  but  there  are  a 
number  of  almost  eciually  beautiful  small  sorts.  Natives 
principally  of  the  mainland  and  islands  about  Malay  and  India, 
most  of  them  require  tropical  treatment,  though  in  the  past  no 
doubt  many  fine  plants  have  been  ruined  by  too  much  heat.  As 
a  genus,  however,  they  cannot  be  collectively  treated,  and  a 
few  notes  on  the  best-known  species  should  prove  useful. 
The  propagation  of  most  of  them  is  comparatively  easy,  as 
nearly  all  throw  side  breaks  that  may  be  taken  off  and  potted 
separately,  so  soon  as  they  commence  rooting.  In  one  in.stance, 
V.  teres,  the  plant  may  be  cut  up  very  freely,  inserting  the 
