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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  12,  1903. 
Laelio-Cattleya  Norma  superba. 
The  parentage  of  this  distinctive  and  charmingly  coloured  hybrid 
are  C.  Mossiac  and  Lfelia  xanthina.  It  was  shown  at  the  Koyal 
Horticultural  Society’s  meeting  on  October  13,  by  Messrs.  James 
Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  of  Chelsea,  when  an  Aw’ard  of  Merit  was 
accorded.  The  sepals  and  petals  are  pale  bronzy  tea-coloured,  very 
sweet  and  pretty.  The  lip  is  fluted,  opening  in  front,  and  is  delicately 
coloured  light  mauve-purple,  the  throat  being  yoke-of-yellow  hue. 
Our  illustration  on  the  opposite  page  is  from  a  drawing  by  Mr.  G. 
Shayler. 
The  Week’s  Cultural  Notes. 
Growers  of  Orchids  in  the  metropolitan  area  and  in  the  vicinity  of 
other  large  towns  will  now  have  to  reckon  with  the  fog,  the  arch 
ehemy  of  these  plants  in  our  dull  sunless  winters.  Complete 
immunity  from  fog  is  a  desideratum  much  sought  by  all,  but  surely 
by  none  so  earnestly  as  those  who  have  taken  the  trouble  to  bring 
their  Orchid  safely  through  the  growing  season  and  then  wish  to 
enjoy  their  lovely  blossoms.  No  amount  of  care  can  keep  it  out  of 
t  le  houses,  but  its  ill-effects  may  be  a  little  lessened  by  keeping  a 
comparatively  dry  atmosphere  and  avoiding  over-watering  of  the 
compost.  Easily  said,  of  course,  but  when  one  day  is  beautifully 
bright  and  clear,  and  we  wake  up  the  next  morning  with  the  fog 
around  us,  not  so  easily  managed. 
Yet,  w'hen  the  plants  have  been  gradually  prepared  for  the  winter 
by  hardening  and  ripening,  as  described  in  recent  notes,  there  will  not 
be  any  need  of  heavy  watering  at  any  time,  simply  because  the  plants 
have  within  themselves  the  means  of  sustenance.  The  hard,  sound, 
and  well-developed  pseudo-bulb ;  the  healthy,  russetty-looking  leaf,’ 
are  they  which  will  stand  the  winter  vicissitudes  ;  but  weak  and  badly- 
formed  ones,  on  the  other  hand,  need  frequent  moistening  to  keep 
them  from  shrivelling. 
Perhaps  in  no  other  genus  is  this  fact  more  patent  than  in  Den- 
drobium.  Consolidation  and  rest  are  as  necessary  with  these  plants 
as  they  are  with  a  vine  or  fruit  tree.  Take  the  beautiful 
J),  Levonianum  as  an  instance.  The  foliage  has  now  all  fallen  from 
the  long  drooping  stems,  and  these  will  soon  be  bristling  with  the 
swelling  nodes  that  precede  the  flowers.  Ill-developed  plants,  on  the 
other  hand,  will  have  the  foliage  still  struggling  on  at  the  top,  to 
be  followed — if  water  is  withheld — by  the  shrivelling  and  loss  of  the 
upper  portions  of  the  stem.  Keep  the  sound  plants  dry,  cool  and 
close  up  to  the  light  now,  and  a  fine  free-flowering  return  will  be  the 
result. 
I),  nobile  is  rather  peculiar  in  its  resting  season.  Sometimes  the 
stems  ripen  and  flower  the  ensuing  season  ;  at  others  they  remain 
dormant  for  a  year  and  flower  the  next.  But  in  no  case  should  the 
plant  be  so  severely  dried  as  those  of  the  deciduous  section.  The 
Australian  set,  again,  are  difficult  in  this  respect.  None  of  them  like 
a  long,  cold  rest,  but,  on  the  other  hand,  they  must  not  be  kept 
moving  too  freely,  for  this  simply  means  the  loss  of  flowers  in  spring. 
This  does,  not  of  course,  apply,  to  the  strong-growing  D.  speciosum 
and  its  near  relation,  D.  Hiili.— H.  R.  E. 
Otto  Beyrodt’s  Collection  at  Marienfalde,  Berlin. 
Orchids  are  cultivated  here  with  the  best  success.  In  all,  there  are 
about  seventy-five  thousand  to  eighty-thousand  plants,  comprising 
specially,  Cattleya  labiala,  15,000;  C.  Triance,  3,000;  C.  Mossife, 
C.  Mendeli,  C.  gigas,  C.  Gaskelliana,  each  1,000;  Lselias  purpurata, 
anceps,  autumnalis,  Ac. ;  Odontoglossum  crispum  (15,000  plants) ; 
also  Odontoglossum  grande,  citrosmum  ;  Oncidium  Marshallianum, 
O.  tigrinum,  varicosum,  Rogers!  (3,000  plants);  O.  Forbesi  (2,000 
plants),  Vanda  cferulea  (1,000),  V.  Kimballiana,  and  Cypripedium 
insigne  (4,000);  C.  callosum  (2,000),  C.  Lawrenceanum  (1,000),  and  a 
good  stock  of  the  best  varieties  of  various  other  Orchids. 
Big  Prices  for  Orchids, 
Growers  from  all  parts  of  the  country  attended  the  sale  of  Orchids 
at  Harefleld  Hall  by  Mr.  E.  Ashworth,  the  well-known  collector,  of 
yVi'mslow.  There  was  some  spirited  bidding.  Nearly  300  lots  were 
d  sposed  of.  One  plant  sold  for  £200,  another  for  fifty  guineas, 
whi  St  another  rare  variety  was  withdrawn  at  500  guineas. 
Orchids  from  the  “Harefleld  Hall”  Collection. 
From  the  catalogue  of  the  two  days’  sale  (November  4  and  5) 
of  diy)licate  Orchids,  the  property  of  Elijah  Ashwmrth,  Esq., 
-rlareneld  Hal],  WilmsloWj  Cheshire,  we  take  the  following  para¬ 
graphs; — 
L^lio-Cattleya  decia  alba. 
(C.  aurea  x  L.  Perrini).  This  is  a  most  beautiful  albino  form, 
flowered  from  a  batch  of  intensely  coloured  varieties  with  Messrs. 
J.  Veitch  and  Sons;  sepals  and  petals  pure  white,  lip  light  rosy- 
pink  veined  with  pure  white  lines.  F.C.C.  R.H.S.,  Nov.,  1897. 
Cattleya  Mendeli  bella. 
A  very  beautiful  variety,  sepals  and  petals  blush  white;  th& 
petals  have  a  pale  median  line.  The  upper  part  of  the  lip  and 
throat  are  of  a  rich  golden  yellow  veined  and  bordered  with 
paler  yellow,  while  the  lower  part  is  of  a  dark  mauve-lilac  vmined 
with  white.  See  fig.,  “  Orchid  Album,”  Vol.  5,  plate  225.  From 
the  “Pickering  Lodge”  collection. 
C’attleya  Warscewiczi  var.  Mrs.  E.  Ashworth. 
A  very  beautiful  variety.  The  flowers  open  white,  but  in  a. 
few  days  become  a  lovely  blush  white  veined  with  white  lines  ; 
there  is  a  tinge  of  yellow  on  the  disc  of  lip  and  a  small  lilac  mark 
in  front,  A.M.  R.H.S.,  July  27,  1897.  From  Messrs.  J.  Cowan, 
and  Co. 
Odontoglossum  luteo-purpureum  var.  Ashworthianum. 
(Hystrix  form.)  A  charming  variety ;  flowers  across  sepals 
5in,  petals  4^in,  sepals  reddish  chestnut  brown  with  citron- 
yellow  tips  and  .spots  at  the  base ;  the  petals  are  creamy-yellow 
and  citron  at  the  tips,  three  large  and  a  few  small  red  browit 
spots  and  purple  ray  at  the  base,  lip  large  and  fringed,  primrose 
yellow  in  front  and  red  browm  in  the  middle. 
L^lia  Einckenian’a. 
This  beautiful  Lselia  is  supposed  to  be  a  natural  hybricT 
between  L.  albida  and  a  white  form  of  L.  anceps,  and  bears  a  fine 
raceme  of  five  or  six  of  its  lovely  flowers.  It  was  imported  by 
Messrs.  Cowan  and  .sold  to  the  late  Mr.  C.  W.  Fincken,  of 
Barnsley,  as  a  natural  hybrid,  and  was  named  in  honour  of  him 
when  it  flow'ered.  It  is  one  of  the  most  distinct  natural  hybrids 
yet  introduced;  the  sepals  and  petals  are  of  the  purest  white; 
lip  also  wLite,  but  has  a  beautiful  crimson  purple  blotch.  Mr. 
Ashworth  holds  the  entire  stock,  and  the  tw’o  plants  offered  are 
all  that  he  will  part  with.  Described  “  O.  R.,”  Vol.  2,  plate  9, 
F.C.C.  R.H.S.,  December  14,  1893. 
Making  a  Garden.— n. 
{Continued  from  page  413). 
In  preparing  a  plan,  always  aim  at  so.  executing  it  that  a 
single  glance  w  ill  enable  all  who  knO'W  the  place  to  discern  what 
each  configuration  signifies.  For  the  facilitation  of  this  laud¬ 
able  purpose,  coloured  inks  may  bei  used,  and  I  would  certainly 
advise  indelible,  which  can  be  procured  from  Messrs.  Winsor 
and  Newton,  Rathbone  Place,  W.,  in  twenty-four  different 
colours,  at  Gd.  and  Is.  per  bottle.  For  designating  brick  and 
stone  work,  red  will  be  found  appropriate  ;  for  trees,  .shrtibs,  and 
grass  land,  green ;  and  for  water,  black  ;  or  if  there  is  a  fond¬ 
ness  for  colours,  blue.  If  the  space  between  the  walls  of  build¬ 
ings  be  shaded,  and  glass  houses  left  blank,  the  distinction 
will  be  apparent  at  a  glance.  The  outlines  of  every  part  of  the 
plan,  whethei’  it  be  a  wmll,  or  the  edge  of  a  lake,  lawn,  or  path, 
should  be  boldly  drawn. 
The  direction  of  the  swing  of  every  door  and  gate  should 
be  described  by  a  quarter  sw’eep  of  the  compa.ss,  shown  by  dotted 
lines,  and  a  line  imnning  from  the  pin  of  the  coM*pass  to  this, 
perpendicular  to  the  chord  of  the  arc.  Let  the  walls  be  filled 
in  thickly,  the  lawns  shaded  by  dotted  lines,  and  woods  by  short,, 
irregular  lines  of  green,  interspersed  wdth  black,  to  give  a  darker 
shade.  Water  may  be  done  in  the  same  way  as  the  lawn,  the 
difference  in  colour  representing  the  character  of  each.  Timber 
and  ornamental  trees  may  be  portrayed  by  an  enlarged  and 
neatly  drawn  asterisk,  and  fruit  trees  by  a  small  and  simple 
drawing  of  a  bush,  standard,  or  pyramid,  as  the  case  may  be. 
For  wall  trees  draw  a  representation  of  a  horizontal  or  fan¬ 
shaped  tree  projecting  from  the  w’all. 
Steps  may  be  figured  by  a  series  of  lines,  their  number  and 
distance  apart  corresponding  to  the  number  and  width  of  the 
steps,  and  the  direction  of  ascent  and  descent  from  the  main 
level  indicated  by  an  arrow'  and  the  wmrd  “  up  ”  or  “  down.” 
Hedges  may  be  filled  in  with  a  series  of  dotted  lines  crossing 
each  other  diagonally  or  perpendicularly.  A  different  Avay 
.should  be  found  of  figuring  more  or  less  peruianent  crops,  such 
as  small  fruit,  A.spa.ragus,  Rhubarb,  t%c.  For  instance.  Straw¬ 
berries  by  lines  of  alternate  red  and  green  dots;  Raspberries  by 
similarly  placed  small  circles,  and  so  on,  there  being  endless 
other  means  of  displaying  the  differences  wdiich  will  readily 
occur  to  a  thinking  mind. 
All  this  will,  of  course,  be  tedious,  and  perhaps  monotonous 
work ;  but_  perseverance  will  enable  us  to  gain  in  the  end,  and 
thus  add  another  bead  to  the  long  rosary  of  proofs  which  bear 
out  the  statement  of  a  Sc-otch  gardener  at  last  August’s  meet¬ 
ing  of  the  Scottish  Horticultural  Association  in  Edinburgh,  that 
“  nothing  is  impossible  to  the  British  gardener.”  Remember 
the  aphorism  that  “a  passionate  desire  and  an  unwearied  will 
can  perform  i7npossibilities,  or  wdiat  appear  to  be  such  to  the 
cold  and  feeble.” 
A  mo.st  useful  exercise  when  the  plan  is  completed  is  to  take 
a  copy  of  it,  which  can  be  very  easily  done  with  the  aid  of  tracing' 
and  transfer  paper,  and  having  drawn  the  main  outlines  in  faint 
