. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. tyof their various sections. The backing of Cocosand Kentia Palms, mingled with the scarletand orange coloured sprays of Epidendrumradicans, and E. OBrienianum, had masses ofthe bright-yellow Oncidium Marshallianumoverhanging noble specimens of Cattleva bore between them over 200 flowers, thefinest of the named varieties beinc Mahomet, agrand form with 15 flowers; Parsifal, Valhalla, Marmion, de Ruyter and A. Dimmock, all verydistinct; and several white-petalled kinds, in-cluding a fine
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. tyof their various sections. The backing of Cocosand Kentia Palms, mingled with the scarletand orange coloured sprays of Epidendrumradicans, and E. OBrienianum, had masses ofthe bright-yellow Oncidium Marshallianumoverhanging noble specimens of Cattleva bore between them over 200 flowers, thefinest of the named varieties beinc Mahomet, agrand form with 15 flowers; Parsifal, Valhalla, Marmion, de Ruyter and A. Dimmock, all verydistinct; and several white-petalled kinds, in-cluding a fine specimen of C. M. Cattleyas in great beauty were C. Skin-ned, with 8 large spikes, and a smaller specimenof Temples variety ; a dozen plant6 of the charm-ing white C. Dusseldorfei Undine, raised atWestonbirt, bearing together over 50 flowers; ; varieties of C. Mendelii. including thepretty form named May Queen; C. Schroderae infine examples, the variety Geisha being verydistinct; C. Hyeana splendens, of a rich mauvepurple colour, and the clear white C. intermedia. THE CHELSEA SHOW. Fig. 149.—odontonia l^lia sander:petals and sepals blotched with red. See Awards, p. Among the sprays of white PhalaenopsisRimestadiana, the bright-red flowers of Renan-thera Imschootiana appeared, and beside themarrangements of the fine forms of Miltoniavexillaria, for which the Westonbirt collection isnoted, and which included a typical form with 59 flowers; the variety Snowflake, with 15spikes, bearing together 85 flowers; marmorata,with 75 flowers; and virginale, with 125 Laelio-Cattleyas were finely displayed, andincluded Fascinator (one with 4 spikes); Britannia, callistoglossa, S. Ball Westonbirt variety, forms of ; Glaucus, luminosa, Opliir and crispum varieties and hybridsnoted were O. c. Zoroaster and Lucy Spinner,very attractive ; O. itlustriEsimum, O. ardentissi-mum xanthotes West
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