. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. stewing, though un-suitable for dessert. Richard Parker, January. CYMBIDIUM SANDERI. Our illustration (fig. 40) represents the fineEiew Cymbidium Sanderi, for which Messrs. novelties in the hands of the hybridist. Theplant has ovate, somewhat compressed pseudo-bulbs, which are furnished with gracefully-arching, narrow, bright-green leaves. Theinflorescence rises erect, and by the evidenceof the scars on the old flower-spikes, mayhave seven or eight flowers. The flowers arewhite delicately tinted with
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. stewing, though un-suitable for dessert. Richard Parker, January. CYMBIDIUM SANDERI. Our illustration (fig. 40) represents the fineEiew Cymbidium Sanderi, for which Messrs. novelties in the hands of the hybridist. Theplant has ovate, somewhat compressed pseudo-bulbs, which are furnished with gracefully-arching, narrow, bright-green leaves. Theinflorescence rises erect, and by the evidenceof the scars on the old flower-spikes, mayhave seven or eight flowers. The flowers arewhite delicately tinted with a faint shade of rose,the bases of the sepals and petals and thelabellum being decorated with rose-purple. J. O. B. sometimes deeper thxn the skin, which is detri-mental in every way, and interferes with theirkeei)iug qualities. As a late keeping dessertvariety it is worth planting. Apple Blenheim Pippin. After Coxs Orange Pippin, Blenheim Pippin is the most popular of Apples in the dessert section, and it would be more so but for the fact that too long a time is required to get the trees. Fig. 49.—cymbjdium sanderi (hokt. sandee): flowers white, with rose and purple hurkings. A new species. Awarded a Firat-Class Certificate at the Royiil Horticultural Societys Meeling on February 11. ^nder & Sons received a First-class Certificatsat themeeting of the Orchid Committee of theRoyallHorticultural Society, on February 14. Itwas discovered by Micholitz when exploring in the highlands of Annam in 190i,•at which time dried specimens of the flowers werereceived, and a very few plants came alive. It?isacompanion plant to the handsome white-and-purple] C. Parishii Sanderje, sent by the same•collector, and is one of the finest introductions ofrecent date, a grand addition to the species, and<iestined to play a great part in the production of FRUIT REGISTER. APPLE LADY the month of February, when dessertApples are scarce, Lady Henniker, althou
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