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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



DECEMBER 15. 1S98. 



Cattleyas Mounted in Various Ways. 



sand, and some broken charcoal, well 

 mixed. Pot in March for flowering in 

 December and January. They require 

 a brisk heat and plenty o£ water in 

 their growing season. An occasional 

 watering with good liquid manure is 

 very helpful to them. Place the plants 

 in a cool house a few days before cut- 

 ting the flowers for market, as .jis 

 greatly adds to their strength and 

 color. They should be rested in the 

 same temperature as they were grown, 

 but withhold water altogether until 

 you wish to start them growing again. 

 This variety is subject to thrip and 

 should therefore be watched. 



Calanthe Veitcnii. a beautiful sort, 

 with large, branching spikes of flowers 

 of a flne rosy pink color. 



Calanthe vestita rubro-oculata. This 

 variety has flowers the same as the 

 preceding, only differing in color, 

 which is white, with crimson eye. 



Calanthe lutea, a beautiful variety, 

 with fine spikes of white and lemon 

 colored flowers. 



CATTLEYA. — This genus is un- 

 doubtedly one of the best for commer- 

 cial purposes, on account of its easy 

 culture and the varied and extreme 

 beauty of its flowers, which are pro- 

 duced at all times of the year and al- 

 ways flnd a ready sale in the large 

 cities. Most of the species can be suc- 

 cessfully grown wh.?re a temperature 

 of 55 to 60 degrees can be maintained 

 during winter. They can be grown in 

 either pots or baskets, and many will 

 do well on blocks of wood suspended 

 from the roof, if the room is limited. 

 All cattleyaa like a strong light and 

 should be grown as near the glass as 

 possible, with but little shading and a 

 moderate suppl.v of water, even in 

 their growing season. By keeping 



them a little on the dry side, you in- 

 sure stronger growth and better flow- 

 ers. Have plenty of air and moisture 

 around them and you will seldom if 

 ever fail to be satisfied with the re- 

 sults. Pot in a well drained pot or 

 basket in good, fibrous peat, with all 

 the decayed vegetable matter removed, 

 and some clean, live sphagnum moss. 

 For blocks use a little peat at the back 

 and fasten firmly with copper wire. 

 Of course, plants grown in this way 

 must be watched, that they do not 

 suffer from lack of water, as they dry 

 out much quicker than when in pots or 

 baskets. The resting season of a cat- 

 tleya commences as soon as they have 

 finished their growth, when water 

 must be withheld enough to just keep 

 the plant from shriveling. The white 

 scale is an enemy of the plants, and if 

 allowed to accumulate, will soon de- 

 stroy the best of specimens. 



Cattleya gigas, one of the finest spe- 

 cies, from New Granada, has fine, boU 

 spikes of beautifully marked flowers, 

 pale rose and crimson, and yellow 

 blotched throat. Blooms in April or 

 May. 



Cattleya labiata, one of the very 

 best, from Brazil, with beautiful rose 

 and crimson flowers, which come in 

 November and December. This variety 

 grows best in a pot. 



Cattleya Mendelii, a beautiful species 

 from South America, flowers in April 

 or May. Color white and crimson; 

 will do well in a basket, and on no 

 account over-pot this variety. 



Cattleya Mossiae. This fine, old spe- 

 cies is perhaps the best known of this 

 genus, and should be in every collec- 

 tion. It blooms in early spring and 

 lasts a long time in perfection if kept 

 cool and dry. It will do well on a 

 block if room is limited, and. suspend- 

 ed among the palms, will grow finely. 



Cattleya Trianae. This is one of the 

 most extensively grown species of tha 

 genus. Flowering as it does during 

 the autumn and winter months, It is a 

 general favorite with all; can be 

 grown on a block. 



Cattleya Percivaliana is a fine win- 

 ter flowering variety from South 

 America, grows best in a basket or 

 pot, profuse bloomer under proper 

 treatment; should be in every collec- 

 tion. 



Cattleya Bowringiana, a magnificent 

 species, producing on one spike as 

 many as twelve or flfteen blooms or 

 rosk pink color, with crimson lip. It 

 should be grown in a pot with plenty 

 of room, as it is a very strong grower. 



Cattleya crispa, a fine species, very 

 free flowering, producing flne spikes 

 of beautiful, pure white flowers, with 

 crimson lip and throat. Blooms in 

 July or August, and will grow well in 

 a basket suspended from the roof. 



COEILOGYNE.— This genus has many 

 species and varieties, though very few 

 are of much value to the commercial 

 flori-st. The most useful is the beauti- 

 ful 



Coelogj'ne cristata grandiflora, which 

 produces its graceful racemes of white 



