September 19, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



Phalaenopsis Stuartiana 



Ph. Stuartiana is a native of the 

 Island of Mindanao (Philippines) 

 where it grows at an elevation of a 

 few hundred feet above sea-level. 

 It is nearly allied to Ph. Schiller- 

 iana although very distinct in the 

 color of the flowers which is usually 

 a creamy white (some varieties are 

 almost pure white), spotted on the 

 lower half of the inferior sepals and 

 lower half of lip with cinnamon 

 brown. The leaves are dark green 

 mottled with silver-gray. When not 

 in bloom it is hard to distinguish 

 the plants from Ph. Schilleriana; 

 the roots are then the best means 

 of identification as they are much 

 smoother and greener than those of 

 Ph. Schilleriana. 



Ph. Stuartiana, like the rest of 

 the Euphalanopsis section to which 

 it belongs, requires warm treatment 

 to grow it well. In winter a night 

 temperature of 60 degrees to 65 de- 

 grees with 10 degrees to 15 degrees 

 higher through the day suits it well. 

 During the summer the temperature 

 must be regulated according to the 

 weather, giving plenty of fresh air 

 at all times. The plants must not 

 be allowed to get too dry at any 

 time but in winter they will require 

 very little water if the house is 

 damped down at least once a day 

 as it should be. At this time of 

 the year it is next to impossible to 

 overwater them as they are now 

 growing fast and will be throwing 

 up their flowerspikes shortly. 



During the time the plants are 

 developing their flowers, they should 

 not get very dry lest some of the 

 buds will turn yellow and drop off. 

 This applies equally well to all the 

 species of Phalaenopsis. The plants 

 require shade at all times of the 

 year; from the first of September 

 to the first of April ground glass 

 answers the purpose. During the summer months some 

 heavier shade should be used to prevent excessive heat 

 and the leaves from getting yellow. When well grown, 

 Ph. Stuartiana is one of the best of the section to which 

 it belongs. It frequently produces young plants on its 



roots which if taken care of will grow fast and flower 

 in a year or two. 



Horticulture at the Franco-British Exhibition 



The great Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush where Eng- 

 land and France and their respective colonies are mak- 

 ing a very grand display in all the sections of Science, 

 Art and Industry affords a very wide scope of the hor- 

 ticultural skill of the gardeners of both countries. 

 There is a permanent exhibition of horticulture pro- 

 vided for by the committee and some of the very largest 

 of the open spaces in this important show are allowed 



to the various exhibitors, most of them well known in 

 their different specialties. Temporary flower shows 

 lasting three days have been provided for and are held 

 in the Palace of Music, a large and commodious build- 

 ing, the dimensions of which were taxed to the utter- 

 most when the last of these temporary shows was held. 

 There are other subjects of interest relative to Horti- 

 culture and Agriculture in the buildings devoted to 



