May 30, 1908 



HORTICULTURE. 



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Orchids Orchids 



Our Importations Will Arrive in One Weeks' Time. Prices on cases from $45 oo to J50.00 

 each of 500 strong bulbs or 45 to 50 plants. In order to help our customers we give Special Sale 

 for Fifteen Days. 



Established Plants, C. Trianas, from 7 to 10 bulbs with no less than two new growths, $1.00 each, 

 10 to 15 at $t.5o each. C. Qaskelliana, 15 to 25 at ^2 00. 



ORDONEZ BROS., 



Madison, N. J 



be made about tbe size of hot-bed sash, 

 or just large enough to reach from 

 the ridge of tbe bouse to the eaves. 

 The rough laths of the plasterers could 

 be used, if strict economy is desired; 

 otherwise, planed lumber would be 

 more desirable, as it could be painted 

 and be more sightly and durable. The 

 laths should be spaced according to 

 their width; there should be as 

 much light as shadow. Laths wider 

 than one and one-half inch should not 

 be used. The frames should be merely 

 laid on the glass but not fixed to the 

 house, as they should be removed in 

 the evening and on all dull days. Dur- 

 ing the early spring when such a shade 

 would be too heavy, a temporary shade 

 may be secured by spraying the glass 

 with a lime wash to which a little salt 

 has been added. This shading can 

 be easily removed with a hose when 

 the lath shading is to be used. No 

 shade should be used in the full win- 

 ter months. When cattleyas are ex- 

 tensively raised, the best shading is 

 obtained by the use of large wooden 

 shades fixed to the roof and made to 

 work after the fashion of the Venetian 

 blind, from the ridge of the house to 

 the eaves. The slats in this should 

 not meet. When closed there should 

 be a space one-quarter of the width 

 of the slat between each slat. The 

 slats should be not more than two 

 inches wide. Each slat should be at- 

 tached to a wooden rod, which can be 

 manipulated from the ground. This 

 rod can be so regulated as to admit 

 any degree of light required. In dull 

 weather, the only light obstruction is 

 the width of the slat, about one-quar- 

 ter of an inch. This is a labor saving 

 device and is far ahead of any shade 

 which cannot be controlled, such as 

 paint or whitewash. The Venetian 

 blind can be made to order at any 

 planing mill at moderate cost and, if 

 properly cared for, painted and stored 

 each winter, will last many years. 

 This shade is also an insurance against 

 hail. 



Culture. 

 The failure which so often attends 

 the raising of cattleyas is nearly al- 

 ways due to ignorance of the condi- 

 tions under which the plants grow in 

 a state of nature. Every one knows 

 that there is a wet and dry season 

 in the tropics and many believe thai 

 the dry season is more rigorous than 

 it really is. Although the rains cease, 

 the condensing of the moisture in the 

 humid atmosphere of the tropics re- 

 sults in a heavy dew which sustains 



plant life during the resting season. 

 This condition is quite different from 

 that of a green house in the winter, 

 where excessive firing dries up the 

 atmospheric moisture and causes the 

 pseudo-bulbs to shrivel and the plant 

 to lose its vitality. The pseudo-bulba 

 should never be allowed to shrivel. 

 Water should be given occasionally 

 during the resting season and the 

 plants should be syringed lightly on 

 all bright days. The resting season of 

 the cattleya begins after the flowering 

 period, or after the growth is matured, 

 at which time the temperature should 

 be kept several degrees lower if possi- 

 ble. Retard the growth of the plants 

 as much as possible and when the 

 new growth appears at the base of the 

 pseudo-bulbs, begin to water well and 

 increase the temperature. As the new 

 growths increase in length water 

 should be given in increasing quantity 

 but it is well to bear in mind that 

 ten times as much water should be 

 sprinkled over the benches and walks 

 and under the stages, to create a moist 

 atmosphere, as is given to the plants 

 directly. Abundance of fresh air 

 should be given but the plants should 

 never be subjected to draughts. 



{To he Contimted I 

 NOTE' — Potting fertilizers, enemies ami 

 a list of the l>est sorts for oomuiercial cul- 

 ture will appear in the continuation of this 

 paper in another iswne. 



COVER ILLUSTRATION. 



Our cover illustration shows a char- 

 acteristic view in Boston's park sys- 

 tem, in which the preservation of 

 syU'cin beauty is made a chief feature 

 and well explains the fame which this 

 great system has attained as compared 

 with public reservations of a more 

 artificial character. The use of bridle 

 paths, of which there are about eleven 

 miles in the Boston parks, is rapidly 

 increasing ev'er year, especialy in the 

 spring and fall. Sometimes they run 

 parallel to the driveways and again 

 they sweep through woodlands. The 

 trail shov/n in the picture is the con- 

 necting link between the Arnold Arbo- 

 retum and the Stony Brook Reserva- 

 tion in the Metropolitan Park System. 



BepniaGloirede Lorraine 



strong 2"i in. pot plants, leaf 

 cuttings, $15 per 100, $140 

 per 1000. Harly June delivery 

 or NOW if wanted. 



S. S. SKIDELSKi',1741 No. i8th st.PHILADELPHIA 



ORCHIDS 



Liargeat Importers^ ExporttrB^ GTOrvt*v% 

 and Hyhridista in th^ World 



Sander, 5t. Albans, England 



and 235 Broadway, Room I 

 NEW YOR K CITY 



IMPORf ED ORCHIDS 



Arrl\ed In Superb Condition 



Vanda coerulea, Cattleya Trianae, 



Cattleya gigas Sanderiana, Cattleya 



Schroederae, Oncidium varicosum. 



JULIUS RO EHR SCO-Rullierfflnl. N.J. 



ORCHIDS for Spring Delivery 



NEW inPGRTATlONS 



Cattleyas, Laelias Oncidiums, e<c. 



Write f«r Prices 



Now l9 the time to Pot Orchids. Best Quality 



of Peat, rtoss and Baskets on hand. 



JOSEPH A. MANDA, "V'IJ't''o»e.».j. 



ORCHIDS 



arrived in superb condition 



Cattleya Trianae, C. labiata C. Mossiae, On- 

 cidlum Varicosum. Vanda Coerulea, Dtndrob- 

 ium Formosum and D. Oalhousleanum. 



LAGER & HU RRELL, Summit, N. J. 



Arrived in fine condition. C. Mossme. C. Percivaliana, 

 C. Trianae, C. labiata, C. gigas Sanderiana, C. Harris- 

 oniae, C. Schroderae, C. citrina Den. Formosum gigan- 

 teum, D. Wardianum, D. Findleyianum, Oncidium 

 Varicosum Rogersii, O. Tigrinum, O.Ornithorhynchum, 

 Laelia anceps. To arrive shortly, Vanda Coerulea, 

 Cattleya Caspelliana, C. Mendellii, Phalarnopsis 

 Amabilis, P. Schilleriana. 



GARRILLO & BALDWIN, Secaucus, N.J. 



NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII 



in the following sizes, extra good value 



25c., SOc, 7Sc.. and $1 



Qrand Specimen Plants at S3, $4, $S, $6. 



JOHN SCOTT 



Rutland Road and E. 45th St. 



Tel. 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N.Y. 



NEP. WHITMANI 



2'4 in., J5.00 per 100 



NEP. WHITIVIANI 



3^ In., $25.00 per 100 



BOSTON FERNS 



2'4 In., $3.00 per 100 



H. H. BARROW S & SON Whitman. Mut. 



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