May 7, 1910 



fl O R T 1 C U i- T U R E 



697 



CAPE JESSAMINES FROM THE 

 SOUTH. 



In a letter just received from Miss 

 Washington of Alvin, Texas, whose ad- 

 vertisement of Cape Jessamines ap- 

 pears in this issue we learn that the 

 blooming of these flowers has been 

 delayed by the cold wave of latter part 

 of April and will not be ready to ship 

 before May 10. Miss Washington 

 calls attention to the fact that gar- 

 denias after being packed properly 

 will keep fresh for two full weeks if 

 the packages are not disturbed. The 

 crate should be kept in a dark, cool 

 place until the flowers are needed, 

 moistening the packing papers but not 

 disturbing the flowers until the night 

 before they are to be used when the 

 stems should be immersed in water 

 nearly up to the flowers. Miss Wash- 

 ington has made a specialty of this 

 business and the flowers she ships ar- 

 rive invariably in fine condition. 



VANDA COERULEA. 



It may be of Interest to cultivators 

 of this epiphytal orchid to be made ac- 

 quainted with the conditions under 

 which the species grows in the South 

 Shan states, given by Lieut-Colonel 

 Rippan in the Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety's Journal for March. At Kalan 

 the plant appears on trees from 10 ft. 

 to 40 ft. above the ground. The roots 

 cling to the bark of the tree, and seem 

 to prefer the shade, whilst the flower 

 spike emerges into the sunlight be- 

 tween the foliage of the host plant. 

 The writer of the note suggests that 

 fleshy-rooted orchids suffer under cul- 

 tivation from their roots being con- 

 fined and generally maintained too 

 moist. At Kalan the plant succeeds 

 perfectly when tied to the bole of a 

 tree or to a thick branch (dead or 

 alive). P. M. 



A NEW ORCHID ESTABLISHMENT. 

 Charles J. Bond has made a start 

 in his recently acquired houses at 

 Napervllle, 111.," with 7,000 cattleyas, 

 the first 20 cases of which have al- 

 ready been received and housed and 

 are very fine stock. Napervllle is 29 

 miles out of Chicago, and with no fac- 

 tories to speak of the air is quite 

 smoke free and the conditions seem 

 ideal for the culture and the market- 

 ing of orchid flowers, which are Mr. 

 Bond's specialty. 



INCORPORATED. 



Alexandria, Va. — New York Orchids 

 Co., capital stock $5,000. C. A. Ham- 

 ilton, president; W. A. Hussey, vice- 

 president; H. P. Morse, secretary and 

 treasurer, all of Washington. 



ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! 



A large and attractive lot of established plants, also im- 

 portations coming which we offer at advantageous prices 



ORDONEZ BROS. 



41 West 28th St., New York City, 

 and /Madison. N. J. 



ORCHIDS 



Littrgest Itnporter», EseporterB, 



and BylyHdiaU tn th* World 



Sander, St. Albans, CnqUiid 



and 235 BroacKway, Room I 

 NEW YORK CiTY 



^i^n^ 



It ORCHIDS 



for the 



Trade Only 



Alphonse Pericat, 

 Orchid Specialist 

 and Importer, of- 

 fers bis brother 

 orchid growers a 

 part of his recent importation from South 

 America — just arrived in splendid con- 

 dition — as follows: — 



Per Case 



Cattleya Trianae, - • $40.00 

 " Schroederae, $35.00 



These are the best orchids for the 

 commercial florist. Order at once 

 as the surplus is limited. 



Alphonse Pericat 



ORCHID SPECIALIST AND IMPORTER 



Collingdale, PHIL A., PA. 



ORCHIDS 



CATTLEYA TRIANAE 



A very large shipmeut of tliis popular 

 Cattleya arrired in fine condition. 

 We offer tliem until sold at 

 $40 per case. 



We have also received 



CATTLEYA GASKELLIANA 



Oncidium varicosum Rogersii 



O. crispum, Laelias, 



Miltonias, Etc. 



other C'oniniercial KiiuN to Follow. 



Lager & Hurrell 



SUMMIT, N. J. 



o leo HI 13 as 



Cattleya Warneril, C. Harrlsonlae, C. G«»- 

 kelUana. C. gigas Hardyana type, Dendr*- 

 blum Phalaenopsls Schroederlana, Odont»- 

 glosButn luteo-purpureum eceptrum. 



CARRILLO & BALDWIN, 



Mamuoaeclc, New York, 



IMPORTED ORCHIDS 



Now Arriving 

 Julius Roehrs Co. 



RUTHERFORD, N. J. 



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