April 3, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



461 



PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL 

 EXPOSITION. 

 The Philippine Orchids. 

 The present article regarding the 

 Philippine Government Orchid Exhibit 

 in this Exposition, which has just 

 been installed, is written In the in- 

 terest of those who are unable to visit 

 this great World Fair. 



A very congruous consei'vatory has 

 been constructed to gi-ow the orchids 

 and to show them off to their best 

 advantage. There are about seven 

 hundred plants of the Phalaenopsis. 

 these being P. Schilleriana. P. ama- 

 bilis, P. equestre, P. Luddemanniana, 

 P. Aphrodite, P. rosea, and many fine 

 natural hybrids from P. amabills and 

 P. Schilleriana. Most of the Phalaen- 

 opsis are growing in baskets made of 

 the red wood, Sequoia sempervirens. 

 These baskets will last from two to 

 three years. There are also samples 

 of the species Trlchosporum pallidum. 

 The flowers of these plants only last a 

 few hours, but they are very fragrant. 

 There are over 130 Dendrobium super- 

 bum growing in six-inch baskets. 

 These plants have made fine growth 

 and belong to a large flowering type. 

 Dendrobium cruentum is doing well. 

 We have many plants of Dendrobium 

 Dearei which have been flowering for 

 the last three or four months, their 

 flowers lasting three months. There 

 are also the Dendrobium cariniferum, 

 D. Wardianum, D, formosuni, D. cre- 

 taceum, D. chrysanthum, D. Parishii. 

 D. Dalhouseanum, D. Crassinode, D. 

 crepidatum, D. bigibbum, D. infundi- 

 bulum, and many fine plants of Cypri- 

 pedium Argus and C. Philippinense. 

 There is also a large plant, the largest 

 that I have ever seen, of Graraatophyl- 

 lum Fenzlianum in a three-foot basket 

 hanging in the center of the house. 

 A fine specimen of Cynibidium Finlay- 

 sonianum is seen growing in a 14-inch 

 ixjt. This plant has flowered for the 

 first time here and it is a fine type. 

 In addition to the above mentioned 

 species there are also in display speci- 

 mens of the following: 



Cynibidium tigrinum, Gramatophyl- 

 lum niultiflorum, Rhyncbostylis retusa, 

 Aerides quinquevulnerum, Spallioglotis 

 plicala, Saccolabium miniatum, Vanda 

 Sanderiana, Vanda lamellata, Vanda 

 Boxalii, Vanda Luzonica. 



These orchids arrived here from the 

 islands about one year ago, and I did 

 not think at the time tiiat they would 

 be in flower on the opening day, but 

 they have done remarkably well. 1 

 may state that it has been my main 

 object to make a demonstration ot 

 how to grow these orchids, and this, 

 I think, has pleased the people most. 

 In the background of the photo that 

 I have sent is a garden seat built of 

 palm stems that have been brought 

 from the islands, which, as you will 

 see, is covered with orchids. On tak- 

 ing the photo many plants in flower 

 were placed above and below the seat 

 to fill up gaps. 



In. the center of the house there is a 

 staging, 12 by (50 feet, which is one 

 mass of flowering oicbids. On my 



NEW YORK SPRING FLOWER SHOW. 



Photo by Ed-Min Le-.iick,\N. y\ 



FinsT PiiizE Plant Group by Wm. Duckham 



right in the photo is my assistant, 

 Mariano Reymundo, a very bright 

 Filipino. 



The Filipinos have brought a very 

 fine band from the islands which plays 

 every day 



W. E. E<u,i.m;T()N. 



San Francisco. 



Horticulture Publishing Company, Bos- 

 ton, Mass: 

 Gentlemen — My paper did not arrive 

 as Lsual on Saturday. It is ail I have 

 to look forward to each week; do not 

 allow that to fail me. Kindly send one 

 along at express rate. 



Yours truly, 

 N. J. G. W. 



SAMUEL S. PENNOCK. 

 The name Pennock has been a flor- 

 ists' "household word" since long be- 

 fore memory began with most of our 

 readers. The gentleman whose por- 

 trait adorns our cover page on this 

 occasion needs no introduction to pres- 

 ent day readers. S. S. Pennock is 

 known in the florist trade of the enttre 

 country as one of the shining lights ot 

 the wholesale flower and supply mar- 

 ket, an alert and shrewd business man^ 

 a model of integrity and all the gentle- 

 manly traits of character. So with all 

 these attributes, it is the most natural 

 thing in the world that he should be 

 unanimously selected as the standard 

 bearer of the American Rose Society 

 for the all-important year upon which 

 that organization now enters. It goes 

 without saying that nothing which tlie 

 chief oflficer can do to bring the society 

 to a high state of efficiency will be left 

 undone while Mr. Pennock fills the of- 

 fice of president. 



Piiirii'i'i.NK.s Ok( nil) Exiiiiut, Panama- 

 Pacific EXI'O.SITIO.N 



COMING EVENTS, 

 Shows. 



New York. X. Y., May 8-U. — Exiiibltion 

 ipf Hon. Sof. i.r X. Y, in K<it. (;<1., Hronx. 

 (Till' Mar<-li Mild .\iiril .slnnvs will be 

 .iiiiittcd.i 



San Frttn<*ih<-o, Cnl.. .lunt- I. — .Vinprienif 

 Swoot Pea Soi'iely's sjiecial sbow in oon- 

 upction witb tlip ICxposition. 



Xewiiort. K. I.. .lul.v 8-9. — Annual show 

 and inc'ftin;: of .\niori<-an Swe<*t Vv:\ Ro- 

 ciot.v. In <-onniM-tinn with Newport Carileni 

 Assoe. and Newport I tort. Soe. 



I.enox, Maxn., .lul.v 27-28. — Suininer ex- 

 liiliilion of I.enox Ilortieultnral Soeicly. 



New York, N. \ ., Nov. 4-T. — Annual Au- 

 tumn exliiliillon of Wort. Soc. of New York. 

 .Museum of Natural History. 



Clcrelaiiil, O.. Xov. 10-14. — Annual show 

 Mild nieetlni; of Chrysantliemum Soelety of 

 .\merlea. fbas. W. .lobnson. Sec., 222C 

 1 Mirfax Ave.. Morgan Park, 111. 



Oraner., X. .1., Oct. 4. — Tenth Annual 

 Halilla, I'rult, (;iMdloll and Vepetablo ,'<how 

 of N. .1. Kloricultural Soelety. Geo. W. 

 StrauKe. Sec, M .Taeksoii St. 



