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Summer Flowering Orchids 



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During the months of Jul) unci Augusl the display of 

 ! bloom is very mi i compared \\ ith that of 



the othe: ten months o 



:i flowers .n i ni- also small, 



enough good material can always be bad to Bupply the 

 demand. 



Cattleyas, of course, take the lead all the year around. 



,. the flowers have greal ' 



qualil 



ad a mini 1 irids and 



other nli the nearly allied Si 



urns in variel i aterestii 



cul flo i I !•• beat. A d ber of Epiden- 



earh all summer and Borne of then 

 ace, E. prismatocarpum, E. ritallinum, B 

 ,| a . ,■!,•.. are nol pi sed, for the color and lasting 



qualities oi In m are all thai can I"- d< 



\\ h, iv pha i Aphrodite and Ph. amabili 



grown in ■ 1 1 1 : i 1 1 1 : i \ .i few o will always be in 



I'll. Luddcmanniana flowera during June and 



July and whili nol as - I as the I 



will lasl much longi i i ither cul or on the plant. 



Oncidium papilio and i». tvrameri, better known as 

 the Butterfl) l in liifl , kei p producing theii 

 flowers a! inti ■ arlj all Bummer and they are 



quite showy, bi In yellow, blotched an 



with chestnul brow a. 



This does ao1 i xhausl the lis! by i as, but it 



would be tiresomi ntion them all. A few, 



however, I would ■ draw atti ation to, which are 

 , ,., ■, interesl ing and some verj » autiful, bui of little 

 value as i ui flowei - fi r thej will noi lasl long 

 being i ut. 



Nearly all Stanliopeas flower during the summei 



months and all of are beautiful in form and color 



and i u< •-! of them fragranl : the construction oi 

 flowers, particular!) the up, is wonderful and one won- 

 der- why nature goes to such extremes. The different 

 species oi Ca ms, Cyi bnoi bes, Mormodes and allied 

 snecies usually flower about this ti and all are ex- 



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The earl) summer flowering varieties, such as I , Mos- 



i Mi adeli, C. Gaskelliana and a few others have 



gone by and C. Barrisoniae took their place to be i losel; 



followed h\ the beautiful C. gigas, which will s i be 



at it> besl here. In some warm localties it will start 

 tn flower much earlier, bui bere il doesn'i flower much 

 before the middli oi \m% some of the plants 



..in be held hack until October b) keeping them cool 

 and dry. It would Ji"i be wise i" try to hold them any 

 Longer than that, because C. labiata will be at its best 

 by that time. 



Cattleyas, however, are nol I i onlj g I orchid 



be had at this time of the year. Wherever a general col- 

 lection oi orchids are grown there will be found quite a 

 number of useful as well as beautiful species in bloom 

 during this dull season. At l-'.a-t India orchids 



Bome of the Vandas and Aei idi - and allii flow- 



- i Lme. \s Inei um, a nal tve of 



the Philippine Islands is mal ing a beautiful display 

 hen jn-t now. The flowers are nted, waxy 



white spotted purple, the sepals am >ed off its and the pei 



with the same color. Vanda Batemani, also from I 

 Philippines, is a strictly sumi ring orchid, pro- 



dueing its lovel) flowers oi Ions 3toui stems Erom early 

 duly until September or still later. Would Naugatuck, < 





in- i\ Blooji 



pender, N'ew 



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