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THE FLORISTS* MANUAL. 



have seen these tails from ten to fifteen 

 inches long. It blooms in winter. 



Angraecum Ellisii, another fine spe 

 cies, with immense flower spikes of pure 

 white color, lip a cinnamon brown; very 

 sweet scented. 



CALANTHE. A terrestrial orchid, and 

 many are also deciduous. They are best 



frown in pots, &quot; well drained, and the 

 ulbs well elevated. Pot in a compost 

 of good fibrous loam, some well rotted 

 cow manure, a little good, sharp sand, 

 and some broken charcoal, well mixed. 

 Pot in March for flowering in Decem 

 ber and January. They require a brisk 

 heat and plenty of water in their grow 

 ing season. An occasional watering with 

 good liquid manure is very helpful to 

 them. Place the plants in a cool house 

 a few days before cutting the flowers 

 for market, as this greatly adds to their 

 strength and color. They should be 

 rested in the same temperature as they 



were grown, but withhold water alto 

 gether until you wish to start them 

 growing again. This variety is subject 

 to thrips and should therefore be 

 watched. 



Calanthe Veitchii, a beautiful sort, 

 with large, branching spikes of flowers 

 of a fine rosy pink color. 



Calanthe vistita rubro-oculata ; this 

 variety has flowers the same as the pre 

 ceding, only differing in color, which is 

 white, with crimson eye. 



Calanthe lutea, a beautiful variety, 

 with fine spikes of white and lemon col 

 ored flowers. 



CATTLEYA. This genus is undoubted 

 ly one of the best for commercial pur 

 poses, on account of its easy culture and 

 the varied and extreme beauty of its 

 flowers, which are produced at all times 

 of the year and always find a ready saJe 

 in the large cities. Most of the species 

 can be successfully grown where a tem- 



Cattleyas Mounted in Various Ways. 



perature of 55 to 60 degrees can be 

 maintained during winter. They can be 

 grown in either pots or baskets, and 

 many will do well on blocks of wood sus 

 pended from the roof, if the room is 

 limited. All eattleyas like a strong light 

 and should be grown as near the glass 

 as possible, with but little shading and a 

 moderate supply of water, even in their 

 growing season. By keeping them a 

 little on the dry side, you insure stronger 

 growth and better flowers. Have plenty 

 of air and moisture around them and 

 you will seldom if ever fail to be satis 

 fied with the results. Pot in a well 

 drained pot or basket in good fibrous 

 peat, with all the decayed vegetable 

 matter removed, and some clean, live 

 sphagnum moss. For blocks use a little 

 peat at the back and fasten firmly with 

 copper wire. Of course, plants grown 

 in this way must be watched that they 

 do not suffer from lack of water, as they 

 dry out much quicker than when in pots 

 or baskets. The resting season of eat 

 tleyas commences as soon as they have 

 finished their growth, when water must 

 be withheld just enough to keep the 

 plant from shriveling. The white scale 

 is an enemy of the plants, and if al : 

 lowed to accumulate, will soon destroy 

 the best of specimens. 



Cattleya gigas, one of the finest spe 

 cies, from New Granada, has fine, bold 

 spikes of beautifully marked flowers, 

 pale rose and crimson, and yellow 

 blotched throat. Blooms in April or 

 May. 



CattJeya labiata, one of the very best, 

 from Brazil, with beautiful rose and 

 crimson flowers, which come in Novem 

 ber and December. This variety grows 

 best in a pot. 



Cattleya Mendelii, a beautiful species 

 from South America, flowers in April 

 or May. Color white and crimson; will 

 do well in a basket, and on no account 

 over-pot this variety. 



Cattloya Mossiae; this fine, old spe 

 cies is perhaps the best known of this 

 genus, and should be in every collection. 

 It blooms in early spring and lasts a 

 long time in perfection if kept cool and 

 dry. It will do well on a block if room 

 is limited, and, suspended among the 

 palms, will grow finely. 



Cattleya Trianaj; this is one of the 

 most extensively grown species of the 

 genus. Flowering as it does during the 

 autumn and winter months, it is a gen 

 eral favorite with all; can be grown oil 

 a block. 



CattJeya Pereivaliana h a fine winter- 

 flowering variety from South America, 

 grows best in a basket or pot, profuse 

 bloomer under proper treatment; should 

 be in every collection. 



Cattleya Bowringiana, a magnificent 

 species, producing on one spike as many 

 as twelve or fifteen blooms of rosy pink 

 color, with crimson lip. It should be 

 grown in a pot with plenty of room, as 

 it is a very strong grower. 



Cattleya crispa, a fine species, very 

 free flowering, producing fine spikes of 

 beautiful, pure white flowers, with crim 

 son lip and throat. Blooms in July or 

 August, and will grow well in a basket 

 suspended from the roof. 



