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WILD FLOWERS 



WINDBREAK 



tion of Native Plants, Boston; Stokes Fund for the liana), and Odontoglossum illustrissimum (Lambeauia- 

 Preservation of Native Plants, New York Botanical num x ardentissimum) , and through the parentage of 

 Garden; American Association of Park Superintend- the latter O. crispum, 0. Pescatorei, and 0. Harrya- 

 ents, Portland, Oregon; Wild Flower Preservation num enter into its composition. The hybrid approaches 

 Society of America, Brooklyn Botanic Garden. closely to Oncidioda Charlesworthii, and in a marked 

 List of state and provincial flowers. degree resembles Odontioda Hermione (C. vulcanica x 

 A] , GolHpnrnH Oda - watonenMs), many of the factors in the comlji- 

 llSka ::::::::::::::::FoCtme:not. nation being difficult to trace. The erect oncidium. 

 Arkansas Apple blossom. llke s P^ e bore ten pretty flowers, with purplish claret- 

 California Golden poppy. fed sepals and petals, the three-lobed lip being of whit- 

 Canada Sugar maple. ish lilac color, with a blotch of claret-red in front of 



Colorado Blue columbine. the crest." Exhibited by Charlesworth & Co. For 



Connecticut Mountain laurel. names of similar construction, see Adamara, Linneara, 



Delaware Peach. Lmmnrn Viniltlpkparn 



Florida Orange blossoms. ira > ^ uyLstekeara. 



Georgia Cherokee rose. 



Idaho Syringa. WINDBREAK. In horticultural usage, windbreaks 



Illinois Native violet. are plantations of trees or other plants designed to 



Indiana Carnation (pink). check the force of the wind or to deflect it to other 



I? wa Goldenrod. directions. Windbreaks are often of the greatest use, 



Kansas . . bunflower. an( j at other times they are detrimental. In regions of 



ESS::: :::::::::::: :S3:' ver y si $ prevailing winds, they may be necessary to 



Maine Pine cone and tassel. prevent injury to the plants. This is true along sea- 

 Maryland Black-eyed Susan. shores. In the dry ulterior regions, windbreaks are 



Massachusetts Arbutus, May-flower. often useful, also, to check the force of parching winds 



Minnesota. Moccasin flower. that would take the moisture from the land. In other 



Mississippi Magnolia. cases, they are employed for the purpose of sheltering 



Missouri G 1 ( denrod - , T ... the homestead, to make it more comfortable for human 



SrlTa.V::: GddTn? d. (LeW1Sia) ' occupancy: such breaks are usually known as shelter- 

 New Jersey I.'.. Violet. behs. See Hedges. 



New York Rose. Whether windbreaks shall be used for orchard plan- 

 North Carolina Daisy. tations depends wholly on circumstances. In regions 



North Dakota Wild rose. of very strong prevailing winds, as near large bodies of 



Nova Scotia Arbutus. water or on the plains, such breaks are usually necessary 



Xu, 10 i, Red carnation. on tne windward side of the orchard. However, if the 



OregSn a V:: .' ! ] ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! :oS?ap. (Mahonia). Availing winds are habitually warmer than the local 



Pennsylvania Laurel. temperature, the winds should not be stopped or wholly 



Rhode Island. ........... .Violet. deflected, but they should be allowed to pass through 



South Dakota Pasque flower (Anemone). the windbreak with diminished power in order that, 



Tennessee Daisy. while their force may be checked, they may still prevent 



T T ex ? s Blue bonnet, lupines. too low temperature. In regions that are very liable to 



f J~r; R g d 1 (Calochortus) ' late spring and early fall frosts, a tight break is usually 



Washington'.;: ! '.Rhododendron. a disadvantage, since it tends to confine the air to 



West Virginia Rhododendron. make jt stiu an . d thereby to increase the danger of 



Wisconsin Violet. light frosts. If windbreaks are employed in such cases, 



Wyoming Gentian. it is best to have them somewhat open so that atmo- 



Hawaii Lehua (Metrosideros). spheric drainage may not be checked. In most regions, 



ELIZABETH G. BEITTON. the greatest value of the windbreak for orchard plan- 



4000. Windbreaks running across the direction of the prevailing winds. 



WILD-GARDEN: Planting, Vol. V, page 2663. 

 WILLOW: Salix. W., Virginian: Itea virginica. 



WTLSONARA (from a personal name). Orchidacese. 

 A hybrid orchid described and figured in G.C. III. 59, pp. 

 312, 315 (June 10, 1916). "The parents include Coch- 

 lioda, Oncidium, and Odontoglossum; Oncidioda 

 Charlesworthii (Oncidium incurvum x Cochlioda Noez- 



tations is to protect from the mechanical injuries that 

 result from high winds and to enable workmen to pursue 

 their labors with greater ease. The lessening of wind- 

 fall fruit is often sufficient reason for the establish- 

 ment of a windbreak. Usually very cold and very dry 

 winds should be turned from the orchard; very strong 

 winds should be checked; temperate winds should 

 nearly always be allowed to pass through the orchard, 



