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The Rorists' Review 



17 



in early spring seems to germinate 

 soonest. 



After the seedlings have perfected 

 two or three leaves it is quite safe to 

 remove them to small pots, singly, or 

 several to a small pan, using compost 

 of the same material as that for the 

 parent, but cut a trifle finer. Many 

 tiny seedlings are lost shortly after 

 germinating, through the soil becoming 

 sour or through fungi. When thus at- 

 tacked they should be transferred to 

 other pots or baskets not infested. 



FAITH IN OBOHIDS' FUTURE. 



During the recent summer the trade 

 was surprised to learn of the sale of his 

 entire stock of dfchids by George Field 

 to W. J. & M.'#. Vesey, Fort Wayne, 

 Ind. Mr. Field was one of the oldest 

 growers of orchids in the east, a large 

 shipper of cut blooms. |uid the; sale of 

 A,. ^^B stfck that made p(resible his retire- 

 "^ " ment % said to have been the largest 

 single transaction in orchid plants that 

 ever has occurred in America. The 

 stock now has all been transferred to 

 Fort Wayne, where, added to the pre- 

 vious Vesey collection, the plants oc- 

 cupy six houses. In speaking of the 

 plans of the firm Will J. Vesey, Jr., 

 said: 



"We feel there is and will be a 

 heavy demand for orchids and, basing 

 our judgment on the demand of the 

 American markets, we have ventured 

 heavily into the growing of orchids. 

 Our firm* first grew orchids in 1907 and 

 we have increased our collection each 

 year until at the present time we have 

 about 16,000 plants. The collection em- 

 braces practically all of the orchid fam- 

 ily suitable for commercial purposes; 

 namely, Cattleya labiata, C. Trianae, C. 

 Percivaliana, C. Schroederse, C. Mossise, 

 C. gigas, C. Mendelii and C. Bowringi- 

 ana; Dendrobium formosum and D. 

 Phalsenopsis, Lselia anceps alba, Vanda 

 cffirulea, Cypripedium insigne and C. 

 villosum Coelogyne cristata, Oncidium 

 splendidum and O. tigrinum. 



"Orchids at present are difficult to 

 purchase through the middle and west- 

 ern states, but we hope, with the col- 

 lection we now have, to be able to 

 remedy this problem of the western flo- 

 rist to a large extent. We shall be able 

 to cut blooms the entire season, not 

 only of the large cattleya type, but of 

 the small, dainty sprays which are now 

 being used so much for work in baskets, 

 sprays and decorations. The sprays 

 of vandas and dendrobiums have be- 

 come a fad during the debutante sea- 

 son in the large cities. 



"It is our intention to make further 

 purchases the coming season, so that we 

 shall have a complete .collection by 

 1918." 



BUSINESS EMBABBASSMENTS. 



Sjrracase, N. Y. — A petition in bank- 

 ruptcy has been filed against Chester A. 

 Harris, a retailer on Genesee street. 

 Those named in the petition are George 

 Young, with claims of $1,000; the J. F. 

 Friedel Paper Box Co., $26, and the 

 Miller Paper Co., $18. L. T. Haight 

 has been appointed receiver, s 



Stillwater, Minn. — October 17 Francis 

 Berry was adjudged bankrupt. The 

 first meeting of creditors will be held 

 at St. Paul November 2. Mr. Berry has 

 been in business here many years, re- 

 tailing the stock he grew in his range 



■ W. J. Vesey, Jr., in a House of Cattleya Trianae at Fort Vayne. 



, of greenhouses. It is thought his dif- 

 ficulties arose from retailing at prices 

 that did not afford a sufficient margin 

 above cost of production. 



CABBIED-OVEB AZALEAS. 



Can old azaleas be forced in time for 

 Christmas? By placing them in a tem- 

 perature of 50 degrees now, would the 

 buds form, or should they be kept in a 

 cold house until the buds form? 



H. W.— Ind. 



bloom in the greenhouse this fall or 

 winter; otherwise I do not want to take 

 up space with them. The gpreenhouse 

 temperature is about 60 to 70 degrees 

 during thd fall and winter. 



E. H. S.— Pa. 



It is quite possible to have azaleas 

 that have been carried over in flower 

 for the holidays, provided they are of 

 the early-blooming sorts, such as Hexe, 

 Mme. Petrick, Deutsche Perle, etc. It 

 is too early yet to start forcing them. 

 Leave them outdoors or in a cold pit 

 until the buds are well plumped up. 

 Place them in a temperature of 60 de- 

 grees about October 20, spray them 

 freely and they should come in on time. 

 ■I C. W. 



SHASTA DAISIES. 



I grew some Shasta daisy plants from 

 seed this summer and planted some of 

 them in flower beds. The surplus plants 

 I potted in 4-inch pots a few days ago 

 and they are growing nicely. I would 

 like to know if these plants will 



It will pay you to grow the Shasta 

 daisies under glass. Plant them out in 

 the herbaceous border or in a row in 

 the field with your other perennials and 

 they will give you good returns. 



C. W. 



son. FOB Bullous PLANTS. 



I have some bedding soil, but it is 

 quite poor. Should dried blood or 

 ground bone meal be added to make it 

 good potting soil for Easter lilies and 

 Dutch bulbs? What amount should be 

 used? J. C— N. Y. 



It would be inadvisable to use either 

 dried blood or bone for any bulbous 

 plants such as you have named. Can- 

 not you secure some old and well de- 

 cayed cow or horse manure and add one- 

 third of this; also, some sharp sand? If 

 you have manure from the bottom of an 

 old hotbed or mushroom bed it will an- 

 swer well. Allow it to dry out and pass 

 through a coarse screen. Turn the pile 

 over several times to be sure that it 

 is thoroughly mixed. C. W. 



House of Insigne and Hybrid Oyprlpediums at the Vesey Establishment. 



