Mat 28, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



21 



SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 



MUtonla VexiUaria. 



Miltonia vexillaria now is at its best. 

 Keep it in a cool house, but it is best 

 not to leave the flower spikes on too 

 long. A top-dressing of fresh sphag- 

 num, after removing some of the old, 

 dry moss, makes the plants look more 

 attractive. 



Deudrobiums. 



Such varieties of dendrobiums as no- 

 bile and its many hybrids, and Wardi- 

 anum, now are in active growth. Keep 

 them warm and moist. If they can be 

 sprayed and their house closed at 3 to 

 3:30 p. m. they will revel in such treat- 

 ment. Keep D. Phalsenopsis and D. f or- 

 mosum giganteum warm and moist also. 



Phalsenopsis. 



All varieties of phalsenopsis, the 

 beautiful East Indian orchids, like a 

 warm, moist house where they will 

 never be exposed to cold draughts. Be 

 sure they are shaded so that the sun 

 cannot burn their handsome leaves. A 

 temperature of 65 degrees at night now 

 will suit phalsenopsis. 



Ooelogynes. 



The old Goelogyne cristata and its 

 several varieties are just starting to 

 grow. It is not yet too late to overhaul 

 crowded pans and baskets, cutting away 

 a lot of the bulbs which have no foliage. 

 The first year after repotting the plants 

 will flower lightly, a year later quite 

 satisfactorily. 



Odontoglossilm Oitrosmum. 



Odontoglossum citrosmum is now com- 

 ing into flower. Some varieties have 

 pure white flowers, others delicate pink. 

 The plants must be suspended, as the 

 spikes droop in the same way as some 

 of the coelogynes. Plants which are 

 not blooming were probably kept too 

 moist at the time the new growths were 

 starting. They should be kept quite dry 

 before growths start and until flower 

 spikes appear. 



Odontiodas. 



While most of the odontoglossums, 

 with the exception of Eossii majus, pul- 

 chellum majus, grande and citrosmum, 

 are hard to summer successfully in 

 America, all the odontiodas, which are 

 the result of crossing Cochlioda Noetzli- 

 ana on Odontoglossum crispum and oth- 

 er forms, do well and stand our summer 

 heat in a way which is rapidly carrying 

 them into favor. The cool north house 

 will suit them now, and a lighter and 

 airier one after October 1. 



Phaius Orandifolius. 



Phaius grandifolius and other phaiua 

 are now in active growth. The cattlcya 

 house suits this orchid and it will pay 

 to feed lightly once a week when the 

 pots contain lots of active roots. A 

 temperature of 60 degrees at night is 

 suitable. 



Cattleya Triansc. 



As the growth of Cattleya Trianse ad- 

 vances, furnish more water. Be careful 

 not to overwater newly potted ones. Do 

 not crowd the plants too much. Watch 

 the newly imported plants sharply for 

 cattleya fly. 



Cattleya Labiata. 



Shipments of Cattleya labiata are 

 just at hand. The plants are a mere 

 ghost in size of what we got ten years 

 ago, and the prices skyrocket as the 

 plants diminish in size and numbers. It 

 now is necessary to pot two or three 

 pieces together to make one sizable 

 plant. Cut away all new growths just 

 starting on freshly imported stock. 



Cattleya Schroederse. 



Plants of Cattleya Schroederse, which 

 finished blooming some weeks ago, 

 should be repotted where necessary. 

 This is not a popular cattleya commer- 

 cially, but it comes in when other vari- 

 eties are conspicuous by their absence 

 and for this reason it is valuable. 



Cattleya Gaskelliana. 



Cattleya Gaskelliana is a useful and 

 free-flowering summer cattleya. It can 

 be bought at a low price and it flowers 



with great freedom. Keep the plants 

 well up to the light. 



Cattleya Mossise. 



If only all cattleyas would grow and 

 flower like Cattleya Mossise, what a 

 pleasure it would be to grow them! As 

 the plants pass out of bloom, keep them 

 on the dry side until new growths ap- 

 pear; then do any overhauling neces- 

 sary. 



Cattleya Gigas. 



Some plants of Cattleya gigas are al- 

 ready in flower. Remember that the 

 flowers of gigas are large and showy, 

 but unusually tender and easily injured 

 by the sun. Be sure to stand blooming 

 plants where they can be well shaded. 



IfSeUa Puipurata. 



Lselia purpurata, one of our most 

 showy summer orchids, now is nicely in 

 bloom. As the spikes are well elevated, 

 the plant has a much more airy appear- 

 ance than the cattleyas. It succeeds 

 well in the regular cattleya house. 



Calanthes. 



All the Veitchii and vestita varieties 

 of calanthes should be potted by this 

 time. They need a house with plenty 

 of heat and moisture. A house which 

 can be given a little fire heat, just to 

 warm the pipes each night even in sum- 

 mer, is what they like. No chills must 

 be allowed if vigorous growths are 

 wanted. A temperature of 65 to 70 de- 

 grees at night, with a corresponding 

 rise in the daytime, is what they re- 

 quire. 



Vanda Cserulea. 



Give plants of Vanda cserulea a top- 

 dressing of fresh, live sphagnum. Do 

 not let them have a heavily shaded 

 house. If they are to flower well they 

 should be elevated close to the glass. 

 To make Vanda teres flower at all, it 

 should have nearly full sun. Unless 

 well sun-baked, it will not flower. 



Seattle, Wash. — Preparations are un- 

 der way for the annual fall show of the 

 Pacific Coast Dahlia Society, which will 

 be held in the Armory, September 18 

 and 19. 



A Gwoer of Cypripedlum Cbarlesworthii at the Dale Estate. 



