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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



.lANIAKV ;$, 1907. 



\\.'i.s i:iis('(l ]>y criisi-iiiii H. sdcol laiiii Avitli 

 Ji. XuttaloiisL'. 



' ' Tlic A\(irl\ 111' liiisiiiy iirw \iuicti('s 

 ])l(iitiils sli'iiililv, ;miiI \vc were slinwii ;i 

 sinnll liali-li ol' ;i new sccilliiio in wliii-li 

 tile lluwcis writ' Inline, siii;;li' Mini nl' ;i 

 snfi i)i-;iiii;i' .sliailf. I'"iii' its cnlur aldiic 

 this is a must tlcsiraliic adilit inn. wliih' 

 ;is a parent it will pnilialily lie (if special 

 \aJue ami interest." 



CATTLEYA LABIATA CANDIDA. 



Cattloya Jaliiat.-i var. camlida is a 

 beautiful aiitl attract ive variety wliieli 

 Ho\\erocl in Julius Koelirs < o. 's lar<;o eul- 

 Icelioi! of oreiiids in Oetnlier of tliis 

 vear. anion"' a lot of senii-ostabiislieil 

 jilants. It is a vifiorous spoeinieii, eon- 

 «i(lerini> tliat the leailiiiM' bulb aavo two 



succeediag leails in siieatii, of wiiicli oiu' 

 was ill tlnwi r ;it the tiiuo the photo^jrapli 

 was lakeii, yi\in<i; four llowcrs on one 

 s|)ike. Tlie second siieatii, whicli How- 

 ered three weeks later, threw three more 

 tliiwers on one sjiike. the jilant bein^' es- 

 talilished in a .''^-imdi pot. 



Sepals and jietals are almost pure 

 \Uiite. It is a finely shaped llowcr. with 

 a splendidly tin<>('(| purple lip in the 

 liack part of the throat. 



Several otlier splendid varietie.s Avcre 

 in lldwer a! tin' same time, such as Cat- 

 tleya labiata. \ar. Mrs. Julius Koehrs, 

 also a line form of tiiis useful species of 

 oi'chid, wliicli was exhibited in Boston 

 this f.ill. at tile .Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society's chrysantlienuini .show. 



Thomas Kxionr. 



liices to .IS dej^rees at nigiit, with a day 

 temperatuie ranyiiii^f from (55 degrees tu 

 ,S(( degrees, according to intensity of sun- 

 shine. 



I'eiug of (juiek growth they should al 

 ways ha\(' jdenty of space on the bench to 

 insure a free circulatinii of air anumg 

 t lie foliage and so secure a stocky growth. 



KllJKS. 



PROPAGATING BEAUTIES. 



• •wing to the larye foliage ;ind extra 

 size of the cutiiii^s. Heauty cuttings i e- 

 quire nieie iimin in the liemdi than nnist 

 othi'r varieties. IJec.-iiise of the large fnji 

 age. unless they ale set widely ajiait 

 they retain the innistiire tnn Imiy. causing 



split and rutting the leaves. \\'ll(le\er 



these leaves nverlap the fidiaye will In 

 '•ome ycdiow and. in cniiseijuence. he nt' 

 111) more use til the cutting. For this 



J'easoll gre.-lt care must be exercised ill 



watering. syrintiiiiL; and ventilatiiii; sn 

 lliat the fiili.'iye may lie eiiiiiely ilvy lie 

 fure iiiglit. 



To ]»l'e.sei', e the lea\e-> nil Pieailty (lit 



linus re(|iiire>< cihisI.imI i-aic :iiiil watch 

 fnliies,--. ]viit iciil;ii !\ as re;^aids the teai 

 jieraliiii' nf tic •^aiid .•iiid Innise, as ciil 

 lings wliicli have Inst their tiilia;^e. :il 

 ihoiiiih they may lie nursed aliiiii; and 

 yrnwii iiitn |ire<enl:ilile plants. iie\ei' |uis 

 s<>ss that vitality >n es,-«ential tn success 

 till iJeaiitv culture. A lempei;il lllc nl' dl' 

 ile^^rees in the s;ind with a Imiise temper- 

 .atlire nl '>ll diLIIccs tn ."4 ilet;lee< will 

 eaii'-e a L;nnd innt fnrniatinii in twenty 

 • •iglit nr tliirtv dav< witiiniit in tin- lea^l 

 impairing; the vitality ni the plants nr 

 '•aiisinn- theiri tn shed their leaves. 



The fnlia^e I'ciiiL; laiL:e and leiiiiiiini; 



a fair Sllpplv nt' W.atel' tn keep it t'lesll. 



should -il^o tor the first ten days, or iin 

 til the callii'^ has formed, lie shaded froai 

 Jiiteiiso sunshine, after which the -hading 

 can be entindy I'emoved. 



No diday shmild take pl;ice after the 

 runts iiavc fninieil until they are pnlted 

 :i'< this ruse, almvc all others. Iieiiij^ nt' 

 such a. rank t;inwin;^ nature, it' clieid^ed 

 at this sla<:i' will scarcely ever recover 

 sutlicieiit ly to m.ake a jdaiit fit tor lieiich- 

 ing. 



After liein;; potted the young |ilants 

 slinidd lie place(| where they will havi^ 

 plenty ni' air and light and should lie 

 watere(| until the soil in the |iots is iini 

 formly moist. This can only be deter- 

 mined liy turning a few out of the pots 

 and examining tlie balls. 



If the weather is bright they should be 



shaded from bright sunsjiir.e until root 



\ action has recommenced, when tiie sliad- 



• iiiy should be entircdy removeil. They 



; succeed v\(dl in a te:ii perat ure of .")() de- 



HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. 



1 wish to plant a few hundred hybrid 

 jierpetual and (dimbiiig field-grown roses 

 into ]iots for counter trade next spring. 

 What time should i jilant tlicm to have 

 them in bud :ind bloom by Memorial day.' 

 1 will have to buy the dormant jdants 

 and wish to know if it will injure; them 

 if frozen in transit. L. M. H. 



it is a pity you did not think of this 

 last November, when the nurserymen 

 were digging their fi(dd-grown roses. 

 Then yon could have pot ted tlicin and hail 

 them down outdoors, covering pots and 

 to|)s with three or four inches of soil, a 

 plan vvhi(h wt' entirely believe in. Now 

 the ground is frozen this is not so easy, 

 for, outside, it will be difHcult to find 

 any dry soil for covering. It is frozen 

 one day and mud the next. Order your 

 plants at once; and here I must answer 

 the (luestion aliout freezing: 



It will do no iiarm if the tops of these 

 roses should be frozen. We know the 

 hybrid jierpetual roses and l{ainblers are 



! subjecti'd to zero we.atlier during tlu' 

 winter, without harm, and the roots, or 

 rather the soil ;iround them is often 

 tiglit. hut when dry the roots should 

 never be frozen. There are many ti'ees 

 and .slirnbs. perfectly hardy, the roots 

 of whi(di must often freeze solid during 



I winter; but they are in a natural st.'ite. 

 gradually and naturally thawing out. and 



i receive no harm. iUit it is (juite a dif- 

 fei'ent condition when the roots are de- 



; prived of their natural element, the soil, 

 .and then exposed to frost. 



.\'ur-ervmen. I know, aie particular 



Cattleya Labiata Var. Candida. 



