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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



MAncii 7, 1907. 



the siiiiuiici'. iiiMlfi' tlic saiiu' (•(Hiditioiis. 

 I ^vat(■l• it tlit'ii. I liiive foiiiul it a jjctod 

 rule, nut (Hiiy uijh orcliids, but also uitli 

 the other plants. Of course, weatluM- con- 

 ditions have a j^reat deal to do with the 

 amount of water needed. In the snninier 

 time with outdoor ])l:ints and j^ood drain- 

 age tiieii' is not nmcii fear of ovfiwatcr- 

 ing, twice a day imt lioin^' ton much for 

 established pl.-inls i>r jilaiits in liaskcts or 

 blocks. ( )f c((nisr rii'wly jiotted or im 

 ]iorted ]p|aiits wimld not icfjuirc it so 

 hcavv until tln'\" cntniin'Mcc to jrrow 



frcelv. 



Resting. 



Ticsting is also im|)ort:int with many 

 varieties, especially catth\vas, liclias ami 

 dendroluums. ;ils(i snmc \arii'tifs ni' tlic 

 oncidium. When a plant has about fin- 

 ished its yrowili is the time to icducc 

 the w.ateriny liy dc>^iTcs until vnu yi\<' 

 just enough tn keep the bulbs plum|>. 

 Keep tliein in th:it cniiditinn until they 

 coinineiice to siiow tlowei-. when they 

 recjuire a little nuoe water; but ne\ei' 

 get them soaked or the buds are liable 

 to turn yellow and fall before opening. 

 Especially with a low temperature nfter 

 lloMorint; they giMU'rally cuninn'nce tn 

 grow, and this is n good time to put them 

 or clmuge them in any way needful. 



General Management. 



As A\t' cauMnt ^row any ut' the cool 

 orchids in the southern clim.ate, we need 



shoulil be much moister and needs less 

 ventilation. This class, )iu)st of them 

 not having bulbs, cannot be allowed to 

 beconu' dry or they will lose their foli- 

 age, except dendrobiums, which may be 

 wintered in the same house as eattleyas, 

 as they require altont the same treatment 

 while resting. 



'I'lie American varieties do better out- 

 doors under slat shades from the first 

 part of April until they have completed 

 their growth^ when they must be brought 

 under cover, as a wet season would 

 strut them into growth again. I have 

 imt given the East Indian varieties a 

 tlioroiigh trial outdoors during the sum- 

 mer months; but with most of tlx; vari- 

 eties we can make nuire growth in one 

 year than they can in the north in two 

 without inttM'ferini; with their Itloom- 



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List of Varieties. 



<'attleya Triana', from Colombia, is 

 considered one of the best vari(^ties for 

 tlorists' use, being one of the easiest 

 to grow, varies in color from pure white 

 to dee]i rose, and blooms here from Xo- 

 \enil)er to April and sometinu's twice. 



• '.-ittleya Meinlelli. from Colombia, 

 ■ ibout the same color, somewhat larger, 

 and bhmnis ;i little later than C. Tri- 

 nuic. 



('uttleya Mossia', N'enezuela, varies 

 uiutdi in size ami cohir. some varieties 

 beih!" alnu)st doubh; the size of others. 



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Store of the Schoen Floral Co., Toledo, O. 



only to di\ide them into Iwn Imuses, oiu' 

 fof tlie I'Jast Indian ^arietieK nnd the 

 .other Idr the Aineiicnn xaiieiicv. 'I'heie 

 need be little dilTeretice in the tempera- 

 ture of the two. but the one for the 

 East ItKtIan \:iiiel if<, sucli as tin' cypri- 

 pcdiuni. pli;il;eiio|isis :i nd dendrnbium. 



ItloolllS after < '. Mendelli. A ydml \;iri 



ety of ( '. Mossia' is hard to bent. 



< nttleyn oijrjis, ('oloinbia, is the larg- 

 est flowering \ariety, and in its nali\e 

 country is one of the freest bloonnMs. 

 lia\in;^ as inan\' as sexfii flowers on a 

 siui^le '-|iike: but uuiler cultixatiou it 



is not often seen iu this contlitiou. By 

 growing it in pans or baskets hung 

 close to the glass and given a little more 

 heat, it will bloom quite freely during 

 July and August. 



Cattleya labiata, Brazil, is the best 

 for autumn flowers and an easy one to 

 manage; while not so fine a variety as 

 some, it comes in when flowers are 

 scarce, and should be grown on that ac- 

 count. 



Cattleya Percivaliana is considered a 

 small variety of C. Mossise, with a shade 

 darker lip, and is the latest of the large- 

 flowering eattleyas to bloom. 



Cattleya Skinneri, Central America, is 

 the best of the smaller flowering eat- 

 tleyas; blooms in the spring, is of a 

 deep rose color, and bears as many as 

 eighteen flowers on a spike. 



La?lia purpurata, Brazil, is a fine va- 

 riety, blooming in the summer months, 

 but is becoming scarce. 



La;lia anceps, Mexico, and its many 

 varieties, is easy to grow; blooms in the 

 fall with long spikes, which makes it 

 always useful in any kind of work or 

 decorations; iu color from pure white 

 to deep rose. 



Phala^nopsis amabilis, Philippine is- 

 lands, is one of the finest orchids to 

 groW' in this section, bearing large 

 spikes of almost pure white flowers in 

 the spring months, when they are always 

 in demand. It is considered rather hard 

 to manage, and, as it comes from a hot 

 climate, is grown too close and confined 

 in the attempt to keep up the tempera- 

 ture, especially in the winter time, where 

 much fire heat is required. But here we 

 have plants which only receive fire heat 

 a few times during the winter, the tem- 

 perature often going below 45 degrees, 

 and still these plants do not seem to 

 suffer in the least. They are grown in 

 an open house all the time, where every- 

 thing is left open night and day, ex- 

 cept when tliere is fear of a frost; and 

 they have been grown that way for 

 years. 



I'hahrnopsis Schilleriana, from the 

 same country as the last, is a stronger 

 grower, bearing a spike with as high as 

 100 flowers at one time; color, from pale 

 to dark pink. 



Vanda cterulea, northern Imlia, is one 

 of the few blue orchids, varying from 

 light to dark blue. It is always salable. 



Dendrobium nobile, India, is one of 

 the oldest varieties, easy to grow and 

 flower. 



Dendrobium AVardianum, Buriiuih, is 

 also an old favorite. 



Dendrobium Phatenopsis, New Cuin- 

 ea, is one of the best for cut flowers, 

 giving spikes sometimes two feet long, 

 with from twenty to twenty-four flowers 

 of various shades of pink, and lasts a 

 long time in bloom. 



Dendrobium formosum. Burniah, is a 

 good one to grow, bearing white flow- 

 ers wliich .are much used for bridal bou- 

 qiu'ts. 



Odontoglossum litrosmuni. Mexico, is 

 about the only one of this class we can 

 manage here; should be.gi\cn the same 

 treatment as hadia .am'ejis, and gives 

 long spikes of light pink llowers. 



Oncidium crispum, O. siiemlidium and 

 O. varicosum are three yood varieties 

 to grow, bearing long spikes of yellow 

 or spotted flowers which are fine in deco- 

 rations. 



There .-ire. ol' (;ourse, many others 

 vvliiidi may be ;^rown. but 1 tliink this 

 list will '^^ive ;i- Liood results as a larger 

 • one. 



