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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Laelia Acuminata. 



till' wiili.'ly i;li.\\li ;i I'rw Vi'.'ils lu'lli-C. 

 :i hint lif^ 111!]--! Iij\i' .-I liiil. iiiiii"-! hi>ii-.c 

 ' iiiaki' their Liinwtl: in. ( liir ^idwci- i\\ 

 'f»- (ii(liiil> alt liliiilc-- lii> ^iic,-c-s 111 

 . \ili;4' tliiMii a littli' tiir heat iliiiiau tlic 

 linlc siininii'i-, jiisl riiouL;li tn liirvciit Ilif 

 I iiins]ilit'i I- lii'i-iiiiii iil;' lica\v ur rlaniiny 

 • iiiylit. 



• alaul lii'~ lii'iiw lifsi ill a iiiixtiiii' of 



iliiiius liiaiii ami ilricil cuw tiiaiiiirr. 'I'lic 



■ lit- arc iiiiw lici-niiiini;' well lilii'il wiili 



'lilts aiiij a liltli' weak cdW iiiaiim'r oiirc 



woi'k i-aii 111' liixcii. Latcf, as growth 



I'liiyfcssrs. it i-aii lie yivcii in stronger 



lii-cs. siiiit ii|i till' Ikmisc aliiiiit ;!:;!<i 



' rjiirk rarli a I't rriiiKiii with al)iiii(hinf 



iMiist nit', iiiit a\i)iii inncli (hiiii|iinLr (i\i'i' 



'I tile l(i|ia;;r. wliirli easily rots or spots 



I I'oin an t xccss ot' iiiiii.stiiro. 'riit> licsi 



alanthos wr exer saw were grown in low. 



-luikeii lean to honses. The j)lants were 



loso to the glass and ]irotef'tr<l by thin 



'ilimls (luring sunshine, there being no 



-iiaile on the glass. A group of ealaiitlies 



iiranged with ndiantiiins make a most 



^lorion.s show. It is a pity that the iihinis 



ii)se thoir leaves before llowering. 1iut 



ihe cut spikes arraiigcnl witli suiial)le 



::ri'i>npry are fine for vase or dr'corat i\(' 



'vork of any kind. 



INTERESTING ORCHIDS. 



Coclogyne Barbata. 



t'celogyne barbata is an old speciea, 

 introduced seventy years ago from A3- 

 ''^am. The flower spikes are erect, st- 

 raining a height of twelve to eighteen 

 inches. The tiowors are snowy ■white in 

 "olor. The sepia brown of the top 

 makes a striking contrast to the white 

 ■olor of the sepals and petals. Pans or 

 baskets containing fern fiber, in which 

 there is abundant drainage, grow this 

 orchid satisfactorily. It needs copious 

 supplies of water while growing and 

 succeeds best in a cattleya-house tempera- 

 ture. 



Laelia Acuminata. 



The interesting, early winter bloom- 

 ing laelia, L. acuminata, is a native of 

 Mexico and has been in cultivation over 



si.vty years. While less iniposing than 

 L. aiiee|is, uhieli its smaller llowers 

 somewhat resenibk' in I'orni. it is well 

 worthy of eiilt i\ alion. 'i'he individual 

 llowers ari' one ami one-half to two 

 inches in diaineter and are produced on 

 spikes twche to twenty-four inches in 

 litHght, which carry anywhere from six 

 to twenly-)i\(' llowers. 'J'here are two 

 foi'iiis (jf this lielia, one carrying llowers 

 with pure white sepals antl petals, the 

 other with <lelii-atc rosy-violet flowers. 

 The luillis are roiindish, Hat and shiny. 

 Tlio solitary leaves are oblong and tough. 

 L. .'icuiniuala grows well at the cool 

 end of the catlleya house antl requires 

 plenty of light and water during the 

 growing season. Only a very thin shade, 

 to break the intensity of the sun's rays, 

 should be given. Pans containing fern 

 fiber are jireferable to baskets to grow 

 it in. W. N. Craig. 



NARCISSI AND TULIPS. 



You will find some binls of |ioetiriis or 



iiatiis. 'I'iiey oet So lar aiUaiiced and uo 

 fartliei'. ('an yoii tell me what the trou- 

 ble is.' 'fliey were replanted last fall. 

 <'an ymi also tell me what is the trouble 

 with my tuli|>-.' I had about ■J.ikim tulips 

 that iliil not liml at all. When they came 

 lip the leaves looked as though they had 

 been eaten by snini' insect and t liev louketl 

 raggeil. What is t lie tioiible with them 

 ami what shall L do with the bed.' 'L'hey 

 ha\e onl\ been jilanterl I Wo vears this 



fall. ' ' ,J. i^:. 



'I'he iloiible white gardenia scenf od nar- 

 cissus, \. aiba jilena odorata, is cora- 

 miiiijy al'l'ecied in this way. but X. [loet- 

 ii-iis oriiatiis is nsiially t'lee I'roiii it. It 

 is Hot iincoinmon when bulbs lia\'e becijiiie 

 nim-li matteil. the hea\y foliage |ire\eut- 

 ing a -iillii-ieiiry ot' moist me reaching the 

 loot-. I would suggest ihat Villi take up 

 the iiaici--i as s,iiiii as the I'olia^e matures 

 and -toll- III a shed ,'vrv summer. i'e[daiit- 

 iiiL; ill Well eiii idled ei'nind Ml Octobef. 

 l*o hot plant on a dry liaiik. The poeti- 

 cr- -ectimi enjoys latlier mmsi i^ronml. 



Willi the eNceptimi of the I)ai'win and 

 other iate bionmiiig \aiielies. iiilips are 



bettei liltei! -.,,011 al'lef ih 1 w •■ 1 1 n o, jiieled 



in nil idera t eiy thickly in -hallow trenches 

 in pa It la I shade, ami w lien | iie tops die 

 down -loie Iheiii away in ,'i enol, ilr\- shed 

 (ly celLar I'or the -miiiiier, re--ib|\- cut 

 Worms had been ealiiiL: lln' l'oli;iMe o 1' 

 \oiii- iiilip-, but usually tliev are iniiimne 

 from the attacks of ili.-e cre;it iires, 

 which cmnmeiice 1 iper;i I ion- a little later 

 in the -e.asoii. ( lioose fresh ;^r,iiind for 

 your bulb- iie\| -ea-oii and \'oii will prob- 

 alilx ha\e no t'lirlher trouble. 



W. V. ( '. 



NAMES OF PLANTS. 



Kindly ei\e me the names ol the en- 

 (dosed jilants. Tln^ iine in idossoin is a 

 hardy slnaib or tree; the other is a trail- 

 iiiLl' iiianl. with white, -tar shaped flow- 

 er-, p. .r. 



'i'he shinb i> .Mahus [oensis thu'e plciio, 

 better known as I'.echters donlile llower- 

 ing; ciabap|de. 



'flic irailiii:.; plant ap|iears to Ik' a S|n'- 

 cie> of cainpa iiiila. but I cannot be sure 

 111' the exact \aiiels trom s|iecini('n re- 

 ceived. ' W. \, C. 



l,i:\\ isiow \. l'.\.- -Herbert Bratton will 

 open a lar^e ^^iceiihoiise here, whiidi uill 

 be ,1 bramdi of hi- f;itller's greetdlOUs(>s 

 111 I hint i ii^doii . 1 'a. 



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Coelogyne Sanderae. 



