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an euiiy s|iring ratlu'r tliiin a winter 

 crop, ill many eases the former pays 

 fully as well as the latter. Plants should 

 not now be pinched again where ClirisI - 

 mas Howers are wanted. They slionld 

 l)e allowed to dry out well between each 

 watering, be syringed freely to kee[i bug 

 in cheek and given a night temjierature 

 of not less than 70 degrees at this sea- 

 son. Tlie roots will be seen running all 

 over the surface of tiie beds, which we 

 like to see. Where they show too prom- 

 inently, scatter a little loam over them, 

 but do nut use any fertilizer in it. Your 

 plants <h) not Mant and must not have 

 any feeding for a long time. Ventilate 

 quite freely during the day, but bottle 

 up the sun lieat about the middle of the 

 afternoiin. after damping tlie house thor- 

 oughly. 



Euphorbia Jacquiniaeflora 



Euphorbia jacquiniaeflora has come 

 back into some of its former popularity 

 within the last two or three years. It is 

 an excellent seller at Ciiristmas, its cheer- 

 ful color proving attractive. We like 

 to grow six or eight plants to ;i jiot. 

 One six inches in diameter will liohl six 

 plants nicely, running them up to a 

 single stem each. If these can be placed 

 in a frame, plunged to the brims in 

 leaves or ashes, kept close to the light 

 and closed up about 4 o 'clock each aft- 

 ernoon, they will make capital plants in 

 a few weeks. Tiiey can be grown out- 

 doors altogetlier, but we find frame cul- 



Lycaste Skinneri. 



ture even Ijetter tlian tiiat of the green- 

 house or open air. Place the ])Iants in a 

 warm greenhouse about tlie end of Sep- 

 tember — GO degrees at night is about 

 right — and they will be in full flower for 



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LYCASTE SKINNERI. 



I.yi-.isti' Skiiiiicri is one ol iIm- iplii(st 

 lud most jiopular of (Juafrmalaii orrliids. 

 having been in cultixation nearly sc\enty 

 years. Tiiirty years ago ;uiy orcliiil col- 

 lection, no matter how small, would con- 

 tain one or more plants of this lycaste, 

 and it wm< one of the lirst orchids the 



write! Ili:elc I ju' aeqlia i Ul ;i ne(> (it. It is 



not \\<i\\ seen so much as many other or- 

 •liiiU. iKii being elassed ;is a commercial 

 \aiieiy. liut no orciiid grown makes a 

 liiiei (ir more lasting sliow while in 

 bloom. The iiulividual flowers keep in 

 .:oud condition twelve lo fifteen weeks, 

 longer than any othi'i- oii-liid, witii tiie 

 liossiliji- exception of ' V nilii(|inni l.owi- 

 anum. 



The llowers of L. Skinneri .-ire as much 

 :i~ ^ix inclu^s across and vary in color 

 trom pure white in alba to pnie white 

 sepals aihl petals, with heavily blotidied 

 rosy lips, as in the tyi>e. The scapes 

 are usually ten to twelve inches high 

 and several are 2>roduced from each of 

 the new bulbs. The bulbs are quite 

 large, dark green, and tiie solitary leaves 

 are long and dark green, similar to those 

 on some of the calautlies, but with much 

 more snb«tance, more like those of the 

 anguloas. 



I.vcnste Skinneri succeeils well in an 



intermediate temperature, but can be suc- 

 cessfully grown in an ordinary green- 

 house in a compost of fern fiber and 

 sphagnum. I'ots are the best rece[>tacles 

 to grow them in. and during the growing 

 season an abundant water supply is re- 

 tjiiired. The flowering season is from 

 December to May. W. X. (,'1!AKi. 



SEASONABLE ORCHID NOTES. 



Coelogyne Cristata, 



What a grand old orciiid is Ciclogyne 

 cristata I I'lvcn with the a<ldition of 

 multitudes of hybrids and new introduc 

 tioiis from abroad, it holds its place a.'^ 

 one of the most useful sorts in cultiva- 

 tion. What a glorious sight a widl-fUiw- 

 ori'd ]iau or basket makes, and how valu- 

 able it is to the man who has design 

 work to make up! < '. cristata is not 

 what can be termed a tropical orchiil. 

 It resents forcing at any ])eriod, and is 

 one of the varieties which cannot be 

 hurried into flower. The growths are 

 now about half completed, and the bulbs 

 at the base .just starting to swell out. 

 An abunilant wafer siqiply is now esseii 

 tial, anil, in tlie case of well established 

 I'lants, cow manure water in addition 

 once in eight or ten days will be found 

 helpful. A syringing overhead each 



afternoon, unless the weather is dull, is 

 also relished by the ])lants, which can be 

 Just as well grown in a frame as a 

 greenhouse during the siuiimer months, 

 |ii-ovi(l(Ml the glass is shaded well and 

 congenial atmospheric conditions joo- 

 vided. 



TWELVE BEST PEONIES. 



The European trade papers are featur- 

 ing the selection of the twelve best peo- 

 nies as made by R. Whytte, the Canadian 

 grower who visited most of the leading 

 JMiropean peony growers last season. Mr. 

 Whytte 's list of the best dozen sorts is as 

 t'ollows : 



Viscount de I'onceville — Large pink, 

 line form, 



^Ide. D. Galhau — Large pink, extra. 



Eestiva Maxima -— Eine, whit(> tipped 

 I'arinine. 



I'loral Treasure Soft rose, t'ragnmi. 

 tree bloomer. 



Asa dray- - Sabnon-pink, vciy large. 

 I'ree liloomer. 



(I.'iire Diiiiois Light rose, l.-irge, free 

 lilo'imei'. 



Klla ( 'lirist iiie Kelway- Lxira tine pink. 

 hni;e, ilat, large ])et;ils, sweet. 



I '.:ironess Scliro'der — I'ale pink t.i cre.-un, 

 larL;e gu.ards, jierfunied. 



.\li~s Salway White, prinu'ose ^u.'ii'ds, 

 larce, fine center, perfumed. 



Ijnncli of I'ertnnie— K'ich di'ep pink, 

 lar^;!'. double, perl'nnu^d. 



K'nbra Supeili;i rur|ilisii crimson, free 

 bloomer. 



r.ATir. \. ^^ The I'.atli Lloral « o. 

 ojieued its sec(uid anumd larnival on the 

 evening of .Xumist 10 al the I'reslivie- 

 riaii church. One of tlie out ol'lown e\ 

 hibitors was Henry A. hreer. who li.id 

 three large tanks of w;iter lilies from ;dl 

 parts of the world. 



(iRKKX P.AY. Wl.s;. Carl Meier lias 

 lieen making improvements of .in e\ten 

 sive char.-icter both in the giowinu ,ind 

 selling ends of his business. .\n addition 

 to his greenhouses. n(\-ir Woodlawn ceni- 

 etery. lias .just Iteeii completed. It is 

 lIlxMO, equijiped with hot w.iter lie.it. 

 ami constructed by (ontracfor lleinian 

 Xitz. At his downtown otlici^ .-in .-idditioii 

 L'OxlO is under const riictioii and will be 

 finished in about a month. This e\ten 

 sioii will liiive glass loot' .-iihI side^. ;it' 

 fording a j;ood sized di^|i|;iy sp.-iie. 



