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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



KiltTiii- KniBli'. I.ady Wiganil. 



Two Fine Forms of the Predominant Commercial Orchid, Cattleya Trianae. 



• if tlic collectors offer to tiiese orchid 

 l(i\<Ts to go into the woods siiid iii('l\ the 

 i^raiid wirieties esjieeialiy tOr thciii, ;it 

 so iiitKdi a ease. The order is secured. 

 :md a t\'\v tags, geiierally written in 

 rrciicli. "grand variete, " etc., tied to 

 ■any nld jdant.'" make the i-asi' of 

 gems iliat tlu^ ondiid loxcr exjiects to 

 ^I't for a few dollars. Perhaps tiiese 

 iiiiyers tiiiid\ tlie ('(dlector d()(>s not kiinw 

 the price ut' tiie grand \arieties, and 

 iliat if tiiey find a $.'')()0 plant they will 

 put it in the .•fi-'O easel When the 

 liiiyer discovers that tlie c(dleetor lias 

 lieeii mailing ,'i fn(d of him, he drops 

 that one and ailnTliei' >te|is in witll the 

 same story, secure^ the didei. ancl works 

 the grand \anety s<dieme t'oi- iwn or 

 » hreo years. 



The Cut Flower Orchid. 



' atth'ya Triana' is not imported for 

 otli<T jnirposes than liie cut flower liusi 

 ues>. Well grown. ;ind with the right 

 plants, it is expected to get from it half 

 a crop of ilowers the first winter after 

 it has heeii plantr'd. These tlowers that 

 come liel'oie the hulk of the crop is lUt 

 loing tlie liest juices, .-iiid in this way 

 ihe iii\'estnieiif jiays amply tOr the coal 

 iiid l,'il)vir. The second crop is iindoulit 

 edl\ the hest the idaiits will e\'er pro 

 diice. :in<l s|iikes of five ami six flowers 

 are not uncommon, while the hulk <d' 

 them ought to he of three an(| fcuir 

 lilooms. Shmild the pricc^s of the flow 

 <'!■> Iia|ipcn to lie .tl per hloom, as it 

 w ;is ill the hitter ]>art of l!Ho. every 

 plant |ia\s its hajipy owner three or 

 lour times wli.at he paid for it. This 

 high price demoralizes the husiiiess and 

 does <M'eat harm to the trade, m.'ikiii" 



I'oople believe that the orchid is the 

 flower of the millionaires. 



Prices of ondiids v;iiy as with e\fiv 

 other flower, hut it is a jieculiar fact 

 that orchids hold hetter than any other 

 flowers. The long period of excellent 

 prices this season still is fresh in ever\ 

 one's mind. Although there have heen 

 times when orchids s(dd at l-'i cents. 

 thi^se ])ri<'es sepni to he gone Idr good, 

 unless allot iier panic appe.-ns. 



Where the Industry Centers. 



The growing of orchids is louren 

 f rated .•ir(Uind New "^'ork. Poston ;ind 

 Philadelplii;i have a siippl\ alioiit e(pi:il 

 to the demand, hut the .itlier lug cities 

 do not yrow enough t'or lluir loc;il sup 

 )il\. < liic.'igo li;is startcil in euiiiest. luii 

 the more it grows, the higher tlie price- 

 and the scarcer- the iilooiiis. Tin- cist 



supplies rhicagO. iillt llie\ .1(1 Hot i^el 



the liest lilooms or iioiic .-it ;ill when 

 tlie.v ;ire scarce in New ^ ork, Snii l'"raii 

 cisco has oridiids in i|ii:iiitity and that 

 market is generallv well sii|ipiic,|; no 

 doiilit it comes ;it'ter New ^ ork as tiie 

 next good market in the couiilr_\. The 

 ('alif'ornia growers ut' oichicls ;iie tar 

 .iliead of' the eastern L;ro\\eis. ii' we are 

 to .ludge from the reports we he.-ir. 

 Phahenojisis and other \aluahle oridiids 

 .are grown tin-re m (pi.-intit ies. and they 

 grow them niagnificentl,\'. The other log 

 cities are not in it. .St. Louis has no 

 orchids to speak ot'. and we douht if in 

 a city like Sail Lake * it.v an ori-hid 

 has e\('r been seen. 



We may exjiect this year an iininense 

 number of Triana^ Ilowers. .-is more 

 jdaiits wcM'o im[iorte(| last N'l-ar than in 

 tlit> four or five prex'ions years put to 



gether. If thi' demaiul will absorb all 

 the flowers is t<t be seen, but whatever 

 happ(-ns, tlij> increased jo-oibiction will 

 increase the demand. Tlie only trouble 

 is the concentration of the growers 

 .1 round New "^'ork. If the plants were 

 well distributed, tln-n- would never I'- 

 a glut :iiiil prii'cs would become norm.-il. 

 l-'lorisis. ,as a whole, are C(uiser\ ati\ <-. 

 It t,-ikes peopl(> like .Tose|i|i |[e;icuck. 

 N'oiin^. Peirci-, I'liehlmann. ( .-iiborie ;nid 

 others III' their style to brenk aw.-i\' from 

 the liMitllle ,'|||il sl.-irt .-lliead of tile otil 



ers. I'lv ('iitu.-illv many will I'ollow. ^\'e 



will Iie\ci- see the .|.-iy when orchids will 



be ,-is piciii i iiil as iiiiiin> .'lie in ,-iutumn. 

 P>\ the time till- |iopul:irit\ ut' the cat 

 tley:|s rei|iiircs imnielisr I jiiaill it les U< be 



;^ro\\ii. They will !,.■ rxtinct In their n.-i 

 ti\e li,-ibita|s. and the florists will be 

 struggling to raise from seed enough f'oi 

 the supply. Those who have had some 

 experience in this work know how dilli 

 cult it will be to furnish a few fioweis 

 t'rom home :^iown plants. 



In my iie\i article 1 will t.-iive up the 

 • |iieslion: ••poes nrc-hid (Irowiiiu 



l'.-|\'.'"" I will sl|n\\- what r:i|l lie done 



with orchids, .-iiul the results tlie\ briiiL; 

 Louis I , ( a 1 1 illo. 



Wobiirn, Mass.- .1. .1. A\lw,-ird a. < o.. 

 who sim-e the spring ot I'.Uo have been 

 proprietors of the stort^ formerly occu 

 pied by K. V. liove.v «.<: Co., at M!)S Mam 

 street, h.-ive (-omplefed a thorough reiio 

 \ation of the esl.-iblishinent ;inil it i~ 

 now not only modern, but part iciilarU 

 ;ittra(-t i ve in ajipearanc-e. Their new 

 display ref riyiM-.itor is a work of art 

 The firm has :;i-eeiihonses nii Willow 

 street 



