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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Anni, l!ii, r.»l 1. 



SEASONABLE NOTES. 



Miltonia Vexillaria. 



M ill nil 1,1 \cvill;iri:i. 1 lie in'iinl it'lll 

 (■.■nl\ sr.niiiicr llcw rii ii;^ nr.-iiid. li;is 

 just i-di'iincilfcil III inisli ity lltiwci' 

 ■~|iiki's. Il Hiiiws wi'll ill wiiilcf ill the 

 i-.-it t lev ;i liniiM'. Iiiil in siiiiinicr ju'ct'i'i's 

 . (MiliT .■Mill siiiiH'w lial sli;iilici- i|u.'irt('i's, 

 ;, h li(iiij;li siiiiH' siH'c('>.>rul <;i'()\\crs Ikinc 

 t'xccllcnt Mici-css in ^ruwiiiy it witii 

 rat ' l(v;i~; nil liic time. Wliiic 1 1n 

 ii';i\('> .-irc sdinc'what snl't wiicii cniti 

 |i;iii'<l Willi siiili (ircliids as cattlcyas. 

 la'li.'is. cirid^yncs (ir (It'iiiiinliiiiiiis, 1 licy 

 arc iniicli Ix'iiflitcil liy ilircct siiiilijjht 

 fidiii tiic 'iiiililli' of Xtncinlifi- until the 

 nii(i>llf (if .Maicli, after wliit-li time a 

 iiyiit sliadc usually is I'ouud beneficial. 

 Tlic iiilliii'ncc "f sunsliinc tou^lifiis flic 

 foliaiic. ttiins it to a nidily nr iiia>;('nta 

 hue and juits tlic jilaiits in a licttcr 

 cuuditiiui to witlistand dui' liot sum 

 incrs. Wlion tiu' youn<^ <;ro\vtlis arc 

 sending out routs is the corrccf time 

 to do any needful rcpettin^'. There is 

 no lietter cniniMist lli.an mo<lerately soft 

 osmund.a lilit r. 'I'lic tmiyh and hard 

 \ariidy is lietter f(ir i-attleyas. liut not 

 i|uitc so yood f(ir miltoiiias. 



'riiri]is is an arch enemy (if this mil 

 Iduia, lint a (li|)|iinf; in foliacco water 

 (ir S|ira\in;: with the same li(|uid will 

 i<ccii it ;i\\ay. ]\Iilt(Uiias and odoiito 

 i:lo>-siuiis -.tw iiiiurod )iy he.avy fuini<;a 

 tidiis. 'I'liey will not stanii hydroc^x^anic 

 acid yas, ;ind sdine of tlio nicotine ex 

 tracts and c\in tuliacco stems will hurt 

 them. .\ tem|icrature of .")(> to oS de 

 :.'recs at iiiclit for the uo\\ few weeks, 

 with a liyht s|irayiiij; (i\'eihea<l on 

 liii;;ht (L'ns. will lie fdUiKl tii suit these 

 'iiiltdiiias. 



Laelia Anceps. 



The sc.asdn 's criiji dt' tldwcis (Ui Laiia 

 .iiicciis ■will iidW lie cut an(l any reliasket 

 my or |idttin^ slmuld lie ddiie. They 

 .■.re lik(dy to succeed lietter in jiaiis 

 than in liaskets. as the reots are iiku^c 

 uioier cdtitrdl. Pure fern lilier is the 

 i(|c;il comiidst tdr them and water must 

 lie sii.'ii^injily :i|i)iried until the rddts are 

 \\(dl .■ol\aiice(l aiol growths started. 

 Many |ieo|ile fail to flower helias satis 

 t.'ictdiily. es|iecially the licaiitiful white 

 \ ;iriet ies. such as Stella, Sfdudcdera', 

 .illia. l>a\\S(iiii and (itlieis. The troulde 

 IS tli.it they are yivcn too much sum 

 iiier shade. ;ind while this treatment 

 |ird(liices lii;,r liullis ami lieautilnl daik 

 oiciii li;i\cs, the crdji dt' lldwer s|ii!ves 

 is aliiidst nil. 



ill their native haliitats in .Mexicd. 

 1.. .\iice|is is marly always fdund (ui 

 I rees (ir I'dcks, yr(i\viiiL,r in the full sun. 

 Mill durin;^ the ^idwiiiii seasdii is 

 drenched .-ilmd^t d.'iily liy turreiitial 

 rains. I'lider these ciiiolitidiis it makes 

 hail liullis. with tdiiijli, luit not ilark 

 Lireeii leaxcs. We must imitate these 



cdiiditions to some extent under <;lass. 

 li\- yix iny the jilants mertdy sulhcieiit 

 siiade to )ire\-ent the sun liurnin^' tin 

 lea\es, and li,\ syrinf;in<i" freely e\-ery 

 ;ifteniooii in summer. ()ne ydod {grower 

 lianys his jilants on a tree, where Ihey 

 t^et [ileiity of sunshine, and uses the 

 lidse on them freely. Ho always yets 

 a \'\ix t-i'dji of tlowers, as will anyone 

 who (Units liea\ y summer shade. They 

 (|(i nut want a warm house at anytime. 

 They ;ire reall\' coul orcdiids and .")() to 

 •"i.") decrees at ni<ihl is amide for them. 

 In summer any airy, li<.ilit j^reenhouso 

 will suit them, with the idaiits hunij; 

 \\(dl up to the ylass. 



Calanthes. 



Pearly in .March was the jivoper time to 

 start the liullis of calanthes, usinjr ordi- 

 nary seed Hats, half filled with crocdvS 

 or c(iars(! ashes. On this wo jdace a layer 

 i.i moss and till the lialancjj^wit h sliarj) 

 sand. We jilace the bulbs fairly close to 

 l^etliei. but allow room bet ween ■ them 

 tdr the ydiiny growths when they ap- 



pear. <live one soakinj^' watering;; tin 

 apply moisture jathei' sparingly. In 

 warm, moist lionse, k'cpt at ()•") to 7 

 decrees at niyht, root .and growth ai 

 tioii will so(in commence. When read 

 for repot tiiii;. mix u|i a compost of t w i 

 thirds fibrous hi.'im. fidui xvliiidi tli 

 liner |i;irticles haxc been screened (iin 

 .iiid one fourth (dd, lumpy, dried cii\ 

 uianure, to \vhi(di should be adde(l soiie 

 sharp. yi'itt\' sand. I'se either ]>ots u 

 iii(ide]at(dy deep pans. Three ydoilbulli 

 will yo in an S inch pan and one lnil; 

 in a ."i inch pot, or. if extra strong, (iii< 

 in a (! inch ]iot. One third of the ju. 

 should be drainaj^c and, in pottini;, tin 

 coni|i(ist slioidd he lu.'ole so liiin tlia 

 the bulbs will stand up wit liout sta kc- 



Oncidiums. 



That valuable fall llowerinji' oiuddinin 

 \ ;iricosiiiu Koj;'ersii, is now in a(di\. 

 growth, and if any repanniiiy has iin' 

 x'et been done, it will be ludtev to d( 

 lay it for a season, as more harm thai; 

 <idod would come from distiirbiiii;- tin 

 plants now. A toji-dressiny of fresl 

 fern liber can be <4i\en, pickinff oiH 

 some of the old compost. It is bet lei 

 not to use any moss; there is alway- 

 the lil\(dilio(id of shidi snails or othei 

 siitdi pests lurkinif in it and they usual 

 1\- jilace thems(d\('s in evidence when 

 the youni;- flower spikes appear. Thi^ 

 diuddiuni does speidally well in o-incii 

 and (i iiudi pans, liiin<> close to the li<^hl 

 at the cooler end of the cattleya bouse 

 or in a house where odontoj;lossnin- 

 thrive. They dislike a close, luuist at 

 mosjihere. 



Phaius Grandifolius, 

 I'haius grandifolius, the stattdv old 



Phalaenopsis Grown by W. N. Craig, North Easton, Mass. 



