AI'KIL 20, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists" Review* 



15 



Miltonia Vexillaria Exhibited at a Boston Flower Show. 



tcrrcst ri;il oicliid. is <nily <icc;isinii;illy 

 inct with ill <i<M)(l (■(uiditioii. A j^ooil 

 s|)Ociiii('ii, (-.•inyiii'i ;i iiiiMilifr (if s|)ik('s 

 liilly i'X|i;iiult'i|, is ((iiitc cITcctisc. Small 

 cr ])laiifs also, in (i inch or S inch pots, 

 ranyiny two or tincc spikt's iijiiccc, 

 arc nscfiil and a larirc vase (d' stalks 

 nial<('s a striking ajiiicarancc in a room. 

 The jilants arc now starting; to orow 

 and rcpottiiiLj is scasonaiilc. They (h> 

 \v(dl in fibrous hiain, with the addition 

 of a litth' fern lilier. ium|iy cow mannrc 

 and coarse sand, allowing an ample 

 .space for diainaye. While they enjoy 

 a lirisk lieat when yrowinj;'. the himse 

 shoidd not lie (dose and stnlVy, oi' Idack 

 sjiot will soon disliyiire the leaves. 

 When W(dl ]iotl)ouMd and in aidi\(' 

 growth, tlie\' ap|ire(date a watering 

 once a week with liipiid mannic. A 

 winter niinimiini of ."i.') dei^rees is ri^iht. 

 Phalaenopsis. 



It is unwise to allow the flower sjiikes 

 on ]ihala'iio[isis to icmairi too lony, as 

 they severtdy tax the constitutions of 

 the jilanfs. When the flowers are cut 

 is a yood time to do any nee(lful to|i 

 dressinij or repot ti iijj. IMiala'iui|isis make 

 thick roots, which (diny stuldiornly to 

 the ]'ece|it;i(des in which they aie j^idw 

 inj;. To lemoxe those intact is dilli 

 cult and often im|i(issili]e. When in 

 pots and pans, oi' even small circular 

 liaskcds, ;i jfood ]il:in is to stand these 

 within one of the deep, c\liiidrical lias- 

 kets. .\ <rood size is nine iiudies deep 

 and six iindies across the top. The 

 coin|)C»st must lie coarse; lump (dutr 

 co;il. with fern lilier and some fi'csii 

 sphaj;num. will lie found snitalde. The 

 moss does especially well as a surfac 

 iiii;. I'lants not in lU'ed ot' reliasket i nj; 

 c;in lie yixen .a t op dressi ny. 



.\s ]iliaheno|>sis leaves are easilv 

 ^corcdwd. some sli.'ide is now necessary 

 when the sun shines. KNdler or lath 

 blinds arc best, but white lead and 

 i'.eresene will answer where there ai'e 

 no lilinds. The latter li;i\e a ihadded 

 ::(l\;inf ;!<;('. as they c.-in be kejit up ilur 

 in^ dull. t.doomy weather, riiahenopsis 

 yrandifiora and I*, ."-itdii lleriana ;ire the 

 two best commeici.al \;irieties. aiol the 

 iniport.-if ions of these twe kinds idoiie. 

 from tile I'liilipiiiiies via San l'ranci>co, 

 iK'W amount to ni.iiiy thousands a year. 

 ■\ iiii;lit temperature .at this season ot 

 ''••"> to (>S dei;rees will be tdiind riiilit tdr 

 pliahi'iiopsis. 



Shading. 



r.attleyas, ladi.as and the toueher 

 h'aved or(diids w.ant little sh;i<le until 

 the sun yt'ts stroiii,'. .Vuy applied should 

 be lii;lit. ()n the other hand, odoiito 

 ulossums, mas(|eva llias, ph;ibci!o|i^is. 

 '• V piipedinnis, miltoiiias. .and other oi 



(diids whose foli.a^c is leadiiv susrcp 

 tilde, should have IukI shade from the 

 (Virlv part of .\lar(di. If this sli.ade is 

 movable, it is, of course, iniudi to be 

 pret'erred early in the season. .\s a 

 yeiier.al rule, (ir(diids yet ton mindi 

 shade. The deep f>reeii bnlbs and leaves 

 proihua'd under these conditidiis arc 

 pleasint;' to the e\e, but .are never so 

 sat isf.act ory when the time cnmes t'or 

 flowers. 



PLANTING TREES AND SHRUBS. 



This is a bate season and iilantiiii^ in 

 more northerly latitudes has only .just 

 sf.arteil. N'eyetatiou is iiimsually dor 

 maiit for flu; season, and this is an ad 

 \aiitafre. Nearly all retail florists .are 

 calle(l upon to do some fdantiiiy of' 

 trees, shrubs or hardv perennials for 

 their customers. This is an importaiit 

 braiudi, with wonderful possibilities in 

 it. and is worth devadopiii.^ as iniudi as 

 possible. .\ny country florist who fails 

 to take advaiit.aj^e of this line of work 

 is away behind the tinu's. There is 

 more money at this season in plaiitinj: 

 hardy stoidv than in the floricultural 

 end of the business. ()f course, we do 

 not mean that the latter should be 

 neyk'cted, but the hardy end should be 

 eiicoura<ied in every w.ay, and one yood 

 w.ay is to have :i little tasteful |dant- 

 in^r about your own phoe. only .a few 

 in number, where prospective ciistoiners 

 can see them. 



In planting;- lar^'e shrubs, cut them bai k 

 (|uite hard, an(| if you ;;et shrubs of 



an\ kind whiidi niav have been stored 

 in some nurserynian's shed over win 

 ter. remember that they ;ire lik(dy to 

 ;^(i baid< in many cases when set out 

 doors. Three or four months in a dark 

 cell.ai- and then exposure to >un and 

 wind is a hard ordeal for any shrub, 

 dei-iduous or evergreen, to withst.and. 

 In biiyinif shrubs and trees, insist on 

 liav illy' sindi .as have been outdoors over 

 winter, even it" onlv Ihadeij in; they 

 will i;ive v(iu miKdi greater s,at isfaid ion. 



Ill planfiii^' frees and shrubs, advise 

 vour cusfoniers to spend ten times as 

 iiuudi ill proper |ireparation of the 

 ground as on the shrubs or trees, if 

 thev want pernia iieiit I v sat isf.ictory re 

 suits. ( )f course, you may (laiin that 

 this woiihl re(|uce s.ales. .\ot at .all. 

 .\n,v man who yets shrubs and pbaiits 

 them thus, lindini; that they do wtdi, 

 will want more, and his ludjilibors will 

 lind his "garden and its prejiar.at ion 

 soinetliiny vvhi(di they will w.int to 

 copy. 



.\lways diy' holes ot' ample size. Al- 

 ways have roots moistened, if dry, 

 before pl.intin;^. In the case of ever- 

 i;reens, piiddlin;^' the roots W(dl after 

 plant iiiii', before lilliiiy in, will make 

 (h.ances of failure less. \e\er use 

 manure in clirecf c(»nta< t with the roots. 

 I'se it on the surface as a mubh. 

 Tramp the soil liriiily. .NO loosidy 

 plante(l tree or shrub will thrive, .and 

 remember that the bnecr the trees or 

 shrubs, the ;;re.iter the necessitv t'or 

 heading baid< to iiisui'e tlndr livinji. 



Calanthe Vcitchii. 



