THE ORCHID REVIEW. 

 l of this we may, therefore, say that 

 esting and beautiful genus is next I 

 Orchid grower was never better thai 

 ncreasing, and the supply nearly alwa 



ting a change in the monotony c 



those were grown in the neighbourhood of New York City. New York, 

 however, is not the only city with a demand for Orchids, and the New 

 York growers are not the only ones that can grow them. No, the held is 

 open over this whole broad land of ours. 



We have a long list of varieties, equally as good as Cattleya Triana and 

 Cypripsdium insigtie, only waiting to be introduced, and, when that is done, 

 I am positive they will become popular, appreciated, and dearly loved by 

 the intelligent and flower-loving public. In making up a collection, it is, 

 of course, necessary to chose such plants or varieties as promise to bloom 

 through the whole or greater part of their respective blooming season. 



The flowers of Cattleya are, as we all know, large and very beautiful, and 

 especially the C. labiata group, which gives us an abundance of bloom 

 almost all the year round. The first flowers in the late summer and fall 

 are a'l of the old labiata type. This flower is always in demand, and ought 

 to be grown more extensively than it is to day. Next comes the C. 

 Percivaliana, with a smaller flower than the preceding one. This species 

 comes in just between C. labiata and C.Trianae, and is therefore well worth 

 growing, but in smaller quantity. C. Trianse is one of the most useful, and 

 I think one of the most extensively grown of all the Cattleyas. With very 

 little forcing it will bloom from Christmas to the middle of March, or even 

 later. Next in turn comes C. Mendelii, closely followed by C. Mossiae. 

 When the two last-named bloom, Orchid flowers do not, as a rule, find as 

 ready a sale, and it is therefore well to grow them in smaller quantities. 

 During the rest of the year, July and the beginning of August, we have 

 C. Gaskelliana, the gigantic C. Warscewiczii (gigas) and C. Eldorado. It 

 will hereby be seen that it is possible to have Cattleyas in bloom during 

 almost the entire year. With the exception of C. Eldorado, which must 

 have more heat and moisture than the others, they can all be grown at a 

 winter temperature of 55 to 6o°. This may go up to 70° or a little more 

 in the daytime, but necessitates, of course, ventilation in clear weather. 

 It is necessary to employ two or more houses for this culture, thereby 

 making it possible to force on or hold back certain plants for certain 



