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THE MOST POPULAR ORCHID 
\A/HEN “Orchid” is mentioned the mind at 
’ » once conjures up the Cattleya in its many 
species; and the most popular of all is Cattleya 
Trianae. The reasons for this are that its season 
for blooming is January, when flowers are scarce, 
and the ease with which it will grow. 
For a beginner, it is best to buy established 
plants. A special orchid house is not necessary, 
for a temperature suitable for Cattleyas is also 
very suitable for a great number of other plants. 
In our own case the Cattleyas are all grown sus¬ 
pended from the roof of the palm house. This 
house is an iron frame, Lord & Burnham construc¬ 
tion, and we arranged, by fastening one-inch iron 
pipes to the iron rafters, to hang four rows on 
each side of the house above the side benches and 
walk. The plants are suspended from one to 
three feet from the glass. 
It is quite optional whether the plants are 
grown in pots, pans, or baskets. 1 prefer the 
wooden orchid baskets, because they are always 
clean looking. 
The potting material should consist of two 
parts of a good quality peat and one part of 
sphagnum moss, thoroughly picked to pieces and 
mixed together. Drainage will be helped, and 
the compost kept sweet by lining the pots, pans, 
or baskets with pieces of charcoal. The plants 
must be fastened securely in the baskets or pots, 
but they must not be buried in the potting mater¬ 
ial; the base of the plants should rest on the top 
with the “eyes” from which the new “leads” 
will spring well exposed. The best way to do 
this is to pot them as firmly as possible by pressing 
with the fingers, filling the basket rounding full, 
then take a pointed stick and insert it at the side 
of the basket prying toward the centre, con¬ 
stantly working the material in around the sides 
until no more can be wedged in. In the resting 
period, which with Cattleya Trianae is just after 
flowering, and when the repotting should be done 
if it is found to be necessary, very little water is 
needed. However, I do not believe in absolutely 
drying any evergreen Orchid, and an occasional 
light spraying overhead during this period will 
tend to keep the pseudo-bulbs in good plump 
condition. If one watches the aerial roots and 
finds that they are growing thriftily, the plants 
will be all right; if, on the other hand, they shrivel 
at the ends, then something is wrong, probably 
too much water. It is as well to let the new 
shoots attain a length of three or four inches be¬ 
fore venturing upon a very abundant supply of 
water, but the spraying alone will be insufficient 
then. There is no better way than to immerse 
the pots or baskets in a tub or tank of water 
placed in the house conveniently for such purpose, 
and holding them in the water until the little air 
bubbles cease from rising. 
C. Trianae does not appear to be so exacting as 
to require a very even temperature. The hot 
spells in the summei when the thermometer rises 
to over ninety degrees never seem to harm them, 
but excessive fire heat is bad because of its drying 
tendency. The night temperature may range 
from fifty-five to sixty-five degrees. 
Richard Barton, Connecticut. 
