Orchid Growing Hints 
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with several of the most enthusiastic grow- 
ers using this method you will notice that 
there are a remarkably large percentage of 
statements like this in the discussion — 
“These plants aren’t doing so well because 
they came loose in the gravel, the gravel 
was piled too high on these and they lost 
some of their growths, we had a disease in 
these which was spread thruout the bed by 
the solution, etc.” I believe that good 
orchids can be grown cheaply by hydro- 
ponics but only by experts and even then it 
is doubtful if the results obtained are worth 
the trouble. 
Probably the best results we have seen 
were obtained with osmunda plus moderate 
feeding. 
Insects: —A good orchid grower must 
learn to recognize the most common insects 
that attack or are likely to attack his plants. 
They are: — Scale, small oyster-like ani- 
mals that can move during their young 
stages, they usually are found on the 
rhizomes and lower parts of the bulbs un- 
der the sheaths but are sometimes found 
all over the plant. They are very danger- 
ous and have ruined whole collections. No 
sizeable collection that I have known was 
ever completely free or scale until the ad- 
vent of D.D.T. Now by the use of “FEN- 
ORCO ORCHID SPRAY containing D. 
D. T.” there is no reason why scale should 
bother you at all. Thrip another very de- 
structive insect, is easily and completely 
controlled by “FENORCO ORCHID 
SPRAY.” They are minute, free moving 
insects about the size of a small gnat which 
attack the new growths of Cattleyas, cypri- 
pediums and Miltonias particularly. Sow- 
bugs which are universally found in green- 
houses are destructive to the roots of most 
orchids. Again D.D.T. does the job. Cock- 
roaches one of the worst of the chewing in- 
sect pests of orchids. Eats roots, new 
growths and flowers. At one time before 
the discovery of D.D.T. we had thousands 
of cockroaches at the ORCHID JUNGLE 
that lived on orchid flowers alone. Our 
losses were enormous from this source. 
Now with the regular use of “FENORCO 
ORCHID SPRAY containing DD “TZ all 
cockroach injury has disappeared. Slugs or 
shell-less snails do great damage to orchid 
flowers, roots and new growths. Not killed 
by D.D.T. Try some of the commercial 
Slug baits and hand picking at night. Red 
Spider a small, almost invisible mite that 
make a small web generally on the under 
side of the leaves particularly of seedlings, 
Miltonias and Cypripediums. D.D.T. does 
not control—use sulphur dust or Rotenone 
spray. Dendrobium Beetle a small hard 
black beetle that inhabits the roots and bulbs 
of dendrobiums, cattleyas, etc. Feeds on the 
roots, new growths and flowers—destruc- 
tive and hard to control before D.D.T. 
Now easily eliminated from your collection 
with “FENORCO ORCHID SPRAY con- 
taining D.D.T.” 
IN- OTHER, WORDS? EXCEPT SFOR 
SLUGS and RED. SPIDER, YOU. GAN 
FORGET, INSECT WORRIES IF YOU 
WILD SPRAYS IMONTHEY Ss WLI 
“FENORCO ORCHID SPRAY contain- 
ing D.D.T.” A fair trial will convince you. 

No. 1 One of 
our very best dark trianaes. 
Cattleya trianae var. Illustris. 
Plant strong and 
floriferous. Blooms at Christmas. 
No. 2. Left Cattleya trianae var Jungle 
Queen and right C. trianae var Mary Fen- 
nell. 
Jungle Queen has light sepals and petals and 
a dark lip. 
Mary Fennell is our finest trianae. Color deep, 
glowing lavender, petal tips touched with purple. 
Plant strong and floriferous. Blooms late De 
cember and early January. 
No. 3. Cattleya trianae var Navanja. 
The seed parent of BLC Dorothy Fennell. 
Lip extraordinarily wide, texture heavy, plant a 
giant. Christmas bloomer. 
No. 4. Left Cattleya Admiration and right 
C. Fred Sander. var Glorious. 
Fine shape and texture, winter blooming, 
color dark lavender with deep purple lips with 
brilliant gold reticulations. 
No. 5. Left upper Laelia anceps Sanderiana, 
left lower. C. trianae var Lady Fair and right C. 
trianae Christmas Cheer. 
Community Pots and 
Seedlings 
For our customers who find pleasure in 
growing their own orchid plants from seed- 
lings we offer some new crosses and a few 
old favorites in community pots. The 
community pots come in 242” and 3” size, 
containing 25 to 45 strong healthy plants 
(the 3” size contains approximately 50% 
more plants than the 242” size). The good 
qualities of each parent used in making 
these crosses were carefully considered be- 
fore the cross was made to insure the best 
of color, form, texture, and general excell- 
ence in the progeny. 
No. 211 C Clotilde x Le. Sam Houston—two 
fine dark parents should bloom over 
a long season and make a good com- 
mercial. In 214” size only -..... $25.00 
C. Nutley Alba x C. Priscilla Alba— 
another fine cross with white sepals 
and petals, purple and gold lip, late 
winter and spring blooming. 
214” size 
3” size 
146-——Ble Dryades x Be Hartland—winter 
flowering from extra fine parents 
with well formed flowers of heavy 
texture. This should be very fine. 
Sie S1z,6) Oil ya eee ee ee ees $40.00 
(Le Pamela x C. Gatton Ruby) x Bc 
Hartland. Both of these parents are 
extraordinarily fine with large, dark, 
well formed flowers of heavy texture. 
Winter flowering. Bc Hartland is 
one of the best brassos we have seen. 
size 
3” size 
(Le Martinetti x C. Hardyana. var. 
Collossus) x Le. Page Platt. This 
cross should produce huge yellow 
blooms with dark lips, both parents 
extra fine. 
No. 213 
No. 
No. 145 
No. 140 
Ne. 215 C. Ella Mae Sutton x C. trianae alba 
—This should make one of the best 
winter flowering whites. Both parents 
pure white, large and very fine. 
Do size Ace en. = ee oe Cera $30.00 
3) S817 Cry eee eae ai Se een ee 
139° €. Gloriette x Le St. Gothard— 
should produce large deep purple 
flowers, both parents, fine, large, 
darkae2)/, 5 size- only eee $25.00 
133 C Enid (G. gigas x C. Mossiae) medi- 
um to dark lavender, one of the best 
commercials because of its long bloom- 
ing season. 214” size only........ $25.00 
C.. Nutley Alba x Le Mab—large 
white sepals and petals, purple and 
gold lip, spring bloomer. 
214” size only 
No. 
No. 
Numbers 213 and 215 are exceptionally 
good whites, and both No. 145 and Ne. 
146 should make fine winter blooming com- 
mercial and show type plants. 
We may not have the size (24%2” or 3”) 
you order, please indicate whether we may 
substitute the other size. . 
SEEDLINGS IN INDIVIDUAL 
1%” POTS 
No. 214 C. Enid—A fine lavender commer- 
cial, blooms the year round. 
C. Nutley alba x Lc Mab—Large 
white sepals and petals, purple and 
gold lip, spring blooming. 
Nomen 
The above plants are priced at $3.50 each 
for single plants, five plants for fifteen dollars, 
ten or more plants $2.50 each. Cash with order. 
No charge for packing. Plants can be 
shipped by regular or air express or air mail, as 
you direct. 
