FENNELL’S ORCHID NEWS 


Le. ALTESSE 
An old picture of the same fine plant. One of the finest 
parents known for late winter and early spring 
blooms. Seed available now. 
How To Make Vanda Flower 
Arrangements 
Vanda Miss Joaquim flower spikes 
last for six months or more on the plant 
and produce 20 to 40 blooms. It is 
therefore best to remove the flowers 
from the main flower stems singly, with 
only their small short stems attached. 
It is easy to arrange these short 
stemmed flowers. First, obtain some 
very fine soft copper or florists an- 
nealed wire, cut it into pieces 10 or 12 
inches long, also get some florists plio- 
film or some colored scotch tape. Grasp 
the flower stem just under the flower 
with the thumb and first finger of your 
left hand and place the wire which has 
previously been bent into an U shape, 
with one leg of the U parallel to the 
stem then wrap the other leg of the 
U around the stem and wire like No. 1— 
next wrap the wired stem with pliofilm 
or seotch tape to hide the wire. Now 
group the wired stems into your corsage 
like No. 2. Cover the center with a 
bow and you have a different and beau- 
tiful corsage. 
If you want to use the flowers for 
table or other vase arrangements either 
float them in a crystal, silver or pottery 
dish or wire them on long wire stems 
and arrange them as you would any long 
stemmed flower (they can also be wired 
to thin split bamboo stems). Cover the 
wire with green pliofilm or green scotch 
tape. If you want the flowers to last 
their best, wrap the stem with a small 
amount of wet absorbent cotton before 
wiring and covering. 
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VANDA MISS JOAQUIM FLOWERS 
(RPK AIRMAILED ANYWHERE 
we iti gladly mail you a dozen or 
a dozen dozen of the lovely pink Miss 
Joaquim flowers anywhere in the United 
States. These flowers ship and last re- 
markably well—probably twice as well 
as cattleyas and they make up into won- 
derful corsages and table decorations. 
They are reasonable in price and very 
beautiful and unusual. With them you 
can always have orchids available. Use 
them in your store or to give your party 
a special flair. You raise orchids—now 
you can afford to give orchids to your 
friends. 
For instance, a friend of ours gave a 
dinner party the other day. She bought 
Vanda Miss Joaquim flowers from us, 
made them into corsages and passed 

SAFE DELIVERY GUARANTEED 
them out to her guests with the cock- 
tails. With three dozen flowers she had 
all she needed for a beautiful table ar- 
rangement and five large corsages. 
Prices Postpaid in U. S. 
1 dozen Vanda Miss Joaquim 
DIG WErS ds Bee cs col oe $ 5.00 
2 dozen Vanda Miss Joaquim 
PIO WETS 4025. ccna ee ee 9.00 
3 dozen Vanda Miss Joaquim 
PIOWONSig cae eke ee 12.00 
6 dozen Vanda Miss Joaquim 
PLO WEIR i520... eee eee 20.00 
Cash with order, please. No C. O. D.’s. 
GUARANTEED DELIVERY—If for 
any reason these flowers do not arrive 
in good condition we will replace them 
free of charge. 
HAVE YOU TRIED FENORCO PLANT SPRAY? 
It’s the easy and proven way to keep your plants elean. Dilutes 48 to 1. 
Gallons $15.00 
Quarts. eae $5.50 Pints) $3.50 
Postpaid 
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WHICH IS BEST? 
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lings but we have never found one that 
compares with a mixture of brown and 
black osmunda. 
Both southern and northern osmunda 
can be good or bad. If its clean and 
fresh it’s equally good from either place. 
We like the finer textured type and use 
it just as it comes—both brown and 
black indiscriminately. 

Fennell Orchid Company 
Route 1, Box 230 
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA 

SEC. 34.66 P. L. & R. 
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