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DENDROBIUMS 
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D. NOBILE—The best known and 
most popular of the deciduous 
dendrobes. 
No. 129 — Large plants in 6” pots 
157220 Stall is ee $20.00 ea. 
No. 130 — Strong plants in 5” pots 
12 et peata lle $15.00 ea. 
No. 131—Flowering size plants in 
4” pots, 10”-15” tall’... $12.50 ea. 
D. FARMERI — One of the finest 
evergreen Dendrobes. Plants com- 
pact producing short sprays of 
pink and orange flowers in the 
spring. A great favorite with vis- 
itors to the Orchid Jungle. . 
No. 132—Strong plants in 5” pots, 
flowering size ............ $12.50 ea. 
No. 133 — Smaller plants in 4” 
pots, flowering size ... $8.50 ea. 
D. WARDIANUM — A rare and 
beautiful deciduous Dendrobium. 
Produces beautiful light lavender 
and yellow flowers from the 
nodes of the stems after the 
leaves have fallen. 
No. 134 — Strong plants in 5” pots 
stems 12”-20” long ........ $17.50 ea. 
D. FIMBRIATUM OCCULATUM 
A beautiful bright orange decid- 
uous Dendrobium. Flowers in 
drooping panicles approximately 
15 flowers per stem. Each flower 
about 1%” in diameter. Bright 
orange with deep brown eye in 
center. 
No. 135 — Strong plants in 6” pots 
182224" 3ta] Dee eee $25.00 ea. 
No. 136—Flowering size plants in 
4” pots, 12”-15” tall .... $15.00 ea, 
No. 137 — Small plants in 3” pots 
TS Se EN De ORS re $2.50 ea. 
My collection of orchid seedlings 
arrived in perfect condition. I am very 
pleased to find them looking so healthy 
as they were packed up for many days 
on their journey. I knew you would be 
as anxious as I was to know how they 
fared so decided to write you. Thanks 
for selecting and packing them for me. 
I am greatly thrilled to have them. 
Mrs. N. M. 
Cottam, Ont., Canada 
I want to thank you for so promptly 
and efficiently filling my recent little 
order. 
The orchids arrived in absolutely 
perfect condition ....a masterpiece of 
packing. We were thrilled (and so, 
even, was the expressman!) * * * 
Mrs. F. K. 
Greensboro, N. C. 
CFO 
Dendrobium Nobile var. Virgin- 
alts — Beautiful pure white flow- 
ers. One of the best white Dendro- 
biums. Nice flowering size plants 
in 4% pots pa. ee $17.50 ea. 
CULTURAL HINTS 
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KFENORCO PLANT FOOD has given 
remarkable results in, almost every part 
of the world. It has been proven well 
adapted to a wide variety of plants from 
Tomatoes and Beans to Roses and Dah- 
lias to Philodendron and African Vio- 
lets and, of course, to Orchids. 
EFHNORCO PLANT FOOD dissolves 
readily and completely in acid or neu- 
tral water but in alkiline water some 
of the phosphate combines \with lime in 
the water and precipitates. 
If you have trouble getting it to 
dissolve readily in your water use hot 
water or add 2 or 8 tablespoonsful of 
vinegar to each gallon of water. Put 
the plant food in the vinegar and then 
pour this mixture into the water and 
stir vigorously. 
WHAT DO I DO WHEN. MY ORCHID 
HAS FINISHED BLOOMING? Follow 
growing directions just the same after 
flowering as before. 
Have You Tried FENORCO PLANT 
KOOD on Your Other Plants? Try Fen- 
orco Plant Food on other house plants. 
It never burns but promotes strong 
growth and many flowers. Try it also 
outside on roses, Dahlias, Ete. You’ll 
have bigger, brighter flowers and 
stronger growth. The finest tomatoes 
we have ever seen were grown with 
Ienorco Plant Food. 
WHAT IS AN ORCHID LEAD? A lead 
is the growing point of the rhizome, 
from which the flowering growths are 
produced. For example, a one lead plant 
can be expected to produce one and 
sometimes two flowering growths that 
year whereas a two lead plant can pro- 
duce two and possibly three or four 
flowering growths within the year. 
CULTURAL HINTS 
SUREGROW — We are discontinuing 
the sale of our orchid potting mixture 
called Suregrow with this issue of the 
“News”. While we have used it very 
successfully for Vandas and Phalaenop- 
sis in pots and for Cattleyas in beds 
it has not been universally successful 
for all types of orchids and under all 
conditions. Osmunda fiber and lump 
charcoal continue to be the old stand- 
byes though we are continuing our ex- 
periments with Suregrow here at the 
Orchid Jungle. 
IT PAYS TO SPRAY. Ten years ago 
the orchid industry was plagued with 
scale insects, sow bugs, thrips, Dendro- 
bium beetles, cock roaches and several 
other insects for which there were no 
safe and effective insecticides. Then 
DDT was developed. Now many of these 
insects are almost unknown and all of 
them are easily controlled. 
Our Fenorco Plant Spray containing 
DDT is the safest and easiest used of 
all the insecticides we know. With it 
we control all insects affecting our 
plants except red spider (and other 
mites) springtails and slugs. For these 
we use the following— 
Red spider and mites—very small red 
or brown, slow moving, about size of 
point of a pin, sometimes make minute 
webs on the under sides of leaves. 
Affected plants generally show whiten- 
ed edges to leaves and greyish patches 
on leaves. Treat with Dimite made by 
Sherwin Williams Co. 
Springtails — very tiny insects, longer 
than wide, light tan or brown, fast 
moving, sometimes jump. When seen 
generally numerous. As far as we know 
practically harmless to plants. Dust the 
potting mixture, edge and outside of 
pot and whatever pot is sitting on with 
Chlordane dust 10 to 40% available in 
any good seed store. 
Slugs or snails—Use baits or dusts con- 
taining metaldehyde. 
KEEP BUDS OUT OF DARK. Let there 
be plenty of light. Always keep your 
orchid plants in plenty of light. Never 
make the mistake of placing a plant 
in big bud in a dark or deeply shaded 
place . Unless the plant is grown in 
plenty of light it will refuse to produce 
buds and after the buds are produced 
they can be ruined by giving the plant 
too much shade. Most trouble with 
loss of buds or blind growths is caused 
by too little light. 
If plants in bud are moved to a 
darker place, such as taken into the 
living room—away from the window 
before the buds open, the flowers are 
liable to be smaller in size and lighter 
in color than they would normally be. 
Luds should be allowed to open under 
normal growing conditions —then the 
plant can be moved, to any desired lo- 
cation regardless of how shady it may 
be without affecting the flowers. 
CWO 
