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PENNELL’S ORCHID NEWS 
From The Orchid Jungle 
Published By 
FENNELL ORCHID CO. 
Homestead, Florida 
GROWING 
INSTRUCTIONS 
YOU CAN GROW ORCHIDS 
No Matter Where You Live 
Simply read and carefully follow 
these instructions: 
1—TEMPERATURE — The tempera- 
ture you keep in your home is fine 
for growing orchids. They like tem- 
peratures between 55° and 85° F. No 
damage is done by occasional drops 
in temperature into the 30’s for short 
periods of time as long as no frost 
settles on the leaves. 
2—SUN-—Give your orchid plants all 
the sun you can without burning 
them. During the winter months this 
usually means all the sun they can 
get. In the summer months, light 
shade during the middle of the day is 
advisable, but full early morning sun 
and full late afternoon sun is ideal. 
The ordinary screen you have on 
your windows to keep insects out cuts 
enough of the sun’s rays to prevent 
sun burning during the summer. If 
convenient, hang your plants out- 
side under a tree during the warm 
months of the year when the tempera- 
ture is above 50°F. Be sure you pick 
a tree or spot where the plants will 
get at least 50% sunlight. The more 
sun you can give your plants without 
burning them, the stronger the growth 
and the heavier the flowering. 
38—WATER—Orchid plants must dry 
out completely between waterings. 
Once a week with a good, heavy 
watering is usually sufficient. Natur- 
ally, a plant in a small pot will dry out 
more quickly than one in a larger pot. 
To tell if your plant needs water—feel 
the pot. If the pot feels cool the plant 
does not need water. If the pot feels 
warm, or room temperature, the plant 
needs water. When you do water, 
really water the plants heavily—then 
don’t water again until the pots are 
absolutely bone dry. 
To _water—Take your plants to the 
sink or laundry tub. Mix one tea- 
spoon of Fenorco Plant Food to a gal- 
lon of tepid water. Pour this mixture 
over the plant. The water will run 
directly through the pot and it will 
take approximately 14 gallon of water 
to give a plant in a 5” pot a heavy 
FENNELL ORCHID COMPANY, HOMESTEAD, 
watering. Always water in the morn- 
ing. To wash out any accumulation of 
plant food that might occur water 
once monthly with clear water at the 
regular watering time. 
4—FOOD—All living things require 
food. Orchid plants cannot live in- 
definitely on air and water alone, so 
for strong growth and lovely flowers 
be sure to feed your plants regularly 
with Fenorco Plant Food. This food 
was developed by us for bloom and 
strong growth and it can be used on 
all your house plants, such as Philo- 
dendron, African violets, Begonias, 
Gardenias, Anthuriums, Amaryllis, and 
Christmas cactus. In fact, any plant 
you grow. 
5—-HUMIDITY—No expensive equip- 
ment is necessary or advisable to pro- 
vide humidity for your orchid plants. 
Any pan large enough to hold your 
plants is all right. Fill the pan with 
tiny stones, gravel, shells, or brightly 
colored aquarium stones. Next fill the 
pan about 4 full of water. Place the 
pan in a sunny window and arrange 
your pots on top of the gravel or 
stones. Be sure the pots sit above the 
level of the water—never let the pots 
sit in the water. 
6—CLEANLINESS—The easiest way 
to keep a few plants healthy and clean 
is to wipe them down occasionally 
with a wet cloth or sponge and mild 
soap such as Ivory. If you leave a little 
suds on the plants, it won't hurt them. 
If you have a large collection of plants 
use Fenorco Plant Spray. 
7—AIR—Orchid plants like the same 
kind of atmosphere you do. It makes 
no difference what kind of heating 
system you have, gas, oil, coal, or 
radiant heat. If the air in your house 
is good for you to breathe, your orchid 
plants will like it too. 
DON’T—DON'’T—DON'T 
Dort water your plants by dipping nor by 
using the same water or food over and over 
on a number of plants. Water and feed only 
with fresh solution. Don’t let the bottom of 
the pots of your plants sit in water. Orchids 
are not, I repeat, not, water lilies. They want 
excellent drainage, and are killed by being 
kept constantly wet. 
Dont water the foliage of your plants at 
night—let them go thru the night dry. 
GUARANTEE 
We guarantee that you receive our plants in 
good condition. We have very few plants 
damaged in shipment. Replacement is made 
~ without a cent of cost to you when you fill 
out proper postal or railway express inspec- 
tion reports. 
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C. EMPRESS FREDERICK 
Most are very dark—many red-pur- 
ple—all have gold veins in the lip— 
one in five has white, cream, or yel- 
low sepals and petals, medium to 
large flowers—quite heavy—good shape 
—well held. Very showy, fine. 
Very special price on strong 2 to 3 
lead plants 225 =a See $25.00 
LC. APHRODITE 
Some of our very largest and strong- 
est plants — a fine grower, and very 
heavy bloomer — 3 to 5 flowers per 
stem—white or light blush lavender— 
all have deep self-colored purple lip. 
Spring. 
EXTRA SPECIAL PRICE —2 to 3 
lead cae eee ee yes Speer os $19.95 
C. PEETERSII 
Large dark flowers, bloom 3-5 per 
stem—well held, very attractive flow- 
ers—gold veins in the lip. Extremely 
showy when these large plants are in 
full bloom. Summer and Fall. 
EXTRA special price on these fine 
plants to bloom on 3 to 4 bulbs $29.95 
BLC,. CLARELEN 
Very large, very strong, heavy plants 
—true jumboes—fine, large, dark, heavy 
flowers. 
Special price for this time only: 
elec Lam taeeeeereee eee $19.95 
OR Eads = eee ee $29.95 
JUMBO PLANT COLLECTION 
If you would like one each of these five 
truly fine plants we are offering them, as a 
collection, at the amazingly low price of only 
$110.00. Take advantage of this “one time 
only” offer now—next year, after repotting, 
they will cost you almost twice as much. 
Phalaenopsis Growing Instructions 
A plant like this (see Page 7) bloomed 100 
days (out of 365) last year in New York. 
Easily grown in the home. Temperature pre- 
ferred 68-80 degrees. Sunlight 40-45%. 
Plants are grown in lump charcoal with just 
enough osmunda to keep them firmly in the 
pot. WATER and FEED by setting the pot 
in freshly made nutrient solution (1 tea- 
spoonful Fenorco Plant Food to 1 gallon of 
water) to a depth of % of the pot for 2-3 
hours once or twice a week (depending on 
how quickly they dry out). Drain and place 
on a saucer. Phalaenopsis should dry out 
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FLORIDA 
