. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. July 5, 1917. The Florists' Review 19. SEASONABLE NOTES. Fhalsenopsis. The beautiful phalaenopsis, or moth orahids, are yearly becoming more pop- ular commercially. They are not of easy culture, like cattleyas, dendrobes or cypripediums, and to do them well a special house is necessary. The Cali- fornia growers succeed specially well with phalsenopsis. They have the ad- vantage of being located 3,000 miles nearer the natural home of the phalse- nopsis, the Philippines, than the large eastern orchid specialists, but the latter are rapidly learning t
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. July 5, 1917. The Florists' Review 19. SEASONABLE NOTES. Fhalsenopsis. The beautiful phalaenopsis, or moth orahids, are yearly becoming more pop- ular commercially. They are not of easy culture, like cattleyas, dendrobes or cypripediums, and to do them well a special house is necessary. The Cali- fornia growers succeed specially well with phalsenopsis. They have the ad- vantage of being located 3,000 miles nearer the natural home of the phalse- nopsis, the Philippines, than the large eastern orchid specialists, but the latter are rapidly learning the needs of the moth orchids and extending their cul- ture. The best collections of those plants I have seen are growing in houses con- taining a central tank, over which rows of phalsenopsis are hung on iron rods or galvanized piping. Thrips and red spider both trouble phalsenopsis, but with the moisture provided by tanks of water this danger is largely minimized. Careful sponging of the leaves with tepid water helps greatly to keep these pests in check. Phalspnopsis plants neeil considerable shade. The sun would soon burn and disfigure the handsome leaves of Schilleriana or amabilis. They need at all times a brisk, moist heat and there are not a few days and nights even in summer when a little fire lieat will benefit them. Phalaenopsis can be grown successfully in pans, on blocks or in deep, narrow baskets, in a mixture of fresh sphagnum moss and fern root. EARLY ^JOWSTORM SWEET PEA. The Re\^^ for Juno 21 contained an interesting article with reforonce to George W. Kerr's work in breeding a race of early-flowering Spencers for greenhouse Avork, using Yarrawa as the seed-bearer. The accompanying illus- tration shows the variety Early Snow- storm, of which one and one-half acres were grown at the Floradale farm in California this season. Howard M. Earl, who has charge of the growing op- erations of the Burpee firm, says he considers Early Snowstorm as "un- doubtedly the be
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