. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. The Florists^ Review Deckmbkk 17, lOl'l. lAght. We are approaching the shortest and darkest day of the year and, with a lew exceptions, orchids now need all j^sible light. If any shade remains on the glass, remove it. If whitewash has been used, instead of kerosene and white lead, which softens up and re- ihoves quite readily, use a little sal doda in warm water and with a long- liaadled mop dampen the parts to be cleaned. This is better than using a syringe, which wets and helps to re- move paint from the woodwork. Where orchid houses gather consi
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. The Florists^ Review Deckmbkk 17, lOl'l. lAght. We are approaching the shortest and darkest day of the year and, with a lew exceptions, orchids now need all j^sible light. If any shade remains on the glass, remove it. If whitewash has been used, instead of kerosene and white lead, which softens up and re- ihoves quite readily, use a little sal doda in warm water and with a long- liaadled mop dampen the parts to be cleaned. This is better than using a syringe, which wets and helps to re- move paint from the woodwork. Where orchid houses gather considerable soot, the roofs should be given a scrub-down followed by a hosing. If shading is left on cattleyas now, the plants will re- main a fine, dark green color, but they become soft and will flower disap- pointingly. Ventilation. The cattleya house should rarely be tightly closed. In fact, except during really severe weather, a chink of air can be left on either at the top or the bottom ventilators. Where small ven- tilators are provided in the walls, these can be left at least partly open on all but a limited number of nights in the y6ar. Avoid a close, moist atmosphere where cattleyas are growing. They must have air. The close conditions, however, are more to the liking of phalsenopsis, cypripediums and other East Indian varieties. Watering. Plants for the next two months will need less water at the roots than at any other period of the year. All watering should be done in the morn- ing and clear days should be selected for the work. On dark, damp days leave watering alone altogether. The plants can well wait one or two days, and perhaps you may have noticed that plants which are kept on the dry side aie much healthier looking than such as are kept a little too moist. Cat- tleyas, such as labiata, Bowringeana, Portia, etc., that recently have finished flowering, should be kept drier than such as are flowering or making up their bulbs. As fire heat is now used steadily, sufl
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