. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igii. The American Florist. 723. CATTLEYA LABIATA AT POEHLMANN BROS. CO., MORTON GROVE, ILL. -vation, whatever it may be in its na- 'tive habitat, and rather tlian dry it •off it should be Ivept as quiet as possi- ble during winter, but witli the leaves ?on the old pseudobulbs. This treatnrjent is also correct for the other members •of the nigro-hirsute groups, like D. Jamesianum and D. infundibulum, though both these like less heat than D. formosum. H. R. R. •Orchids at Poehlmann's, Morton Grove, 111. It is not s
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igii. The American Florist. 723. CATTLEYA LABIATA AT POEHLMANN BROS. CO., MORTON GROVE, ILL. -vation, whatever it may be in its na- 'tive habitat, and rather tlian dry it •off it should be Ivept as quiet as possi- ble during winter, but witli the leaves ?on the old pseudobulbs. This treatnrjent is also correct for the other members •of the nigro-hirsute groups, like D. Jamesianum and D. infundibulum, though both these like less heat than D. formosum. H. R. R. •Orchids at Poehlmann's, Morton Grove, 111. It is not so many years ago, and"- certainly within the remembrance of a large proportion of those now identified with the florist business, that any function at which orchids were used in the floral decorations was the subject of much comment in the daily press as well as the trade papers. Orchids :grown commercially were few and far between, but few florists attempting them at all, and those that did only in ? a very small and meagre way, made as an experiment and as a novelty by which to advertise their business, the •only collections of this highly-prized plant being in the private greenhouse •of the millionaire or wealthy people. But the demand for these exotics has iincreased, and it would be a revelation to the enterprising fiorist of but a igeneration ago to have the opportunity to look into the establishment of Poehlmann Bros. Co., at Morton Grove, 111., and see 20,000 plants of cattleyas under cultivation. This enterprising firm, seeing this ?increased demand, and in this as in all other matters pertaining to floricul- ture, determined to be abreast of the times, and began three years ago the culture of these, the most prized plants ;and flowers of the floral kingdom. The first venture was a success and the next year two houses were devoted to the growing of these lovely flowers. Last year collectors were obtained and they were sent into the jungles and forests of
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