. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Florist. 263 and the long-stemmed, two-leaved kinds such as C. Harrisoniae, C. Leo- poldi and even C. Bowringeana, must be watched and, as soon as new roots are seen starting from tlie old pseudo- bulbs, the water supply must be grad- ually increased. This close watching of the plants and treating them in- dividually rather than collectively is an important part of the orchid grow- er's work. A man who treats all alike indiscriminately and does not study their habits of growth and their conditio
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Florist. 263 and the long-stemmed, two-leaved kinds such as C. Harrisoniae, C. Leo- poldi and even C. Bowringeana, must be watched and, as soon as new roots are seen starting from tlie old pseudo- bulbs, the water supply must be grad- ually increased. This close watching of the plants and treating them in- dividually rather than collectively is an important part of the orchid grow- er's work. A man who treats all alike indiscriminately and does not study their habits of growth and their condition as to growth and rest will never go very far as an orchid grower. Independent of watering, there are other points that need consideration. Certain plants do better close up to the light, while others are not so particular. For instance, those beau- tiful cattleyas, C. aurea and C. gigas and the natural hybrids between them, never flower so freely as when they have their heads within a few inches of the glass horizon. The brightly tinted C. superba will not thrive long potted in peat and moss and grown alongside the labiata forms, but put it in the warmest, moistest house and let the sun shine on it at practically all times and don't overload the roots with compost and there will be magnificent growths and a display of beautiful flowers showy and handsome enough to stir even the least ambitious of orchid growers to enthusiasm. Calanthes. The flowers of the varieties of Cal- anthe Veitchi and C. vestita are very bright and showy in late fall and win- ter, and they are among the best of the orchids for cutting at that time. C. "Veitchi has flowers of a pretty rose pink. Those of C. vestita are white with eye-like blotches of color, yellow In Luteo-oculata, red in Rubra-oculata. and there are sub-varieties of each more or less distinct. There Is no need of a special orchid house to grow these pretty plants; they do well in any warin greenhouse in company with the ordinary gr
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