. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SEASONABLE SUaGESTIONS. Odontoglossum Crispum. Odontoglossum crispum, the most beautiful of all cool orchids, and, in the estimation of many, of all culti- vated orchids, is, unfortunately, hard to grow presentably in the United States, owing to our hot summers. Even along the eastern seaboard, however, there is an increasing tendency to at- tempt the culture of this orchid in es- pecially constructed houses, while from San Francisco northward along the Pa- cific slope, conditions would seem to be more favorable for its successful cul- ture than in
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SEASONABLE SUaGESTIONS. Odontoglossum Crispum. Odontoglossum crispum, the most beautiful of all cool orchids, and, in the estimation of many, of all culti- vated orchids, is, unfortunately, hard to grow presentably in the United States, owing to our hot summers. Even along the eastern seaboard, however, there is an increasing tendency to at- tempt the culture of this orchid in es- pecially constructed houses, while from San Francisco northward along the Pa- cific slope, conditions would seem to be more favorable for its successful cul- ture than in any other part of the country. Since early in November our plants have been in a sunny, span- roofed house, without any shade, the night temperature being 50 to 52 de- grees. Some growers make the blunder of keeping odontoglossums in a sun- less, northern house all winter, in a temperature of 45 degrees at night. Such plants go to pieces rapidly when our intense heat waves arrive, the leaves simply falling off in showers. On the other hand, plants kept in a fairly warm, airy house in full sun all winter are harder and better in every way. Their leaves take on a reddish hue, and the flower spikes come of a stoutness unknown to plants cultivated in a cold and sunless atmosphere. About March 15 a light shade will be necessary, but we will keep the plants in a full span house until the end of April, after which time they can go into a lean-to north house, where a lower temperature is more eas- ily maintained. Be sure to protect the flower spikes with a piece of cotton- wool. It is disheartening to find that snails have destroyed them, which they will surely do, especially if the mistake is made of using a carpet of growing sphagnum on the surface of the pots. This moss looks nice, and plants with healthy moss always seem to be in a thrifty condition, but it harbors nu- merous small shell snails which cut the tender flower spikes just as soon as they show, to say nothing of the roo
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