. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. The American Florist. 1297 ORCHID NOTES. Notes on Commercial Orchids. l'.\TTLl:VA LABI AT A. Cattleya labiata is looked upon by florists as tlie first cattleya of the sea- son ; (lowers may be had from estab- lished plants for a period of three months or more, from Ausnst to November, and plants imported in the spring can be looked upon to furnish blooms away into December. To grow this cattleya well for a year or two is quite simple, while, witli fair treatment, plants will last prolitably a good number of
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. The American Florist. 1297 ORCHID NOTES. Notes on Commercial Orchids. l'.\TTLl:VA LABI AT A. Cattleya labiata is looked upon by florists as tlie first cattleya of the sea- son ; (lowers may be had from estab- lished plants for a period of three months or more, from Ausnst to November, and plants imported in the spring can be looked upon to furnish blooms away into December. To grow this cattleya well for a year or two is quite simple, while, witli fair treatment, plants will last prolitably a good number of years. The peculiarity of this cattleya under cultivation is the great tendency of the back eyes to turn black and eventually dry up, so there appears to be nothing else for the grower to do but to look after the leaves of the plant, study them well and attend to the potting at the right time with a few other details, which are as follows: After the flow- ers are cut keep the plants a little on the side, as this causes them to commence rooting, from the base of the last matured bulbs, and if these should be protruding over the side of the pot, repotting will be in order. All the plants do not begin to root together, so the grower must look over his plants every few days picking out all that are rooting and require pottiug. Take such plants out of the pots and pick out the old soil from amongst the roots. It may be necessary to cut off many back bulbs. as such bulbs in many cases have no roots attached and are a drain on the leads. If there are any promising eyes lay them aside on a bench and treat them as advised formerly for imported plants. A sort of instinct gained by practice alone tells the grower what is necessary for the rest of the plant; it will, accord- ing to his judgment, need a larger pot; or one of the same size it came out of, or even a smaller size. In either case he will allow enough room for the plant to make at least two years" growth, and with the
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