. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. Miltonias. Plants of Miltonia vexillaria will now have flower spikes pushing above the leaves and the earliest ones should be opening about the last part of March. Never mind the leaves taking on a ruddy hue; this wi^ harden them and put them in a better condition to stand the hot summer months. No shade should yet be required for them. A night temperature of 55 to 58 degrees will be found about right. Thrips is the arch enemy of this mil- tonia and to keep the foliage clean the plants should be sponged with or dipped in tob
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. Miltonias. Plants of Miltonia vexillaria will now have flower spikes pushing above the leaves and the earliest ones should be opening about the last part of March. Never mind the leaves taking on a ruddy hue; this wi^ harden them and put them in a better condition to stand the hot summer months. No shade should yet be required for them. A night temperature of 55 to 58 degrees will be found about right. Thrips is the arch enemy of this mil- tonia and to keep the foliage clean the plants should be sponged with or dipped in tobacco water. A rather more abundant water sup- ply will now be necessary, but avoid spraying the plants overhead. About the middle of April it will be better to move the plants into ^ somewhat cooler house, where they will be shaded from direct sunshine. Calantbes. It is time to start the bulbs of those beautiful winter-flowering orchids, the calanthes, in flats of sand. You will note the new growths starting from the base of the old bulbs. Do not cover these much, and water only moderately, or decay will set in. Pot the bulbs while the roots are quite short. As a rule, they can be held suflSciently by the compost, but with long bulbs it is always better to support them until they have rooted well into the compost. Drain the ^l and use a compost of three parts flbrous loam, with the fine particles shaken out, and one part dried cow manure, also adding some coarse sand and broken charcoal. Large bulbs of C. Veitchii and C. Regnieri will each require a 6-inch pot; more moderate sized ones, 5-inch, and smaller ones can go three in a pot. Give the plants a minimum temperature of 65 degrees. PhaioB. This is the season when most of the terrestrial orchids are pushing up their flower stalks, and the old but ever use- ful Phaius grandifolius is already in flower. Give the plants a night tem- perature of 60 degrees, a good water supply and manure water to strengthen the fl
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