. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 320 The American Florist. Mar. /, display from R. M. Pratt, Watertowu, Mass., there were some beautiful spikes of Dendrobium Wardianum Lowii, and some fine anthuriums, in addition to the orchids. Mr. Pitcher's plants, arranged in the little recess which usually displays a Moorish interior, made one of the pret- tiest groups in the show. There was a graceful background of papyrus and other green, throwing out some fine phalan- opsis, lycastes, cattleyas, anthuriums,etc. It was really charming. Near it was a fine la
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 320 The American Florist. Mar. /, display from R. M. Pratt, Watertowu, Mass., there were some beautiful spikes of Dendrobium Wardianum Lowii, and some fine anthuriums, in addition to the orchids. Mr. Pitcher's plants, arranged in the little recess which usually displays a Moorish interior, made one of the pret- tiest groups in the show. There was a graceful background of papyrus and other green, throwing out some fine phalan- opsis, lycastes, cattleyas, anthuriums,etc. It was really charming. Near it was a fine large-flowered Odontoglossum grande from J. G. Esler. Mr. Brown's plants were in another pretty alcove, and were also of much merit. Mr. Backus showed some cut orchids, and also a fine new Amaryllis, " Newtown's Pride," which is expected to be an acquisition to the cut flower trade. It would require an entire article to enumerate the plants and flowers exhib- ed by Siebrecht & Wadley. Among the many cattleyas there was a fine white trianic ; C. Schroederiana, a dis- tinct and uncommon variety, which Wil- liams supposes to be a summer bloomer ; C. Percivaliana, and C. amethystoglossa. The many varieties of trianiu take the lead. Catasetum tridentatum, nick- named Pilgrim's Boat, was an attractive oddity. There was a fine representative of Cymbidium Lowii, and C. eburneum giganteum; cypripediums, dendrobiums, epidendrums and Iselias were well repre- sented. There were thirty varieties of odontoglots; O. Insleayii leopardinum was a beauty, and there were many fine forms of Alexandrse. Among oncidiums, Cavendishianum and sarcodes were spec- ially noticeable; the former wa^ of marked vigor. There was a long list of phahcnopsis and showy dendrobes. Apart from the orchids a special attrac- tion was the Rose Hill strain of cycla- mens, which were exhibited in great variety. They vary from stainless white to rich crimson, and are of unusual size and substance, with finely ma
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