. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 548 The American Florist. Oct. 9,. Alfred Burton. Vice-President Florists" Club of PhiladL-lijhia. C. Sedeni type are grand, while of the first named section we have the old C. barbatum and its varieties and hybrids, the large flowering C. Law- renceanuni, C. Hookerae and others. Cypripediums last so well that they may be kept for a week or two in flower without injury, though, of course, the fresher they are when shown the better. The old single stemmed orchids of the aerides, vanda, saccolabium and angraecu
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 548 The American Florist. Oct. 9,. Alfred Burton. Vice-President Florists" Club of PhiladL-lijhia. C. Sedeni type are grand, while of the first named section we have the old C. barbatum and its varieties and hybrids, the large flowering C. Law- renceanuni, C. Hookerae and others. Cypripediums last so well that they may be kept for a week or two in flower without injury, though, of course, the fresher they are when shown the better. The old single stemmed orchids of the aerides, vanda, saccolabium and angraecum types are splendid exhibition plants and some of them are at their best at the time 'indicated. Of serides, A. Pieldingi, A. crispum, A. odoratum and its va- rieties, A. crassifolium, A. expansum and A. Ballantinianum may be ex- pected to flower around May, and they are grand plants for grouping. Saccolabium Blumei, S. curvifolium and S. guttatum, Vanda teres, possibly a few plants of V. suavis and V. tri- color and the large growing V. Bate- mani may also be relied on, while some of the smaller angrsecums will make a pleasing variety. One of the grandest May flowering orchids in existence is Miltonia vexil- laria (Odontoglossum vexillarium). There is probably no other species in existence so indispensable to the or- chid plant exhibitor as this, and there is no more beautiful plant in cultiva- tion. Of odontoglossums we have O. cirrhosum, O. citrosmum, O. Cervan- tesi, O. Halli and occasional spikes of O. crispum or O. Pescatorei, and there are many of the finest oncidiums, coelogynes, maxillarias, lycastes. thu- nias and others that help to make a show and give variety. It would be quite impossible to name anything approaching a full list of orchids that flower during May, but enough have been mentioned to show the great va- riety that may be had. Then, besides the species in question, which may be said to be the standbys for the grower who wishes to show groups for effect
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