. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. Shading. Cattleyas and Isplias are better with full suftiieht for some weeks yet. Never mind if ^ey turn a little pale in color; they will grow and flower better than such as are kept in shade all the time. Give Miltonia vexillaria and odontoglos- sums the full sun until March 1, when a little shade may he necessary. Cypripediunis need a little shade, and phala?nopsis should never be exposed to bright sunshine, they being the most susceptible of orchids in this respect. Where orchids can be fitted with cloth or lath shades,
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. Shading. Cattleyas and Isplias are better with full suftiieht for some weeks yet. Never mind if ^ey turn a little pale in color; they will grow and flower better than such as are kept in shade all the time. Give Miltonia vexillaria and odontoglos- sums the full sun until March 1, when a little shade may he necessary. Cypripediunis need a little shade, and phala?nopsis should never be exposed to bright sunshine, they being the most susceptible of orchids in this respect. Where orchids can be fitted with cloth or lath shades, and these can be re- moved during cloudy and dark weather, the plants have a wonderful advantage over those grown under glass Jj'hich in summer is heavily coated with kero- sene and lead or even lime wash, but it costs money to put up these shades, and they are a little beyond the purses of commercial growers. Sponging. There is comparatively little time for sponging in summer and, there- fore, every plant should, if possible, be overhauled between now and the end of March. With many plants this will be a simple task. Cattleyas, if infested with scale, should have bulbs, as well as leaves, well washed with some soap solution, and stiff brushes are usually necessary to clean the scale oflE properly. It takes considerable time to clean cypripediums off properly, but it will pay to do it. During bad weather it may be possible to put one or two extra hands cleaning these. Smart boys and girls do the work just as well as men. Overhead watering needs to be done with great care in midwinter, but even at this season there are days when a light spraying is advantageous. Cat- tleyas and laelias, if sprayed over about 9 a. m. on clear days, will be dried off before nightfall. Odontoglossums, cym- bidiums and dendrobes, except those \n flower, are all benefited by an occa- sional damping over. Dendrobes with nodes small should have a spray each fine day to assist development of the nodes.
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