. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SEASONABLE NOTES. Cattleyas. Cattleya Trianse, the florists' cattleya par excellence, now fills the center of the stage and will do so for at least a couple of months longer. A larger number than usual of these appeared in flower last Christmas, thanks to the warm fall aijd open winter until that time. This cattleya is cheap and every florist who is able to grow orchids at all should try a case of them. It is far better to buy newly imported plants rather than established ones. There is always a probability of some fine types appearing in an import
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SEASONABLE NOTES. Cattleyas. Cattleya Trianse, the florists' cattleya par excellence, now fills the center of the stage and will do so for at least a couple of months longer. A larger number than usual of these appeared in flower last Christmas, thanks to the warm fall aijd open winter until that time. This cattleya is cheap and every florist who is able to grow orchids at all should try a case of them. It is far better to buy newly imported plants rather than established ones. There is always a probability of some fine types appearing in an imported case, but if the dealer sells established plants which have bloomed, he usually reserves all good forms and holds these at fancier prices. The repotting of cattleyas that are done flowering should be pushed ahead now. In eight or ten weeks there will be a thousand and one jobs needing at- tention and all possible potting should be completed now. Secure an adequate stock of fern flber if you have not enough on hand. Use pots and pans rather than baskets and be sure to make the plants firm in the pots. This cannot be done with the fingers alone; the spongy and springy lumps of fiber can only be firmed properly by using pointed hardwood sticks to press them into position. Odontoglossums. Continue to give odontoglossums all possible sunshine. We want the foliage to assume a deep, bronzy hue, the stamp of good health and a guarantee that, when summer heat arrives, plants with such leaves will withstand the torrid conditions vastly better than the deep green-leaved ones which many may now applaud and admire. Look out for shell snails and protect the plants with a band of cotton batting as soon as the pests appear. If there are any snails around they are sure to chew up any unprotected spikes on such odontoglos- sums as crispum, Pescatorei, Anderson- ianum and others that are now showing their flower spikes. STEVIA NIPPED BY FROST? Our stevia for this winter's flower- ing grew stro
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