. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. MILTONIA VEXILLARIA VAR. FAIRY QUEEN. varieties such as Magna Charta it some- times attains a sort of one sided half developed bloom, but which is useless as a cut flower. Prof. Riley of the Division of Entomology of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, to whom specimens of the in- fested buds have been submitted, says that the adult form of the insect is yet un- known to entomologists, and that no pre- cisely similiar case has ever been called to his attention. His advice is to burn the infested buds that contain
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. MILTONIA VEXILLARIA VAR. FAIRY QUEEN. varieties such as Magna Charta it some- times attains a sort of one sided half developed bloom, but which is useless as a cut flower. Prof. Riley of the Division of Entomology of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, to whom specimens of the in- fested buds have been submitted, says that the adult form of the insect is yet un- known to entomologists, and that no pre- cisely similiar case has ever been called to his attention. His advice is to burn the infested buds that contain the larvfe and also suggests that a top dressing of Kain- nit applied to the soil about the infested buds would destroy themaggots. If any of our readers should notice this damage later during the present or next year the entomologist will consider it a favor if they will send specimens for his examina- Miltonia vexillaria var. Fairy Queen. The illustration does not convejr any idea of the true beauty of this orcbid. Many varieties have cropped up these past few years from importations; includ- ing the brilliant colored radiata, the bright Augusta Victoria, the immense forms stupenda and Joseph Godseff, the choice coronna marked Amesiana and the several white forms, alba and Cobbiana, all beautiful; but the subject under notice. Fairy Queen, is purity itself It was introduced by Sander & Co., and was sold to Mr. Ames. A choice piece three years ago having two small bulbs, it has now five flowering growths and carried about fiftv flowers. The flow- ers are medium, the lip absolutely white, the crest yellow with fine radiating lines of yellow spreading through the lip, the sepals white, petals faintly flushed pink on opening but the pink disappears. Two years ago the flowers did not have a par- ticle of coloring in petals. We grew the plant during the time it was developing its flowers in a shady and warmer part of the cattleya house, since which time we have continua
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