. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoj. The American Florist. 755 roots. The plants may be potted in equal parts of peat fiber and sphagnum moss, with a few crocks and some brok- en charcoal added. At least one half of the depth of the pot must be filled with crocks for drainage, and these should be covered with some of the rougher portions of the moss to prevent the silting downwards of the earthy particles of peat. A winter night tem- perature of 50° is ample for resting plants rising 5° or 10° by day, and 10° higher is quite enough in summer. A
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. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoj. The American Florist. 755 roots. The plants may be potted in equal parts of peat fiber and sphagnum moss, with a few crocks and some brok- en charcoal added. At least one half of the depth of the pot must be filled with crocks for drainage, and these should be covered with some of the rougher portions of the moss to prevent the silting downwards of the earthy particles of peat. A winter night tem- perature of 50° is ample for resting plants rising 5° or 10° by day, and 10° higher is quite enough in summer. Al- ways provide very free ventilation and place the plants in a light position. Cattleyas for Cutting:. Although the labiata section of the genus cattleya is only a small one num- erically, it is by far the most important from the point of view of the commer- cial florist, who grows principally for cut flowers. Besides the old Cattleya labiata we have C. Dowiana and its va- riety aurea, C. Eldorado, C. Gaskelliana, C. Luddemanniana, C. Mendelii, C. Mossias, C. Percivaliana, C. Trianiae, C. Warneri and C. Warscewiczii, the last named being better known as C. gigas. Outside of the labiata group there is C. Bowringeana, C. guttata, C. Lawrence- ana, C. Loddigesii and its variety Har- risoniae, C. Skinneri and C. superba that are all more or less grown for cutting and all have some good points. All these species and varieties may be grown in one house and, provided a suf- ficient number of each kind is included, a constant supply of flowers for cutting may be kept up. If one end of the house or section set apart for their growth is hotter and lighter than the other, use this for C. superba, C. Dowiana and its variety aurea, C. gigas and C. Mossise coming next, the others mentioned do- ing well in the cooler end. It is imma- terial whether the plants are grown in pots or on the benches. If in pots they are more easily managed should it be necessary to retard certain plants with-