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NORTHEN NUMBERS: Applied to Awards

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Varietal epithets used to distinguish awards do not convey precise information; a coded system would supplement the present inadequate system; a proposal to name such numbers after a leading writer... Read More

NORTHERNMOST ORCHIDS: In Mexico

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago A list of 40 plants found about 250 miles south of the Texas border; refer to A61-965 Read More

NOZZLES: For Watering

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Most popular is the Skinner "Superior" in the U.S.A. it can be mounted five to six feet apart on pipe lines six to seven feet above the plants. A79-4 Read More

BUDS: On Cattleyas, Turn Yellow and Drop

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago The air is possibly polluted with ethylene and automobile fumes, or burning wood, an unvented heater, insufficient light, injury caused by snails, slugs, insecticide or pesticides. A76-507; A76-698 Read More

CATASETUMS: Eat Roots of Cattleyas, Vandas

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Carbaryl is excellent for control; use 1 ttpg., or one pound in 100 gals, of water; also known as Diocarb. A74-300 Read More

BUDS: Blasting

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago In addition to ethylene, it can be caused by drying out from either high or low temperature, or low humidity. A86-1140May be caused by air pollution, or too high or too low temperatures; in cattley... Read More

PEAT MOSS: As Potting Medium

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago A typical mix is 2 parts peat moss, 1 part coarse horticultural sand, 1 part coarse Perlite. OR87-273When used as the sole potting medium it holds too much water. A66-927 Read More

FLOWERS: Color in Cattleyas and Cymbidiums

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Is it affected by light?; color varies with the parentage of the plants; some cymbidiums are not affected by full sunlight; try different degrees of shade on green flowers. A70-55 Read More

FLOWERS: Grooming

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Consists of shaping petals and sepals as the flower is maturing by means of a piece of cardboard placed behind the flower and to which the sepals and petals are spread and shaped with cotton and ta... Read More

ODONTOGLOSSUM GRANDE: A Problem Plant

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Grow it warm or cool?; try growing it out-of-doors in summer, or in the cymbidium house with a minimum of 45 deg. to 55 deg.F. nights. OD75-202 (Rossioglossum grande)How to flower it?; flowering no... Read More