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CLIMATES: Tropical

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Characteristically there is a three-mile per hour prevailing wind where most orchids live in and around trees; sunlight filters through the leaves; when temperature is 90 deg.F. the relative humidi... Read More

FLOWERS: Cupping

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago When they do not spread open as much as expected or desired, the cause may be mites, or lack of humidity; so set the plants over a tray of water and mist them lightly every day; an inexpensive humi... Read More

FLOWERS: Drying and Preserving in Natural Color and Shape

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago None is known at present; small flowers can be preserved in plastic. A63-927; but see -drying- OR79-208, above. Read More

FLOWERS: Drying Procedures

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Place the bloom between two sheets of filter paper and flatten with a lukewarm iron, embed it in silica gel which is heated to about 55 dC (132 dF) by means of an electric hot plate for 30 to 45 mi... Read More

FLOWERS: For Shows, Holding

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago To keep flowers well for show display place the plant in a dark, fairly dry place at 50 deg.F. preferably; this will hold flowers well for seven to ten days. A62-185 Read More

FLOWERS: For Shows, Speeding Them Up

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago For flowers not developing fast enough increase the day and night temperatures by a few degrees and light a 500-watt bulb about 20 inches over the buds for 16 hours a day; introduce it gradually. A... Read More

DIVIDING CATTLEYAS: Minimum Number of Pseudobulbs to Keep on a Division

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Four or five give the best results. A70-55 Read More

CLONE: Horticultural Term

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Denotes a plant or group of plants all with same identity, one or more achieved by division of the plant; meristemming produces numerous plants known as mericlones (meristem clones) of the same var... Read More

BEGINNERS: Best Plants for South Florida

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago In South Florida the first choices would be vandas, cattleyas, ascocendas and dendrobiums (evergreen or cane types) and secondly would be oncidiums (particularly equitants) and phalaenopsis. F84-147 Read More

LIME: Oyster Shell, Its Characteristics

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It is calcium carbonate lime; ground up shells comes in coarse type for chicken scratch or flour type used by many orchid growers. C74-51 Read More