THE PLANT WORLD UNDER CARE 



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cared for in the greenhouse. Probably 

 the conservatories that deal most exten- 

 sively in these beautiful visitors are those 

 of Lager & Hurrell at Summit, New Jer- 

 sey. From these large houses, which are 

 devoted exclusively to orchids, the rarest 

 and most beautiful of these flowers arc 

 sent to all parts of the United States, so 

 that Summit, New Jersey, may rightly be 

 called "The North American Nome ol 

 Certain South American Orchids." 



It is true that not all exotic orchids 

 come from South America. .Many beau- 

 tiful forms are found in Mexico, in Cen- 

 tral America, the East Indies and ad- 

 jacent islands, but the best are from 

 South America. 



In tinier to tell our readers of the won- 

 derful display to be seen at these green- 

 houses, I recently spent a day there with 

 my camera. Fortunately a great variety 

 were in bloom, as is shown by the pho- 

 tographs which accompany this article. 

 It was a day of revelry among rare and 

 beautiful flowers — some plants being val- 

 ued at five thousand dollars each. This 

 high rating is due to the rarity of the 

 particular kind — a white Cattleya. In 

 actual beauty or in botanical interest 

 these are excelled by some that are not 

 valued at more than a few dollars apiece. 



The contents of the greenhouses and 



MEN AT WORK UNPACKING A 'SHIPMENT OF 



ORCHIDS JUST ARRIVED FROM 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



the methods of working are so unlike 

 those of other greenhouses that after 

 photographing specimen after specimen 

 of the strange and beautiful flowers they 



MEN AT WORK ON A SHIPMENT OF CATTLEYAS JUST UNPACKED. 

 The plants are now carried into and placed in the greenhouses. 



