THE PLANT WORLD UNDER CARE 



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A GROUP OF CATTLEYA MOSSIAE AND C. GIGAS. 



The former comes from Venezuela, the latter from Colombia. They are both exceedingly beautiful, lavender 



in color, with purple lips, and are easily grown in any greenhouse in a temperature of from 60° to 



65°. Where the glass is lightly shaded, both enjoy plenty of water while the new shoots are 



forming: but when they are resting, the quantity of water should be reduced. The 



moisture in the atmosphere however should be maintained at all times. 



great orchid show in Boston, where 

 we were rewarded by a gold medal. 

 The plant was entirely a chance find, 

 and came here late in 1909 in a lot of 

 other specimens of Cattleya gigas. The 

 way in which we happened to keep 

 this rare find is also remarkable, as it 

 was only by accident that the plant was 

 not sold for a dollar or two. The only 

 reason was that, after most of its com- 

 panions had been disposed of, this one, 

 with some others that were not in good 

 condition when first imported, were 

 left as remnants and were spread on a 

 wire netting. Finally we potted them. 

 Imagine our pleasant surprise when 

 the next spring (1910) this plant crop- 

 ped up with pure white flowers — the 

 only white flower ever found in C. 

 gigas. 



'The plant was sold by us in 191 1 

 in London, England, at" the highest 

 figure ever realized for an orchid. So 

 pleased with their acquisition were the 

 British horticulturists that the British 

 horticultural press commented on the 



TRICHOPILEA HEXKESV. 



A very pretty species from Colombia, with pure 



white flowers. 



