THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEiN GUIDE. 353 



CATTLEYA MARGIIS'ATA. 



( With Coloured Illus/rafion.) 



|HIS fine plant is a good representative of a very impor- 

 tant section of orchids, that are adapted, in an especial 

 manner, to the circumstances of a number of amateurs. 

 These are the class known as " cool orchids," which 

 require less heat than those that belong to the Indian 

 house, and are, in other respects, less diificult to manage. A col- 

 lection of cool orchids may now be obtained for a comparatively 

 trifling outlay, provided well-known useful kinds are selected, and 

 mere rarities and costly curiosities are avoided. We have, in past 

 issues of the Floral \Voeld, treated at some length on the prac- 

 tical part of the subject of cool orchid culture, and we refer to it 

 now because the beautiful plant here figured may be regarded as a 

 fair type of the quality of the orchids that the cool system 

 commands. 



Cattleya marginata is a native of Brazil. It is a dwarf plant, 

 rarely exceeding a height of six inches. It produces its flowers in 

 September and October, a season when few orchids are in flower. 

 The plant requires but little room, and is best grown on a block, 

 with a little sphagnum moss, suspended from the roof of the 

 house. It should have frequent supplies of water in the growing 

 season, and when at rest should never be allowed to become 

 quite dry. 



The following are the names of fifty orchids suitable for a cool 

 house, and producing a beautiful collection. The list comprises 

 varieties that are in every case cheap and good, and where 

 as many as fifty are required, not one of these can be dispensed 

 with : — 



Anguloa Clowesi, A. Euckeri, Arpophyllum giganteum, Barkeria 

 Lindleyana, B. Skinneri, Brassia verrucosa, Cattleya citrina, Cattleya 

 marginata, Cymbidium ebuineum, Cypri[iedium insigne, Dendrobium 

 chrysanthemum, D. speciosum, 1). transparens, l)isa grandiflora, 

 Epidendrum aromaticum, E. atropurpureum roseum, E. macro- 

 chilum, E. vitelliuum, Laelia acuminata, L. albida, L. majalis, Lycaste 

 aromatica, L. Skinneri, Masdevallia coccinea, Maxillaria tenuifolia, 

 Odontoglossum bictonense, O. Blunti, 0. citrosmum, O. cristatum, 

 O. gloriosum, 0. grande, O. hystrix, 0. nebulosum, 0. Pescatorei, 

 O. pulchellum, 0. Uroskinneri, Oucidium bifolium. 0. crispum, 0, 

 leucochilum, O. phymatochilum, pulvinatum, Pleione lagenaria, 

 P. humile, Sophrouites grandiflora, Stanhopea Devoniana, S. gran- 

 diflora, S. oculata, S. tigriua, Zygopetalum Mackayi, Z. maxillare. 

 The principal part of the above will grow best in pots and baskets, 

 but a few will require to be fastened to blocks. Gr. Gr. 



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