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THE GARDENER'S MON'THL Y 



{.May, 



tion of about 2.')°, say from 42° or 45° to 70°. 

 This lattt^r elevation is the home of some of the 

 finest O(lonto<;lots. I lind that our extreme Sum- 

 mer lieats are far more fatal to these than the 

 "Winter eold — in fact, it is the only eause of our 

 failuri- ; and if we ever expect to succeed witli 

 them, Ave will have to build houses facin<,' the 

 north, partly iniderground, and plenty of ar- 

 rangements to keep a cool moist atmosphere 

 during the months from May to October. After 

 that they may be placed anywhere in a temper- 

 ature of 50= to 05"^, and they will do well. I 

 will give a few remarks on varieties that have 

 done well with me in a temperature of from 50° 

 to G5° in Winter, and as cool as possible in the 

 Summer. I put mine in my Camellia house in 

 Summer, whicli is well shaded and keeps from 

 70° to 85° in the hottest weather in day-time, 

 and lower at night. 



O.grande. (Mexico and Guatemala). Bulbs and 

 leaves dark green. Flowers from four to twelve 

 in number, and from four to six inches in diam- 

 eter; sepals and petals brown and rich yellow, 

 mottled and striped ; lip white and pm-ple, 

 blooms in August or September, just after the 

 leaf growth is perfected ; keeps in bloom from 

 three to four weeks. There is considerable 

 variety in the size of flowers and marking. 

 Should be grown largely, as it takes but little 

 room. 



O. Inaleayii. This resembles O. grande very 

 much in growth and bloom. It is, however, 

 more graceful. The flowers are smaller ; it 

 blooms in December, January, and February. 

 The lip in O. Insleayiiis yellow, spotted purple. 



0. iTisleayii leopardinum. This I purchased at 

 one of Young & Elliot's sales. It is much finer, 

 than O. Insleayii, and the flowers are larger ; 

 petals and sepals yellowish green, with bars and 

 bands of rich reddish brown ; lip beautiful bright 

 yellow, bordered by a row of crimson spots. 



O.citrosmum. (Guatemala). Large, smooth, 

 light green bulbs and leaves ; makes its bloom in 

 the Spring with the young growth; flowers about 

 two inches in diameter, and from eight to twelve 

 on a pendulous stem ; flowers white, with pur- 

 ple markings on the lip. There are some varie- 

 ties in which the flowers are rose and flesh color. 

 It is said to require more heat than most 

 Odontoglots, but it does well with me with the 

 Mexican orchids. 



0. nebulosum. I have not bloomed this yet, 

 but it grows well and is making fine bulbs, so it 

 is only a question of time. It is also from Mex- 



ico. Flowers come with the young growth and' 

 are borne on a pendulous stem. Flowers wliite 

 in all parts spotted with reddish brown. The 

 bulbs look like a citrosmuin but are more 

 wrinkled. Blooms four inches in diameter. 



<>. liiclonense ((iuateniala). Blooms in Nov. 

 on an upright spike. Sepals and petals brown; 

 lip lilac and sometimes white. 



O.cariniferum. (Central America.) This has 

 long, branching flower stems. Sepals and petals 

 chocolate ; lip, white ; gets light yellow in a few 

 days. Flowers one and one half inches diam- 

 eter. 



cordatum. (Mexico and Guatemala.) Small 

 bulbs. Sepals and petals yellow barred dark 

 red, lip white with reddish brown markings. 

 There are many varieties of O. cordatum, and 

 O. maculatum which resem])les it in bulbs and 

 growth, and is often sold for it. 



O. liossii. Has very small bulbs and leaves. 

 Flowers on short stems two or tliree together. 

 Sepals and petals white barred brown ; lip pure 

 white or whitish purple. I grow this in broken 

 crocks and moss, and one half dozen plants can 

 be grown in a six inch pot. Blooms from one to 

 three inches in diameter. 



(). pulchellum. (Mexico.) Small bulbs. 

 Blooms nearly pure white and fragrant. This 

 also requires a half dozen plants to make a show. 



0. Lceve, O. Uro Skinneri, O. Cervantesii, and 

 several other Mexican Odontoglots, succeed well 

 with me and are desirable, as they last long in 

 bloom and do not take much room. 



O. Alexandra and its varieties O. Bluntii and 

 0. Andersonii, come from New' Granada. I have 

 bloomed O. Alexandra; finely, but lost all my 

 plants in the hot weather. The flowers are 

 borne on half pendant stems, twelve to twenty on 

 a stem ; are nearly pure white with sometimes as. 

 few brown or red spots on the sepals, petals and 

 lip. There are a great many beautiful varieties.. 

 I would be glad to hear of any one who had suc- 

 ceeded well with this most beautiful oi-chid. 



0. gloriosum. (New Granada). Has long branch- 

 ing flower stems. Flowers about three inches 

 in diameter, white spotted, brownish-red. I 

 bloomed this, but came near losing it last sum- 

 mer. 



0. triumphans. Very beautiful short bulbs 

 and dark leaves. Flowers three inches diameter. 

 Sepals and petals golden yellow, spotted crim- 

 son brown ; lip, white and rose. (New Granada.) 



0. vexillarium. (New Granada). The whole 

 flower soft ; rose three inches broad, and from 



