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Trianac. ijlounis in January and l-'cbruarx . 



Pcrcwaliana, blooms in February and .March. 



Mossiae, bloom.s in A])ril. 



Mcndelii, bloom.s in .\'ay. 



Gaskelliana,h\oon\> in June. 



Gii^as, blooms in July. 



.lurea, blooms in July. 

 ■ Ihm'iaiui, blooms in .\ui;usl. 



lildonida. blooms in .'■ieptemi cr. 



Labiata, l)loi-ms in ( )ctober and XovcmtiL-r. 



Laclia Ancc[^s and the white variety albida tiower 

 nary and February. 



Oiicidiion Sf^lciididiiiii. lilonnis in iannary and 

 ruar\ . 



Jan- 

 l-cb- 



(■vi'RirK!;H"M c.\ui).\Trir. 



Phalaenof^sis .hnahaiis, Idooms in i-'el)ruary. 



Dcndrobiuni W'ardiannin. lilooms in I'"cl)ruarv and 

 -March. 



Dcndrobiuni nobdc. blooms in March and .\iiril. 



Dcndrobium Jaines'ianum, blooms in February. 



Doidrobiiiiii jonnosum gigantcuin. blooms in .\uL:u^t 

 , 1''' September. 



'robiiim Phalaeiiopsis. Ijloonis in f )ctober ai 

 veniber. 



Oncidium z'aricosiim Rogers!, blooms in .SeiHemljer. 



Cypripcdiinn iiisigiic, blooms in October to Decemljer. 



The foregoing named varieties will all thrive in a 

 house where 60 degrees can l^e ol)tained at night and 

 suflicient shade from the summer sun can be ])rovided. 

 rhe cypripediums( laelias and oncidiums can l^e grown 

 outdoors under trees from June to September. 



-Ml orchids like the fresh air and r(!(juire it. The 

 phalaeni :])sis like the most lieat and must not suffer in 

 sumir.er for want of water and shade; Init in winter 

 tliev re(|iiire a light jjosition near the ghiss anrl no 

 water or drip <in their fleshy leaves. 



1 am growing all the above named varieties in one 

 house along with begonias, bouvardias, gloxinias, and 

 occasionally other subjects, and have flowers every 

 (lav oi the vear. 



The chief difficulty a beginner has tii cr>ntend with is 

 the time and manner of resting. Cattle^as rec|uire 

 s])raying overhead on bright days and when growing 

 well a little weak cow manure is beneficial. When 



the\- liave comjileted their growth, with the exception 

 of gaselliana, Laliiata and Gigas, wdnich flower as soon 

 as growth is completed, they must be kept a little 

 drier, and if possible, cooler. Cattleya Schroederae 

 and Mossiae m.ike their flowering growth in summer 



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and must l)e kept quiet and permitted to rest until 

 .Marcli; when the visible buds in the sheath show the 

 plant needs more water. Dendrolnum nobile and 

 Wardianum recpiire abundance of water during 

 growth. W'h.cn tinished they must be taken into a 

 cooler house, f'.dly e.x[:o,"ed lo the sun to rest and 

 ripen and when Christmas is turned buds will be seen 

 s])routing out; thc}- can then be taken into a \varm 

 house at intervals to succeed in bloom. Dendro'.ium 

 Fhalaenopsis makes growtfrand flower in the same 

 house at intervals to succeed in bloom. Dendrobi,;m 

 formosum giganteum is an evergreen orchid and will 

 succeed better in full sunlight. A carnation house is a 

 line place v,-ith the plant suspended from the roof. 

 iCoiiti:nird nii f>r,gc 128.) 



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