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COOL ORCHID GROWING. 



very easily multiplied by cutting up the old pseudo-bulbs into 

 pieces 3 to 4 inches long, and treating them as recommended for 

 Dendrobiums. Phalgenopsis often produce lateral breaks, and 

 occasionally produce young plants on the flower-stems. P. 

 Luddemanniana frequently does this, while Cypripediums, 

 Maadevallias, Disas, and most other Orchids, are readily multi- 

 plied by division after the plants have attained to a good size. 

 Seedling Orchids are but rarely met with, although some 



Seedling De'ndrobes* 



Veiy good things have been obtained from seed, dyprlpediufflgj 

 more especially C. Schlimmii, seed freely if fertilised as recom^ 

 mended, and the lattei^ species generally comes true from 

 seedi Disa gi'andiflora comes up from seed vei'y freely, and 

 some of the beautiful varieties into which it sports have doubt^ 

 less onginated in this manner*. Orchids produce an immense 

 quantity of their membranous, netted seeds, when properly 



