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or intermediate-house is the best position for them. When 
not growing, keep them cooler, and at all. times supply 
plenty of fresh air, avoiding cold chills. Many of the 
species have small and inconspicuous flowers, but the fol- 
lowing are well worth growing. 
Fig. 38. Cymbidium eburneum 
(much reduced). 
C. eburneum.—A deservedly popular species, in which the 
leaves are narrow and sword-shaped, arranged in a distichous 
manner, bright light green in colour, and about 2ft. long. 
With age the plant forms a stout, stem-like pseudo-bulb, but 
when young it shows no sign of this. The raceme is erect, 
8in. to 12in. long, and bears one or two beautiful, large, 
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