The fact that these hybrids have been raised for generations under cultural con- 
ditions has resulted in their being particularly adapted for cultivation, and they 
are, therefore, much more easily grown and flowered than native species recently 
wrenched from their natural dwelling places and carried thousands of miles over- 
seas, there to live under conditions far removed from those to which they have 
been accustomed for centuries past. 
The Cattleya hybrids can safely be looked upon as among the easiest of all 
orchids to grow satisfactorily, and, as their flowers surpass in size and colouring 
almost all other flowers, any grower of orchids can be recommended to include in 
his collection a few plants at least of hybrid Cattleyas, Laelio-Cattleyas and 
Brasso-Laelio-Cattleyas. 
Their cultural requirements are practically those recommended for Cattleyas 
species, but owing to their having been raised under hot-house conditions, glass- 
house treatment is more satisfactory for them than ordinary bushhouse culture, 
although they will do well enough in an open bushhouse in the warmer parts of 
Brisbane and particularly in the North. 
For growers who sell flowers it is well to note that there is a constant demand 
for good blooms of the Cattleya type and they command good prices. 
LJ PUA RLS 
This is a fairly large genus of orchids widely distributed throughout the globe. 
Most of them are epiphytes and a few are terrestrials. Very few are worth grow- 
ing from a horticultural standpoint, and I have not seen any of the exotic species 
cultivated in Australia. 
There are a few native species which I will mention briefly for the benefit of 
growers specialising in our indigenous orchids. 
I have found Liparis does not greatly esteem cultivation but does best when grown 
after the manner of Cymbidiums. 
LIPARIS BERNAYSII. Native of North Queensland. 
Green stems up to 6 inches high. Leaves large and broad and pointed. Bears a 
long terminal spike densely clothed with pale creamy-yellow flowers. 
LIPARIS COELOGYNOIDES. Native of North Queensland. 
Stout stems swollen at the base into a pseudobulb and growing from a creeping 
rhizome. Leaves rigid. Slender terminal flower spikes bearing numerous small, 
whitish flowers about half an inch in width. 
LIPARIS CUNEILABRIS. Native of North Queensland. 
Stems grow from a rhizome, pseudobulbous in form, clothed with a few acute, 
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