THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 147 



of kinds and thousands of plants, there is hardly one that can surpass 

 in attractiveness the beautiful Dendrohiiim nobile, which may now be 

 purchased for a few shillings. 



I will now give the names of a few of those which every amateur 

 with a little stove should grow, and if he can afford room for them 

 I should advise him to grow two or three plants of each. These 

 are — 



Calanthe YeitoliL — A strong-growing hybrid, producing bright 

 rose-pink flowers on tall spikes ; blooms in winter, and is exceedingly 

 beautiful. 



C. vestita. — A distinct free-growing species, producing its 

 flowers in winter on rather long spikes; there are two varieties, 

 both have white flowers, and those of C. v. liiteo-ooulata have a 

 yellow blotch in the centre, and those of 0. v. rubro-octdata a 

 crimson blotch. The calantbes should be grown in a mixture of 

 turfy loam, leaf-mould, well decayed manure, and silver sand, and be 

 potted in precisely the same manner as ordinary stove plants. 



Cattleya mossice. — A free summer flowering species. The flowers 

 large and of a beautiful rose colour; tlie labellutn painted with 

 crimson. 



Cattleya Triance. — This resembles the preceding in general 

 character, and produces its flowers in winter. The latter are of a 

 delicate blush colour, the labellum painted with yellow, orange, and 

 purple. The Cattleyas may be grown in fibrous peat broken into 

 large lumps^ and potted so that the base of the plant is a few inches 

 above the rim of the pot ; the latter should be half filled with 

 crocks. 



Cyp'ipedium harhatum purpureum, — A free-growing and profuse 

 blooming Lady's Slipper, usually at its best early in the summer. 



C. insigne. — An old but very attractive species, flowering in 

 winter. The Cypripediums may be grown in either peat or sphagnum 

 moss, and be potted in the manner advised for the Cattleyas. 



Bendrohmm chrysanilium. — A beautiful species, with long, pen- 

 dulous pseudo-bulbs, and well adapted for baskets. The flowers, 

 which are produced at various seasons of the year, are of a bright, 

 golden yellow, with rich red blotch on the labellum. 



D. densiflorum . — A robust species, attaining a height of about 

 twelve inches, and producing from April to June rr.agnificent 

 racemes of deep yellow flowers, very distinct and good. 



D. nolile. — One of the finest of the whole genus, and as remark- 

 able for easy culture as it is for its great beauty. It may be bad in 

 bloom from the early part of March until May, by retarding a few 

 of the plants, and this may be readily done by placing them in a 

 lower temperature, and keeping them rather dry at the roots ; but 

 where there are only two or three plants, the best course is to allow 

 them to bloom naturally. The plants may be grown in a mixtui'e of 

 peat and sphagnum moss, or in either of these soparateh'. Tliey require 

 well-drained pots, and to be raised just above the level of the rim. 



Epidcndrum vitelUnum. — A dwarf and rather small grower, pro- 

 ducing neat spikes of brilliant orange scarlet flowers ; some of the 

 plants bloom in summer and others in the winter. One of the very 



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