ORCHIDS. 



A DESCRIPTION OF 



THE SPECIES AND VARIETIES GROWN AT 

 GLEN RIDGE, NEAR BOSTON, 



WITH LISTS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF 



OTHER DESIRABLE KINDS. 



PREFACED BY CHAPTERS ON THE CULTURE, PROPAGATION 



COLLECTION, AND HYBRIDIZATION OF ORCHIDS; THE 



CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ORCHID 



HOUSES; A GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS 



AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR NAMES; 



THE WHOLE FORMING A 



COMPLETE MANUAL OF ORCHID CULTURE. 



BY 



EDWARD SPRAGUE RAND, JR. 



MJTHOR OF " FLOWFRS FOR THE PARLOR AND GARDEN," " GARDEN FLOWERS," 

 " BULBS," ' RHODODENDRONS," " THE WINDOW GARDENER," ETC. 



UNIVERSITY 



BOSTON AND NEW YORK: 

 HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY. 

 SUbrrffre )9rr* v 



1888. 



