1 14 ORCHIDS. 



PHAJUS. 



These plants are tall growers, with large broad ever- 

 green foliage, and tall scapes of large handsome flowers. 

 They need a rich soil, plenty of water, and full light, and 

 sun heat. 



P. grandifolius. A native of China ; grows and flowers 

 well in the parlor. Although an Orchid, it will stand 

 more hard usage than most plants. The flowers are 

 white externally, purplish brown inside, lip white and 

 brown. Blooms freely from January to March. A more 

 showy plant, both in growth and flower, it would be hard 

 to find. We have grown plants with forty scapes carrying 

 more than five hundred flowers. 



GOODYERA. 



Pretty terrestrial Orchids of which two species, natives 

 of shady woods, are very pretty parlor plants. 



G. pubescens and repens are not rare plants, but if potted 

 in rich leaf mould, they are very showy in window culture. 

 The foliage is green with silver tracery, the flowers white, 

 in erect spikes. Many rare exotics possess less beauty 

 than these simple native plants. 



