ORCHIDS : HOW TO GROW THEM SUCCESSFULLY. 5 < 



tlie pretty variegated Panicum for a front fringe to the Orchid stage, 

 Pellonias, Eulalias, Selaginellas, Tradescantias, and many others, but 

 these names are sufficient as a guide. 



For the Intermediate Orchid-house, such plants as the following 

 may be used : Allamandas, Aristolochias, Hoyas, Bougainvilleas, Cissus 

 discolor, Passifloras as climbers on the rafters, but so as not to 

 obstruct light more than can be helped; also Coleus, Anthuriums, 

 and other plants mentioned in the Cool-house list. 



For the warmer, or Hot-house plants, requiring more heat, then, 

 such as Alocassias, Gardenias, Nepenthes (the pitcher plant), Eucharis, 

 Gloxinias, Euphorbias, Gloriosa, Ixoras, Hibiscus, Poinsettia, Pancra- 

 tiums, Pandamis, Crotons, and others. It should be remembered, that 

 when Orchids are grown in company with other plants, the Orchids 

 must have the first consideration, and be given the position most likely 

 to suit them. By standing them on inverted flower pots they can be 

 kept well above the foliage of other plants, thus enabling the air to 

 circulate freely about them, and at the same time admitting plenty of 

 light ; in no case must the plants be allowed to be become infested 

 with insects or serious results may ensue. If it can be arranged, 

 without danger of shading the Orchids underneath, a few of the best 

 warm greenhouse or stove climbers may be grown and trained to the 

 rafters, but it must be borne in mind that some of these climbers are 

 subject to mealy bug and other troublesome insects which will need 

 careful watching and attention. 



THE COOL HOUSE. 



This illustration represents a model house for a new structure for 

 Cool-house Orchids, and it should have east and west side aspects, so as 

 to get an equal amount of light. A. shows the bottom ventilation, 

 which should be on a level with the hot-water pipes and protected 

 inside with perforated zinc, with the holes not too small, but sufficiently 

 so to keep out vermin. B. shows top ventilation, and 0. shows side 

 ventilation, which is very beneficial to Cool Orchids, if opened slightly 

 when the atmosphere outside is damp and not very cold, but they 

 should not be open in very dry or cold weather. D. shows the frame- 

 work to support the roller blinds, and E. the roller blind. F. is the 

 end section, showing the centre and side stages, which should be open 

 wood-work, so that the air may have free circulation amongst the 

 plants. G. indicates the slates or tiles supported on bricks, immediately 

 over and three or four inches from the pipes, and on these half decaying 

 leaves of trees should placed at intervals, to throw off a nice moisture 

 impregnated with ammonia from the leaves, and assimilated with the 

 dry heat from the pipes. H. is the soft water tank, a great essential 

 in an Orchid-house. If a supply from an outside pressure from water- 

 works in the town should exist, and an india rubber hose sufficiently 



