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ORCHID 



in the Mexican department, allowing them n 

 cient water to keep the plants in sound coudii 

 Epiphytal Orchids are found chiefly in tl 

 forests of tropical countries, often along ^tl > i 

 they receive their condensing moisture dm in; 

 season. A few grow in open i,'r:issy sitiniii.. us 

 brush. These i-i-i .M' i!;. '•!' rliml.iiiu' Kpii 



of the E. ever 1 1 

 lescent type ( i 

 often denoting' 

 VandM*. <t.v 



■ iHis of the cau- 

 i-' pseudohulhs 

 lie of the terete 



■ piphytal Cyp- 



I India, Malay 

 iMO, Philippine 

 Inlands, usually 



II ranges, occa- 

 t wo exceptions, 

 ly in the East 

 St part for Pha- 



Peniii-i.. I, 1 ... I • .. I 



Islands,. I iiMi ;mmI ~ ..r I 



following thi- iii-i-i I".. -1- 

 sionally at high iI.vhIimh-. 

 as Vanda carnhi'. nil lio 

 Indian departnu-nt. itsi ivmi 

 IfBnopsis, which as a rule gr< 



AngriBcums are natives of Madagascar and tropical 

 Africa, with one isolated species, A. falcntum, which is 

 from Japan. They grow in liumid, shady locations, 

 where they can receive a copious supply of water at all 

 seasons, and are closely allied to Vanda, requiring the 

 same general temperature and treatment. 



Dendrobiums are most common throughout India, 

 Moulmein being a central district, but they are also 

 plentiful and widely distributed throughout eastern 

 Australia, New Guinea, the islands of the west Pacific 

 and Oceanica under various climatic conditions. A ma- 

 jority of them, especially the deciduous species, are 

 subjected to long droughts and long resting periods, 

 but as they lose their foliage at that time their evapor- 

 ating surface is reduced to a minimum, and the effect 

 of the dry heat through the day is more than counter- 

 acted by heavy dews and the condensing vapors, which 

 arise during the early mornings in those countries. 



Bulbophyllums and Ccelogynes have their homes 

 principally in the mountainous forests of East India and 

 Borneo, where they are copiously supplied by frequent 

 rains. Nearly all grow best in the Brazilian department. 



Cattleyas and Laelias inhabit the humid forests of the 

 various mountain ranges of tropical America, from 

 Mexico south through the U. S. of Colombia to Peru, 

 the North Amazon valley, through Venezuela and 

 Guiana, and the mountain belt of eastern and southern 

 Brazil, usually at an altitude of 2,000 to 5,000 ft., except- 

 ing the Mexican species i. albida, L. ativeps, L. autiim- 

 nalis and L. majalis, which grow at from 5,000 to 8,000 

 feet, commonly among Polypodium fern. 



Cattleyas and Lfelias grow on rocks and trees often 

 devoid of other vegetation along the margins of rivers 

 and ravines usually in shade, where they receive a copi- 

 ous supply of water from heavy dews and condensation 

 of morning fogs which saturate the forests during 

 the dry season, and often excessive rains while growing. 

 They should be grown in the Brazilian departnient. 



excepting' *'„///.„„ ,■,(,■,„„, 111,. :\l,.xir;i,i I,.-,.|kis 1,11.1 /.. 





Iier lowcleva- 

 1 species hav- 

 liouse affords 

 ■ be grown in 



l':|iiilriiilruiii 1^ .. I . . ... .i .. iiriud geinis, widely dis- 



tril.iiiiil tliriMi .)i.. .■ :.;.: il \ rica, from South Car- 



oliiin to M.iiili. ,: I .11.- of the few epiphytal 



gru'Ta iiihaljitii: . . -iiifi-s. Thev are found at 



all elevations 1 1-1 : i- In, 000 ft. or more. The 



writer found A', / ' liuing in quantity on the 



margin of perp' ■ i li.lges fully exposed to 



the sun at this nliii'il, m iIm y. S. of Colombia in a 

 robust, healthy state, ami the same s]M..-i(s l.i-low 5,000 

 feet in the same condition. Many ol llio imlividual 

 species cover awide range of distril.iifi"ii. 'I'll, v nipiire 

 the same general treatment as Lnlias an. I Ciulleyas. 

 Few species are worthy of cultivation except for botan- 

 ical purposes. 



Maxillarias cover much the same range as the last 

 genus, but are not quite so widely distributed. They 



grow equally well in either the Brazilian or Mexican 

 departments. 



< >ii.-i.liiims are distributed along the mountain ranges 

 Il .111 southern Mexico to Peru, in the southern and 

 II. .nil. Ill iiortions of Brazil chiefly along the coast, the 

 .sipaiiisli Main and Islands of the Caribbean sea. The O. 

 Vartliaijintnse and PapHio sections are found at sea- 

 level and seldom above 500 ft. elevation. These grow 

 best in the Brazilian house. Nearly all of the other 

 species may be grown in the Mexican department, 

 except a few, such as O. cucitlJatum, O. Phalwnopaia 

 and the O. macranthum section, which are found at high 

 altitudes; these should be grown in tlie New Granadan 

 department. 



Odontoglossums follow the higher wooded mountain 

 ranges from southern Mexico, Central America and the 

 Central Andes of U. S. of Colombia south to Peru and 

 the northwestern portion of Venezuela, ail at high 

 altitudes. They usually grow in the moist shady forests, 

 where the rainy season is long continued or condensing 

 fogs and dews are very heavy, keeping many of the 

 species in an almost perpetual state of saturation, their 

 only relief of excessive moisture appearing to be from 

 the frequent heavy winds that prevail in these regions. 

 The Mexican species grow well in the cool end of the 

 Mexican department, while those of the O. liiteo-pur- 

 pureum and crispum type require the new Granadan 

 house. 



Lycastes are distributed from southern Mexico to 

 Peru along the mountain ranges, usually at an altitude 

 of 4,000 feet in rather shaded locations; they are most 

 common from southern U. S. of Colombia to their 

 northern limit. Jj. tetragona is from southern Brazil 

 and far removed from the general area of distribution, 

 with little resemblance to any other species. Its 4-an- 

 gled monophyllous pseudobulbs produce semi-pendent 

 scapes carrying often as many as eight flowers, not un- 

 like a Cymbidium in general appearance. Lycastes 

 grow well in either the Mexican or New Granadan 

 department. 



Selenipediums are the South American representatives 

 of Cypripedium. They are distributed from Costa Rica 

 soutii to Bolivia, through Venezuela, Guiana and eastern 

 Brazil, at from 3,000 to 8,000 ft. elevation, in wet 

 marshes and on the branches of trees in shaded forests, 

 in all cases where they get a bounteous supply of water 

 at all seasons. The Brazilian or Mexican department 

 suits them equally well. 



Masdevallias, Restrepias, and Pleurothallis grow at 

 high elevations in Venezuela, Mexico and south to 

 Peru, with a few in the Organ mountains of Brazil, 

 their principal center being U. S. of Colombia near the 

 Odontoglossum district. They always follow the moun- 

 tain ranges, growiiiL' on tr.'.s, ro.-ks and on wet, marshy 

 slopes, in extrenic.h w . i I... ..i ...ns. The Chimsera sec- 

 tion is found at ili. ! ; . .iti.m. They all grow 

 best in the New I Ir I . nt, 



yetrhi Imporfrn' .'. ; .in arrival of cases of 



(iivlii.ls ri-.,ni tli.ir naiur.il habitats they should be care- 

 I'lilly iiii|.ai.k...l as s|......liiy as possible, in an isolated 



|..,i,ni wli.r.. iii-...| p. .-Is tliat often arrive in the cases 



one another, on tl... '.- n-li ..f :. slia.ly. w.^n-vVniilated 

 house or packing- -I I. .' -l..i!.i ili.v all I... t..iiii.l in 



good condition, tl .i;- -|. .<■!.?-, su.'li as 



Cattleyasand Ln'lni ■ . -n... ..; i.. ii. .-.-.I ..v.i- i li..r..iiL;hIy 

 and allowed to remain i..i- ;ii...iii a u.^.-k. at ihe.n.lof 

 which time they should lie e\ainin.-.l t't.r an\' sii,nis of 

 decay and bruises. All sm'li parts sli. ml. 1 h.- ri'iuove.l 

 with a sharp knife. The jilanis sli..iil.i 1... ..Lan...! and 

 sponged to remove dust. |...ii..l ..i- l,i...k. I...1, as tlje 

 case requires, aiul i.ia.-...l m :. -iii.:., ;...tii..n i.f tlieir 



respective departini-nis. al!. , ... .: !;i..i..|it wat.-r 



to gradually start lli.m in. . : wln.-ji tinn^ 



they will require tlie smiii.. tr. :.! m. .n ;.n..i.l. .1 ..stahlished 

 plants of their kind. 



Cypripediums, Masdevallias, Phalienopsis, Vandas, 

 the Batemannia and Bollea sections of Zygopetalum and 

 other non-pseudobulbous genera should be placed on 

 damp sphagnum in a well-shaded, airy department for 

 a week or ten days, without syringing, until it is ascer- 

 tained what amount of damage they have received in 

 transit. After sponging the leaves carefully and remov- 



