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To Basket an Orchid Place a layer of sphagnum on the 

 bottom of the basket, then fill up with pieces of peat, brick, 

 and charcoal in equal proportions until the basket is heaped 

 up in the centre. Then place one or two stout stakes in the 

 compost, put the base of the plant in the centre, spreading 

 out the roots on the surface, and tie the principal shoots to 

 the stakes to keep the Orchids in position. Cover the whole 

 with sphagnum and the work is done. Some species, such 

 as Phajus and Disa, are terrestrial orchids, and should be 

 grown in pots in a compost of loam, leaf mould and rotten 

 manure, well mixed together. Two inches of drainage 

 should be put at the bottom of the pot, then a layer of moss, 

 or rough peat, filling up with the compost so that the base 

 of the plant is about level with the rim. 



The following list includes both epiphytal and terrestrial 

 species, the latter being marked with an asterisk : 



* Cypripedium, or Ladies' Slipper Orchids. There are 

 about a dozen sorts, which can be grown in a frame or cool 

 house. 



*Disa Grandiflora and its Varieties. These are best 

 grown in shallow pans in fibrous peat, sharp sand, and 

 sphagnum moss. Water freely when growing, as the plant 

 grows in boggy places on Table Mountain. 



Dendrobium, Speciosum, and Nobile. These Orchids 

 are very hardy and free growers. They will succeed either 

 in pots or in baskets. 



*Goodyera Pubescens. This is a beautiful foliage plant, 

 suitable for a cold frame. It should never be allowed to 

 get dry at the roots. 



Lycaste Skinneri. This species is easy to grow, and its 

 blooms are both beautiful and durable. 



*Orchis Foliosa. This is a fine terrestrial species from 

 Madeira, and makes a good exhibition plant when well 

 grown. 



*Satyrium. A very interesting genus of Orchids from 

 the Cape, which succeed well in a cold frame in the compost 

 given above. 



Odontoglossum. There are many species in this large 

 genus which can be successfully grown in a cool-house in 



