288 BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 



For the most part they do not have a decided resting period, as 

 the majority of Orchids do; bellatulum is an exception, however, 

 to the general run of the species in this respect. A few of the 

 most notable of the tropical species are barbatmn, purple, green, 

 and white, a spring bloomer; bellatulum, white, purple spots, late 

 spring ; Boxalli, purple and green, winter ; caudatum, brown, green, 

 and yellow, spring ; Charlesworthii, green, rose, and white, autumn ; 

 Fairieanum, purple, green, and white, autumn ; Lawrenceanum, 

 purple, brown, green, and white, spring; and Rothschildianum, 

 purple, brown, yellow, and white, spring. There are a great many 

 splendid hybrids, as the Cypripediums have been more largely 

 crossed than any other Orchids ; Leeanum, Harrisianum, Mor- 

 ganiae, and Sedeni are four of the best. 



Imported pieces should be put into small pots with crocks, and 

 the latter kept moist. With heat and atmospheric moisture they 

 will soon start, and then they can be given some sphagnum moss 

 and fibrous peat. They are terrestrial Orchids. They love a moist 

 atmosphere, and must be shaded from strong sun. 



Dendrobiums are exceedingly beautiful epiphytal Orchids, uniting 

 graceful growth with free blooming and exquisite colouring. The 

 flowers are not so large as those of the Cattleyas, but in the 

 species thyrsiflorum they are borne in large, massive spikes bigger 

 than the largest Hyacinths, and drooping. This blooms in spring, 

 and the colours are red and yellow. Nobile and Wardianum are 

 the two most popular Dendrobiums. The former is purple, rose, 

 and white ; the latter purple, orange, and white. Both bloom late 

 in winter. There are several charming varieties of nobile, but 

 variations of colour may show themselves in the flowers of different 

 imported pieces. Devonianum, purple, orange, and white, spring ; 

 formosum giganteum, yellow and white, spring; Phalaenopsis, 

 purple and mauve, several varieties, an autumn bloomer ; Pierardii, 

 white, spring ; and superbum, purple, spring, are all pretty Den- 

 drobes in fact, the genus abounds in attractive species. They have 



