36 COOL ORCHID GROWING. 



Phajus and Sobralias. Phajus grandifolius and P. Wallichii 

 would soon establish themselves and make noble specimens, 

 being gross feeders and very abundant bloomers. The golden- 

 flowered Cyrtopera flava and many other terrestrial Orchids 

 from India, South America, and the Cape, might be grown in 

 perfection if planted out in suitable situations, since it is 

 almost impossible to do justice to them when grown in pots. 

 Our frontispiece, which represents an Orchid-house arranged 

 in a picturesque manner, shows what the idea is when pro- 

 perly carried out. The pipe carrying the water for the cas- 

 cade passes round the boiler. The plants have a graceful 

 appearance, and the tout ensemble is considerably heightened by 

 the little cascade tumbling from the partly hidden rockwork. 

 It is easy to recognise such plants as Peristeria elata (Dove 

 plant), some species of Oncidium and Cycnoches Loddigesii in 

 the foreground, while Coelia macrostachya, Scuticaria Steelii, 

 Eenanthera coccinea, Vanilla planifolia, and a Stanhopea or two 

 complete the group. The water below might have been utilized 

 by the culture of some of the smaller Nymphaeas, or other 

 aquatic plants. In houses of this kind suitable openings could 

 be left in the rockwork, so as to introduce pots containing 

 flowering plants as they come into bloom ; and by adopting this 

 system, a naturally arranged house might always be kept gay 

 with choice exotics, while Ferns, Selaginellas, and Mosses, 

 together with a few trailing plants, would form an appro- 

 priate background to the delicate colours of the fragrant 

 flowers. 



