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very easily multiplied by cutting up the old pseudo-bulbs into 

 pieces 3 to 4 inches long, and treating them as recommended for 

 Dendrobiums. Phalsenopsis often produce lateral breaks, and 

 occasionally produce young plants on the flower-stems, P, 

 Luddemanniana frequently does this, while Cypripediums, 

 Masdevallias, Disas, and most other Orchids, are readily multi- 

 plied by division after the plants have attained to a good size. 

 Seedling Orchids are but rarely met with, although some 



Seedling Beridrobes, 



Very good things have been obtained from seed, dypripeditiffi s j 

 more especially G. SchJimmii, seed freely if fertilised as recom- 

 mended, and the latter species generally comes true from 

 seed* Disa grandiflora comes up from seed very freely, and 

 some of the beautiful Varieties into which it sports have doubt- 

 less originated in this manner. Orchids produce an immense 

 quantity of their membranous, netted seeds > when properly 



