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Gardening for Amateurs 



from Table Mountain, and D. Luna (racemosa 

 X Veitchii), a pretty rose-coloured sort. 

 Both flower from May to August. 



Epidendrum. In some intermediate 

 houses there are bare wa.'ls either at the end 

 or sides, and the following are excellent for 

 covering them : E. erectum, bright rose- 



Dendrobium Pierardi, an easily grown, free-flowering Orchid 



purple, the orange-scarlet E. radicans, and 

 the yellow E. xanthinum, which flower at 

 various times of the year. E. vitellinum 

 majus is a brilliant cinnabar-orange-coloured 

 sort, which produces a fine display in the 

 cool house during summer and autumn. 

 They all need the same kind of compost as 

 Cattleya. 



Laelia. Laelias are closely allied to 

 Cattleyas, and need identical treatment, 

 except the Mexican sorts, such as L. anceps 

 and its many varieties, and L. autimmalis. 

 These are generally grown together, where 

 the atmosphere is somewhat drier and extra 

 sunlight can be given. All the above 

 varieties, which are 

 winter- flower ing, 

 should be rested in 

 a cooler house after 

 the flower stems 

 are cut off. L. pur- 

 purata is a showy 

 Orchid with rose- 

 white sepals and 

 petals, the gorgeous 

 lip being crimson- 

 purple, with yellow 

 throat striped with 

 crimson. L. tene- 

 brosa has reddish- 

 brown sepals and 

 petals and a dusky- 

 purple lip. Both 

 flower in spring and 

 early summer. The 

 dwarf autumn- 

 flowering L. pumila, 

 with pretty rose- 

 purple blossoms, 

 should be placed in 

 shallow pans, with 

 a wire handle at- 

 tached to suspend 

 them from the 

 roof, at the coolest 

 end of the inter- 

 mediate house, 

 where they must 

 never be allowed to 

 get really dry. 



Laelio- Gattleya. 

 So closely are 

 Cattleyas and 



Laelias related, that they are readily cross- 

 fertilised, the progeny being known as 

 Laelio-Cattleya. At the present time Laelio- 

 Cattleyas are represented in every collection, 

 and are so numerous that it is almost im- 

 possible to make a selection, but the following 

 are still in the front rank from a decorative 

 standpoint : Lc. dominiana (L. purpurata 



