Gardening for Amateurs 



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X C. aurea), Lc. canhamiana 

 {L. purpurata X C. Mossiae), 

 Lc. callistoglossa (L. purpurata 



X C. Warscewiczii), and C. 

 Maggie Raphael (C. aurea x 

 C. Trianae). The flowering 

 period varies, as much de- 

 pends upon the conditions 

 under which the plants are 

 grown. 



Lycaste. The principal 

 and most popular species is 

 L. Skinneri, which flowers 

 during the winter months. 

 The blooms are large and 

 handsome, generally white, 

 suffused with rose, while the 

 lip is white, thickly spotted 

 with crimson and rose. The 

 variety known as alba is pure 

 white, except for a light yellow 

 crest to the lip. It can be 

 successfully groAvn in the cool 

 or intermediate house, and 

 should be repotted in a compost chiefly 

 consisting of fibrous loam and partly 

 decayed oak-leaves, with just a sprinkling 

 of sphagnum moss and sand. A rest is 

 essential after growth is finished, but the 

 bulbs must not shrivel for lack of moisture. 



Dendrobium thyrsiflorum. 



Dendrobium formosum giganteum. 



Masdevallia. Most of the Masdevallias 

 are of interest to the botanist rather than to 

 the average orchid-grower, but the coccinea 

 section and a few others are worthy of at- 

 tention. M. coccinea is a variable species, 

 and there are many named varieties, such 

 as Harryana, Lindeni, 

 etc., but a typical 

 kind has bright rose- 

 pink or magenta- 

 purple flowers, which 

 are produced in the 

 summer months. 

 Another desirable sort 

 is M. ignea, of cinna- 

 bar-red shade with 

 crimson veins, which 

 blooms in the spring. 

 The white M. Tovar- 

 ensis is seen at its 

 best during the winter 

 months, while the 

 bright vermilion M. 

 veitchiana flowers at 

 various periods. Of 

 the numerous hy- 

 brids, Chelsoni 

 (veitchiana x Ama- 

 bilis), Heathii (veitch- 



