14G ORCHIDS FOR PARLOR CULTURE. 



sun and water. The flowers are produced in March on ter- 

 minal spikes, and though transient, are very pretty. 



Soil, rich loam. After blooming, the foliage dies away 

 and the roots go to rest. 



B. hyacinthina. A delicate species, with purple flowers, 

 marked with white, somewhat resembling our wild Calo- 

 pogon. Easily grown. 



PHAIUS. 



These plants are tall growers, with large broad evergreen 

 foliage, and tall scapes of large handsome flowers. 



They need a rich soil, plenty of water, and full light and 

 sun -heat. 



P. grandifolius, a native of China, grows and flowers 

 well in the parlor. Although an orchid it will stand more 

 hard usage than most plants. The flowers are white ex- 

 ternally, purplish brown inside, lip white and brown. 

 Blooms freely from January to March. A more showy 

 plant, both in growth and flower, it would be hard to find. 

 We have grown plants, with forty scapes carrying more 

 than five hundred flowers. 



