THE 



ORCHID-GROWEE'S MANUAL, 



CONTAINING 



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NOTICES OF THEIR TIMES OP FLOWERING, AND MOST APPROVED MODES OF TREATMENT ; 



ALSO, PLAIN AND PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS RELATING TO THE GENERAL 



CCLTDRE OP ORCHEDS ; AND REMARKS ON THE HEAT, 



MOISTDRE, SOIL, AND SEASONS OF GROWTH 



AND REST BEST SUITED TO THE 



SEVERAL SPECIES. 



BENJAMIN SAMUEL WILLIAMS, F.R.H.S., 



Author of " Select Ferns and Lycopods" " Choice Stove and Greenhouse Flowering Plants,'' 

 " Choice Stove and Qreenhome Ornamental-leaved Plants," &c., &c. 



FOURTH EDITION, ENLARGED AND REVISED. 



WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. 



LONDON: 



PTJBLISEED AT VICTORIA AND PARADISE NURSERIES, 

 UPPER HOLLOWAT, N. 



ie'71. 



