CONTENTS. 



List or Illustrations 



List or Botanical Works rejeered to 



Introduction 



Habitats of Tropical Orchids 



Season por Collecting- Orchids 



Hints on Collecting Orchids 



EisKS OF Collecting Orchids 



Orchid Treatment During Growth 



Orchid Treatment During Eest . . . 



Adaptation of Treatment to Surrounding Conditions 



Treatment op Newly-imported Plants 



Treatment of Plants in Bloom 



On Making Orchid Baskets 



Potting Epiphytal Orchids 



Potting Terrestrial Orchids 



Mode of Inducing Back Growths 



Watering Orchids 



Propagation of Orchids 

 Raising Orchids from Seeds 

 Orchids for Room Decoration 



Orchid Houses 



Glazing of Orchid Houses . . . 

 Heating op Orchid Houses,.. 

 Yentilation of Orchid Houses 

 Shading of Orchid Houses... 

 Growing Specimen Orchids for Exhibition 

 Treatment Preparatory to Exhibition . . . 

 Packing Orchids for Exhibitions 

 Insects and other Enemies 



Diseases of Orchids 



Prices of Orchids 



Select Orchids in Cultivation 

 Index 



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