The Culture of Greenhouse Orchids 



(ircliid-houses bereft of tlieir Transatlantic orna- 

 mejits. Some thoughtful persons hold that the 

 discovery of America «'as a great misfortune for 

 mankind, and their arguments are striking. T:!ut 

 orehid-crrowers who take that view must admit that 

 there are delightful compensations, 



Lycastes are wisely recommended to the beginner ; 

 they will not disappoint his unskilled efforts. Nii 

 plants are more easily cultivated ; the fi(jwers are 

 al ways consjncuous, and in some sjiecies very grace- 

 ful ; they appear in great numbers, some at mid- 

 winter, and they last mostly for a space of time 

 unusual even among orchids. 



All should be grown in pots, witli peat and moss, 

 unless upon the Belgian sj'stem. They demand a 

 great deal of water while growing, and they must 

 not be suffered to dry even when at rest. 



The flower-spikes begin to pusb from the 

 base of the pseudo-bulb before the new growth 

 a])pears. 



Aroriiatica (scented).— One bulb may produce a 

 dozen of the pretty yellow flowers. Spring. 

 Mexico. 1828. ')^. 



Oruent/i (bloody) — Very similar, but larger. 

 Marcli and April. Guatemala. 7s. (kl. 



JJrppcl (Mr. Deppe, Mexican collector).— Less 

 showy than most. Sepals greenish, spotted brown, 



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