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rest. The plants are best grown in pans suspended from the 

 roof. 



The other two sections of Dendrobiums, viz., the deciduous 

 and the evergreen, may be grown by anyone in possession of a 

 stove or vinery. Some of the most remarkable cultural examples 

 of D. nobile (Fig. 368) I have seen were in a market-garden, 

 growing with and under similar conditions to the vines. There 

 is no reason whatever why many others of the Eastern section 

 should not succeed under the same conditions. As plants of 



Fig. 369. — Dendrobium Dearei. 



both sections can now be procured in variety by the outlay of a 

 few shillings, they should be far more generally grown. D. infitndi- 

 bulum is a lovely white and yellow-flowered sort that succeeds 

 best when grown with the Odontoglossums. 



Those in possession of a house that can be specially set 



apart for Dendrobium culture enjoy considerable advantages. 



The temperature must be maintained at stove-heat from the 



.time when the plants commence to push their flower- buds into 



prominence till the new growths are matured. The atmosphere 



