ORCHIDS FOR CONSERVATORY 53 
the owners of such places were they to turn their atten- 
tion to acquiring from time to time a few of the Orchids 
which are now to be procured as cheaply as the less 
suitable plants, such as Pelargoniums. Already some 
successes have been recorded in this direction. 
Let us consider the different classes of conservatories, 
and the species most likely to succeed in them. 
To take first the commonest kind of small conservatory 
attached to villa gardens. These are unheated structures 
except in the winter months, when the temperature cannot 
be kept from getting below 45° Fahr. without the aid 
of one of the oil-stove heating apparatus, or heat turned 
on from the pipe connected with the kitchen range, where 
arrangements for doing so have been provided. These 
means of applying artificial heat should be used as little 
as possible, and only to prevent the temperature falling 
below 45° Fahr., for in confined spaces and with such 
means of heating, the atmosphere is better for the plants 
without the use of artificial heat, whenever the house 
can be kept from getting too cold without it. In such 
conservatories, many of the Odontoglossums, Masdeval- 
lias, Oncidium varicosum, O. crispum, O. pretextum, O. 
Gardneri, the pretty scarlet Sophronitis grandiflora, Epi- 
dendrum vitellinum, Lycaste Skinneri, Cypripedium insigne, 
Disa grandiflora, and a number of other pretty and in- 
expensive species can be grown satisfactorily, especially 
if the Oncidiums, Sophronitis, Odontoglossum Rossii majus, 
and other of the smaller species be placed in baskets 
for suspending, a means of cultivation which suits them 
best, and adds to their decorative effect. 
The next step is the larger conservatory adjoining 
