INDEX 
OcCTOMERIA, 98 
Odontoglossum, 98 
Odontoglossum crispum (Plate VIIL.) 
Odontoglossum, potting of, 99 
Odontoglossum seedlings, 71~78 
Odours of Orchids, 65 
Oncidium, 100 
Oncidium Marshallianum (Plate VII.) 
Orchid-collecting, 108 
Orchid flowers, structure of, 6 
Orchid house, structure of, 9 
Orchid house, the single, 19 
Orchid hybrids, 108 
Orchid, the first hybrid, 5 
Orchids as cut flowers, 55 
Orchids for baskets, 27 
Orchids for the conservatory, 52 
Orchids for pans, 27 
Orchids for villa conservatory, 53 
Orchids, suspending of, 27 
Orchids, the earliest introductions of, 
3,4, 5 
Osmunda fibre, 23, 80, 99 
PACKING, systems of, 61 
Painting interior of houses, 11 
Paphinia, 100 
Paraffin, need for avoiding use of, 49 
Paths, methods of making, 9 
Periodical inspection of plants, 50 
Peristeria, 103 
Pescatorea, 108 
Phaius, 100 
Phaleenopsis, 103 
Physosiphon, 103 
Plant-houses adapted for Orchids, 12- 
19 
Platyclinis, 103 
Pleione, 103 
Pleurothallis, 103 
Potting and basketing, methods of, 22 
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Potting material for hybrids, 79 
Potting, old-time system of, 3 
Promenza, 103, 108 
Propagation by division, 35 
RAIN-WATER, the value of, 35 
Raising seedling Orchids, 67 
Renanthera, 103 
Resting season, the, 37, 44 
Restrepia, 1¢3 
Rhyncostylis, 104 
Rise of Orchid culture, 3 
Rockeries in Orchid house, 10 
Rodriguezia, 103 
SACCOLABIUM, 104 
Sarcanthus, 104 
Sarcochilus, 104 
Satyrium, 104 
Scale insects, 49 
Schomburgkia, 104 
Scuticaria, 104 
Seed-raising, case for, 72-75 
Seed-sowing, 70 
Seed-storing, 169 
Seedlings, damping of, 77 
Seedlings in subdued light, 78 
Seedlings, affording water to, 72 
Seeds, Orchid, 69 
Selection of subjects for cross-fertilisa- 
tion, 79 
Selenipedium, 92, 104 
Shading, 21 
Shading of houses containing seedlings, 
78 
Slugs and woodlice, 
Sobralia, 104 
Sophronitis, 104 
Spathoglottis, 105 
Spraying the plants, 37, 72 
Staging for the plants, 12 
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