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of this Orchid remain in good condition on the plants for many weeks ; 

 they also last a long time in water, so are very useful for cutting." 



Cymbidium eburneum, often known as the Tulip Orchid, is noted as an 

 ornamental-leaved plant, and "one of the finest-flowered Orchids, and the 

 fact that it may be grown in a shady greenhouse renders it still more 

 valuable to small growers. When potting this Orchid use fibrous loam or 

 peat, with most of the loose soil knocked out. These, mixed with a few 

 broken crocks in small bits, will make a compost that will last for years 



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»«. usual way for ordinary subjects; raising the compost above the 

 surface of the pot, or using sphagnum moss is unnecessary. They should 

 also be kept moist, and the leaves sponged of any dirt that is upon them." 



The third subject is not so well chosen, for Dendrobium thyrsiflorum 

 requires more heat for its successful culture, and we wonder why the popular 

 Cypripedium insigne was not chosen. This is the beginner's Orchid, 

 par excellence, and we know of amateurs who only possess this single 

 species, which they grow and flower with the greatest success in an ordinary 



