Volume XXX Number 4 



NOVEMBER, 1919 



THE GREAT ORCHID OF 

 THE WESTERN WORLD 



Native to South America only, 

 the Cattleyas are the showiest 

 Orchids in the world, and this 

 one — Cattleya Trianae, rose and 

 purple and gold — is the most gen- 

 erally cultivated and familiar. Un- 

 less another is specified an order at 

 the florists brings this, notwith- 

 standing there are more than 15,000 

 genera and species now known. 

 One of a greenhouse's advantages 

 is the perpetual possession of these 

 strange and delightful exotics — 

 plants distinguished by a mysteri- 

 ous individuality utterly foreign to 

 all other vegetation. The constant 

 discovery of new forms is one rea- 

 son for the collector's perennial 

 interest and enthusiasm 



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