OF SEVERAL ORCHIDS, AND ORNAMENTAL 

 FRUITED, DECORATIVE FOLIAGED, AND 

 RAFTER, PILLAR, AND BASKET PLANTS 



The number of orchids during winter is legion, and 

 in a few paragraphs little can be done to extol their 

 glory or describe minutiae of culture, etc. 



The flowering season of an orchid is not a critical time 

 for the plant. During this period shoot and root growth 

 is nearly arrested, and therefore orchids in flower may be 

 placed almost anywhere, but preferably in a house where 

 the temperature does not fall below 50 degrees. Some 

 orchids, however, like the beautiful Calanthe FeitcM and its 

 kin, produce long spikes of flower, the flowers opening in 

 succession up the stem. In such cases a warm green- 

 house temperature is required to cause the expansion of 

 all the flower-buds. A similar warmth is required by 

 evergreen stove orchids, in which category many cypri- 

 pediums must be placed. 



Those who have a stove, a warm or intermediate 

 house, and a greenhouse, could grow most obtainable 

 orchids, did space permit. These plants delight in the 

 company of other plants, and as they are best in a cooler 

 temperature when blooming, it is easy to move them 

 from house to house as required. 



The best Christmas orchid is Laelia ancepSy with flowers 

 long lasting, fragrant, and not too large or too small 

 (3 or 4 inches across). There are numerous varieties, 

 but most are rosy, with a deep-coloured crimson-purple 

 lip. The variety Dawsoni, with pure white petals, is 



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