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POPULAR, GARDEN BOTANY. 



With these slight instructions, added to those given with 

 almost every genus mentioned in these pages, the amateur 

 possessor of a greenhouse may in a great measure be inde- 

 pendent of a gardener, and, with a little experience, be able 

 to keep it glowing with a beautiful variety of exotics. 



As plants of the Order Orchidacece require peculiar treat- 

 ment, they are generally grown by themselves in what is 

 called an Orchid-house, as their principal requirements are 

 heat, moisture, and shade ; from this circumstance, the cu- 

 rious tribe called Orchids has not been inserted among com- 

 mon greenhouse plants in this Work, and it has been thought 

 advisable to arrange it alone, as many who possess a green- 

 house may not have it in their power to afford a separate 

 establishment for these curious productions. This is one of 

 the most singular Orders of plants introduced into cultiva- 

 tion, whether the mode of growth, the form of the flowers, 

 or their curious structure be regarded. The splendour of 

 their colours, their grotesque appearance, and their delicious 

 odour, also add to their attractions ; and in their native loca- 

 lities, which are principally the tropics, they constitute one 



