STRUCTURES FOR ORCHIDS. 



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How beautiful a well- furnished orchid house is may be seen by the illustration, 

 Fig. 18. It is taken from Burberry's " Orchid Guide " (Blake and Mackenzie, 

 Liverpool), and used by special permission of the Eight Honourable Joseph 

 Chamberlain. 



Although it is not necessary to have any special class of structure for the accom- 

 modation of orchids, yet substantial and well-heated houses that can be adequately venti- 



ng. 18. Mr. Chamberlain's Show House. 



lated, and allow plenty of light, are essential. For the purpose of this work it will be 

 sufficient to describe the three principal structures used for orchids ; namely, the East 

 Indian house, the Cattleya house, and the Cool house. In the former will be grouped 

 the majority of the distichous-leaved section ; that is, those plants having the foliage 

 springing from the side of a main stem in a distichous manner (in two rows), and 

 including vandas, aerides, saccolabiums, angraecums, and phalsenopsis ; also the prin- 



