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This genus is becoming more popular for commercial uses, Flowers may be had in 
shades’of green, yellow, brown, pink and red, Some species do well at cool temper~ 
atures, and others at intermediate or warm temperatures, Plants should be grown in 
pots and compost should always be kept moist, If osmunda is used it should not be 
packed too tight, Plants should not receive as much sunlight as cattleyas, 
DENDROBIUMS, These species are also divided into two classes; evergreen and decidu= 
Ouse lhoy are epiphytes and require plenty of sunlight and fresh air, Compost 
should be same as that recommended for cattleyas; evergreens also require the same 
culture, Deciduous types require very little water in the winter, otherwise culture 
is same as that recommended for cattleyas, This genus flowers from the nodes of 
the bulbs, 
EPIDENDRUMS, Can be easily grow with cattleyas and culture requirements are about 
the same, 
GRAMMATOPHYLLUM, Epiphytese “A compost of osmunda is recommended; must have good 
drainage and careful watering, should be kept moist at all times, Needs plenty of 
sunlight. 
LAELIAS, Flowers range in size from 1 to 10 inches across, in nearly all oolors, 
except blueg Species of this genus have been extensively intercrossed with cattleyas 
and Brassavolas in bigeneric and trigeneric crosses, Culture is about the same as 
that recommended for cattleyas, except that they require more sunlight and a longer 
resting period after flowering, Plants flower from top of bulbs, 
LYCASTE» Plants do best when grown as cool orchids, May be grown as epiphytes or 
semi~vorrestrials, should be kept moist in sumer and slightiy drier in winter, 
Too much water will cause rot and drainage mud be good, Needs about the same amount 
as Cypripediuns, Plants flower from the base of the bulbs, 
MILTONIAS (Pansy Orchids), Can be grow with cattleyas; should be potted in osmunda 
and di drainage must be good, Plants are in active growth nearly all the time and 
should receive an abundance of water, Plants flower from the base of the bulbs» 
OQDONTOGLOSSUMS, This genus is more difficult to grow than most genera of orchids, 
Kil species with the exception of citrosmum, grande, insleayi and schileperianun 
should be grown in a cool house, They should be potted in osmunda and the fiber 
should not be too tightly packed, Compost must be kept moist and drainage must be 
good, Needs plenty of light and moisture, They are sometimes grown in airecon~ 
ditioned greenhouses, but cooling systems dry the air so that some type of addition= 
al humidification apparatus must be provided, Plants flower from the base of the 
bulbse 
ONICIDIUMS (Butterfly Or Orchids About 300 species are known, some are cool, some 
Gntermediate and some warm, Mants should be grown in osmunda that isn't too tight= 
ly packed; fiber must be kept moist and drainage must be good, Plants needconsidere 
able light, Flower spikes are produced from the base of the bulbsy 
PERISTERIAS (Dove Orchids), Terrestrials or semi~terrestrials, however some grow 
‘ers prefer to grow «w thom in osmunda, During the growing season the compost should 
be kept moist and not allowed to dry out. After growth is completed there should 
be a decided rest period and water should be gradually withheld, When new growth 
and flower spike appears after the rest period, water supply should be gradually 
increased, Flower spike develops from the base of the bulb, 
