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a butterfly. Peristeria elala, the beau- 1
—
flowers downwards in the same direc-
tiful dove flower. Miltonia Candida,' tion as the roots, and have a very curi-
Cattleya labiata, C. Mossia, C. rrispa,
C. intermedia, C. Harrisoniala : these
flower in great profusion during summer,
and are remarkable for their great
beauty. Cymbidium sinense, with dingy
ous appearance." Card. Chron.
Hardy Orchideous Plants.—M. F.Otto
lias written as follows upon these:
" The best time for transplanting
Orchises is early in autumn, when the
coloured flowers, but very fragrant.
Zygopelalum, Mackaii, Z. intermedium,
plants are in a
cultivator must
state of rest, and the
devise the means of
Z. crinitum, very showy and sweet- finding them, although they are almost
scented. Brassia caudata, B.Lanceana, withered upon the ground.
and B. maculata. Acantliaphippium bi- They grow much better if placed
color is easily cultivated, and produces between other plants, as they find theui
a nest of flowers in spring. Gon^ora selves in their natural situation
atropurpurea likes heat and moisture,
the flowers are striking and curious.
" 2. To be grown in pots and placed in
the coolest end of the stove. Oncidium
Cavendishianum produces large spikes
of yellow flower. Cattleya Skinneri,
Epidendrum Stamfordianum, whose
—
" They should be brought into the
garden not only with the whole of their
ball of earth, but also with all the sorts
of plants belonging to it. They never
thrive so well as if they stood among
the other plants whicli naturally surround
them.
;
i
flowers hang very gracefully, and the " Experience has taught that the
violet markings of them are delicate greater part of the Swiss and Tyrolese
and beautiful. Trichopilia tortilis with Alpine Orchises, as well as those fro'm
finely spotted flowers. Catassetnm the south of Europe, are cultivated in
tnaculatum, and Pkasius grandifolius, pots, but in this situation the plants
which should
and is very
be kept near the light,
thirsty while growing.
weaken from year to year, until the
tubercles at last disappear. If we would
Maxillaria aromatica and M. cruenta retain them longer in our gardens, parhave
fine yellow flowers, highly fra- ticular attention must be paid to the
grant. M. tenuifolia has pretty spotted soil in which they grow, and it would
flowers. Cyrtochilium maculatum, and
several varieties of it, are well worth
probably be best to cultivate them in
boxes, which may be covered during
cultivation.
3. To be suspended in baskets, or
the winter months.
" It may be useful to those who would
on blocks of wood near the warmest
end. Dendrohium cucullatum, macula-
collect the northern species into gardens,
to know the situation and soil in
turn, and fimhriatum, the former with
rose coloured, the latter with pretty
yellow fringed flowers. Oncidium am-
which they naturally grow.
" Malaxis paludosa upon very wet
peat earth, among sphagnum. Coralpliatum,
large varieties; 0. Lanceanum, lorrhiza injiatn upon stumps of roots in
one of the best of the genus, will also wooded peaty marshes. Liparis Locdo
well in a pot. Aerides odoratum, selii, in peat meadows, among sphagvery
sweet; Saccolabium guttatum ;' num. Orchis morio, in meadows and
both of these want a very warm and pastures. O. pnlustris, in damp meamoist
situation, but their beautiful
and lilac blossoms wil repay
rose
any
dows, often half under water. O. mas-
cula, in meadows and pastures. O.
trouble.
pallens, upon chalk, in mountain pas-
"4. To be suspended in baskets, or tures. 0. militans, in meadows. 0.
blocks of wood near the coolest end of /usco, upon chalk, in mountain meathe
stove. Laliaautumnalis, L. albida, dows. 0. cor/op/iora, in meadows. 0.
and L. anceps, are very ornamental, re- ustulata, in meadows. O. glohosa, in
sembling Cattleyas. Oncidium leuco- meadows. 0. sambucina, in meadows.
chilum is easily grown, and the delicate 0. maculata, in very dry meadows. O.
white of the lip contrasts well with the latifolia, in meadows. O.
brown markings of the other parts of pyramidalis, in meadows.
anacamptis
O. gymnnthe
flower. Odontoglossum grande, denia conopsea, in meadows. O. conwhose
flowers are very large and particularly
striking. Stanhopea tigrina
densijlora, in
thera bifolia,
meadows. O. plalan-
in dry meadows, on
and several other species send their mountains, and in forests. O. hermin-