Archive image from page 129 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 H HABENARIA (Greek, a rein or strap; referring to the shape of parts of the flower). Orehid&cew, tribe Ophriidece. Rein Orchis. Terrestrial leafy herbs, re- sembling orch
Archive image from page 129 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 H HABENARIA (Greek, a rein or strap; referring to the shape of parts of the flower). Orehid&cew, tribe Ophriidece. Rein Orchis. Terrestrial leafy herbs, re- sembling orchis in habit : tubers usually undivided, rarely lobed: fls. in terminal racemes or spikes, rarely solitary; sepals subequal. free or cohering at base, erect or spreading; petals usually smaller, often 2-lobed; lip spreading or drooping, long- or short-spurred at base, its blade entire or 3-5-fid; column very short, ses- sile ; rostellum usually 1-toothed or lobed; glands naked; anther cells parallel or divergent: capsule ovoid or oblong, erect. The lateral lobes are sometimes fringed, giving the flower a graceful appearance. Spe- cies about 400, very widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions. Few species of Habenaria are of much horticultural importance, especially in this country. Some of the ex- otic kinds enjoy some favor as stove plants in England, while there are a number of hardy North American spe- cies which can be recommended for outdoor cultivation in boggy places. M. Susannae, carnea, milUaris and 1014. H, other East Indian species are best grown in a moder- ately warm house, needing good light and a fair amount of water. It is recommended to repot them after the resting season in a compost of peat, moss, loam and crock dust, with the tuber resting upon the crocked up bottom of the pot and the growing point just beneath the soil. They should then be given a good supply of water until after flowering. These Habenarias are much like Bletia in their require
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