. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. January 4, 1913.] THE GARDENERS THE ORCHID HOUSES. By W. H. White, Orchid Grower to Sir TrevorLawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking. Dendrobium.—In consequence of the mildwinter, such species as D. Wardianum, D. cras-sinode, and D. lituiflorum have, in addition todeveloping their flower-buds, commenced tomake new growth from the bases of the floweringgrowths. These plants and their hybrids, whichinclude D. Clio, D. micans, D. Juno, D. Astrea, D. Wardl-ano - japoni-c u m, , ,


. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. January 4, 1913.] THE GARDENERS THE ORCHID HOUSES. By W. H. White, Orchid Grower to Sir TrevorLawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking. Dendrobium.—In consequence of the mildwinter, such species as D. Wardianum, D. cras-sinode, and D. lituiflorum have, in addition todeveloping their flower-buds, commenced tomake new growth from the bases of the floweringgrowths. These plants and their hybrids, whichinclude D. Clio, D. micans, D. Juno, D. Astrea, D. Wardl-ano - japoni-c u m, , , andD. crassi-node- Wardi-anum ( Waltonii)will requirespecial at-t e n t i o v erytinnypossibleshould Liedone to pre-vent the newgrowths fromdevelop-ing quickly ;regulate thetempera-tures so thatthe condi-tions are not too warm, afford moisturesparingly at the roots, and do not pro-mote too much atmospheric moisture. Unlessthese conditions are observed, the flower-budswill be liable to turn yellow and drop. Keep theplants for the present in a comparatively cooland dry atmosphere, in a temperature varyingbetween 50° and


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