Orchids for everyone . ere this is grown to perfection and not subjected to the verycool treatment it sometimes receives. The species grows vigorouslyand has leaves from twelve to eighteen inches long. The boldflowers are five or six inches across, and therefore among thelargest found in the genus. The flower stems do not grow sostiffly erect as in the case of C. insigne and some other species, butare bent over a little by the weight of the flower. The dorsalsepal does not conform to the canons of floriculture that findfavour with so many growers; it hoods over somewhat, and thelateral margins
Orchids for everyone . ere this is grown to perfection and not subjected to the verycool treatment it sometimes receives. The species grows vigorouslyand has leaves from twelve to eighteen inches long. The boldflowers are five or six inches across, and therefore among thelargest found in the genus. The flower stems do not grow sostiffly erect as in the case of C. insigne and some other species, butare bent over a little by the weight of the flower. The dorsalsepal does not conform to the canons of floriculture that findfavour with so many growers; it hoods over somewhat, and thelateral margins are considerably reflexed from centre to base; theapex is white, and below this is a green area, but the larger partof this segment is rich purple-brown, the colour deepening towardsthe base. The petals are quite narrow at the base but quicklybroaden out and are very prominent and attractive, brownishyellow with purple veins. The lip is also brownish yellow witha brighter yellow margin to the mouth. C. villosum varies. CATTLEYA HARDYANA. THE MOST USEFUL ORCHIDS 73 considerably, and one of the finest forms is named C. v. has flowers in which the purple colouring has been almostobliterated, and the yellow shade highly developed and toned withpale brown. Best Hybrids If the reader will remember that there are about eighthundred hybrid Cypripediums, then some idea of the difficultyencountered in making a small selection will be , tastes differ so much that it is hardly possible theselection will find general favour. The first selection made con-sisted of no fewer than eighty hybrids, or about ten per cent, ofthe whole. A further reduction brought the number down tofive and twenty, and though all of these are not what a modernraiser and Cypripedium specialist would consider first class, theyare all good growers and flower well under fair treatment; inother words, they are good garden plants. In dealing with thesehybrids some consideration must be give
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