. 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. Gardening. SELENIPEDIUM wrote Selenipedium). OreltUlicew. The genus Seleni- pedium comprises the South American Cypripediunis. Technically it is separated from the genus Cypripe- diura on account of the three-loculed ovary. Aside from this character the flowers resemble those of Cypripe- dium, but the inflorescence is qui
. 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. Gardening. SELENIPEDIUM wrote Selenipedium). OreltUlicew. The genus Seleni- pedium comprises the South American Cypripediunis. Technically it is separated from the genus Cypripe- diura on account of the three-loculed ovary. Aside from this character the flowers resemble those of Cypripe- dium, but the inflorescence is quite distinct. The scapes of Cypripedium hear a single flower (rarely 2 or more), while those of Selenipedium bear se\eial flowers and often become paniculately blanched In general habit the Selenipediums are more robust md luiuiiant The Ivs. are crowded in dense tufts on short creepmg rhizomes As in many oichid geneia the species ot Selenipedium lie reinukable foi the number ot color variations of then ri h is Iluu are many varieties that form connettn i species, thus mak ing the genus i \ t >r satisfactory de sciiption It IS li I wmg account, how ever, will sum t ! I idmgt\i(s This ^pi 1 I Imnis 1 si en a SELENIPEDIUM 1651 V 1. lit (t the ^.tULia Cy im h IS been sepaiated by net genus, Paphiopedilum, id m horticultuial wiitmgs HeINRIOH HASSELBEINf, All Selenipediums enjoy plenty of heat and moisture in the growing season, March to November (65-90°) Give good drainage. Use chopped sphagnum with broken clinkers from the furnace, and the addition of a little leaf-mold, raising the material as high above the 1 of the pot as possible. This material is especidllj to be recommended for Give slight ~'i:i' :m,.I - glass. ' S. Sargtiii ., - three-fourth.^ Lull o; .1k of coarse fern ro(.t, uii rim. Place the plant "ii top with chopped si>li:i:;i sand or pulvfiizi- in a growing condition. Lin.; ind ided pla I 1 HI lies near the 1 _Ni The four s s Jilimii and II
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