. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 298 MV GARDEN. warmth of the cucumber-house ; but O. Harrisii (fig. 626) grows freely in the fernery, and sends up lovely spikes about a foot long. O. luridum (fig. 626 a) and O. ampliatum (fig. 626 b) grow also freely with me. There is a curious plant which flowers well with me, but it is not common; it is called Mantisia s^ltatoria, or Opera Girls (fig. 627). The flower has a fanciful resemblance to a ballet-girl dancing. Its stems die down in winter, and send up thei
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 298 MV GARDEN. warmth of the cucumber-house ; but O. Harrisii (fig. 626) grows freely in the fernery, and sends up lovely spikes about a foot long. O. luridum (fig. 626 a) and O. ampliatum (fig. 626 b) grow also freely with me. There is a curious plant which flowers well with me, but it is not common; it is called Mantisia s^ltatoria, or Opera Girls (fig. 627). The flower has a fanciful resemblance to a ballet-girl dancing. Its stems die down in winter, and send up their flowers in spring, which last long into the summer. The plant is more curious than Fig. 6263.—O. ampliatum. i^^^^^V=S^^^ • Fig. 628-—Phajus grandifiora. Fig. 627.—Mantisia saltatoria. Another terrestrial orchid of great beauty is the Phajus grandifiora (fig. 628). It forms its bulbs in summer, rests during winter, and in early spring sends forth a fine spike of exquisitely coloured and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smee, Alfred, 1818-1877. London, Bell and Daldy
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