. 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. 1164 ORCHID ORCHID turn. In nearly all Orchids the stigmas and anther are carried up by au elongation of the tioral axis, to which in this instance the name " column " is applied. In Gon- gora the petals and dorsal sepal are carried far away from their normal position. The fruit of Orchids is a di'y c
. 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. 1164 ORCHID ORCHID turn. In nearly all Orchids the stigmas and anther are carried up by au elongation of the tioral axis, to which in this instance the name " column " is applied. In Gon- gora the petals and dorsal sepal are carried far away from their normal position. The fruit of Orchids is a di'y capsule requiring a long time to ripen, so that if an Orchid is fertilized diiring one rainy season its seeds are not disseminated until the next wet season. Very few fleshy fruits occur in this family. The seeds are minute and extremely nu- merous, thus compensating, perhaps, for the uncer- tainty of fertilization. The Orchids are distributed over the entire world. They are most numerous in the ti-opics, becoming rare in the cold zones. They are chiefly collected in three regions, the South American z'egiou embracing Mexico, South America and the neighboring islands. Most of the large genera are found in this region (Epidendrmu, Pleurothallis, Oncidium, Odontoglossura, etc.). The second region, embracing India and the Malay Islands to Australia, is rich in genera, but most of them are small, containing far less than one hundred species. The largest genus of this region is Dendrobium, with 300 species. The South African region contains few terrestrial Orchids, of which Disa is the only one of importance in cultivation. Heinrtch Hasselbring. Part III. The Culture of Orchids. Introductory. âDuring the early days of Orchid cul- ture the treatment of the plants under glass was imper- fectly understood, and with the meager knowledge of the natural conditions surrounding them in their native habitats, little successful progress was made for many years. The few cultural directions to
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