. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. « Ij -»1»- p_^ altissimum. Fig. 623.—Oncidium papilio. a period of rest forms other flowers ; so that this beautiful, curious plant flowers afresh many times in a year. It does well in the fernery, and forms fine bulbs in that situation. Some of the species of Oncidium form flower-stalks four or five yards long, and I myself have one which has spikes three yards in length. It is interesting to watch the growth of 0. altissimum (fig. 624).. m Fig
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. « Ij -»1»- p_^ altissimum. Fig. 623.—Oncidium papilio. a period of rest forms other flowers ; so that this beautiful, curious plant flowers afresh many times in a year. It does well in the fernery, and forms fine bulbs in that situation. Some of the species of Oncidium form flower-stalks four or five yards long, and I myself have one which has spikes three yards in length. It is interesting to watch the growth of 0. altissimum (fig. 624).. m Fig. 62s.—OnSdium flexuosum. Fig. 626.—O. Harrisii. Fig. 626 a.—O. luridum. The flower-spike grows its full length, and then at every joint the flowering spikelets come forth, so that the whole of the long spike is clothed with beautiful flowers at the same time. O. flexuosum (fig. 625) is a pretty Brazilian species. It likes the. 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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