. Amateur orchid cultivators' guide book. ORCHIDS : HOW TO GROW THEM SUCCESSFULLY. 5 grown. I will now endeavour to explain the difference in temperature of the Cool, the Intermediate, and the Warm house of a higher tem- perature, in order that learners may form an idea as to what class of Orchids are adapted for tlieii- houses, and to enable them the better to understand the gi-owth and requirements of the plants under their care. Formerly it was thought necessary, in order to cultivate Orchids, that some special structure should be built for them; but years of experience have proved that a d
. Amateur orchid cultivators' guide book. ORCHIDS : HOW TO GROW THEM SUCCESSFULLY. 5 grown. I will now endeavour to explain the difference in temperature of the Cool, the Intermediate, and the Warm house of a higher tem- perature, in order that learners may form an idea as to what class of Orchids are adapted for tlieii- houses, and to enable them the better to understand the gi-owth and requirements of the plants under their care. Formerly it was thought necessary, in order to cultivate Orchids, that some special structure should be built for them; but years of experience have proved that a disused vinery, or an ordinary green- house where a general collection of plants are grown, will suit Orchids equally well, pro\'ided they arc properly attended to. Of coiu'se, as previously stated, it is necessary, before making a purchase, to consider to what different sj)ecies of Orchids the house is best adapted; for instance, the degree of heat at command, and the amount of light or shade afforded, must be taken into account, and I will endeavour to explain this fully. I do not recommend the cultivation of Orchids ^dth fruit trees in the same house, although it can be done, and sometimes successfully, by those who fully understand their require- ments during the various stages of gi'owth, but, unless in very experienced hands, such treatment would most probably end in failure, and I am desirous of bringing about an opposite state of affairs. Many of the most beautiful species of Cool and Intermediate Orchids will, as before remarked, grow with other plants, provided the conditions of the atmosphere and temperature are suitable. I am aware that many amateurs, especially those living in towns, labour under a difficulty, owing to the limited area of their glass structures which are sometimes placed in unfavourable positions, although some of these may be suitable for a restricted class of plants. It is not unusual to see a glass structure resembling (Fig. 1) a lean-to house. F
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