Orchids for everyone . name of 0. gloriosum^and at one time the pale-flowered varieties were grouped underthe latter name, and the brighter ones under 0. odoratuni, thesegments are all narrow, and the colour is some shade of lightyellow, with small red-brown markings. It ought to be grownmore than it is, if only for the sake of its sweet Hawthorn-likefragrance. O. Oerstedii should be grown in shallow pans near theglass, as it loves good light; its flowers are small, pure white,except for a tiny yellow mark at the base of the lip. The prettyO. PULCHELLUM has white flowers that dispense an odour
Orchids for everyone . name of 0. gloriosum^and at one time the pale-flowered varieties were grouped underthe latter name, and the brighter ones under 0. odoratuni, thesegments are all narrow, and the colour is some shade of lightyellow, with small red-brown markings. It ought to be grownmore than it is, if only for the sake of its sweet Hawthorn-likefragrance. O. Oerstedii should be grown in shallow pans near theglass, as it loves good light; its flowers are small, pure white,except for a tiny yellow mark at the base of the lip. The prettyO. PULCHELLUM has white flowers that dispense an odour like thatof Hyacinths. O. ramosissimum is an elegant species, bearingnumerous spidery, wavy flowers, white, freely spotted with brightpurple, on a branching spike two feet or more high. is well described as intermediate between and 0. Insleayi^ and should be grown with them. has bright red-brown flowers, lightly marked withbright yellow. O. Uro-Skinneri flowers in the Autumn, and. ODONTOGLOSSUM WILCKEANUM. THE MOST USEFUL ORCHIDS 143 resembles 0. blctonense^ but has its sepals and petals mottled withgreen and brown, and its lip speckled with white over rose; it is afine and very desirable species, and one difficult to exclude fromthe best dozen. The Best Hybrids Practically all the hybrid Odontoglossums are of easy culture,and there need be no hesitation in purchasing those that have nowbeen raised in large numbers artificially. The merit of the plantsobtained will, of course, be governed by the price paid, for theprogeny of one seed pod will vary greatly, and the more finelycoloured and the shapeliest flowers always command the highestprices. The hybrids add a great variety of form and colour to acollection and they are therefore most desirable. Very few people,however, can afford to purchase the finest and rarest and newest ofthese evidences of the hybridists skill, and it is a mistake, from thepoint of view of popularising Orchid cultu
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