The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . ll nearer our day, theshowy Miltonias and Dendrobium Phakenopsis were brought out, and one of the most impor-tant events in Orchid history occurred, viz.,the re-inlroduction of the typical Cattleyalabiata, so frequently sought for since itsintroduction in 1818, and with it the beau-tiful natural hybrid, Laalio-Cattleya VictoriaRegina, illustrated in our issue for June 26,1892. Primarily, the successful culture of Orchidsin the present day is due to the careful observa-tion of their habits and requirem
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . ll nearer our day, theshowy Miltonias and Dendrobium Phakenopsis were brought out, and one of the most impor-tant events in Orchid history occurred, viz.,the re-inlroduction of the typical Cattleyalabiata, so frequently sought for since itsintroduction in 1818, and with it the beau-tiful natural hybrid, Laalio-Cattleya VictoriaRegina, illustrated in our issue for June 26,1892. Primarily, the successful culture of Orchidsin the present day is due to the careful observa-tion of their habits and requirements madeduring the past sixty years, and the consequentimprovements in the structures in whichthey are grown, and especially in the matterof heating and ventilation. When the cultureof these plants came to be better understood,and their real beauties revealed, extensive col-lections were formed. But in the olden timethe collectors were satisfied] with one or twospecimens of a kind. Later, when the beautyand usefulness of their flowers for decorativepurposes came to be known, some growers. confined themselves to the showy kinds theyliked best, and of each of these they grewlargo numbers. Then came the opportunityof the professional importer of Orchids,who, seeing that he could find a market forlarge quantities of each of the showy species,imported many specimens of a few kinds ratherthan a few specimens of many species, some-times overdoing the market. But enthusiasmwas strong, and a way of equalising matterswas soon found, so that while tho value of thebulk of ordinary species and varieties depre-ciated, that of the more rare and extraordinaryforms of variable species increased, first in amild way by doubling or trebling ; then, asdemand increased, and the supply failed tokeep up, with it one hundred pounds, whichwas thought the highest possible price to begiven for a rare variety. The wary shook theirheads as they had been doing when big priceswere spoken of for the last half
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