. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . p, which has aprominent crest on the disk, and their short thick column,which has the anther-bed entire and subcucullate. Thespecies are not numerous, and all inhabit Tropical America. Culture.—These plants succeed well in the warm-house ina mixture of peat and moss, and they require a good supply ofwater during the time of growth. Many persons cultivatethem in pots, but we have found them do well on blocks,especially those formed of fern stems, but treated in this waythey require
. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . p, which has aprominent crest on the disk, and their short thick column,which has the anther-bed entire and subcucullate. Thespecies are not numerous, and all inhabit Tropical America. Culture.—These plants succeed well in the warm-house ina mixture of peat and moss, and they require a good supply ofwater during the time of growth. Many persons cultivatethem in pots, but we have found them do well on blocks,especially those formed of fern stems, but treated in this waythey require an abundant supply of water when growing. B. COelestis, Bchh. f.—In growth this species resemblesB. LaJindei, but the colouring of the flower is altogetherbrighter and more distinct. The leaves are close-set, dis-tichous, and cuneate-oblong ; the scapes fifteen to eighteeninches high ; the flowers large, three to four inches across,the oblong acute sepals and the shorter petals light blue atthe base, deeper mauve in the middle, the marginal tipswhite ; the lip is deep violet in front, the prominent basal.
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