. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. HAEMARIA. 419 and produces its erect spikes of white flowers very freely. There are some three or four species, M'hich are natives of China, Cochin China, and the Malayan Archipelago. Culture.—A useful stove plant when grown in five or six inch pots, several plants being put into a pot so as to make up a good specimen. We grow many of them in this way for blooming during the winter mouths, placing about six plants in a pot. They should be grown vigorously s
. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. HAEMARIA. 419 and produces its erect spikes of white flowers very freely. There are some three or four species, M'hich are natives of China, Cochin China, and the Malayan Archipelago. Culture.—A useful stove plant when grown in five or six inch pots, several plants being put into a pot so as to make up a good specimen. We grow many of them in this way for blooming during the winter mouths, placing about six plants in a pot. They should be grown vigorously so as to ensure an abundance of bloom. In other respects the treatment noted for Goodijera will suit them. Even without any flowers, the plants themselves are by no means unattractive. See also under AnoedocMlus. H. DISCOLOR, Lindl.—A Yerj handsome and free-blooming dwarf Orchid of the variegated foliage group. It grows about 10 inches higli, and has deep purple fleshy stems, clothed with o-^-ate leaves of a beautiful dark velvety-green, purplish-red beneath, and having a ivhite l)ar in the centre through their entire length; the flowers are white, with a little j-ellow in the centre, and are produced in winter, lasting a long time in perfection.—JIong-Kong. YlG.—Lodd. But. t. 143 ; Bot. Itcg., t. 271 ; Bot. Marj., t. 2055. 8yn.— Gnodyera di«coUir. H. DISCOLOR DAWSONIANA, Rdil. f.~k very ornamental-leaved variety, which was at first distributed as an Anoectochilus. The leaves are large, ovate, stalked, blackish-bronzy green on the upper side, and very glossy, with about seven bold lines of a beautiful golden- coppery hue traversing them from base to apex, and con- nected by smaller reticulations of the same colour ; the under side is of a uniform dull purple. The flowers, which are white, are freely piroduced, and become useful for bouquet making.— Malay Islands. ¥m.—Fhin' Srx.—Aiwriicltdus Batcsuii- imnnn ; Antirrtorl/du.); Baw^nu- iuit
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