. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON ORCHIDS. 577 the genus ; V. Batemannii {Stauropsis lissochiloides) is a gigantic species, with flowers brown- and yellow-barred in front and rose- pink at the back; V. A^nesiana and V. KimbaHiana, with terete foliage, are both splendid kinds. Fig. 359 represents V. Sa?ideria?ta, the king of the genus, with huge flat flowers of brilliant hues— rose and yellow, heavily veined with rich purple. There are many other desirable kinds, but the above-mentioned are the most prominent. There are two others, viz., V. teres (
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON ORCHIDS. 577 the genus ; V. Batemannii {Stauropsis lissochiloides) is a gigantic species, with flowers brown- and yellow-barred in front and rose- pink at the back; V. A^nesiana and V. KimbaHiana, with terete foliage, are both splendid kinds. Fig. 359 represents V. Sa?ideria?ta, the king of the genus, with huge flat flowers of brilliant hues— rose and yellow, heavily veined with rich purple. There are many other desirable kinds, but the above-mentioned are the most prominent. There are two others, viz., V. teres (Fig. 360) and. Fig. 361.—Vanda Hookeriana. V. Hookeria7ia (Fig. 361), with cylindrical foliage, which to flower satisfactorily require a strong light, and should be grown at the end of a house, where they may be exposed to the full rays of the sun. They may be planted out thickly in a box, and trained up close to the roof-glass, the potting compost consisting of sphagnum and broken crocks. These species require constant syringing during the growing season, with a humid atmosphere; but during the resting season little moisture is needed. Aerides are closely allied to the Vandas, and require similar treatment in most instances, the exception being A. japoiiicum^ which does best in a cool house, and A. crassifolium (one of the most beautiful of the genus, having deep rose-tinted flowers), which succeeds better when grown in a lighter position than is suitable to the bulk of the genus. This is a group of plants that at the present time have become scarce and valuable. For some unknown reason they have not been grown to the extent they deserve, consequently many trade establishments, finding there has been no sale for them, have replaced them by more saleable articles, with the result that many kinds are now difficult 2 p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of thes
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