. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. AXn THEIR MAX AGE ME XT. Bulbophyllum. a bulb, and pliylloii, a leaf). The flowers are chiefl>' remarkable in the lip, which is jointed and movable, a very slight touch being sufficient to produce an oscillatory motion. In some instances a dense tuft of hairs occurs at the point of the lip and other segments, and here the movement is started by the slightest breath of air. The genus is also interest- ing as containing, on the one hand, one of the most gigantic of Orchids—B. Beccarii— and, on the other, one of the most minute— B. pvgi/iirinii
. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. AXn THEIR MAX AGE ME XT. Bulbophyllum. a bulb, and pliylloii, a leaf). The flowers are chiefl>' remarkable in the lip, which is jointed and movable, a very slight touch being sufficient to produce an oscillatory motion. In some instances a dense tuft of hairs occurs at the point of the lip and other segments, and here the movement is started by the slightest breath of air. The genus is also interest- ing as containing, on the one hand, one of the most gigantic of Orchids—B. Beccarii— and, on the other, one of the most minute— B. pvgi/iirinii, a native of New Zealand. Culture.—The species enumerated belo^\- are all nati\-es of the tropics, and require a warm, moist atmosphere when growing; e\-en when at rest it is not advisable to allow them to become quite dry. The dwarf-growing section does best in shallow pans or baskets, suspended near the roof-glass, the compost consisting of ecjual parts fibrous peat and sphagnum, pressed moderately firm. A paper read b}- Mr. VV. H. White, at one of the meetings of the Royal Horticultural Societ\-, and since published in the "Journal," gives some interest- ing matter in respect of this peculiar and beautiful class of plants. They should be more \el\- Fig. 22. BuLBf)PHYLH"iM BAKBIGERUiM (3 nat. size).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watson, William, 1858-1925; Chapman, H. J. , ed. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's sons
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