The Garden Under Glass

82 THE GARDEN UNDER GLASS from Messrs Wood & Sons of Wood Green, and should be used according to directions. Populär Orchids Here again we are confronted with the problem of pressing a volume into a chapter. Few greenhouse owners who read this book will make a speciality of orchids, and if they do it is pretty certain that their desire for detailed knowledge will take them far beyond the limits of this book. I propose to surmount the difficulty by dealing with the six most populär orchids, and if readers master the cultural directions in regard to them I do not fear that they will cause the early demise of any more valuable species which comes into their possession. The six most populär orchids are: CalantheVeitchii, Cattleyalabiata.Cælogynecristata, Dendrobium Nobile, Cypripedium insigne, and Odonto-glossum crispum. These can be grown to a fair stage of perfection by any amateur who can command the necessary heat. Calanthe Veitchii This orchid is a great favourite of mine, and although I have never yet had the opportunity of growing it in a separate house so as to give it exclusive treatment, I have been able to get graceful spikes over three feet long, two feet of which were fumished with flowers, andsomeof them bearing over forty flowers. I am well aware that this has been exceeded, but if my readers can manage to secure equal results by following these directions I feel sure they will be grateful to me for introducing them to this beautiful orchid. Nor is the culture at all difficult, as will be seen from the