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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...with a syringe once a day. The new compost must be kept just moist only, and on no account should it become saturated until the summer is further advanced and active growth sets in. It is always an important point in repotting Orchids to use a few neat sticks firmly fixed into the crocks, to which some of the pseudobulbs can be tied, in order to make the entire plant secure and not shake about in handling the pot, or it does not readily get re-established. This Dendrobe does not last long in flower, but the grower is amply compensated by the great beauty of the flowers, which are white and yellow, and borne on drooping racemes. When in a growing state this plant requires a reasonable amount of water, and as it is an evergreen kind it does not require so much rest as most of the other kinds of Dendrobiums during winter, and when kept in a dry state it shoidd never be allowed to shrivel on any account, and kept at the warmest end of the house and well up to the light. Yellow thrip are sometimes troublesome on this species, but may be kept down by sprinkbng or puffing tobacco powder down the new growths and over the foliage, and should they make too much headway, then resort to fumigation also. Although this species grows well in this house, it also does well in a Warm house. Good established plants of this Orchid should be purchased for about 5s. per leading growth, but I recommend purchasing newly imported plants which have arrived in the spring, such plants are likely to give much greater satisfaction, and they should then be purchaseable in extra strong pieces at from 3s. 6d. to 5s. per leading growth. L/ULIA Anceps. From Mexico. This is a very lovely and easily cultivated Orchid which comes into flower in November and December, producing freely...

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