Chapter III: Introduction: , 1

CHAP.

I. THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF ORCHID CULTURE, 3

II. STRUCTURE OF ORCHID FLOWERS, 6

III. DIFFICULTIES TO OVERCOME, 8

IV. STRUCTURE OF THE ORCHID HOUSE, 9

V. THE POTTING AND BASKETING PROCESS, 22

VI. REMOVING USELESS LEAVES AND BULBS, 31

VII. PROPAGATION BY DIVISION, 34

VIII. WATERING EPIPHYTAL ORCHIDS, 35

IX. MANURES FOR ORCHIDS, 39

X. RESTING ORCHIDS, 44

XI. SPECIALLY RARE AND VALUABLE PLANTS, 46

XII. DISEASES AND INSECT PESTS, 47

XIII. PERIODICAL INSPECTION, 50

XIV. ORCHIDS FOR THE CONSERVATORY, 52

XV. ORCHIDS AS CUT FLOWERS, 55

XVI. IMPORTING ORCHIDS, 59

XVII. TREATMENT OF IMPORTED ORCHIDS, 63

XVIII. ODOURS OF ORCHIDS, 65

XIX. HYBRIDISING AND RAISING SEEDLING ORCHIDS, 67

XX. ENUMERATION OF THE PRINCIPAL GENERA AND SPECIES IN CULTIVATION, 81

XXI. ORCHID HYBRIDS, 109

INDEX, 111

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PLATE

I. CYPRIPEDIUM INSIGNE SANDERAE, _Frontispiece_

PAGE

II. MILTONIA VEXILLARIA, 12

III. DENDROBIUM WARDIANUM, 24

IV. CATTLEYA TRIANAE VAR. HYDRA, 40

V. BRASSO-CATTLEYA DIGBYANO-MOSSIAE, 56

VI. CYMBIDIUM LOWIO-EBURNEUM, 72

VII. ONCIDIUM MARSHALLIANUM, 88

VIII. ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM, 102

ORCHIDS