Orchids for everyone . endrums are distributed over a very wide areain South America, it might be expected that under cultivation theyrequire varied conditions, but this is not so, for with the exceptionof the lovely little E. vitellinum majus, all may be managed verywell in an intermediate house. Those with pseudo-bulbs welldefined are best grown with the Cattleyas and Lxlias, but thosewith slender, flexuous stems need moist atmospheric conditions thewhole year through, but a diminished supply of water at the rootswhen resting. Peat and sphagnum provide a suitable rootingmedium, and potting s
Orchids for everyone . endrums are distributed over a very wide areain South America, it might be expected that under cultivation theyrequire varied conditions, but this is not so, for with the exceptionof the lovely little E. vitellinum majus, all may be managed verywell in an intermediate house. Those with pseudo-bulbs welldefined are best grown with the Cattleyas and Lxlias, but thosewith slender, flexuous stems need moist atmospheric conditions thewhole year through, but a diminished supply of water at the rootswhen resting. Peat and sphagnum provide a suitable rootingmedium, and potting should be done as new roots appear. Thetaller, slender-stemmed kinds should be freely syringed when in fullgrowth. All Epidendrums are evergreen. Best Species and Hybrids E. ciNNABARiNUM grows four feet high, and its slender stemsare crowned in Spring or early Summer with terminal clusters ofscarlet, orange-lipped flowers. E. evectum is a tall, leafy-stemmedspecies, and one that is almost always in flower, bearing long-. DENDROBIUM AUREUM. THE MOST USEFUL ORCHIDS loi stemmed spikes of rich rose-purple blooms of moderate PRiSMATOCARPUM is a fine plant for exhibition purposes, and isfrequently seen at exhibitions in late Spring and early Summer;its pseudo-bulbs are crowned with a pair of stout, leathery leaves,and from the top of each pseudo-bulb an erect spike is produced;the cream-coloured flowers are spotted with dark purple, and thelip is yellow and rose. E. radicans grows upwards of two feethigh, and as it produces aerial roots freely, propagation is easilyeffected by removing a portion of the growth with roots attached;it does not bloom so freely as E. cinnabarinum, but its largeterminal clusters of brilliant orange-scarlet flowers are verybeautiful. E. vitellinum is not much grown, but E. vitellinumMAjus, which has larger flowers, is practically indispensable in anOrchid collection, and of great value in any establishment wherechoice flowers for bouquets and other f
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