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At the time (1864) when this Monograph was commenced, the successful application of the system of cool treatment to Orchids accustomed to a moderate temperature in their native haunts gave a fresh impulse to the cultivation of that charming tribe of plants. By its means, what...
At the time (1864) when this Monograph was commenced, the successful application of the system of cool treatment to Orchids accustomed to a moderate temperature in their native...
2. Part 2_Terrestrial_. PSEUDOBULBS _nearly two inches long, ovate, bearing one, or more frequently two, narrow linear, very acute_ LEAVES, _less than a foot long, and usually withered a...
3. Part 3Mr. Skinner was the fortunate discoverer of this noble _Odontoglossum_ which to this day remains unsurpassed, even among all the fine additions that have of late years been made...
4. Part 4This most charming _Odontoglossum_ was discovered in 1863 by Mr. Weir, at an elevation of from 7000 to 8000 feet, in the gloomy forests that clothe the slopes of the lofty mount...
5. Part 5PSEUDOBULBS _ovate, 2 to 4 inches long, compressed, 2-edged, bearing generally one, occasionally two, lanceolate_ LEAVES, _a foot or more long_. RACEME _many (10-20) flowered, o...
6. Part 6O. (PHALÆNOPSIDEA) affine O. vexillario, pseudobulbis ovato-oblongis ancipitibus compressis 1-2-phyllis, foliis lineari-ligulatis inferne striatis pedunculis 1-3-floris longiori...