Orchids

by James O'Brien

INDEX

Acanthophippium, [81]
Acineta, [81]
Acropera, [82]
Adapting ordinary plant-house for Orchid culture, [19]
Aëranthus, [83]
Aërides, [82]
Aganisia, [83]
Angræcum, [83]
Anguloa, [84]
Anœctochilus, [84]
Ansellia, [85]
Apostasieæ, [6]
Arachnanthe, [85]
Barkeria, [86]
Bartholina, [86]
Baskets and pots, culture in, [24]
Batemannia and Bollea, [86], [108]
Bifrenaria, [86]
Bollea, [108]
Brassavola, [86]
Brassia, [86]
Brasso-Cattleya Digbyano-Mossiæ ([Plate V].)
Broughtonia, [86]
Bulbophyllum, [86]
Calanthe, [87]
Calanthe Dominyi, the first Orchid hybrid, [5], [67]
Calanthes, deciduous, [38]
Catasetum, [87]
Cattleya, [87]
Cattleya Trianæ, var. Hydra ([Plate IV].)
Cattleya fly, the, [48]
Chysis, [88]
Cirrhæa, [88]
Cirrhopetalum, [88]
Cochlioda, [88]
Cochlioda noezliana crosses, [110]
Cockroaches, how to entrap, [50]
Cœlia, [88]
Cœlogyne, [88]
Colax, [91]
Collecting wild Orchids, [60]
Comparettia, [88]
Compost for seedlings, [76]-80
Conservatory, species for the, [52]
Coryanthes, [91]
Cut flowers, to preserve, [56]
Cycnoches, [91]
Cymbidium, [91]
Cymbidium Lowio-eburneum ([Plate VI].)
Cymbidiums for the conservatory, [54]
Cynorchis, [91]
Cypripedium, [91]
Cypripedium insigne Sanderæ ([Frontispiece])
Cypripediums, structure of, [6]
Cypripediums for the conservatory, [53]
Cyrtopodium, [92]
Dendrobium, [92]
Dendrobium Wardianum ([Plate III].)
Dendrobium from cuttings, [35]
Diacrium, [93]
Difficulties to overcome, [8]
Disa, [93]
Diseases and Insect Pests, [47]
Dossinia marmorata, [84]
Durability of Orchid flowers, [56]
Enumeration of Principal Genera, [81]
Epidendrum, [94]
Epidendrum Boundii, [109]
Epidendrum O'Brienianum, [109]
Epiphronitis Veitchii, [109]
Eria, [94]
Eriopsis, [94]
Eulophia, [94]
Eulophiella, [94]
Evaporation from lower stage, [15]
Evaporation, test, [100]
Fertilising Orchids, [68]
Floor of natural earth, [9], [15]
Floor of wood trellis, [9]
Galeandra, [95]
Genera and Species, [81]
Glazing, [11]
Gomeza, [94]
Gongora, [95]
Goodyera Dawsoniana, [85]
Grammatophyllum, [95]
Grobya, [95]
Habenaria, [95]
Hæmaria discolor, [84]
Heating Orchid houses, [16]
Hot-water piping, [16]
Houlletia, [95]
Huntleya, [108]
Hybridising and raising seedlings, [67]
Importing of Orchids, [59]
Insecticides, [48], [49]
Introduction, [1]
Ionopsis, [95]
Label, the best form of, [31]
Labelling the plants, [30]
Lælia, [95]
Leaves, removal of damaged, [32]
Leaves, use of, in potting compost, [24], [80], [99]
Leptotes, [105]
Liparis, [96]
Liquid manure, [43]
Lissochilus, [96]
Listrostachys, [83]
Lueddemannia, [96]
Luisia, [96]
Lycaste, [96]
Macodes Petola, [84]
Manures for Orchids, [39]
Masdevallia, [96]
Maxillaria, [97]
Megaclinium, [97]
Metal injurious, [29]
Microstylis, [97]
Miltonia, [97]
Miltonia vexillaria ([Plate II].)
Mormodes, [98]
Mystacidium, [83]
Neobenthamia, [98]
Nephelaphyllum, [98]
Night temperatures, [17], [18]
Notylia, [98]
Octomeria, [98]
Odontoglossum, [98]
Odontoglossum crispum ([Plate VIII.])
Odontoglossum, potting of, [99]
Odontoglossum seedlings, [71]-78
Odours of Orchids, [65]
Oncidium, [100]
Oncidium Marshallianum ([Plate VII.])
Orchid-collecting, [108]
Orchid flowers, structure of, [6]
Orchid house, structure of, [9]
Orchid house, the single, [19]
Orchid hybrids, [108]
Orchid, the first hybrid, [5]
Orchids as cut flowers, [55]
Orchids for baskets, [27]
Orchids for the conservatory, [52]
Orchids for pans, [27]
Orchids for villa conservatory, [53]
Orchids, suspending of, [27]
Orchids, the earliest introductions of, [3], [4], [5]
Osmunda fibre, [23], [80], [99]
Packing, systems of, [61]
Painting interior of houses, [11]
Paphinia, [100]
Paraffin, need for avoiding use of, [49]
Paths, methods of making, [9]
Periodical inspection of plants, [50]
Peristeria, [103]
Pescatorea, [108]
Phaius, [100]
Phalænopsis, [103]
Physosiphon, [103]
Plant-houses adapted for Orchids, [12]-19
Platyclinis, [103]
Pleione, [103]
Pleurothallis, [103]
Potting and basketing, methods of, [22]
Potting material for hybrids, [79]
Potting, old-time system of, [3]
Promenæa, [103], [108]
Propagation by division, [35]
Rain-water, the value of, [35]
Raising seedling Orchids, [67]
Renanthera, [103]
Resting season, the, [37], [44]
Restrepia, [103]
Rhyncostylis, [104]
Rise of Orchid culture, [3]
Rockeries in Orchid house, [10]
Rodriguezia, [103]
Saccolabium, [104]
Sarcanthus, [104]
Sarcochilus, [104]
Satyrium, [104]
Scale insects, [49]
Schomburgkia, [104]
Scuticaria, [104]
Seed-raising, case for, [72]-75
Seed-sowing, [70]
Seed-storing, [69]
Seedlings, damping off, [77]
Seedlings in subdued light, [78]
Seedlings, affording water to, [72]
Seeds, Orchid, [69]
Selection of subjects for cross-fertilisation, [79]
Selenipedium, [92], [104]
Shading, [21]
Shading of houses containing seedlings, [78]
Slugs and woodlice, [50]
Sobralia, [104]
Sophronitis, [104]
Spathoglottis, [105]
Spraying the plants, [37], [72]
Staging for the plants, [12]
Staking or fixing plants, [28]
Stanhopea, [105]
Stauropsis, [105]
Stelis, [105]
Stenoglottis, [105]
Structure of the flowers, [6], [67]
Structure of Orchid house, [9]
Syringing, the need for, [37]
Tanks for storing water, [9]
Tar, injurious effects of, [51]
Tetramicra, [105]
Temperatures, [17]-20
Terrestrial species, packing of, [62]
Thrips, destructiveness of, [48]
Thunia, [105]
Treatment of imported plants, [63]
Trichocentrum, [105]
Trichopilia, [105]
Trichosma, [106]
Trigonidium, [106]
Useless leaves and pseudo-bulbs, removal of, [31]
Vanda, [106]
Vanda Batemanii, [105]
Ventilation, [9]
Warscewiczella, [108]
Watering epiphytal species, [35]
Watering terrestrial species, [38]
Wire injurious to the plants, [29]
Zygopetalum, [107]
Zygopetalum, sections of, [108]