This section is from the book "The Florist And Garden Miscellany". Also see: All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!.
Oncidium Papilio major; from Trinidad; scarce. Free bloomer; spikes about 18 inches high, and keeps flowering all the year: in a slate pot with peat and crocks.
Phalamopsis grandiflora; from the Philippines; scarce. Free bloomer; producing spikes 18 inches long; it flowers in May, and will keep blooming nearly all the year: on a block.
Sobralia macrantha splendens; from Guatemala; scarce. Free bloomer; it grows from 2 to 4 feet high; this blooms in September, and will keep blooming two months. I have this in a slate pot with peat and crocks.
Sophronitis grandiflora; from Brazil; scarce. Shy bloomer; it grows 4 inches high; flowers in March: on a block with sphagnum.
Saccolabium guttatum; from India. A free bloomer; grows from 1 to 2 feet high; flowers in June, and will keep in bloom four weeks: in a basket with sphagnum.
Vanda suavis; very scarce. Free bloomer; it grows from 2 to 3 feet high; flowers in March: in a basket with sphagnum.
Vanda teres; from India. Shy bloomer; it grows from 2 to 3 feet high; flowers in July: on a block with a little sphagnum.
Vanda cristata; from India; scarce. Free bloomer; it grows from 2 to 3 feet high; flowers in May, and lasts a long time in flower: this should be grown in a basket.
 
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