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Present Day Gardening: Orchids

Name: Present Day Gardening: Orchids
Author: James O'Brien

James O'Brien

Read by Christine Rottger, Sarah Rothwell, Larry Wilson, Rusty Pistols, madsparrow, MamaPhish, Tim Rowe, Stacey Malcolm, dc, Ian Cawthon, jenno, Laura Luchsinger and Rapunzelina · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Preface and Introduction (7:40)
Chapter I. The Rise and Progress of Orchid Culture (5:56)
Chapter II. Structure of Orchid Flowers (3:10)
Chapter III. Difficulties to Overcome (1:34)
Chapter IV. Structure of the Orchid House (19:46)
Chapter V. The Potting and Basketing Process (14:10)
Chapter VI. Removing Useless Leaves and Bulbs (5:18)
Chapter VII. Propagation by Division (3:20)
Chapter VIII. Watering Epiphytal Orchids (5:47)
Chapter IX. Manures for Orchids (6:10)
Chapter X. Resting Orchids (2:32)
Chapter XI. Specially Rare and Valuable Plants (2:16)
Chapter XII. Diseases and Insect Pests (6:24)
Chapter XIII. Periodical Inspection (2:48)
Chapter XIV. Orchids for the Conservatory (6:17)
Chapter XV. Orchids as Cut Flowers (4:22)
Chapter XVI. Importing Orchids (7:26)
Chapter XVII. Treatment of Imported Orchids (2:50)
Chapter XVIII, Odours of Orchids (3:42)
Chapter XIX. Hybridising and Raising Seedling Orchids (24:17)
Chapter XX. Enumeration of the Principal Genera and Species in Cultivation (48:32)
Chapter XXI. Orchid Hybrids (3:37)