Nursery Raising And Transplantation

Habenaria pool Ito Rchb.f. ttlabenarfa militaris Rchb.f., Ilabenaria rhodoeheila Hance.)—The species is native to South China and Viet-Nam southward to Penang, blooms during September-October. The stem is 30 cm tall. The leaves are radical in a dark green, satiny rosettle, maculated with lighter green. Inflorescence is 8-12 flowered, about 60 cm long. The sepals & petals are greenish white, yellow, orange, attractive, 4 cm in diameter, long lasting. The lip is large, outspreading, forming lobes of which the central is again hi. lobed, bright red with pink spin, which is the most decorative pad of the flower.

Habenaria rosburghii Nicolrcn (Habenaria platyphylla Spreng3-11 is an Indian species distributed in Orissa and South India. The inflorescence is densely flowered. The flowers are white, scented.

Habenia isliginosa Rchb.f.—The species is found in South Brasil to Chile and Argentina, and flowers in autumn. The tubers are 1.25 cm long, narrowly nblong. The leaves are up 10 cm long. The inflorescence is densely many flowered, up to 15 cm long. The flowers are white and pale green, 1.25 On in diameter, fmgrant.

Haemaria Lindl.

Tribe Vondeae  Sub-tribe Cymbidiinae

Ito a monotypic genus of syrnpodial epiphytic orchids wide spread in Southern China, Burma to Sumatra, lava and Indonesia. These are allied to the Macorles and Anoectochilus. The generic name is derived from Greek word meaning "blood red", since the undersides of the leaves of these orchids an deep red in color and sterns are also blackish red. The orchids come under the group of "Jewel Orchids" which possess attractive leaves.

These plants are terrestrial in habit, dwarf, sterns are red. erect or procumbent. The procumbent types root easily from the nodes. The leaves are 4 to S. appear from the lip of the stem, arranged lightly up to 75 cm long and 35 cm broad, dark green above and blood red beneath, with red or yellow venetion which are also very prominant. The inflorescence is up 10 12 flowered. The attractive and showy white flowers arc 2 cm in diameter, the sepals and two lateral petals are similar in color and size. The lip possesses the saclike structure and a wide class at its base, and anther caps are yellow which emerge from the branch apex. The column is short & round. The pollinia am 2, light yellow in color.

Haem"ria discolor (Ker-Gawll Lind1.—The species inhabit in South China, Burma to Indonesia; coming to bloom in autumn and winter. The inflores. cence is up to 30 cm tall. The flowers are 2 cm across, beautiful, scented white with vivid yellow anther cap. There are several varieties in this species which arc also very beautiful in foliage and flowers.

Haxisea Lindl.

Tribe Epidendrear           Sub-tribe Ins/rinse

An unique genus with delightful flowers consisting of about 6 species of sympodial epiphytic orchids distributed in Mexico, Central America and Nothems South America. The genus is somewhat allied to EpirIcndrum. The generic name is derived from Use Greek words meaning "six and equal"; referring to the six outer floral segments which are almost equal srie and shape. These are most handsome and showy orchids, but uncommon in cultivation.

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