The World of FlowersHerbert Reisigl |
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Page 118
... orchids ) . Mormodes wendlandii ( p . 68 ) Costa Rica , flowers yellow with brown lines . Both the above are epiphytic orchids of the trop- ical rain forest . Laelia anceps ( p . 68 ) From Mexico , pink flowers , the lip has beautiful ...
... orchids ) . Mormodes wendlandii ( p . 68 ) Costa Rica , flowers yellow with brown lines . Both the above are epiphytic orchids of the trop- ical rain forest . Laelia anceps ( p . 68 ) From Mexico , pink flowers , the lip has beautiful ...
Page 159
... orchids hanging up in the large open windows . Almost throughout the year these orchids produce long pendulous panicles and sometimes a flower or two is cut down to adorn the hair of a beautiful young Philippine girl . Epiphytic orchids ...
... orchids hanging up in the large open windows . Almost throughout the year these orchids produce long pendulous panicles and sometimes a flower or two is cut down to adorn the hair of a beautiful young Philippine girl . Epiphytic orchids ...
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... orchids of the temperate zone . Royal Botanic Garden ( Hope ) , Kingston 6 ( 1873 ) , 85 acres under cultivation , a further 119 acres of hilly country not yet under cultivation RVS : June to December . Open October to Jan- uary 7 a.m. ...
... orchids of the temperate zone . Royal Botanic Garden ( Hope ) , Kingston 6 ( 1873 ) , 85 acres under cultivation , a further 119 acres of hilly country not yet under cultivation RVS : June to December . Open October to Jan- uary 7 a.m. ...
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What would life be worth without flowers? | 7 |
The Illustrations 17 | 113 |
The Flora of South Tyrol and the Dolomites | 126 |
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