Pocket Guide to OrchidsPacked with useful tips on how to grow and cultivate your own flowers, each page shows a different species of orchid and contains detailed information on the flower featured. |
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... important ramifications for their culture . In general , all will grow under the same conditions . We'll discuss this later , but , for now , know that the phrase " grow like a Cattleya , but ... " is one you will hear time and again ...
... important ramifications for their culture . In general , all will grow under the same conditions . We'll discuss this later , but , for now , know that the phrase " grow like a Cattleya , but ... " is one you will hear time and again ...
Page 75
... important feature of Cattleya breeding that was first seen with the production of C. Fabia ( labiata x dowiana ) . Basically , lavender is dominant over yellow in the breeding of most labiate , or unifoliate ( " single leaf ” about ...
... important feature of Cattleya breeding that was first seen with the production of C. Fabia ( labiata x dowiana ) . Basically , lavender is dominant over yellow in the breeding of most labiate , or unifoliate ( " single leaf ” about ...
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... important early parents , was the necessary prelude to what must be the single most important event in cym hybridizing , Cym . Alexanderi . None of what we know today as Cymbidiums would be possible without Eburneo - Lowianum and ...
... important early parents , was the necessary prelude to what must be the single most important event in cym hybridizing , Cym . Alexanderi . None of what we know today as Cymbidiums would be possible without Eburneo - Lowianum and ...
Common terms and phrases
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