ciated with other Epiphytes of this vast and ‘variable family, from 
Equinoctial America and the West India Islands, desiring a humid air 
with warmth to luxuriate in, amongst whom the Australians soon 
shewed sickness, in consequence of the excess of moisture to which 
they were constantly subjected ; and eventually dying, were not only 
lost to Kew, but I may add to Europe! Had they been placed in the 
dry stove among Cacti, Stapelie, &c. with but an occasional light 
sprinkle of water afforded them, they would have fared better! 
D. emulum was, I find, notwithstanding, induced to flower, and thus 
shewed by its delicate blossoms that it was well worthy of better 
treatment : and might afterwards have been retained, had the notes 
communicated with the plant from the Colony, and its look and con- 
stitution, so to speak, been at all consulted. I would just observe, 
in this place, that it is to be greatly regretted, that collectors of 
these beautiful vegetables in foreign countries, are not more care- 
ful to note and communicate home with the collections they form, 
the particular localities of the species, which would be of great use 
to the experienced cultivator; inasmuch as it would enable him to 
treat them in a way, as nearly accordant with their habits in their 
respective native countries, as would. secure their lives in the Garden, 
and probably induce them to flower when fully established in their 
new situations.” 
To these instances of. Orchideous Epiphytes may be added two 
others, which are worthy of still more attention than those just cited. 
One is the beautiful little Gunnia australis, which has much the aspect 
of Chiloschista usneoides found in the jungle of Nipal; it P ows on 
the branches of shrubs in Emu Bay, in Van Diemen's Land, in 
about41*S. Lat. and 146° E. Long. Earina mucronata is the other exam- 
le. This plant, although occurring as far to the Northward as 35° S. 
at. in humid forests at the Bay of Islands, in New Zealand, exists also 
In abundance in the “ve (permanently) damp woods which clothe 
the shores of Dusk Bay, tak. 45° 45 S.) on the western side of the 
arger or Middle ool of New Zealand,” where it was originally 
Observed by Forster, in Cook's Second Voyage, and where it has been 
since met with by Mr. Cunningham, whose words we have quoted. 
Considering’ the lower rate of temperature which prevails in 
the Southern hemisphere, as compared with that of the Northern 
E Corresponding latitudes, the station of Earina in New Zealand 
IS not naturally different from the damper parts of the south-west 
Coast of Ireland i 
ese remarks will we trust suffice to cause a greater degree of 
attention to be paid to the differences of constitution of partieular 
Species of Orchideous Epiphytes; for although we have gr. cited 
extreme cases, we may be assured that minor peculiarities, w ich it 
I$ not less important to study, exist in abundance. 
One of the plants just mentioned being imperfectly known to 
Botanists, and the ste? not at all, we subjoin the following brief 
Reeount of them for the use of our systematic friends. 
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