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down in entangled tufts. He mentions a variety whose 

 petals are a deep rich purple on the outside. 



The Dutch Colonists, in the Malayan Archipelago, call 

 this plant the Vliegende Duive; the Malays themselves An- 

 grcc poeti besaar, Bombo terbang, Angrec colariy and Wanlecu. 



It belongs to that class of Orchidaceous plants which 

 succeed best when fixed to pieces of wood, along with a little 

 turf or moss, and suspended from the roof or pillars of the 

 stove. It grows very well in this manner in the Orchida- . 

 ceous-house at Tooting, which is kept saturated with mois- 

 ture, and scarcely ever receives any air. The wood on which 

 it is fixed should either be covered with rouo:h bark, or be in 

 a decaying state, to enable the roots to fix themselves to it; it 

 may be a foot or eighteen inches in height, and four or five 



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inches in diameter. 



The plant does not appear to throw out 



side shoots freely, and consequently will be difficult to pro- 

 pagate. 



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