L. autumnalis, in order that the differences between the two 
species may be the more readily perceived. 
The cultivation of this species, in so far as our knowledge 
extends, is rather difficult. It probably proceeds from the 
nearly uniform temperature of our stoves in this country, 
differing so much from the temperature to which plants are 
subjected, at considerable elevations in tropical regions. 
There are many plants which belong to this order, the 
peculiar treatment of which is now perfectly understood, and 
which consists in removing them from the stove, and placing 
them in a cooler house for several months every season ; some 
of the species of Bletia are examples of this. 
The present species should be cultivated ina cooler house 
than is generally used for Orchidaceous plants, and subjected 
to considerable variations of temperature by being at certain 
seasons kept in the greenhouse. 
