copies of Humboldt’s genera and species they are really made 
yellow; which should be a warning to all Botanists how they 
judge of the colours of flowers from dried specimens. 
At the upper left-hand corner of the accompanying plate 
is a magnified view of the anther, from which the specific 
name of bird-billed has been taken, and with it the toothed 
wings of the column, and the peculiar crest of the lip, which 
forms one of the most prominent characters of the species. 
It must have the temperature of the stove, and succeeds 
best if suspended from the roof upon a block of wood. In 
this situation its flowers hang down and look very graceful. 
When the roots are thrown out for nourishment they must 
be freely syringed, and preserved from wood-lice or other 
insects. It must have a period of rest, and at that time it 
should be kept cool and dry. 
