brethren. Some idea of its “ pazssance” may be gathered from the fact of its having completely over- 
powered the fragrance of ‘rides odoratum,” when placed by its side, although the latter had been 
designated by Professor Lrxpury as “the sweetest of all flowers.” Perfumes are not easily described in 
words, especially when they cannot be compared to something of the same kind previously known ; and this 
is eminently the case with our present Epidendrum, whose rich sugary odour has been said, by one, to 
resemble that of the Sweet Scabious,—by another, to approach that of Pergularia odoratissima,—while a 
third has declared that it smed/s as Angelica tastes, and thus affords a good example of the near connexion 
of the two senses. ‘The above attempts at description will, however, at best, convey but a very inadequate 
notion of its sweetness, and we must, therefore, hope that our readers may, one day, have an opportunity of 
judging of it for themselves. 
Our plant is a native of Guatemala, whence it was sent to us, in 1835, by Mr. Skinner, but it does 
not appear to be at all plentiful there, as not more than two specimens have ever reached us: neither have 
we observed it in any other collection. It is, in some respects, allied to Z. odoratissimum, from which its 
habit alone would at once distinguish it; indeed, we are acquainted with no species that at all approaches 
this in the form and magnitude of its pseudo-bulbs, unless it be an undescribed one from Mexico 
(. luridum Now.), which has been recently imported by Mr. Barxer, and the Horticultural Society ; and 
likewise by Messrs. Low and Co., of the Clapton Nursery; but this plant, independently of its very 
different flowers, has broader and shorter leaves, and never more than one on each pseudo-bulb.* 
E. aromaticum flowers very freely in the early part of summer, and continues in perfection for several weeks; it 
is, however, by no means of a robust disposition, and we have not yet seen it form any pseudo-bulbs even one-half the 
size of the imported ones; but we expect it will be found to prefer a drier and cooler atmosphere than Orchidacex are 
usually grown in; as its roots, which it is now very apt to lose, would then enjoy a greater likelihood of being preserved 
from decay. For the necessity of attending to the welfare of the “old roots,” as also for many other important 
remarks on the cultivation of the tribe, we would beg to refer our readers to the first number of Dr. Lixpey’s 
“ Sertum Orchidaceum,” a truly valuable and beautiful work, and one of which even the Orchidacez may be proud. 
In the interior of Mexico, and other parts of Tropical America, a singular kind of “Club-Moss” is not unfre- 
quently met with, which, when dry, folds itself up into a compact ball, much after the manner of a young hedge-hog, 
but which, when under the influence of rain or moisture, gradually expands again. This is the “ Lycopodium 
involvens,” and tufts of it are occasionally brought to this country, which retain possession of their elastic powers 
for a great length of time, stretching themselves out when plunged in warm water, but folding themselves up again 
when suffered to become dry. The specimen introduced below enjoyed the distinction of sitting for its portrait to 
Lady Janz Watsn, from whose exquisite drawing we were kindly permitted to copy our Vignette. This Lycopodium 
also officiates as tail-piece to Plate XL, where it may be seen wielding as many arms as Briareus ;—here, it is 
represented as “closed for the present.” 
“MERGES PROFUNDO,—PULCHRIOR EVENIT.”—Jor. 
* Cultivation frequently effects quite “a revolution in the habits” of Orchidacez, and of this a notable example is furnished by EZ. aromaticum. 
In the wild specimens which adhered to the plant on its arrival, the spikes were naked for nearly their whole length, and terminated in a very dense 
compound head of flowers, while in cultivation they are metamorphosed into loose panicles, which commence within a few inches of the crown of the 
pseudo-bulbs. 
