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Britain.' This is perhaps not the exact 

 wording, but it is the meaning of what 

 was said in the press at the time. 



"We wanted to dispose of the plant 

 in this country and thus keep it here, 

 but we found it impossible to obtain 

 the price. Possibly it may be bought 

 and brought back by some enthusiastic 

 collector." 



Orchids. 



Not long ago I visited a primary 

 school in which the teacher was giving 

 a lesson on "Jack-in-the-pnlpit." She- 

 talked interestingly of the home of Jack- 

 in-the-nulpit and of the beautiful fancy 

 that likens the upper portion of the 

 flower to an old-fashioned sounding- 

 board over a pulpit, and she explained 

 that the central portion might well be 

 compared to the preacher. But imagine 

 my astonishment when at the close of 

 her lesson she stated to the young peo- 

 ple, "So I hope you will remember our 

 lesson of Jack-in-the-pulpit — one of our 

 most interesting orchids. Could any- 

 thing be more incorrect botanically 



CYPRIPEDWM CAUDATUM. 

 This is one of the most remarkable orchids in culti- 

 vation. It is of a yellowish-green color, with petals 

 that sometimes attain a length of more than twenty- 

 four inches, and resemble delicate ribbons suspended 

 in the air. It is a plant almost extinct in its native 

 habitat. Years ago it was found around Lake Chiriqui 



in Central America, and a patch was known in Ecua- 

 dor, but it has now disappeared from these places. 



A VIEW IN ONE OF THE GREENHOUSES. 



The plants shown in flower are Cattleya mossiae, C. gigas, C mendelu, Laclia purpurta, Vanda coerulea, 



Venda teres, Dendrobium thyrsi florum, D. chrysotoxum, D. Venus, and many others. It is difficult to 



imagine any exhibit of flowers more showy than a collection of these plants brought together 



from all parts of the globe, and all in bloom at the same time. 



