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. 



