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Bum vexillaiium that we have seen. Not only are rare exotic 

 Orchids described and intelligible modes of growing them 

 given, but there is a chapter on Orobius for the greenhouse, 

 cold frame, or pit, whfrtiu the author observee that — " Orchid- 



growers too often set on one side all those which do not sue- 

 oeed under artificial heat. My object in introducing the snb 

 ject is to briog into notice eotne of those beautiful terrestria' 

 plants from the Cape of Good Hope, North America, the South 



Fig. G3.-1, CVPRIPEDR-M ATSMOEI (Many-Icaved Japan Ladj blipp") 3, Cipbipedilm otjttatcm (Spotted floivcred Lady's Slipper). 

 of Europe, and Australia, which at present are only seen at j in one of his journeys in South Africa, in describi„gB^^^^ 

 int^r^als, bat which when seen are always admired. It, | the rar.t.es he ""Ifltl^^fS" 7;^i^;„*;'„7«Xre a^^^^^ 



also opens a field for many not possessirg the advantages of [ numerous and very beautiful. In my opm.on ^ere are many 

 nn Fast Indian and Mexican Orchid houte, or, indeed, any here but little inferior to the most showy of the epiphytous 

 SL^ house L co~ce the stdy of this beautiful 'clasi. , kinds. _ Fancy a plant with the , general character oan^^ 



