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Mexico by his collector Mr. Koss, who stated that he found it 

 " at a place called Kisatipa, ten leagues from Melacatapec, 

 and growing at the upper end of a dry ravine, terminating half 

 way up the mountains, in a south-west aspect. The tempera- 



ture varying from 69" to 77^ Fahr. by day, and at night as low 

 as 59^. The mountain surrounding this ravine, that is ou the 

 north-east side, is covered with a great variety of Orchideaj, 

 whilst on the south side of the ravine there are none to he 



Fig. 7S.— Galeahdea eaueri. 



found hut a few Tillandaias. On the top of the mountain 

 there is a continual mist all the year, from Decernber to 

 February excepted. The atmosphere is particularly moist and 

 warm." 



Although there are but few species belonging to this genus, 

 and those few are but little known except in large collections, 

 nevertheless the flowers of all of them are very pretty. 



a. Baueri is perhaps the most desirable. The prevailing 

 colour of the flowers are pink. The whole plant is dwarf, not 

 growing more than about G or 8 inches high. It may be culti- 

 vated in a pot or on ablock, as shown in the illustration. The 

 main obstacle in growing such difficult plants on blocks is that 

 thev are so apt to receive a check when making their growth 

 if allowed to become too dry. If the plant is fastened to a 



