22 THE MASTERS CYMBID. 
It is undoubtedly a genuine Cymbidium, as is shown by the two parallel plates on its lip, and 
the short somewhat transverse gland of the pollen masses. One of its nearest affinities is C. elegans, 
another species from the continent of India. 
Although the species of this genus are capable of growing upon the bark of trees, and the Aloe- 
leaved was one of the very few which was able to endure the ill-treatment of gardeners before 1822, 
yet they are much more advantageously regarded as terrestrial plants. They should all be grown in 
pots, in thoroughly-drained lumps of peat, into which their long roots can penetrate, roasted in 
summer, but well watered and kept in an atmosphere saturated with humidity, but continually 
in motion while they are making their growth, after which thev should be gradually dried off again. 
