AN ORCHID FARM. 205 
unsuspecting that earth can show such a sample of 
the flowers that bloomed in Eden! And not a 
single branch, but garlands of it! Mr. Roezl pro- 
ceeds to speak of bouquets of Masdevallia Harry- 
ana three feet across, and so forth. The natives 
showed him “ gardens” devoted to this species, for 
the ornament of their church ; it was not cultivated, 
of course, but evidently planted. They were acres 
in extent. 
The Indian to whom this Cattleya Mossie 
belonged refused to part with it at any price for 
years ; he was overcome by a rifle of peculiar fas- 
cination, added to the previous offers. A magic- 
lantern has very great influence in such cases, and 
the collector provides himself with one or more 
nowadays as part of his outfit. Under that charm, 
with 47/. in cash, Mr. Sander secured his first C. 
Mossic alba, but it has failed hitherto in another 
instance, though backed by 100/., in “trade” or 
dollars, at the Indian’s option. 
Thence we pass to a wide and lofty house which 
was designed for growing Victorza Regia and other 
tropic water-lilies. It fulfilled its purpose fora time, 
and I never beheld those plants under circumstances 
so well fitted to display their beauty. But they 
generate a small black fly in myriads beyond belief, 
and so the culture of Vymphewa was dropped. A 
