CULTIVATION 



EXOTIC ORCHIDA.CEOUS PLANTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE GENERA AERIDES, SACCOLABIUM, VANDA, 

 SARCANTHUS, CAMAROTIS, AND CLEISOS- 

 TOMA. 



The three first-mentioned genera are amongst 

 the most beautiful and interesting of all this 

 tribe of plants, and are inhabitants of the moist 

 and warmer parts of India, where the woods are 

 perfumed for miles round with their odoriferous 

 fragrance. These are generally termed air plants, 

 on account of the roots growing from the stems, 

 and deriving their nourishment from the damp 

 atmosphere. The mode that I recommend for 

 growing them, is upon rough billets of wood 

 with the bark upon them ; the billet should be 

 cut in size proportionate to that of the plant 

 which is to be placed upon it ; before placing 



