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CHAPTER XIII. 



THE GENERA CCELOGYNE, PAXTONIA, GROBTA, 

 CCELIA, EULOPHIA, AND MACRADENIA. 



Although these genera are not so con- 

 spicuous as some others, yet they are by no means 

 unworthy of cultivation : they are chiefly inha- 

 bitants of India, ManiUa, and BraziL 



The system that I follow in the cultivation 

 of these, is in pots half filled with broken pot- 

 sherds, over this a thin layer of fibrous peat : 

 then using a compost of turfy peat, well-chopped 

 sphagnum, and a little leaf-mould that is half- 

 decayed ; these should be well mixed together, 

 and the plant potted a little above the rim, 

 placing some small pieces of turf round the out- 

 side, secured down by the means of small pegs 

 thrust through into the mould. This will keep 

 the other from falling ofi", and the roots will find 

 their way to it ; they w ill require but little water 

 during the first week or ten days after removing, 

 and a little more heat and shading until they 

 are again established. 



Some of the genus Coelogijne will do equally 

 well on chumps of wood, such as the smaller 



