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CHAPTER XIV. 



THE GENERA CLOWESIA, CYCNOCHES, MOR- 

 MODES, CATASETUM, MYANTHUS, AND MO- 

 NOCANTHUS. 



These genera are found in the various parts 

 of India and South America, partaking more or 

 less of the character of each other, especially in 

 the form of their pseudo-bulbs, and in the cir- 

 cumstances affecting their growth. 



They are the most curious of all orchidaceous 

 plants, particularly the two last-named genera, 

 which, I believe, are no more than an abortive 

 form of the genus Catasetum, but now classed 

 into two distinct genera. 



I have successfully cultivated them in pots of 

 a suitable size, three parts filled with broken 

 sherds ; on them should be placed a thin layer 

 of the fibrous part of peat, having the mould 

 beaten out of it, to keep the mould from mixing 

 with the drainage. 



The compost for them should consist of turfy- 

 peat, and small potsherds, the first in small 

 pieces, and if naturally mixed with sj)liagnum 

 it will be the better. The plant should then 

 be potted, so that it will be about two inches 



